Brigadier General Alan S. Dohrmann
Brigadier General Alan S. Dohrmann assignments included operations officer for the 164th RTI; Operations Officer and Executive officer for the 141 Engineer Battalion; Staff Judge Advocate for the NDNG; J1 and Chief of Staff for the North Dakota Joint Force Headquarters; and, Land Component Commander of the North Dakota Army National Guard. In July, 2009, he assumed command of the 141 MEB and deployed the Command in support of NATO’s KFOR mission, assuming command of Multinational Task Force East at Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo on 14 November 2009. He returned to North Dakota in August of 2010 and resumed his duties of Deputy Adjutant General for the North Dakota National Guard.
General Dohrmann's military service began in 1983, when he accepted his commission as a Second Lieutenant in the United States Army. While on active duty, he was assigned to 1-48 Infantry, Gelnhausen, Germany as an infantry officer and the 1st Special Forces Group, Okinawa, Japan, as a signal officer. He left active duty in 1991, joined the North Dakota Army National Guard and transferred to the Engineer branch. His assignments included operations officer for the 164th RTI; Operations Officer and Executive officer for the 141 Engineer Battalion; Staff Judge Advocate for the North Dakota National Guard; J1 and Chief of Staff for the North Dakota Joint Force Headquarters; and, Land Component Commander of the North Dakota Army National Guard. His most recent assignment was Commanding General, Task Force Falcon in support of the NATO’s Kosovo Forces mission, Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo.
EDUCATION:
1983 Minnesota State University, Bachelor of Science, Law Enforcement, Mankato, Minnesota 1993 University of North Dakota School Of Law, Juris Doctorate, Law, Grand Forks, North Dakota 2002, Tufts University, United States Army War College Fellowship Program, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Medford, Massachusetts 2005 Joint Forces Staff College, Joint and Combined Warfighting, Norfolk, Virginia
ASSIGNMENTS:
May 1984 - June 1985, Rifle Platoon Leader, Company A, 1st Battalion, 48th Infantry, 3rd Armored Division, Gelnhausen, Germany
June 1985 - February 1986, Anti-Tank Platoon Leader, Company E, 1st Battalion, 48th Infantry, 3rd Armored Division, Gelnhausen, Germany
February 1986 - August 1986, Scout Platoon Leader, Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 48th Infantry, 3rd Armored Division, Gelnhausen, Germany
August 1986 - September 1987, Executive Officer, Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 48th Infantry, 3rd Armored Division, Gelnhausen, Germany
September 1987 - June 1989, Communications/Electronics Staff Officer, Headquarters, 1st Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne), Okinawa, Japan
July 1989 - July 1990, Signal Officer, 1st Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne), Okinawa, Japan
May 1991 - August 1992, Assistant Operations Officer, Headquarters, 141st Engineer Combat Battalion, Valley City, North Dakota
August 1992 - August 1993, S-2 Officer, Headquarters, 141st Engineer Combat Battalion, Valley City, North Dakota
August 1993 - August 1995, Senior Instructor, Detachment 2, Headquarters State Area Command, (Military Academy), Devils Lake, North Dakota
August 1995 - August 1996, Regiment Operations Officer, North Dakota Army National Guard Regional Training Institute, Devils Lake, North Dakota
August 1996 - August 1998, S-3 Officer, Headquarters, 141st Engineer Combat Battalion Valley City, North Dakota
August 1998 - January 1999, Executive Officer, Headquarters, 141st Engineer Combat Battalion Valley City, North Dakota
January 1999 - July 2001, Joint Judge Advocate General, State Area Command, North Dakota Army National Guard, Bismarck, North Dakota
July 2001 - June 2002, Student, Student Detachment, United States Army War College, with duty at Fletcher School, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts
June 2002 - June 2004, Staff Judge Advocate, Joint Force Headquarters, North Dakota National Guard, Bismarck, North Dakota
July 2004 - June 2005, Command Judge Advocate, Kosovo Force 6A, Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo
June 2005 - June 2006, Director of Personnel, Joint Force Headquarters, North Dakota National Guard, Bismarck, North Dakota
June 2006 - October 2006, Joint Chief of Staff, Joint Force Headquarters, North Dakota National Guard, Bismarck, North Dakota
October 2006 - August 2009, Commander, Land Component Command, North Dakota National Guard, Bismarck, North Dakota
August 2009 - October 2010, Commanding General, Task Force Falcon, Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo
November 2010 - Present, Assistant Adjutant General - Army, North Dakota National Guard, North Dakota Joint Force Headquarters, Bismarck North Dakota
AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:
Meritorious Service Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster) Army Commendation Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters) Army Achievement Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster) Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal (with 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters) National Defense Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star) Kosovo Campaign Medal Global War on Terrorism Service Medal