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Major General TIMOTHY E. GOWEN

Major General Timothy E. Gowen
The Adjutant General, Maryland Baltimore, MD Since: September 2019

 

SOURCE OF COMMISSIONED SERVICE  ROTC

EDUCATIONAL DEGREES
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach - BS - Aeronautical Science
Temple University - BS - Mechanical Engineering
University of Maryland - College Park - MS - Aerospace Engineering
United States Army War College - MSS - Strategic Studies

MILITARY SCHOOLS ATTENDED
United States Army War College
Joint Task Force Commanders Course (NORTHCOM)
Aviation Safety Course
Joint Senior Reserve Officer Course (JSROC)
Army Senior Leader Development Program-Basic (ASLDP-B)
Army Strategic Education Program - Advanced (ASEP-A)
Syracuse University, National Security Studies Management Course (NSSMC)

FOREIGN LANGUAGE(S)  None Recorded
 

PROMOTIONS DATE OF APPOINTMENT
2LT 26 Apr 86
1LT 26 Oct 87
CPT 10 Aug 90
MAJ 19 Feb 98
LTC 8 Apr 03
COL 29 Sep 06
BG 17 Aug 12
MG 1 Oct 18

 

FROM TO ASSIGNMENT
Sep 19 Present The Adjutant General, Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland
Oct 18 Aug 19 Army National Guard Assistant to the Commander, United States Army Futures Command, Arlington, VA
Apr 15 Sep 18 Assistant Adjutant General, Baltimore, Maryland; dual-hatted, September 2016 - August 2018, Deputy Commanding General, Army National Guard-United States Army Aviation Center of Excellence, Fort Rucker, Alabama, Fort Rucker, Alabama
Nov 12 Mar 15 Assistant Division Commander-29th Infantry Division (Support), Fort Belvoir, Virginia
May 12 Oct 12 Director of Joint Staff, Joint Force Headquarters, Maryland National Guard, Baltimore, Maryland
Jul 11 May 12 J3 Operations Officer, Joint Forces Headquarters, Maryland National Guard, Camp Fretterd, Maryland
Oct 09 Jul 11 J5/7 Strategic Plans Officer, Joint Forces Headquarters, Maryland National Guard, Camp Fretterd, Maryland
Dec 07 Sep 09 Commander, 29th Combat Aviation Brigade, 29th Infantry Division, Edgewood, Maryland
Jul 06 Dec 07 Commander, Task Force AVCRAD, Camp Arifjan, Kuwait
Mar 06 Jul 06 Commander, Headquarters Aviation Depot Maintenance Roundout Unit, Edgewood, Maryland
Jun 05 Feb 06 Executive Officer, Headquarters Aviation Depot Maintenance Roundout Unit, Edgewood, Maryland
Jun 04 Jun 05 Student, United States Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania
Feb 04 Jun 04 Operations Division Chief, Headquarters Aviation Depot Maintenance Roundout Unit, Edgewood, Maryland
Feb 03 Jan 04 Logistics Division Chief, Headquarters Aviation Depot Maintenance Roundout Unit, Edgewood, Maryland
Jun 98 Jan 03 Maintenance Branch Chief, Headquarters, Aviation Depot Maintenance Roundout Unit, Edgewood, Maryland
Jan 98 Jun 98 United States Army Reserve Control Group (Reinforcement), Saint Louis, Missouri
Oct 96 Dec 97 S2 Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 5th Battalion, 159th Aviation Regiment, Fort Eustis, Virginia
Jul 93 Oct 96 Commander, Company A, 2nd Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment, Willow Grove, Pennsylvania
Aug 92 Jul 93 Commander, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment, Willow Grove, Pennsylvania
May 92 Jul 92 IRR awaiting to be transferred to the USAR
Dec 91 May 92 Assistant S3 Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 4th Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 18th Aviation Brigade, Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Jun 91 Nov 91 Student, Aviation Officer Advanced Course, Fort Rucker, Alabama
Aug 90 Jun 91 Commander, Company E, 1st Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Operation Desert Storm, Saudi Arabia
Apr 90 Aug 90 Assistant S1 Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 9th Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Washington
Aug 87 Apr 90 Platoon Leader, Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 9th Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Washington
May 86 Aug 87 Student , Aviation Officer Basic Course /Initial Entry Rotary Wing Course, Fort Rucker, Alabama

 

SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS   DATE GRADE
Director of Joint Staff, Joint Force Headquarters, Maryland National Guard, Baltimore, Maryland   May 12 - Oct 12 Brigadier General
J3 Operations Officer, Joint Forces Headquarters, Maryland National Guard, Camp Fretterd, Maryland   Jul 11 - May 12 Colonel
J5/7 Strategic Plans Officer, Joint Forces Headquarters, Maryland National Guard, Camp Fretterd, Maryland   Oct 09 - Jul 11 Colonel

 

SUMMARY OF OPERATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS   DATE GRADE
Commander, Task Force AVCRAD, Camp Arifjan, Kuwait   Jul 06 - Dec 07 Colonel
Commander, Company E, 1st Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Operation Desert Storm, Saudi Arabia   Aug 90 - Jun 91 Captain


US DECORATIONS AND BADGES
Legion of Merit
Bronze Star Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Meritorious Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Air Medal (with Numeral 2)
Army Commendation Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Achievement Medal (with 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Meritorious Unit Citation
Army Superior Unit Award
Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
National Defense Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Southwest Asia Service Medal (with 2 Bronze Service Stars)
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Ribbon
Humanitarian Service Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Bronze Hourglass and M Device)
Army Service Ribbon
Overseas Ribbon
Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia)
Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait)
Maryland Meritorious Service Medal
Maryland Outstanding Unit Medal
Maryland State Active Duty Medal (with Numeral 4)
Maryland State Service Medal (with 2 Bronze Botonees)
Senior Army Aviator Badge
Parachutist Badge
Air Assault Badge

FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Senior Army Aviator
Flight hours: More than 1,500
Aircraft flown: UH-60A/L, OH-58D, OH-58A/C, UH-1H, TH-6, over 20 others
Pilot wings: Fort Rucker, Alabama

CIVILIAN OCCUPATION
Assistant Program Executive Officer (Air Anti-Submarine Warfare, Assault, and Special Warfare Programs) - Engineering, United States Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
Army Aviation Association of America
American Helicopter Society
National Guard Association of Maryland
National Guard Association of the United States
United States Test Pilot School Alumni Association

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
Army Aviation Association of America, Order of Saint Michael Bronze Award
 

 

 

As of: 11 Sep 19