The Adjutant General

Major General Joseph C. Carter

The Adjutant General, Massachusetts

Major General Joseph C. Carter is currently assigned as The Adjutant General, Massachusetts National Guard. General Carter oversees the administration and operation of the Massachusetts National Guard to ensure troops are trained, equipped and mission-ready to support national security objectives, as well as protect life and property, and preserve peace, order and public safety as directed in times of natural disaster and civil emergency.

General Carter received his commission as a second lieutenant at the Massachusetts Military Academy on July 17, 1979. He entered the Massachusetts Army National Guard in January 1974 and rose to the rank of Staff Sergeant prior to his commission.

 

EDUCATION:

1988 Lesley University, Bachelor of Arts, Organizational Management, Cambridge, Massachusetts
1989 Atlanta University, Master of Arts, Criminal Justice Administration, Atlanta, Georgia
2002 United States Army War College, Master of Science, Strategic Studies, Carlisle, Pennsylvania
2008 Reserve Component General Officer Legal Orientation, Charlottesville, Virginia
2008 Syracuse University, Maxwell School, National Security Studies Course, Syracuse, New York
2008 United States Army War College, Adjutants General National Security Seminar, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania

ASSIGNMENTS:

1. July 1979 - April 1980, Platoon Leader, Company C, 101st Infantry Battalion, Massachusetts Army National Guard, Braintree, Massachusetts
2. April 1980 - February 1981, Detachment Commander, Company C, 101st Infantry Battalion, Massachusetts Army National Guard, Dorchester, Massachusetts
3. February 1981 - September 1984, Platoon Leader, 747th Military Police Company, Massachusetts Army National Guard, Hyannis, Massachusetts
4. September 1984 - September 1986, Company Commander, 747th Military Police Company, Massachusetts Army National Guard, Hyannis, Massachusetts
5. September 1986 - August 1990, S-4, 685th Military Police Battalion, Massachusetts Army National Guard, Bourne, Massachusetts
6. August 1990 - December 1992, Tactical Surveillance Officer, Headquarters Company 26th Infantry Division, Massachusetts Army National Guard, Camp Edwards, Massachusetts
7. April 1993 - April 1995, Military Intelligence Officer, 421st Military Intelligence Detachment (Strategic), 94th Army Reserve Command, Fort Devens, Massachusetts
8. April 1995 - February 1998, Assistant/Acting Division Chief, Intelligence and Security, Headquarters, State Area Command, Massachusetts Army National Guard, Reading, Massachusetts
9. February 1998 - February 1999, Division Chief, Intelligence and Security, Headquarters, State Area Command, Massachusetts Army National Guard, Milford, Massachusetts
10. March 1999 - June 2003, Commander, Army National Guard Training Site, Massachusetts Army National Guard, Camp Edwards, Massachusetts
11. June 2003 - January 2005, Strategic Planner, Headquarters, State Area Command, Massachusetts Army National Guard, Milford, Massachusetts
12. January 2005 - September 2007, Assistant Adjutant General, Joint Force Headquarters, Massachusetts Army National Guard, Milford, Massachusetts
13.  September 2007 - Present, The Adjutant General, Joint Force Headquarters, Massachusetts National Guard, Milford, Massachusetts

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:

Legion of Merit
Meritorious Service Medal
Army Commendation Medal
Army Achievement Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal (with 1 Silver Oak Leaf Cluster and 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
National Defense Service Medal (with Bronze Star Device)
Humanitarian Service Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Gold Hourglass Device)
Army Service Ribbon

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS & AFFILIATIONS:

Adjutants General Association of the United States
Association of the United States Army - Life Member
United States Army War College Foundation
Association of the First Corps of Cadets - Life Member
International Association of Chiefs of Police
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People - Life Member

OTHER ACHIEVMENTS:

1978 - 1985, Various Law Enforcement positions (Patrol Officer to Deputy Superintendent (Boston Police Department)
1985 - 1998, Superintendent, Boston Police Department
1998 - 2003, Chief of Police, Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts
2003, Certified in Homeland Security - Level III (CHS-III), American College of Forensic Examiners International, Inc.
2003 - 2007, Chief of Police, Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
2005 - 2007, Chairman, Director, Army National Guard, National Equal Opportunity/Equal Employment Opportunity and Diversity Committee
2006 - 2007, President, International Association of Chiefs of Police
2009 - Present, Secretary, Adjutants General Association of the United States

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTIONS:

Second Lieutenant ARNG 17 July 1979
First Lieutenant ARNG 16 July 1982
Captain ARNG 6 January 1985
Major USAR 16 January 1993
Major ARNG 13 April 1995
Lieutenant Colonel ARNG 10 July 1997
Colonel ARNG 25 October 2000
Brigadier General ARNG 16 March 2006
Major General ARNG

(Current as of March 2010)