Robert P. Ashley Jr. Explained

Robert P. Ashley Jr.
Allegiance:	United States
Branch:	United States Army
Serviceyears:	1984–2020
Rank:	Lieutenant general
Commands:	Defense Intelligence Agency United States Army Intelligence Center 525th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade (Airborne) 206th Military Intelligence Battalion
Battles:	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]

Education

• Bachelor of Science degree in political science, Appalachian State University, Boone, North Carolina.
• Master of Science degree in strategic intelligence management, National Intelligence University, Bethesda, Maryland.^[1]
• Master of Science degree in strategic studies, US Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania.

Military career

Operational deployments

• Intelligence Analyst, Allied Land Forces Southern Europe, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe, Izmir, 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 Operation Iraqi Freedom
• Commander, 525th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade(Airborne), XVIII Airborne Corps Operation Iraqi Freedom
• Deputy Chief of Staff, Intelligence, International Security Assistance Force and Director of Intelligence, United States Forces-Afghanistan

Awards and decorations

	Army Distinguished Service Medal with one bronze oak leaf cluster
	Defense Superior Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters
	Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster
	Bronze Star Medal with two oak leaf clusters
	Defense Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
	Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters
	Joint Service Commendation Medal
	Army Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
	Joint Service Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster
	Army Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster
	Joint Meritorious Unit Award with two bronze oak leaf clusters
	Army Meritorious Unit Commendation
	Army Superior Unit Award with oak leaf cluster
	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^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Lieutenant General Robert P. Ashley, Jr., USA > Defense Intelligence Agency > Article View. www.dia.mil.
2. Web site: Lieutenant General Robert P. Ashley, Jr., class of 1984. April 19, 2017. Lieutenant General Robert P. Ashley, Jr., class of 1984.
3. Web site: DIA celebrates retirement of Lt. Gen. Ashley, welcomes 22nd director Lt. Gen. Berrier.
4. Web site: FORMER US DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY CHIEF JOINS ARCANUM. 2021-06-22. Arcanum Global. en-US.
5. Web site: Sewell speaks to National Security Forum at Miles College. September 4, 2019.
6. Web site: Commissioners . 2024-07-19 . AFGHANISTAN WAR COMMISSION . en-US.
7. Web site: Prestigious Order of the Rising Sun bestowed upon former DIA officers .