Timothy P. Williams

Timothy P. Williams is a United States Army Brigadier General, and the Adjutant General of Virgina. 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''.

Education
A native of Richmond, Virginia, he received his Bachelor’s Degree in Management Science from Virginia Tech and earned a Master of Arts in Management from Webster University. A graduate of the U.S. Army War College, he earned a Masters in Strategic Studies.

Military career
Williams was commissioned as a Field Artillery 2nd Lieutenant upon graduation 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 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 U. S. 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.

Awards and decorations
His awards and decorations including the Legion of Merit, the Meritorious Service Medal, the Iraqi Campaign Medal with the Bronze Service Star, the Parachutist Badge and the Air Assault Badge.


 * Legion of Merit ribbon.svg Legion of Merit
 * Meritorious Service ribbon.svg Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf cluster
 * Army Commendation Medal ribbon.svg Army Commendation Medal with six oak leaf clusters
 * Army Achievement Medal ribbon.svg Army Achievement Medal with five oak leaf clusters
 * Army Reserve Achievement ribbon.svg Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal with four oak leaf clusters
 * National Defense Service Medal ribbon.svg National Defense Service Medal with bronze service star
 * Iraq Campaign ribbon.svg Iraq Campaign Medal with 1 Service star
 * Global War on Terrorism Service ribbon.svg Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
 * AFRM with Hourglass Device (gold) and 2 M devices.jpg Armed Forces Reserve Medal with Hourglass device and 2 Mobilization devices
 * Army Service Ribbon.svg Army Service Ribbon


 * US Army Airborne basic parachutist badge.gif Parachutist Badge
 * AirAssault.gif Air Assault Badge


 * Virginia Service Ribbon (5th Award)
 * Virginia Emergency Service Ribbon

Dates of promotion

 * Second Lieutenant USA - 7 June 1985
 * First Lieutenant USA - 2 November 1986
 * Captain ARNG - 14 November 1990
 * Major ARNG - 22 September 1994
 * Lieutenant Colonel ARNG - 14 January 2000
 * Colonel ARNG - 09 July 2004
 * Brigadier General ARNG - 1 June 2014