Robert P. Ashley Jr.
AllegianceUnited States
Service/branchUnited States Army
Years of service1984–2020
RankLieutenant general
Commands heldUnited States Army Intelligence Center
525th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade (Airborne)
206th Military Intelligence Battalion
Battles/warsWar in Afghanistan
Iraq War
AwardsArmy 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]

Education

Military career

Operational deployments

Lieutenant General Ashley

Dates of rank

RankDate
Second lieutenantMay 23, 1984
First lieutenantNovember 23, 1985
CaptainMay 1, 1988
MajorMay 1, 1995
Lieutenant colonelJune 1, 1999
ColonelMay 1, 2004
Brigadier generalJune 21, 2010
Major generalJanuary 3, 2013
Lieutenant generalMarch 2, 2016

Awards and decorations

Basic Army Aircrew Badge
Basic Parachutist Badge
Army Staff Identification Badge
Defense Intelligence Agency Badge
United States Special Operations Command Combat Service Identification Badge
UK Parachutist Badge
Army Military Intelligence Corps Distinctive Unit Insignia
7 Overseas Service Bars
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Army Distinguished Service Medal with one bronze oak leaf cluster
Defense Superior Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster
Width-44 scarlet ribbon with width-4 ultramarine blue stripe at center, surrounded by width-1 white stripes. Width-1 white stripes are at the edges. Bronze Star Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Defense Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Army Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Joint Service Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Army Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster
Joint Meritorious Unit Award with two bronze oak leaf clusters
Army Meritorious Unit Commendation
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Army Superior Unit Award with oak leaf cluster
Bronze star
National Defense Service Medal with one bronze service star
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Afghanistan Campaign Medal with four service stars
Iraq Campaign Medal with two service stars
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Korea Defense Service Medal
Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal
Army Service Ribbon
Army Overseas Service Ribbon
NATO Medal for the former Yugoslavia
Order of the Rising Sun (Japan), 2nd Class, Gold and Silver Star[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Lieutenant General Robert P. Ashley, Jr., USA > Defense Intelligence Agency > Article View". www.dia.mil.
  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. "Prestigious Order of the Rising Sun bestowed upon former DIA officers".
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