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BRIGADIER GENERAL

GARY S. YAPLE

(Retired)

Assistant Division Commander – Operations 

42nd Infantry Division

Brigadier General Gary S. Yaple was assigned as the Assistant Division Commander – Headquarters, 42nd Infantry Division, Troy, New York, on September 27, 2013. As the Assistant Division Commander, he assists the Commanding General to man, equip and train the 42d Infantry Division (ID) Headquarters and its subordinate units to mobilize and deploy in support of Federal and State missions. General Yaple assists in enhancing the combat readiness of unit commanders, leaders and Soldiers of the Division and their ability to execute assigned missions, while conducting unified land operations.

General Yaple received his commission through the Reserve Officers Training Corps on 16 May 1987, from the State University of New York, College at Cortland. General Yaple served in the Active Guard and Reserve program for the National Guard from October 2001 to August 2012. He has served in numerous command and leadership assignments to include Deputy Commander, Combined Joint Task Force Phoenix headquartered in Kabul, Afghanistan during major combat operations in 2008 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Subsequent to his deployment, General Yaple served as the Chief of Staff, 42nd Infantry Division, Troy, New York and Chief of the Joint Staff, Joint Forces Headquarters, Latham, New York.  He earned a Masters Degree in Strategic Studies from the United States Army War College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.  General Yaple retired from military service on 30 April 2017.

EDUCATION: 

1987 State University of New York, College at Cortland, Bachelors Degree, Economics and Management Science, Cortland, New York
2008 United States Army War College
2013 Syracuse University Maxwell School, National Security Management Course, Syracuse, New York
2015 University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill – Kenan-Flagler Business School, Program for Executives in Logistics and Technology

ASSIGNMENTS: 

  1. May 1987 – August 1987, Rifle Platoon Leader, Headquarters, 1-108th Infantry Battalion, Cortland, New York
  2. August 1987 – May 1988, Anti Armor Platoon Leader, Co E, 1-108th Infantry Battalion, Ithaca, New York
  3. May 1988 – September 1988, Student, Infantry Officer Basic Course, Fort Benning, Georgia
  4. September 1988 – January 1990, Anti Armor Platoon Leader, Co E, 1-108th Infantry Battalion, Ithaca, New York
  5. January 1990 – January 1994, Company Commander, Co E, 1-108th Infantry Battalion, Ithaca, New York
  6. January 1994 – January 1995, Motor Officer, HHC 1-108th Infantry Battalion, Auburn, New York
  7. January 1995 – January 1997, Company Commander, HHC 1-108th Infantry Battalion, Auburn, New York
  8. January 1997 – March 1998, Battalion Intelligence Officer, HHC 1-108th Infantry Battalion, Auburn, New York
  9. March 1998 – September 2001, Assistant S3, HHC 27th Infantry Brigade Syracuse, New York
  10. October 2001 – May 2002, Personnel Staff Officer, HHD, State Area Command, Latham, New York
  11. May 2002 – December 2003, Executive Officer, HHD, State Area Command, Latham, New York
  12. December 2003 – May 2006, Executive Officer, 27th Brigade Combat Team, Syracuse, New York
  13. May 2006 – January 2008, Deputy Commander, Headquarters, 27th Brigade Combat Team, Syracuse, New York
  14. January 2008 – January 2009, Deputy Commander, Combined Joint Task Force Phoenix, Kabul, Afghanistan
  15. January 2009 – May 2009, Deputy Commander (Acting Commander), 27th Brigade Combat Team, Syracuse, New York
  16. May 2009 – June 2012, Chief of Staff, Headquarters, 42nd Infantry Division, Troy, New York
  17. June 2012 – September 2013, Chief of Joint Staff, Joint Force Headquarters, Latham, New York
  18. September 2013 – Present, Assistant Division Commander – Support, Headquarters, 42nd Infantry Division, Troy, New York

AWARDS AND DECORATIONS: 

  • Legion of Merit (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
  • Bronze Star Medal
  • Meritorious Service Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
  • Army Commendation Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
  • Army Achievement Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
  • Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal (with 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
  • National Defense Service Medal (with Bronze Service Star)
  • Afghanistan Campaign Medal (with Bronze Service Star)
  • Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
  • Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Silver Hourglass Device and M Device)
  • Army Service Ribbon
  • Overseas Service Ribbon
  • Reserve Component Overseas Training Ribbon (with Numeral 2 device)
  • North Atlantic Treaty Organization Medal (Non-Article 5 – ISAF – Afghanistan)
  • Joint Meritorious Unit Award
  • Combat Infantryman Badge
  • Parachutist Badge

CIVILIAN OCCUPATION:  Director of Facilities Management and Engineering for the New York State Division of Military and Naval Affairs.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS & AFFILIATIONS: 

  • 27th Division Association – Past National Commander, Life Member
  • 42nd Division – Rainbow Division Veterans Memorial Foundation – Life Member
  • American Legion Post 113
  • Association of the United States Army
  • Military Officers Association
  • Military Association of New York
  • National Guard Association of the United States Military Association of New York

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION: 

  • Second Lieutenant 20 May 1987
  • First Lieutenant 27 May 1990
  • Captain 12 January 1993
  • Major 10 August 1998
  • Lieutenant Colonel 18 August 2002
  • Colonel 6 March 2007
  • Brigadier General 1 October 2014