Robert P. Ashley Jr.

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Robert P. Ashley Jr.
Robert P. Ashley, Jr.jpg
AllegianceUnited States
Service/branch United States Army
Years of service1984–2020
Rank Lieutenant general
Commands held Defense Intelligence Agency
United States Army Intelligence Center
525th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade (Airborne)
206th Military Intelligence Battalion
Battles/wars War in Afghanistan
Iraq War
Awards Army Distinguished Service Medal (2)
Defense Superior Service Medal (3)
Legion of Merit (2)
Bronze Star Medal (3)

Robert Paul Ashley Jr. is a retired lieutenant general in the United States Army who served as the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency from 2017 to 2020. He previously served as Deputy Chief of Staff of the Army G-2. [1] He received a commission through ROTC as a 1984 graduate of Appalachian State University. [2] He retired from active duty on October 1, 2020. [3] He currently serves as Senior Advisor to the Chairman of Arcanum, a global strategic intelligence company. [4] He is the son of a United States Air Force veteran of the Korean War who later lived in North Carolina and worked a sewing machine mechanic. [5] Ashley is a commissioner on the Afghanistan War Commission. [6]

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Education

Military career

Operational deployments

Lieutenant General Ashley Robert P. Ashley, Jr. (1).jpg
Lieutenant General Ashley

Dates of rank

RankDate
US Army O1 shoulderboard rotated.svg Second lieutenant May 23, 1984
US Army O2 shoulderboard rotated.svg First lieutenant November 23, 1985
US Army O3 shoulderboard rotated.svg Captain May 1, 1988
US Army O4 shoulderboard rotated.svg Major May 1, 1995
US Army O5 shoulderboard rotated.svg Lieutenant colonel June 1, 1999
US Army O6 shoulderboard rotated.svg Colonel May 1, 2004
US Army O7 shoulderboard rotated.svg Brigadier general June 21, 2010
US Army O8 shoulderboard rotated.svg Major general January 3, 2013
US Army O9 shoulderboard rotated.svg Lieutenant general March 2, 2016

Awards and decorations

ArmyAvitBadge.gif Basic Army Aircrew Badge
United States Air Force Parachutist Badge.svg Basic Parachutist Badge
United States Army Staff Identification Badge.png Army Staff Identification Badge
Defense Intelligence Agency Badge.jpg Defense Intelligence Agency Badge
USSpecOpsCmdSSI.gif United States Special Operations Command Combat Service Identification Badge
Wings badge.JPG UK Parachutist Badge
Military Intelligence Regimental Insignia.png Army Military Intelligence Corps Distinctive Unit Insignia
ArmyOSB.svg 7 Overseas Service Bars
Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg
Distinguished Service Medal ribbon.svg
Army Distinguished Service Medal with one bronze oak leaf cluster
US Defense Superior Service Medal ribbon.svg Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg Defense Superior Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg
Legion of Merit ribbon.svg
Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster
Bronze Star ribbon.svg Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg Bronze Star Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg
Defense Meritorious Service ribbon.svg
Defense Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
Meritorious Service ribbon.svg Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters
Joint Service Commendation Medal ribbon.svg Joint Service Commendation Medal
Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg
Army Commendation Medal ribbon.svg
Army Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg
Joint Service Achievement Medal ribbon.svg
Joint Service Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster
Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg
Army Achievement Medal ribbon.svg
Army Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster
Joint Meritorious Unit Award ribbon.svg Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg Joint Meritorious Unit Award with two bronze oak leaf clusters
Meritorious Unit Commendation ribbon.svg Army Meritorious Unit Commendation
Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg
Army Superior Unit Award ribbon.svg
Army Superior Unit Award with oak leaf cluster
Ribbonstar-bronze.svg
National Defense Service Medal ribbon.svg
National Defense Service Medal with one bronze service star
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal ribbon.svg Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Afghanistan Campaign ribbon.svg Bronze-service-star-3d-vector.svg Bronze-service-star-3d-vector.svg Bronze-service-star-3d-vector.svg Bronze-service-star-3d-vector.svg Afghanistan Campaign Medal with four service stars
Iraq Campaign Medal ribbon.svg Bronze-service-star-3d-vector.svg Bronze-service-star-3d-vector.svg Iraq Campaign Medal with two service stars
Global War on Terrorism Service ribbon.svg Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Korea Defense Service ribbon.svg Korea Defense Service Medal
Outstanding Volunteer Service ribbon.svg Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal
Army Service Ribbon.svg Army Service Ribbon
Army Overseas Service Ribbon.svg Army Overseas Service Ribbon
NATO Medal Yugoslavia ribbon bar.svg NATO Medal for the former Yugoslavia
JPN Kyokujitsu-sho 2Class BAR.svg Order of the Rising Sun (Japan), 2nd Class, Gold and Silver Star [7]

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References

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  2. "Lieutenant General Robert P. Ashley, Jr., class of 1984". Lieutenant General Robert P. Ashley, Jr., class of 1984. April 19, 2017.
  3. "DIA celebrates retirement of Lt. Gen. Ashley, welcomes 22nd director Lt. Gen. Berrier".
  4. "FORMER US DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY CHIEF JOINS ARCANUM". Arcanum Global. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  5. "Sewell speaks to National Security Forum at Miles College". September 4, 2019.
  6. "Commissioners". AFGHANISTAN WAR COMMISSION. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
  7. "Prestigious Order of the Rising Sun bestowed upon former DIA officers".
Military offices
Preceded by Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence of the United States Army
2016–2017
Succeeded by
Preceded by Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency
2017–2020