Rank Brigadier General Battles and wars Iraq | Name Timothy Williams Battles/wars Iraq | |
Allegiance United States of America Commands held Virginia National Guard
329th Regional Support Group | ||
Service/branch United States Army | ||
Happy Holiday from the Adjutant General of Virginia
Timothy P. Williams is a United States Army major general, and the Adjutant General of Virginia. He commands the Virginia Army National Guard, Virginia Air National Guard and Virginia Defense Force. Williams is the co-author of, Let’s Go! The History of the 29th Infantry Division 1917-2001.
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- Happy Holiday from the Adjutant General of Virginia
- Education
- Military career
- Dates of promotion
- References
Education
A native of Richmond, Virginia, he received his Bachelor’s Degree in Management Science from Virginia Tech's Pamplin College of Business and earned a Master of Arts in Management from Webster University. A graduate of the US Army War College, Williams earned a Masters in Strategic Studies.
Military career
Williams was commissioned as a Field Artillery 2nd Lieutenant upon graduation from Virginia Tech in 1985. He was a member of the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets and the Regimental Band, the Highty-Tighties. He served on active duty in the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment in Fort Bliss, Texas. While in the regiment, he served as a fire support team chief, battery fire direction officer, squadron fire support officer and regimental nuclear targeting officer until 1990. Upon leaving active service he joined the Virginia Army National Guard.
He commanded at the field artillery battery and battalion level before transferring to the Quartermaster Corps. Williams commanded the Virginia Beach-based 329th Regional Support Group for four years.
His most recent military assignment was as J8 Director of Resource Management on the Virginia National Guard Joint Staff. He was a Department of the Army civilian for over a decade, serving in his last assignment as Director of Training Support and Doctrine, G-3, Combined Arms Support Command at Fort Lee, Virginia.
Mobilized in 2003, he supported Operation Noble Eagle where he worked with security operations for US Air Force installations in the mid-Atlantic states. He deployed in 2007 to Iraq for Operation Iraqi Freedom where he supported theater level logistics transformation.
On June 2, 2014, he was sworn in as the new Adjutant General of Virginia by Deputy Secretary of the Commonwealth Kelly Thomasson and was promoted to the rank of Brigadier General at the Virginia Joint Force Headquarters in Sandston, Virginia.
Williams is responsible for the combat readiness of units, and the administration and training of more than 8,600 Virginia Army and Air National Guard personnel.
Serving in the National Guard is a tradition for his family. His brother David, a retired lieutenant colonel, father Pat and grandfather Bill all served in the Virginia National Guard, His son Troy, currently serves in the Virginia Air National Guard.
Williams was appointed as an ex officio member of the Virginia Military Institute’s Board of Visitors on June 2, 2014.