Maj. Gen. Sylvester Cannon

SOURCE OF COMMISSIONED SERVICE OCS

EDUCATIONAL DEGREES
The University of Alabama - BS - Accounting
Troy University - MBA - Human Resource Management
United States Army War College - MSS - Strategic Studies

MILITARY SCHOOLS ATTENDED
Military Police Officer Basic Course
Military Police Officer Advanced Course
United States Army War College
Maneuver Enhance Brigade Pre-Command Course
Dual Status Commanders Course (NORTHCOM)
Harvard University, General and Flag Officer Homeland Security Executive Seminar
Interim Guard Senior Leader Training (IGSLT)
CAPSTONE

FOREIGN LANGUAGE(S) None Recorded
 

PROMOTIONS	DATE OF APPOINTMENT
2LT	29 Jun 85
1LT	29 Jun 88
CPT	30 Jun 90
MAJ	1 Dec 95
LTC	3 Nov 03
COL	9 Oct 09
BG	30 Nov 14
MG	22 Jun 18

 

FROM	TO	ASSIGNMENT
Jun 18	Present	Assistant Adjutant General, Montgomery, Alabama
May 18	Jun 18	Commander, 135th Sustainment Command, Birmingham, Alabama
Aug 17	May 18	Deputy Commander, 1st TSC OCP, OPERATION SPARTAN SHIELD, Camp Arifjan, Kuwait
Feb 15	Jul 17	Commander, 135th Sustainment Command, Birmingham, Alabama
Oct 14	Jan 15	Assistant Adjutant General, Joint Force Headquarters, Montgomery, Alabama
Jul 14	Oct 14	Command Safety Officer, Joint Force Headquarters, Montgomery, Alabama
Feb 14	Jul 14	Brigade Commander, 226th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Mobile, Alabama
May 13	Feb 14	Task Force Commander, 226th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM, Kabul, Afghanistan
Feb 11	Apr 13	Brigade Commander, 226th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Mobile, Alabama
Jan 11	Feb 11	Division Mobility Chief, 135th Expeditionary Sustainment Command, Birmingham, Alabama
Oct 09	Dec 10	Division Chief, Joint Sustainment Command-Afghanistan, OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM, Kandahar, Afghanistan
Aug 09	Oct 09	Division Mobility Chief, 135th Expeditionary Sustainment Command, Birmingham, Alabama
Sep 08	Aug 09	Mobility Officer, 135th Expeditionary Sustainment Command, Birmingham, Alabama
Sep 05	Sep 08	Battalion Commander, 231st Military Police Battalion, Prattville, Alabama
Aug 04	Aug 05	Inspector General, 167th Theater Sustainment Command, Anniston, Alabama
May 04	Aug 04	Deputy Provost Marshall, 167th Theater Sustainment Command, Anniston, Alabama
Nov 03	May 04	Comptroller, 167th Theater Sustainment Command, Anniston, Alabama
Nov 02	Oct 03	Strategy & Policy Planner, Joint Forces Headquarters-HLS, USNORTHCOM, Norfolk, Virginia
May 01	Oct 02	Operations Officer, Headquarters STARC, Montgomery, Alabama
Apr 98	Apr 01	Battalion S3, 231st Military Police Company, Prattville, Alabama
Sep 97	Apr 98	Deputy Provost Marshall, Headquarters STARC, Montgomery, Alabama
Dec 95	Aug 97	Provost Marshall, Headquarters STARC, Montgomery, Alabama
Feb 94	Nov 95	Battalion S1, 231st Military Police Battalion, Prattville, Alabama
Dec 93	Feb 94	Assistant S3, 231st Military Police Battalion, Prattville, Alabama
Nov 91	Nov 93	Commander, 214th Military Police Company, Alexander City, Alabama
Feb 90	Oct 91	Battalion S2, 231st Military Police Battalion, Prattville, Alabama
Mar 89	Jan 90	Assistant S2, 231st Military Police Battalion, Prattville, Alabama
Dec 85	Mar 89	Commander, Det 1, 214th Military Police Company, Opelika, Alabama
Jun 85	Nov 85	Platoon Leader, 214th Military Police Company, Alexander City, Alabama

 

SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS		DATE	GRADE
Division Chief, Joint Sustainment Command-Afghanistan, OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM, Kandahar, Afghanistan		Oct 09 - Dec 10	Colonel
Strategy & Policy Planner, Joint Forces Headquarters-HLS, USNORTHCOM, Norfolk, Virginia		Nov 02 - Oct 03	Major

 

SUMMARY OF OPERATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS		DATE	GRADE
Deputy Commander, 1st TSC OCP, OPERATION SPARTAN SHIELD, Camp Arifjan, Kuwait		Aug 17 - May 18	Brigadier General
Task Force Commander, 226th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM, Kabul, Afghanistan		May 13 - Feb 14	Colonel
Division Chief, Joint Sustainment Command-Afghanistan, OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM, Kandahar, Afghanistan		Oct 09 - Dec 10	Colonel

US DECORATIONS AND BADGES
Legion of Merit
Bronze Star Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Meritorious Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Army Commendation Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Army Achievement Medal
Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal (with 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
National Defense Service Medal (with Bronze Service Star)
Afghanistan Campaign Medal with Bronze Star
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Army Service Ribbon
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Silver Hourglass Device and "M" Device)
Army Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon
North Atlantic Treaty Organization Medal

CIVILIAN OCCUPATION
Senior Manager, Alabama Department of Revenue, Montgomery, Alabama