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| COMMANDING GENERAL Brigadier General Theodore 'Ted' Gesulga |
1. Commissioned Second Lieutenant 09 June 1957
2. Company Commander, Ft. Knox, KY 1958-1959
3. Platoon Leader, Company Commander, Battle Group Motor Officer
Berlin, Germany 1960-1963
4. Advisor, 1/299 Infantry, Hawaii National Guard 1963-1965
5. Battalion S-4, Company Commander, 2/327 Airborne Infantry, Vietnam 1966-1967
6. Company Commander B/1/3 Training Brigade, Ft. Ord, CA 1967
7. Battalion S-4, Company Commander 2/325 Airborne Infantry, Ft. Bragg 1968
8. Division Air Operations Officer, 82nd Airborne Division, Ft. Bragg 1969
9. Operations Officer, Advance Team 86, Long An Province, Vietnam 1969-1970
10. Instructor, Special Forces School, Ft. Bragg 1971-1972
11. Allied Liaison Officer, JFK Special Warfare Center, Ft. Bragg 1972-1974
12. Operations Officer, 3rd SPT Command, Frankfort, Germany 1975
13. Battalion Commander, 1/52 Infantry, Bamberg Germany 1975-1977
14. Advisor, 30th Infantry Brigade, N.C. National Guard 1978-1983
15. Retired Lieutenant Colonel, United States Army.
CIVILIAN EDUCATION
1. Bachelor of Business Administration, University of Hawaii 1957
2. Master of Arts (Management), Webster University, St. Louis, MO 1980
MILITARY EDUCATION
1. Basic Infantry Officer Course, Ft. Benning GA 1957
2. Career Infantry Officer Course, Ft. Benning GA 1963
3. Special Forces Officer Course, Ft. Bragg 1969
4. Command and General Staff College, Ft. Leavenworth KS 1971
5. Psychological Warfare Officer Course, Ft. Bragg 1971
6. Civil Affairs/Civic Action Officer Course, Ft. Bragg 1971
7. U.S. Army War College, Carlisle PA 1980
AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
1. Silver Star
2. Distinguished Flying Cross
3. Soldier's Medal
4. Legion of Merit
5. Meritorious Service Medal
6. Bronze Star 'V' (2)
7. Bronze Star Meritorious
8. Air Medal 'V'
9. Air Medal (9)
10. Army Commendation Medal 'V'
11. Foreign Combat Decorations (2)
12. Other Service and Meritorious Awards
13. Combat Infantryman Badge
14. Master Parachutist Badge
15. Expert Infantry Badge
16. Presidential Unit Citation
17. Meritorious Unit Citation
NORTH CAROLINA STATE MILITARY CAREER
North Carolina State Defense Militia (NCSDM)
1. Commissioned as Colonel, NCSDM, 1989 by Governor James G. Martin
2. Assigned Regimental Commander, 12th RGT, NCSDM 1989
3. Assigned Chief of Staff, State Headquarters, NCSDM 1992
4. Promoted to Brigadier General, NCSDM 1992 by Governor James G. Martin
5. Assigned Deputy Commanding General, NCSDM 1992
6. Assigned Commanding General of NCSDM 1993 by Governor James B. Hunt, Jr.
Brigadier General Gesulga remains the Commanding General of the North Carolina
State Defense Militia (NCSDM). All NCSDM activities were 'temporarily' suspended
on 05 April 1996 pending resolution of questions regarding coverage of workmens
compensation and other protection.
VOLUNTEER ASSIGNMENT
Brigadier General Gesulga accepted appointment as Commanding General of the
North Carolina Emergency Reserves by the Board of Directors in April 2004.
2. Company Commander, Ft. Knox, KY 1958-1959
3. Platoon Leader, Company Commander, Battle Group Motor Officer
Berlin, Germany 1960-1963
4. Advisor, 1/299 Infantry, Hawaii National Guard 1963-1965
5. Battalion S-4, Company Commander, 2/327 Airborne Infantry, Vietnam 1966-1967
6. Company Commander B/1/3 Training Brigade, Ft. Ord, CA 1967
7. Battalion S-4, Company Commander 2/325 Airborne Infantry, Ft. Bragg 1968
8. Division Air Operations Officer, 82nd Airborne Division, Ft. Bragg 1969
9. Operations Officer, Advance Team 86, Long An Province, Vietnam 1969-1970
10. Instructor, Special Forces School, Ft. Bragg 1971-1972
11. Allied Liaison Officer, JFK Special Warfare Center, Ft. Bragg 1972-1974
12. Operations Officer, 3rd SPT Command, Frankfort, Germany 1975
13. Battalion Commander, 1/52 Infantry, Bamberg Germany 1975-1977
14. Advisor, 30th Infantry Brigade, N.C. National Guard 1978-1983
15. Retired Lieutenant Colonel, United States Army.
CIVILIAN EDUCATION
1. Bachelor of Business Administration, University of Hawaii 1957
2. Master of Arts (Management), Webster University, St. Louis, MO 1980
MILITARY EDUCATION
1. Basic Infantry Officer Course, Ft. Benning GA 1957
2. Career Infantry Officer Course, Ft. Benning GA 1963
3. Special Forces Officer Course, Ft. Bragg 1969
4. Command and General Staff College, Ft. Leavenworth KS 1971
5. Psychological Warfare Officer Course, Ft. Bragg 1971
6. Civil Affairs/Civic Action Officer Course, Ft. Bragg 1971
7. U.S. Army War College, Carlisle PA 1980
AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
1. Silver Star
2. Distinguished Flying Cross
3. Soldier's Medal
4. Legion of Merit
5. Meritorious Service Medal
6. Bronze Star 'V' (2)
7. Bronze Star Meritorious
8. Air Medal 'V'
9. Air Medal (9)
10. Army Commendation Medal 'V'
11. Foreign Combat Decorations (2)
12. Other Service and Meritorious Awards
13. Combat Infantryman Badge
14. Master Parachutist Badge
15. Expert Infantry Badge
16. Presidential Unit Citation
17. Meritorious Unit Citation
NORTH CAROLINA STATE MILITARY CAREER
North Carolina State Defense Militia (NCSDM)
1. Commissioned as Colonel, NCSDM, 1989 by Governor James G. Martin
2. Assigned Regimental Commander, 12th RGT, NCSDM 1989
3. Assigned Chief of Staff, State Headquarters, NCSDM 1992
4. Promoted to Brigadier General, NCSDM 1992 by Governor James G. Martin
5. Assigned Deputy Commanding General, NCSDM 1992
6. Assigned Commanding General of NCSDM 1993 by Governor James B. Hunt, Jr.
Brigadier General Gesulga remains the Commanding General of the North Carolina
State Defense Militia (NCSDM). All NCSDM activities were 'temporarily' suspended
on 05 April 1996 pending resolution of questions regarding coverage of workmens
compensation and other protection.
VOLUNTEER ASSIGNMENT
Brigadier General Gesulga accepted appointment as Commanding General of the
North Carolina Emergency Reserves by the Board of Directors in April 2004.