Colonel (P) John M. Murray

Source of Commissioned Service: ROTC

Educational Degrees:
Ohio State University – BA – Commerce Marketing Merchandising
United States Army War College – MA – Strategy

Military Schools Attended:
Infantry Officer Basic and Advanced Courses
United States Army Command and General Staff College
United States Army War College

Foreign Languages: None recorded

Promotions:
2LT – 2 Sep 82
1LT – 2 Mar 84
CPT – 1 Jun 86
MAJ – 2 Sep 93
LTC – 1 May 98
COL – 1 Jun 03

Assignments:
May 83 - May 86: Rifle Platoon Leaders, C Company, later Scout Platoon Leader, Combat Support Company, later Executive Officer, A Company, 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry, Fort Clayton Panama
Jun 86 – Dec 86: Student, Infantry Officer Advanced Course, United States Army Infantry School, Fort Benning, Georgia
Jan 87 – Apr 89: S-3 (Air), Later Commander, C Company 12th Infantry Battalion, 4th Infantry Division (mechanized), Fort Carson, Colorado
Apr 89 – Dec 91: Combat Trainer Analyst, later Command, Control, and Communication Analyst , later Mechanized Company Combat Trainer, United States Army National Training Center, Fort Irwin, California
Jan 92 – Jul 93: Small Group Instructor (Tactic), United States Army Infantry School, Fort Benning, Georgia
Aug 93 – Jun 94: Student, United States Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
Jul 94 – Aug 95: Chief, Plans, G-1, III Corps and Fort Hood, Fort Hood, Texas
Sep 95 – Dec 96: G-3 (Operations), later Executive Officer, 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas
Jan 97 – Mar 99: Chief, Space Control Protection Section, J-33, North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), United States Space Command, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado
Mar 99 – May 01: Commander, 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry, 1st Infantry Division, United States Army Europe and Seventh Army, Germany
Jun 01- Jun 02: G-3 (Operations), 1st Infantry Division, United States Army Europe and Seventh Army, Germany
Jul 02 – Jun 03: Student, United States Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania
Jun 03 – Jun 05: Commander, 3d Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Iraq
Apr 05 – Feb 08: Chief of Staff, Later (G-3) operations, III Corps and Fort Hood, Fort Hood, Texas and C-3, Multi-National Corps-Iraq, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Iraq
Feb 08 - May 08: G-3 (Operations), III Corps, Fort Hood, Texas
May 08 – Present: Deputy Commander, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas

Summary of Joint Assignments:
Jan 97 - Mar 99: Chief, Space Control Protection Section, J-33, North American Aerospace
Defense Command (NORAD), United States Space Command, Peterson Air
Force Base, Colorado (Major/Lieutenant Colonel)
Dec 06 - Feb 08: C-3, Multi-National Corps-Iraq, OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM, Iraq (Colonel)

Summary of Operations Assignments:
Jun 03 - Jun 05: Commander, 3d Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas and
OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM, Iraq (Colonel)

US Decorations and Badges:
Defense Superior Service Medal
Legion of Merit (with Oak Leaf Cluster)
Bronze Star Medal (with Oak Leaf Cluster)
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal (with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Commendation Medal (with Oak Leaf Cluster)
Joint Service Achievement Medal
Army Achievement Medal (with Oak Leaf Cluster)
Combat Infantryman Badge
Expert Infantryman Badge
Parachutist Badge
Air Assault Badge
Ranger Tab