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Maj. Gen. Patrick L. Gaydon

Vice Director for Joint Force Development, J7

U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Patrick Gaydon poses for his official portrait in the Army portrait studio at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., Jan. 03, 2023 (U.S. Army photo by Leonard Fitzgerald)

Maj. Gen. Patrick L. Gaydon is the Vice Director for Joint Force Development (J7) on the Joint Staff, Arlington, Virginia. Supporting the Director, J7, he provides oversight and direction of a diverse organization that provides for joint training, joint force development, concept development, operational analysis and lesson-learned activities to achieve the chairman’s vision for the National Military Strategy.

SOURCE OF COMMISSIONED SERVICE USMA

EDUCATIONAL DEGREES

United States Military Academy – BS – Mechanical Engineer United States Army War College – MSS – Strategic Studies

MILITARY SCHOOLS ATTENDED

Field Artillery Officer Basic and Advanced Courses United States Army Command and General Staff College United States Army War College

FOREIGN LANGUAGE(S) None recorded

PROMOTIONS

DATE OF APPOINTMENT

2LT

28 May 94

1LT

28 May 96

CPT

1 Jun 98

MAJ

1 Aug 04

LTC

1 Aug 09

COL

1 Dec 13

BG

2 Jul 20

MG

3 Nov 22

FROM

TO

ASSIGNMENT

Aug 23

Present

Vice Director for Joint Force Development, J-7, Joint Staff, Washington, DC

Nov 22

Aug 23

Lead Cross Functional Team, Joint Futures, J-7, Joint Staff, Washington, DC

Jun 21

Nov 22

Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, Plans and Experiments, G-3/5/7, United States Army Futures Command, Austin, Texas

Jul 20

Jun 21

Deputy Commanding General (Support), 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii

Jul 19

Jul 20

Director of Materiel, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-8, United States Army Washington, DC

Jul 18

Jun 19

Chief, Fires Division, Force Development Directorate, G-8, United States Army, Washington, DC

Jun 16

Jul 18

Assistant Chief of Staff, G-3, later Deputy Chief of Staff, III Corps, Fort Hood, Texas and Combined Joint Task Force-OPERATION INHERENT RESOLVE, Iraq

Jun 14

Jun 16

Commander, 41st Field Artillery Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, later 1st Cavalry Division Artillery, Fort Hood, Texas

Aug 13

Jun 14

Student, United States Army War College, Carlisle Bar

May 12

Aug 13

Chief of Fires, 1st Armored Division, Fort Bliss, Texas

Jul

10

May

12

Commander, 2d Battalion, 2d Field Artillery, 428th Field Artillery Brigade, Fort Sill, Oklahoma

Jan

09

Jul

10

Commander, Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 2d Stryker Brigade Combat Team, I Corps, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington and OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM, Afghanistan

Jun

07

Jan

09

Executive Officer, 3d Battalion, 17th Field Artillery Regiment, 2d Stryker Brigade Combat Team, I Corps, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington

Jul

06

Jun

07

Assistant Fire Support Coordinator, I Corps, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington  

Jul

05

Jul

06

Deputy Chief, Plans Integration Branch, United States Army Element/United States Combined Forces Command, Republic of Korea

Aug

04

Jun

05

Student, United States Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas

Jun

02

Jun

04

Commander, Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, later Operations Officer, 2d Field Artillery Battalion, 362d Regiment, 2d Brigade, 91st Division, Fort Carson, Colorado

Jun

00

Jun

02

Commander, B Battery, 3d Battalion, 18th Field Artillery, Fort Sill, Oklahoma

Dec

98

Jun

00

Adjutant, 17th Field Artillery Brigade, Fort Sill, Oklahoma

Jul

98

Dec

98

Student, Field Artillery Advanced Course, United States Army Field Artillery School, Fort Sill, Oklahoma

May

97

May

98

Maintenance Officer, 2d Battalion, 8th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (Light), Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington

Feb

95

May

97

Fire Support Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, later Fire Direction Officer, later Executive Officer, B Battery, 2d Battalion, 8th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade, 25th

US DECORATIONS AND BADGES
Defense Superior Service Medal
Legion of Merit (with 4 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Bronze Star Medal
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal (with 4 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Commendation Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Joint Service Achievement Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Army Achievement Medal (with Silver Oak Leaf Cluster and 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Parachutist Badge
Air Assault Badge
Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge
Army Staff Identification Badge