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Brig. Gen. Michael J. Sipples

Assistant Adjutant General - Army

SOURCE OF COMMISSION OCS 

EDUCATIONAL DEGREES
2017, US Army War College, Master’s Degree, Strategic Studies, Carlisle, Pennsylvania
1999, University of Connecticut, Bachelor’s Degree, English, Storrs, Connecticut

MILITARY SCHOOLS ATTENDED
1998, Infantry Officer Basic Course, In Residence , Fort Benning, Georgia
2001, Infantry Officer Advanced Course, In Residence , Fort Benning, Georgia
2003, Combined Arms and Services Staff School, Seminar , Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
2012, United States Army Command and General Staff College, Intermediate Level Education, By Correspondence , Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
2017, United States Army War College , By Correspondence , Carlisle, Pennsylvania
2019, Senior Leader Seminar, USAWC, In Residence , Carlisle, Pennsylvania
2024, General and Flag Officer Homeland Defense Executive Seminar, Havard Kennedy School, In Residence, Cambridge, MA

FOREIGN LANGUAGE(S)   None Recorded
 

PROMOTIONS  DATE OF APPOINTMENT
Second Lieutenant   26 July 1997
First Lieutenant 13 August 1999
Captain     9 January 2002
Major     27 February 2008  
Lieutenant Colonel 20 September 2013  
Colonel     24 May 2018  
Brigadier General 01 July 2025

ASSIGNMENTS
  1. July 2025 - Present, Assistant Adjutant General - Army, Hartford, Connecticut
  2. January  2023 – July 2025, Chief of Staff, Joint Forces Headquarters - Connecticut, Hartford, Connecticut
  3. May 2022 – December 2022, G4, Joint Forces Headquarters – Connecticut, Hartford Connecticut
  4. July 2021 – April 2022, G1, Joint Forces Headquarters – Connecticut, Hartford Connecticut
  5. July 2019 – July 2021, Commander, 85th Troop Command, Niantic, Connecticut; dual-hatted, July 2019 – July 2021, G1, Joint Forces Headquarters – Connecticut, Hartford Connecticut
  6. May 2019 – July 2019, Commander, 85th Troop Command, Niantic, Connecticut; dual-hatted, May 2019 – July 2019, G3, Joint Forces Headquarters – Connecticut, Hartford Connecticut
  7. June 2017 – May 2019, G3, Joint Forces Headquarters – Connecticut, Hartford Connecticut
  8. January 2017 – June 2017, Plans & Operations Division Chief, G3, Joint Forces Headquarters – Connecticut, Hartford Connecticut
  9. February 2014 – January 2017, Deputy Commander, 85th Troop Command, Niantic, Connecticut
  10. February 2013 – February 2014, Commander, 1st Battalion, 102nd Infantry, New Haven, Connecticut; dual-hatted, February 2013 – February 2014, Deputy G1, Joint Forces Headquarters – Connecticut, Hartford Connecticut
  11. January 2012 – February 2014, Support Services Division Chief, G1, Joint Forces Headquarters – Connecticut, Hartford Connecticut
  12. December 2008 – January 2012, Executive Officer, 1st Battalion, 102nd Infantry, New Haven, Connecticut
  13. April 2008 – December 2008, S3, 1st Battalion, 102nd Infantry, New Haven, Connecticut
  14. August 2007 – April 2008, Executive Officer to The Adjutant General, Joint Forces Headquarters – Connecticut, Hartford Connecticut
  15. May 2007 – August 2007, Mobilization Plans Officer, G3, Joint Forces Headquarters – Connecticut, Hartford Connecticut
  16. December 2005 – May 2007, S3 Plans Officer, 1st Battalion, 102nd Infantry, New Haven, Connecticut
  17. November 2004 – December 2005, Force Integration and Readiness Officer, G3, Joint Forces Headquarters – Connecticut, Hartford Connecticut
  18. May 2004 – October 2004, S2, 1st Battalion, 102nd Infantry, New Haven, Connecticut
  19. April 2003 – May 2004, Company Commander, A Co, 1st Battalion, 102nd Infantry, New Britain, Connecticut
  20. August 2002 – April 2003, Company Commander, B Co, 1st Battalion, 102nd Infantry, Manchester, Connecticut
  21. August 2001 – July 2002, S1, 1st Battalion, 102nd Infantry, New Haven, Connecticut
  22. August 2000 – July 2001, Executive Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 102nd Infantry, New Haven, Connecticut
  23. August 1999 – July 2000, Chemical Officer, 1st battalion, 102nd Infantry, New Haven, Connecticut
  24. May 1999 – July 1999, Recon-Survey Officer, 1st Battalion 192nd Field Artillery, Westbrook, Connecticut
  25. October 1998 – May 1999, Support Platoon Leader, HHC, 1st Battalion, 102nd Infantry, New Haven, Connecticut
  26. July 1997 – September 1999, Platoon Leaders (various), 1st Battalion, 102nd Infantry, New Haven, Connecticut

SUMMARY OF OPERATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS
  1. April 2003 – December 2003, Company Commander, A Co, 1st Battalion, 102nd Infantry, United States Military Academy, West Point, New York
  2. April 2006 – April 2007, S3 Plans, 1st Battalion, 102 Infantry, Ghazni and Laghman Provinces, Afghanistan
  3. January 2010 – November 2010, Executive Officer, 1st Battalion, 102nd Infantry, Laghman Province, Afghanistan
US DECORATIONS AND BADGES
Legion of Merit
Bronze Star Medal (with  1   Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Meritorious Service Medal (with  4   Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Commendation Medal (with  2   Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Achievement Medal
Good Conduct Medal
Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal (with  1   Silver Oak Leaf Cluster)
National Defense Service Medal (with  1   Bronze Star)
Armed Forces Service Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with  1   Gold Hourglass, M Device, Numeral 3)
North Atlantic Treaty Organization Medal
Army Meritorious Unit Commendation (with  1   Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Army Service Ribbon
Overseas Service Ribbon (with Numeral 2)
Army Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon
Global War on Terrorism-Service Medal
Afghanistan Campaign Medal (with  3   Bronze Stars)
Combat Infantryman Badge

CIVILIAN OCCUPATION
AGR Officer currently serving as the Assistant Adjutant General the Connecticut Army National Guard.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
USAWC Alumni Association – Lifetime
National Guard Association of Connecticut – Lifetime
National Guard Association of the United States - Lifetime