Major General
Patrick A. Murphy

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Major General Patrick A. Murphy assumed duties as the 52nd Adjutant General of New York State on February 15,2010. He leads 16,000 members of the New York Army and Air National Guard and almost 3,500 members of the New York Naval Militia and New York Guard, a state volunteer force.

Prior to that he had served as Director, Joint Staff of the New York National Guard since 8 July 2007, where he was responsible for directing activities of the Joint Force Headquarters - New York, Joint Staff and is the principle advisor to the Adjutant General on domestic operations and joint force issues.

General Murphy’s military service began in 1977 when he enlisted in the Iowa Army National Guard. He attended the Iowa Military Academy, Officer Candidate School and was commissioned in 1979. General Murphy attended helicopter flight training with a follow-on assignment as an aero-scout pilot. After serving in company and battalion command positions, as well as several battalion and brigade staff positions, General Murphy attended the United States Army War College. His follow-on assignments included Antiterrorism/Force Protection Officer US Joint Forces Command, Director of Operations, J3, Joint Task Force Civil Support, Chief of Plans, US Northern Command and Deputy Chief of Staff for National Guard Affairs, Third Army, Camp Arifjan, Kuwait from November 2004 to June 2007.

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MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:

• Bronze Star Medal
• Defense Meritorious Service Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
• Meritorious Service Medal
• Army Commendation Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
• Army Achievement Medal
• Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal (with Silver Oak Leaf Cluster and 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
• National Defense Service Medal (with Bronze Service Star)
• Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
• Global war on Terrorism Service Medal
• Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Gold Hourglass and M Device)
• Army Service Ribbon
• Overseas Service Ribbon
• Joint Meritorious Unit Award (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
• Army Superior Unit Award
• Expert Infantryman Badge
• Army Aviation Badge

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Current as of November 2010