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Brigadier General JANIS LEIGH KARPINSKI, Military Intelligence (USAR)

Commander
800th Military Police Brigade
Uniondale, New York 11553-1002
since May 2003

YEARS OF COMMISSION SERVICE Over 25 years

CURRENT OCCUPATION Self employed as a Corporate Consultant for Executive Training Programs
and Corporate Improvement Programs, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina

MILITARY SCHOOLS ATTENDED
Military Police Officer Basic and Advanced Courses
Military Intelligence Officer Advanced Course
United States Army Command and General Staff College
United States Army War College

EDUCATIONAL DEGREES
Kean College of New Jersey - BA Degree - English/Secondary Education
Embry Riddle Aeronautical University - MAA Degree - Aviation Management
United States Army War College - MSS Degree - Strategic Studies

FOREIGN LANGUAGE None recorded

PROMOTIONS DATES OF APPOINTMENT
Rank
2LT
ILT
CPT
MAJ
LTC
COL
BG
Component
AUS
AUS
AUS
USAR
USAR
USAR
USAR
Date
5 Apr 77
24 Apr 79
12 Mar 81
4 Apr 89
3 Apr 96
30 Mar 01
28 Jun 03
MAJOR DUTY ASSIGNMENTS
FROM TO  
Apr 77 Apr 77 Control Group

Active Duty

Apr 77 Oct 77 Student, Women Officer Orientation and Military Police Officer Basic Courses, Fort McClellan, Alabama
Oct 77 Nov 77 Student, Airborne Course, Fort Benning, Georgia
Nov 77 Jun 78 Platoon Leader, 21st Military police Company, Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Jun 78 Dec 78 Traffic Officer, 503rd Military Police Battalion, Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Jan 79 Apr 80 Intelligence Officer, 46th Support Group, Fort Bragg, North Carolina
May 80 Dec 80 Assistant S2 Officer, 7th Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Jan 81 Feb 82 S2 Officer, 7th Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Feb 82 Aug 82 Student, Military Police Officer Advanced Course, Fort McClellan, Alabama
Sep 82 Jan 83 Operations/Anti-Terrorism Officer, United States Army Europe, Office of the Provost Marshal, Mannheim, Germany
Feb 83 Mar 85 Operations Officer, European Command Executive Agency, 42nd Military Police Group, Mannheim, Germany
Apr 85 Sep 85 Assistant Adjutant, 42nd Military Police Group, Mannheim, Germany
Sep 85 Nov 85 Operations Officer, Provost Marshall, Fort McPherson, Georgia
Dec 85 Mar 87 Commander, Company B, Fort McPherson, Georgia (Sep 86-Feb 87, non-rated)
USAR - Not on Active Duty
Mar 87 Aug 88 Executive Officer, 273rd Military Intelligence Company, Dobbins Air Force Base, Marietta, Georgia
Aug 88 Sep 88 Special Projects Officer, 337th Operations and Analysis Detachment, East Point, Georgia
Sep 88 Aug 90 Military Intelligence Targeting Officer, Third United States Army, Fort Gillem, Georgia (Sep-Dec 88, Dec 89-Aug 90, non-rated)
Active Duty
Aug 90 Sep 90 Operations and Targeting Officer (Desert Shield), Third United States Army, Army Component Central Command, Deployed, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (non- rated)
Sep 90 Jan 92 Commander, Military Basic Training Team (Desert Storm), Abu Dbabi, United Arab Emirates, United States Army John Fitzgerald Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School, Fort Bragg, North Carolina (Sep 91-Jan 92, non-rated)
Jan 03 May 03 Chief of Staff, 800th Regional Support Command, Birmingham, Alabama
May 03 Present Commander, 800th Military Police Brigade, Deployed, Baghdad, Iraq Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom
USAR - Not on Active Duty
Jan 92 May 93 Intelligence Officer, Third United States Army, Fort Gillem, Georgia (non-rated)
May 93 Dec 96 Control Group
Dec 96 Dec 98 Commander, 160th Military Police Battalion, Tallahassee, Florida (Mar-Apr 98, non-rated)
Jan 99 Nov 00 Director of Operations, 641st Area Support Group, Saint Petersburg, Florida
Nov 00 Apr 02 Chief of Staff, Readiness Command. Fort Jackson, South Carolina
May 02 Sep 02 Commander, 641st Area Support Group, Saint Petersburg, Florida
Sep 02 Jan 03 Chief of Staff, 81 st Regional Support Command. Birmingham, Alabama

SUMMARY OF JOINT EXPERIENCE Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom

US DECORATIONS AND BADGES
Bronze Star Medal
Meritorious Service Medal (with Oak Leaf Cluster)
Army Commendation Medal (with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters)
Senior Parachutist Badge

As of 01 January 2004

ADDENDUM TO RESUME OF SERVICE CAREER

Colonel JANIS LEIGH KARPINSKI, Military Intelligence (USAR)

CURRENT OCCUPATION Self employed as a Corporate Consultant for Executive Training Programs and Corporate Improvement Programs, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina

NATURE, SCOPE AND EXTENT OF RESPONSIBILITIES
Design, develop and implement executive training programs, management training programs, and corporate improvement strategies, with worldwide application. Contract proposals may encompass the scope of work, may include training objectives, realistic executive training experiences, improvement strategies, or business diversification plans. Training may include conducting appropriately stressful executive training, designed specifically to expose personnel to typically demanding executive situations and decision-making opportunities. The work involves travel to domestic and international locations.

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