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Brigadier General Laura A. McHugh

Deputy Adjutant General - Army

SOURCE OF COMMISSION  ROTC

 

EDUCATIONAL DEGREES

1991, King’s College, Bachelor of Science, Finance, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

2009, Duquesne University, Master of Science, Leadership and Business Ethics, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

2015, United States Army War College, Master of Strategic Studies, Carlisle, Pennsylvania

 

MILITARY SCHOOLS ATTENDED

1992, Transportation Officer Basic Course, In Residence, Fort Eustis, Kansas

2001, Transportation Officer Advanced Course, In Residence, Fort Eustis, Kansas

2005, Adjutant General Captain’s Career Course, In Residence, Fort Jackson, South Carolina

2007, Command and General Staff Officer Course, By Correspondence, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas

2015, United States Army War College, By Correspondence, Carlisle Barracks, Carlisle, Pennsylvania

2017, Joint Task Force Commander Training Course, In Residence, Colorado Springs, Colorado (USNORTHCOM)

2018, Dual Status Commander Qualification Program, In Residence, Colorado Springs, Colorado (USNORTHCOM)

2022, Senior Leader Development Course, In Residence, Arlington, Virginia

 

FOREIGN LANGUAGE(S)  None Recorded

 

PROMOTIONS              DATE OF APPOINTMENT

Second Lieutenant            19 May 1991

First Lieutenant                 31 May 1994

Captain                             22 March 1998

Major                                12 October 2004

Lieutenant Colonel            31 March 2009

Colonel                             5 August 2015

Brigadier General             14 November 2021

 

ASSIGNMENTS

1. April 2021 – Present, Assistant Adjutant General, Joint Force Headquarters, Annville, Pennsylvania; also serving as, April 2021 – Present, Deputy Adjutant General, Pennsylvania National Guard, Annville, Pennsylvania

2.  October 2017 – April 2021, Chief of Staff, Joint Force Headquarters, Annville, Pennsylvania

3.  October 2015 – October 2017, Commander, Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 213th Regional Support Group, Allentown, Pennsylvania

4.  May 2015 – October 2015, Chief of the Joint Staff, Joint Force Headquarters, Annville, Pennsylvania

5.  June 2014 – May 2015, G1, Joint Force Headquarters, Annville, Pennsylvania

6.  October 2011 – June 2014, Support and Services Division Chief, Joint Force Headquarters, Annville, Pennsylvania

7.  September 2008 – October 2011, Commander, PA ARNG, Recruiting and Retention Detachment, Annville, Pennsylvania

8.  March 2004 – September 2008, Operations and Training Officer, PA ARNG, Recruiting and Retention Detachment, Annville, Pennsylvania

9.  September 1999 – March 2004, Commander, 131st Transportation Company, Williamstown, Pennsylvania and OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM, Kuwait and Iraq

10.  August 1998 – September 1999, Transportation Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 213th Regional Support Group, Allentown, Pennsylvania

11.  September 1997 – August 1998, Movements Control Officer, 228th Transportation Detachment, Allentown, Pennsylvania

12.  May 1996 – September 1997, Commander, 228th Transportation Detachment, Allentown, Pennsylvania

13.  March 1996 – May 1996, S1, Headquarters Detachment, 154th Transportation Battalion, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

14.  March 1994 – March 1996, Commander, 1158th Transportation Detachment, Golden, Colorado

15.  March 1993 – March 1994, Commander, Headquarters Detachment, 154th Transportation Battalion, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

16.  October 1991 – February 1993, Motor Transportation Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 213th Regional Support Group, Allentown, Pennsylvania

17.  May 1991 – October 1991, USAR Control Group

 

SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS  None Recorded

 

SUMMARY OF OPERATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS

1. February 2003 – March 2004, Commander, 131st Transportation Company, OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM, Kuwait and Iraq

 

US DECORATIONS AND BADGES

Legion of Merit

Bronze Star Medal

Meritorious Service Medal (with 4 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)

Army Commendation Medal (with 4 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)

Air Force Commendation Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)

Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal (with 1 Silver Oak Leaf Cluster)

National Defense Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)

Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal

Global War on Terrorism Service Medal

Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Silver Hourglass and M Device)

Army Service Ribbon

Overseas Service Ribbon

Army Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon

Pennsylvania Meritorious Service Medal

Pennsylvania Service Ribbon (with 1 Bronze Service Star)

Pennsylvania Twenty Year Service Medal (with 2 Silver Service Stars)

Pennsylvania Major General Thomas R. White Jr. Medal

Pennsylvania General Thomas J. Stewart Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)

Pennsylvania Governor's Unit Citation (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)

Parachutist Badge

Army National Guard Recruiter Basic Badge

The Adjutant General’s Staff ID Badge

 

FLIGHT INFORMATION  None Recorded

 

CIVILIAN OCCUPATION  None Recorded

 

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ACHIEVEMENTS

Pennsylvania National Guard Association

Honorary First Defenders

213th Regiment

National Guard Association of the United States

Army Transportation Regimental Corps

 

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS

2017, Distinguished Alumna, Pottsville Area High School

 

As of 8 SEP 23