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Brigadier General Kevin Hamm

Director of the Joint Staff

HAMM,KEVIN T
BG, GA National Guard
DOR: 20230314

Date and Place of Birth: 19 APR 69 Munich, Germany
Present Assignment: Director of Joint Staff, GA
BB: 404.717.5466
Email: kevin.t.hamm.mil@army.mil
Source and Date of Commission: May 1993, Distinguished Military Graduate, ROTC, University of West Florida

Years of Active Commissioned Service: 29 yrs (13 yrs Active Duty)
Military Schools/Courses Attended: Year Completed
US Army Airborne Course 92
Field Artillery Officer Basic Course 93
Field Artillery Officer Advanced Course (Master Warfighter) 97
Combined Arms Staff Services Staff School 97
Recruiting Officers Commander’s Course 97
Joint Firepower Command and Control Course 05
Army Performance Improvement Criteria 06
Command and General Staff Officer Course 08Leadership Development Enhanced Sustained Peace (Mre Command Course 12
FA Battalion Pre Command Course 12
Tactical Commander’s Decision Program 12
Security Cooperation Management Policy, Programs, and Planning Course 17
United States Army War College 17
Senior Officer Legal Orientation 18
BDE PCC 19
BDE TCDP 19
Joint Commander Training Course 21
Dual Status Commander Course 22
Senior Leader Development Seminar 23

Specialty Skill Identifier:
Joint Firepower Command and Control , Airborne 

Civilian Education:
University of West Florida BSBA Finance, 1993
United States Army War College, Master’s Strategic Studies, 2017 

Chronological List of Duty Assignments:
Company Fire Support Officer B co 3-15 IN, 24th ID, FSGA 1993-1995
Fire Direction Officer A btry 3-41 FA, 24th ID, FSGA 1995-1996
Battery Executive Officer C btry 6-37 FA, 2nd ID, Korea 1996
Battalion Fire Direction Officer 6-37 FA, 2nd ID, Korea 1996-1997
Commander, Mobile, AL Recruiting Company 1997-1999
Break in Service 1999-2002
Battalion Motor Officer, 1-118th FAR, Savannah,GA 2002
Battalion Fire Support Officer, 1-118th FAR, Savannah, GA 2002-2004
Lethal Fires Officer, 48th BDE 2004-2005
AS3 1-118th FAR 2005-2006
XO, 1-118th FAR 2006-2010
S3, 1-118th FAR 2010
Commander, Detachment GGTC 2010-2011
XO, 48th IBCT 2011-2012
CDR, 1-118th FAR 2012-2015
G3, GAARNG 2015
J5, GA Army and Air National Guard 2015-2016
CDR, 648th Military Engagement Team (FWD), GA ARNG 2017-2018
CDR, 648th Manuever Enhancement Brigade (MEB) 2018-2020
Joint Chief of Staff, GA National Guard 2020-22
Director of Joint Staff, GA current

Deployments:
Operation Uphold and Restore Democracy, Haiti
FSO and XO, B Co 3-15th IN, 24th ID 1994-1995
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Lethal Fires Officer, 48th BDE
AS3 1-118th FAR 2005-2006
Operation Enduring Freedom
XO, JTF Kabul
Senior Mentor Operations Center Coordination
Center Kabul 2009-2010
Operation Enduring Freedom (Spartan Shield)
CDR, 648th Military Engagement Team, Army Central Command

Domestic Operations:
JTF CDR, Hurricane Michael-September 2018
JTF CDR, Hurricane Dorian-September 2019

              

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