User:34IDPAO/RICHARD C. NASH

Major General Richard C. Nash (b. Jordon, Minnesota) was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the Minnesota National Guard in the Infantry following completion of the Officer Candidate School. He is a Graduate of Mankato State University. He was commissioned in April 1976 and he has served in the Minnesota National Guard in the United States, Bosnia, and Iraq.

Education
Richard Nash's education includes a Bachelor of Science Degree in Health, Biology and Physical Education from Mankato State University. He is a graduate from the Infantry Officer Basic and Advanced Courses and the United States Army War College. He has served served as Special Assistant to the Combatant Commander, North American Aerospace Command, United States Northern Command. General Nash also served as the Commanding General for the Multinational Brigade(North), SFOR-14 in support of Operation Joint Forge, Bosnia Herzegovina, a tour he performed while serving as Assistant Division Commander (Maneuver) for the 34th Infantry "Red Bull" Division.

Personal history
Maj. Gen. Nash was drafted in to the Army on July 16, 1972. In 1976, his first assignment was as a Communication Platoon Leader, Headquarters Company, 1st Brigade, 47th Infantry Division, Stillwater, Minnesota. He then served with 1st Battalion, 135th Infantry Regiment, out of Rochester, Minnesota. There he served as a Platoon Leader and Executive Officer for in Charlie Company, Battalion S-2 and Battalion S-4. Following his attendance at the Infantry Officer Advanced Course, Major General Nash was given command of Company C and later served as the Assistant Operations Officer and later Operations Officer for the battalion. He continued in Operations Officer role when he was transfered to 1st Brigade, 47th Infantry Division, Stillwater, Min in 1989. In 1991, he returned to 1st Battalion, 135th Infantry Regiment as the Battalion Commander. From 1992 through 1995 he was given command of 2nd Battalion, 135th Infantry Regiment out of Mankato. In late 1995, he was assigned and served the Assistant Chief of Staff, G3, 34th Infantry Division, Rosemount,Minnesota until the fall of 1997.

He was given command of 1st Brigade, 34th Infantry Division, out of Stillwater,Minnesota and in completed the Army War college during this time in 1998. In 1999 he became the Director of Facility Management, Little Falls, Minnesota but returned to the 34th Infantry Division in 2000 as the Assistant Division Commander (Maneuver).

In 2003 he was given the position of Commanding General, Multi National Brigade (North), SFOR-14, Operation Joint Forge, Bosnia and Herzegovina. He returned to his previous position of Assistant Division Commander (Maneuver) with the 34th Infantry Division following that Deployment. In 2004 he became the Special Assistant to the Combatant Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command/United States Northern Command.

In 2007 MG Nash became the Commanding General, of the 34th Infantry Division, in Rosemount, Minnesota. The Division is currently in Iraq in charge of Multi-National Division South.

Source
Minnesota National Guard Bio

National Guard Bureau Bio