Robert P. Ashley Jr.

{{short description|US Army general}} {{Prose|date=January 2020}} {{Use American English|date=April 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=December 2020}} {{Infobox military person | name = Robert P. Ashley Jr. | image = Robert P. Ashley, Jr.jpg | image_size = | alt = | caption = | nickname = | birth_date = | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | burial_place = | allegiance = United States | branch = [[United States Army]] | service_years = 1984–2020 | rank = [[Lieutenant general (United States)|Lieutenant general]] | service_number = | unit = | commands = [[Defense Intelligence Agency]] [[United States Army Intelligence Center]] [[525th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade]] (Airborne) [[116th Military Intelligence Brigade (United States)|206th Military Intelligence Battalion]] | battles = [[War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)|War in Afghanistan]] [[Iraq War]] | awards = [[Army Distinguished Service Medal]] (2) [[Defense Superior Service Medal]] (3) [[Legion of Merit]] (2) [[Bronze Star Medal]] (3) | relations = | other_work = }} '''Robert Paul Ashley Jr.''' is a retired [[Lieutenant general (United States)|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 United States Army|Chief of Staff of the Army]] [[G-2 (intelligence)|G-2]].<ref name="diabio">{{Cite web|url=https://www.dia.mil/News/Articles/Article-View/Article/1333599/lieutenant-general-robert-p-ashley-jr-usa/|title=Lieutenant General Robert P. Ashley, Jr., USA > Defense Intelligence Agency > Article View|website=www.dia.mil}}</ref> He received a commission through [[ROTC]] as a 1984 graduate of [[Appalachian State University]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://rotc.appstate.edu/distinguished-alumni/lieutenant-general-robert-p-ashley-jr-class-1984|title=Lieutenant General Robert P. Ashley, Jr., class of 1984|date=April 19, 2017|website=Lieutenant General Robert P. Ashley, Jr., class of 1984}}</ref> He retired from active duty on October 1, 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dia.mil/News/Articles/Article-View/Article/2369734/dia-celebrates-retirement-of-lt-gen-ashley-welcomes-22nd-director-lt-gen-berrier/|title = DIA celebrates retirement of Lt. Gen. Ashley, welcomes 22nd director Lt. Gen. Berrier}}</ref> He currently serves as Senior Advisor to the Chairman of Arcanum, a global strategic intelligence company.<ref>{{Cite web|title=FORMER US DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY CHIEF JOINS ARCANUM|url=https://arcanumglobal.com/news/former-us-defense-intelligence-agency-chief-joins-arcanum/|access-date=2021-06-22|website=Arcanum Global|language=en-US}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.alreporter.com/2019/09/04/sewell-speaks-to-national-security-forum-at-miles-college/|title=Sewell speaks to National Security Forum at Miles College|date=September 4, 2019}}</ref> Ashley is a commissioner on the [[Afghanistan War Commission]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Commissioners |url=https://www.afghanistanwarcommission.org/commissioners |access-date=2024-07-19 |website=AFGHANISTAN WAR COMMISSION |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Education== * Bachelor of Science degree in [[political science]], [[Appalachian State University]], [[Boone, North Carolina]].<ref name="diabio" /> * Master of Science degree in [[strategic intelligence]] management, [[National Intelligence University]], [[Bethesda, Maryland]].<ref name="diabio"/> * Master of Science degree in [[strategic studies]], [[US Army War College]], [[Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania]].<ref name="diabio" />

==Military career== ===Operational deployments=== * [[Intelligence Analyst]], [[Allied Land Forces Southern Europe]], [[Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe]], [[İzmir]], Turkey * Secretary to the Joint Military Commission, Stabilization Force, [[Operation Joint Forge]], [[Bosnia-Herzegovina]] * Commander, Office of Military Support, Washington, D.C., [[Operation Enduring Freedom]] and [[Iraq War|Operation Iraqi Freedom]] * Commander, [[525th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade]](Airborne), [[XVIII Airborne Corps]] [[Iraq War|Operation Iraqi Freedom]] * Deputy Chief of Staff, Intelligence, [[International Security Assistance Force]] and Director of Intelligence, United States Forces-Afghanistan

[[File:Robert P. Ashley, Jr. (1).jpg|thumb|Lieutenant General Ashley]]

==Dates of rank== {| class="wikitable" |+ ! Rank !! Date |- ||[[File:US Army O1 shoulderboard rotated.svg|115px]] [[Second lieutenant]]||May 23, 1984 |- ||[[File:US Army O2 shoulderboard rotated.svg|115px]] [[First lieutenant (United States)|First lieutenant]]||November 23, 1985 |- ||[[File:US Army O3 shoulderboard rotated.svg|115px]] [[Captain (United States O-3)|Captain]]||May 1, 1988 |- ||[[File:US Army O4 shoulderboard rotated.svg|115px]] [[Major (United States)|Major]]||May 1, 1995 |- ||[[File:US Army O5 shoulderboard rotated.svg|115px]] [[Lieutenant colonel (United States)|Lieutenant colonel]]||June 1, 1999 |- ||[[File:US Army O6 shoulderboard rotated.svg|115px]] [[Colonel (United States)|Colonel]]||May 1, 2004 |- ||[[File:US Army O7 shoulderboard rotated.svg|115px]] [[Brigadier general (United States)|Brigadier general]]||June 21, 2010 |- ||[[File:US Army O8 shoulderboard rotated.svg|115px]] [[Major general (United States)|Major general]]||January 3, 2013 |- ||[[File:US Army O9 shoulderboard rotated.svg|115px]] [[Lieutenant general (United States)|Lieutenant general]]||March 2, 2016 |}

==Awards and decorations== {| |[[File:ArmyAvitBadge.gif|135px]] |[[Aircrew Badge|Basic Army Aircrew Badge]] |- |[[File:United States Air Force Parachutist Badge.svg|85px]] |[[Parachutist Badge (United States)|Basic Parachutist Badge]] |- |[[File:United States Army Staff Identification Badge.png|85px]] |[[Army Staff Identification Badge]] |- |[[File:Defense Intelligence Agency Badge.jpg|95px]] |[[Defense Intelligence Agency]] Badge |- |[[File:USSpecOpsCmdSSI.gif|75px]] |[[United States Special Operations Command]] [[Combat Service Identification Badge]] |- |[[File:Wings badge.JPG|115px]] |[[Parachutist Badge (United Kingdom)|UK Parachutist Badge]] |- |[[File:Military Intelligence Regimental Insignia.png|60px]] |[[Military Intelligence Corps (United States Army)|Army Military Intelligence Corps]] [[Distinctive Unit Insignia]] |- |[[File:ArmyOSB.svg|60px]] |7 [[Overseas Service Bar]]s |} {| |{{ribbon devices|number=1|type=oak|ribbon=U.S. Army Distinguished Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=60}} |[[Army Distinguished Service Medal]] with one bronze [[oak leaf cluster]] |- |{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Defense Superior Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=60}}[[File:Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg|14px]][[File:Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg|14px]] |[[Defense Superior Service Medal]] with two oak leaf clusters |- |{{ribbon devices|number=1|type=oak|ribbon=Legion of Merit ribbon.svg|width=60}} |[[Legion of Merit]] with oak leaf cluster |- |{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|name=Bronze Star Medal ribbon|width=60}}[[File:Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg|14px]][[File:Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg|14px]] |[[Bronze Star Medal]] with two oak leaf clusters |- |{{ribbon devices|number=1|type=oak|ribbon=Defense Meritorious Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=60}} |[[Defense Meritorious Service Medal]] with oak leaf cluster |- |{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Meritorious Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=60}}[[File:Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg|14px]][[File:Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg|14px]][[File:Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg|14px]][[File:Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg|14px]] |[[Meritorious Service Medal (United States)|Meritorious Service Medal]] with four oak leaf clusters |- |{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Joint Service Commendation Medal ribbon.svg|width=60}} |[[Joint Service Commendation Medal]] |- |{{ribbon devices|number=1|type=oak|ribbon=Army Commendation Medal ribbon.svg|width=60}} |[[Army Commendation Medal]] with oak leaf cluster |- |{{ribbon devices|number=1|type=oak|ribbon=Joint Service Achievement Medal ribbon.svg|width=60}} |[[Joint Service Achievement Medal]] with oak leaf cluster |- |{{ribbon devices|number=1|type=oak|ribbon=Army Achievement Medal ribbon.svg|width=60}} |[[Army Achievement Medal]] with oak leaf cluster |- |{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Joint Meritorious Unit Award ribbon.svg|width=60}}[[File:Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg|14px]][[File:Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg|14px]] |[[Joint Meritorious Unit Award]] with two bronze [[oak leaf cluster]]s |- |[[File:Meritorious Unit Commendation ribbon.svg|border|60px]] |[[Meritorious Unit Commendation|Army Meritorious Unit Commendation]] |- |{{ribbon devices|number=1|type=oak|ribbon=Army Superior Unit Award ribbon.svg|width=60}} |[[Superior Unit Award|Army Superior Unit Award]] with oak leaf cluster |- |{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=National Defense Service Medal ribbon, 2nd award.svg|width=60}} |[[National Defense Service Medal]] with one bronze [[service star]] |- |{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal ribbon.svg|width=60}} |[[Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal]] |- |{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|name=Afghanistan Campaign Medal ribbon|width=60}}[[File:Bronze-service-star-3d-vector.svg|11px]][[File:Bronze-service-star-3d-vector.svg|11px]][[File:Bronze-service-star-3d-vector.svg|11px]][[File:Bronze-service-star-3d-vector.svg|11px]] |[[Afghanistan Campaign Medal]] with four service stars |- |{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=Iraq Campaign Medal ribbon, 2nd award.svg|width=60}} |[[Iraq Campaign Medal]] with two service stars |- |{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Global War on Terrorism Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=60}} |[[Global War on Terrorism Service Medal]] |- |{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=Korea Defense Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=60}} |[[Korea Defense Service Medal]] |- |{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=Military_Outstanding_Volunteer_Service_Medal_ribbon.svg|width=60}} |[[Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal]] |- |{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Army Service Ribbon.svg|width=60}} |[[Army Service Ribbon]] |- |{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Army Overseas Service Ribbon.svg|width=60}} |[[Overseas Service Ribbon#Army|Army Overseas Service Ribbon]] |- |[[File:NATO Medal Yugoslavia ribbon bar.svg|60px]] |[[NATO Medal]] for the former Yugoslavia |- |[[File:JPN Kyokujitsu-sho 2Class BAR.svg|60px]] |[[Order of the Rising Sun]] ''(Japan)'', 2nd Class, Gold and Silver Star<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.dia.mil/News-Features/Articles/Article-View/Article/2823977/prestigious-order-of-the-rising-sun-bestowed-upon-former-dia-officers/ | title=Prestigious Order of the Rising Sun bestowed upon former DIA officers }}</ref> |}

==References== {{commons category}} {{reflist}}

{{s-start}} {{s-mil}} {{s-bef|before=[[Mary A. Legere]]}} {{s-ttl|title=[[Military Intelligence Corps (United States Army)|Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence of the United States Army]]|years=2016–2017}} {{s-aft|rows=2|after=[[Scott D. Berrier]]}} {{s-bef|before=[[Vincent R. Stewart]]}} {{s-ttl|title=[[Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency]]|years=2017–2020}} {{s-end}}

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