Timothy J. Kadavy
Timothy J. Kadavy
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Lieutenant General Timothy J. Kadavy, USA
Director of the Army National Guard |
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Born | Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.[1][2] |
Allegiance | United States of America |
Service/ |
United States Army |
Years of service | 1982–Present |
Rank | Lieutenant General |
Unit | Nebraska National Guard Army National Guard |
Commands held | 1st Squadron, 167th Cavalry Nebraska National Guard Combined Joint Inter Agency Task Force-Afghanistan Army National Guard |
Battles/wars | Operation Joint Forge Iraq War War in Afghanistan |
Awards | Distinguished Service Medal (Army) Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit Meritorious Service Medal Army Commendation Medal Army Achievement Medal |
Timothy J. Kadavy is a United States Army lieutenant general who serves as Director of the Army National Guard. He previously served as Special Assistant to the Vice Chief of the National Guard Bureau. His other assignments include Adjutant General of the Nebraska National Guard, Deputy Director of the Army National Guard, and Commander of Combined Joint Inter Agency Task Force-Afghanistan (CJIATF-A), part of the NATO International Security Assistance Force mission in that country.
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Early life
Timothy James Kadavy[3] was born in Lincoln, Nebraska[4][5] on November 25, 1963, the son of Leo I. Kadavy (1936-2007) and Rose Bohaty Kadavy.[6][7] He graduated from Omaha's Millard South High School in 1982 and enlisted in the Nebraska Army National Guard. He received his commission as a Second Lieutenant of Armor from the Reserve Officers' Training Corps program at the University of Nebraska in 1987.[8]
Career
Kadavy began his officer career as a Platoon Leader in the Nebraska Army National Guard’s Troop A, 1st Squadron, 167th Cavalry Regiment. His subsequent assignments through May, 1994 included: Executive Officer of Troop B, 1-167th Cavalry; Liaison Officer, Headquarters, 1-167th Cavalry; Assistant Operations and Training Officer (S3 Air), Headquarters, 1-167th Cavalry; and Commander, Troop B, 1-167th Cavalry, and Personnel Staff Officer (S1), 1-167th Cavalry.[9]
From May, 1994 to August, 2001 Kadavy carried out staff assignments at Fifth United States Army; United States Army Forces Command; and the Army National Guard staff at the National Guard Bureau.[8] From September, 2001 through September, 2003 he was Commander of 1st Squadron, 167th Cavalry, including deployment to Bosnia-Herzegovina for Operation Joint Forge.[10]
From September, 2003 to June, 2004 Kadavy was a student in the United States Army War College’s Fellowship Program at the Drug Enforcement Administration.[11] From July, 2004 to March, 2006 he served as Chief of Plans, Readiness and Mobilization for the Army National Guard.[8]
Kadavy served in Iraq from April to September, 2006 as Chief of the Reserve Component Division for Multi-National Corps – Iraq.[12]
From September, 2006 to October, 2007 Kadavy was assigned as Operations and Training Officer (G3) for the Army National Guard.[8]
General Officer
In November, 2007 Kadavy was selected for appointment as The Adjutant General of the Nebraska National Guard, succeeding Roger P. Lempke, and received a state promotion to brigadier general. He was federally recognized as a brigadier general in January, 2009.[13]
Kadavy was named Deputy Director of the Army National Guard in August, 2009.[9] He was promoted to major general in December, 2010.[14]
In January, 2013 Kadavy was announced as the next Commander of Combined Joint Inter Agency Task Force-Afghanistan (CJIATF-A).[15] He was replaced on an interim basis by Brigadier General Walter E. Fountain, and began his new duties in April, 2013.[16]
In May, 2013, Major General Judd H. Lyons, Kadavy’s successor as Adjutant General of the Nebraska National Guard in 2009, was announced as the next Deputy Director of the Army National Guard. He assumed those duties in July, 2013.[17][18]
In March 2014, Kadavy returned from Afghanistan and began an assignment as Special Assistant to the Vice Chief of the National Guard Bureau.[19]
On March 10, 2015, Kadavy was nominated by President Obama to become the next Director of the Army National Guard, with appointment to the rank of lieutenant general in the active duty reserve of the Army.[20] He was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 27, and promoted in a ceremony on April 14.[21][22]
Education
- 1987 Bachelor of Science degree in business administration, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska
- 1996 Master of Arts degree in procurement and acquisitions management, Webster University, Saint Louis, Missouri
- 2004 Drug Enforcement Administration Fellowship, United States Army War College, Washington, D.C.
- 2008 Joint and Combined Warfighting School (JPME-II), National Defense University, Norfolk, Virginia
- 2010 CAPSTONE, Fort Lesley J. McNair, National Defense University, Washington, D.C.
- 2012 Joint Flag Officer Warfighting Course, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama[23]
Awards and decorations
- Distinguished Service Medal (Army)
- Defense Superior Service Medal
- Legion of Merit (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
- Bronze Star Medal
- Meritorious Service Medal (with 1 Silver Oak Leaf Cluster and 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
- Army Commendation Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
- Army Achievement Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
- Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal (with 1 Silver Oak Leaf Cluster)
- National Defense Service Medal (with Bronze Service Star)
- Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
- Iraq Campaign Medal (with Bronze Service Star)
- Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
- Armed Forces Service Medal
- Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal
- Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Silver Hourglass and 'M' Device)
- Army Service Ribbon
- Overseas Service Ribbon
- Army Reserve Component Overseas Training Ribbon (with Numeral 3)
- North Atlantic Treaty Organization Medal
- Joint Meritorious Unit Award
- Army Superior Unit Award
- Army Staff Identification Badge
Chronological list of assignments
- December, 1984 - April, 1988, Platoon Leader, Alpha Troop, 1st Squadron, 167th Cavalry, Nebraska Army National Guard, Fremont, Nebraska
- April 1988, - December, 1989, Executive Officer, Bravo Troop, 1st Squadron, 167th Cavalry, Nebraska Army National Guard, Omaha, Nebraska
- December, 1989 - October, 1990, Liaison Officer, 1st Squadron, 167th Cavalry, Nebraska Army National Guard, Lincoln, Nebraska
- October, 1990 - June, 1991, S-3 Air, 1st Squadron, 167th Cavalry, Nebraska Army National Guard, Lincoln, Nebraska
- June, 1991 - December, 1993, Commander, Bravo Troop, 1st Squadron, 167th Cavalry, Nebraska Army National Guard, Omaha, Nebraska
- December, 1993 - May, 1994, Personnel Officer, 1st Squadron, 167th Cavalry, Nebraska Army National Guard, Lincoln, Nebraska
- May, 1994 - December, 1996, Operations Officer, Operational Readiness Evaluations, Headquarters, Fifth United States Army, Fort Sam Houston, Texas
- January, 1997 - June, 1998, Executive Officer, Deputy Commanding General (Reserve Component), United States Army Forces Command, Fort McPherson, Georgia
- July, 1998 - March, 2000, Program Fielding Officer, Army National Guard Distributive Training Technology Program, Arlington, Virginia
- April, 2000 - August, 2001, Branch Chief, Policy and Reporting, Readiness Branch, Army National Guard, Arlington, Virginia
- September, 2001 - October, 2002, Commander, 1st Squadron, 167th Cavalry, Nebraska Army National Guard, Lincoln, Nebraska
- November, 2002 - September, 2003, Task Force Commander, 1st Squadron, 167th Cavalry, Fort Riley, Kansas/Camp McGovern, Bosnia-Herzegovina
- September, 2003 - June, 2004, Student, Army War College Fellowship Program, Headquarters, Drug Enforcement Administration, Washington, D.C.
- July, 2004 - March, 2006, Chief, Plans Readiness and Mobilization, Army National Guard, Arlington, Virginia
- April, 2006 - September, 2006, Chief, Reserve Component Support Division, Multi-National Corps-Iraq, Camp Victory, Baghdad, Iraq
- September, 2006 - October, 2007, G3, Army National Guard, Arlington, Virginia
- November, 2007 - August, 2009, The Adjutant General, Joint Force Headquarters, Nebraska National Guard, Lincoln, Nebraska
- August, 2009 - March, 2013, Deputy Director, Army National Guard, Arlington, Virginia
- April, 2013 – March, 2014, Commander, Combined Joint Inter Agency Task Force-Afghanistan (CJIATF-A), Kabul, Afghanistan
- March, 2014 - March, 2015, Special Assistant to the Vice Chief of the National Guard Bureau, The Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
- March, 2015–Present, Director of the Army National Guard, Arlington, Virginia
Effective dates of promotions
- Lieutenant General, April 14, 2015
- Major General, December 22, 2010
- Brigadier General, January 28, 2009
- Colonel July 28, 2004
- Lieutenant Colonel, February 25, 2000
- Major August 9, 1995
- Captain, October 10, 1990
- First Lieutenant, May 11, 1987
- Second Lieutenant, May 12, 1984
References
- ↑ Associated Press, Scottsbluff Star Herald, Nebraska Briefs for Sunday, Feb. 15: Neb. Adjutant General Honored with 2nd Star, February 15, 2011
- ↑ University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 5 to Receive UNL Alumni Achievement Awards, April 29, 2009
- ↑ Department of the Army, 2004 Reserve Component Colonel Special Selection Board Results, 2004, page 3
- ↑ Governor Dave Heineman, Gov. Heineman Names Col. Timothy J. Kadavy as Nebraska’s Next Adjutant General, October 10, 2007
- ↑ Kevin Hynes, Nebraska National Guard, Prairie Soldier, Timothy J. Kadavy to Become 31st Adjutant General, October, 2007
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- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 Rand Corporation, Speaker’s Biography, Timothy J. Kadavy, September, 2009, page 2
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 National Guard Bureau, Chief Names New ARNG Deputy Director, June 26, 2009
- ↑ Governor’s Office, State of Nebraska, Gov. Heineman Announces Promotion of Nebraska Adjutant General to National Post, June 26, 2009
- ↑ Kevin Hynes, Prairie Soldier, Tim Kadavy to become 31st Adjutant General, October, 2007, page 1
- ↑ Association of the United States Army, Washington Report, August, 2009
- ↑ Kevin Hynes, The Prairie Soldier, General Receives Second Star, February, 2009, page 4
- ↑ Congressional Record, U.S. Senate Confirmations, Executive Department Nominations, December 22, 2010
- ↑ Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs, General Officer Assignments, January 31, 2013
- ↑ International Security Assistance Force, MoD IG – Focuses on Countering Corruption Moving Forward, April 24, 2013
- ↑ Associated Press, Army Times, Neb. Guard Chief Named Deputy Director of Army National Guard, May 28, 2013
- ↑ Army National Guard, Leaders: Deputy Director of the Army National Guard, retrieved October 6, 2013
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- ↑ http://www.nationalguard.mil/Leadership/ngbgomo/bioshow.aspx?id=2079&name=Major%20General%20Timothy%20J.%20Kadavy%20
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