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District of Columbia Army National Guard

Colonel William J. Walker

Commander, Mobilization Augmentation Command



William J. Walker was commissioned from the Reserve Officers Training Corps at the University of Illinois. He is Military Intelligence and Civil Affairs branch qualified and his major assignments include Company Command; Battalion S-2; Branch Chief; Division Chief; National Guard Bureau, Intelligence Directorate J-2 Vice; Commander, Partnership for the Americas, Brigade Joint Task Force - Jamaica; Chief of Staff, District of Columbia Army National Guard and Deputy Commander, Joint Task Force 57th Presidential Inauguration. He was mobilized in 2001 after the 911 terrorist attacks and served as an Operations Officer in the Pentagon in support of Operation Noble Eagle. In 2011 he returned to active duty and served with the International Security Assistance Force, Afghanistan where he was Dual-Hatted as a strategic planner, Management Transition Office, American Embassy, Kabul. Colonel Walker assumed command of the Mobilization Augmentation Command in March 2013. He ensures senior field grade officers are trained and ready to augment the U.S. Army’s Operations Center, the National Guard’s Emergency Operations Center and other operations centers in the National Capitol Region

Colonel Walker was educated at the University of Illinois (BA), Chicago State University (MS), the National Intelligence University (MS) and American University (MA). He completed the National and International Security Program for Senior Executives at Harvard University; the National Security Studies Program at George Washington University; the Center for Homeland Defense and Security, Executive Leaders Program at the Naval Post Graduate School, the Intelligence Community Senior Leadership Program and Seminar XXI at the Center for International Studies, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Colonel Walker is a graduate of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, the Inter-American Defense War College, the Joint Task Force Commander’s Training Course and the Joint and Combined War-fighting School.

Colonel Walker’s military awards include the Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious Service Medal (2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters), Army Commendation Medal, Air Force Commendation Medal, Joint Achievement Medal, Army Achievement Medal, Department of State Meritorious Honor Medal, Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal (Silver Oak Leaf Cluster), National Defense Service Medal (1 Bronze Service Star), Afghanistan Campaign Medal (1 Campaign Star), Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Armed Forces Reserve Medal (Bronze Hourglass, M Device and Numeral 2), Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon, Humanitarian Service Ribbon, Army Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon (Numeral 2), NATO Medal, the Army Superior Unit Award and the Department of the Army Staff Identification Badge. He is also a recipient of the Knowlton Award from the Military Intelligence Corps Association. Colonel Walker holds life memberships in the Association of the United States Army, the Reserve Officers Association, the National Guard Association of the United States and the Veterans of Foreign Wars. As a civilian, Colonel Walker is a Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent and Senior Executive Service member in charge of the Office of Strategic Warning in the Intelligence Division. He is a life member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Incorporated, a public service organization and is the Vice Chairman, Board of Directors of the Young Marines, a nationwide non-profit 501(c) (3) youth education and service organization for boys and girls ages 8 through high school that provides development programs that nurture its members into responsible citizens who enjoy a drug-free lifestyle.

Colonel Walker is married and resides in Northern Virginia.