BRIGADIER GENERAL TIMOTHY L. LAKE

Deputy Commander Joint Task Force Guantanamo, Cuba

Brigadier General Timothy L. Lake is Deputy Commanding General for Joint Task Force Guantanamo, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba since October 2009. He is responsible for the supervision of over 2150 members comprised of Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force and Coast Guard as well as over 5000 civilian contractors and workers on the base. General Lake ensures that those under his supervision provide safe, humane, legal and transparent care and custody of detained enemy combatants, conduct intelligence collection, analysis and dissemination for protection of detainees and personnel working in Joint Task Force-Guantanamo in support of the Global War on Terrorism. He supports the Office of Military Commissions to law enforcement and war crime investigations, and on order respond to Caribbean mass migrations operations.

General Lake was commissioned as a Distinguished Military Graduate in 1985 through the Reserve Officer Training Corps program at North Carolina A&T State University. He has served on Active Duty and in the National Guard, on the Joint and Army Staff, and at the White House Military Office. General Lake served as the Deputy Chief of Operations, White House Communication Agency and Commander, Special Missions Command Camp David before and after September 11, 2001. He served two Presidents as their communications officer leading missions anywhere in the world in support of presidential travels. General Lake served as the first Joint Task Force Commander in Louisiana capital city of Baton Rouge after Hurricane Katrina in 2005, responsible to the civil-military leadership for discipline and order.

EDUCATION:

1985 North Carolina A&T State University, Bachelor of Science, Industrial Technology (Manufacturing), Greensboro, North Carolina
2004 United States Army War College, Master of Science Degree, Strategic Studies, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania
2006 Joint Task Force Commander Course, United States Northern Command, West Virginia

ASSIGNMENTS:

1. November 1985 - December 1986, Platoon Leader, C Company, 102nd Military Intelligence Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division, Korea
2. January 1987 - May 1988, Platoon Leader, C Company, 24th Signal Battalion, 24th Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Georgia
3. June 1988 - May 1990, Battalion Signal Officer, 3rd Battalion 69TH Armor, 24th Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Georgia
4. December 1990 - April 1999, 1Battalion Motor Officer, 141st Signal Battalion, 1st Armor Division, Southwest Asia
5. December 1991- May 1992, Regimental Signal Officer, 2nd Armored Calvary Regiment,  Germany
6. May 1992 - December 1993, Command, B Company, 123rd Signal Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division, Germany
7. December 1993 - Jul 1994, Division Radio Officer, Assistant Division Signal Office, 3rd Infantry Division, Germany
8. July 1994 - October 1994, S-3, 786th Supply and Service Battalion, Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands
9. October 1994 - December 1995, S-1, 786th Supply and Service Battalion, Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands
10. December 1995 - May 1996, State Area Command, Security and Intelligence Officer, Saint Croix, Virgin Islands
11. May 1996 - June 1998, S-3 / S-2, 786th Supply and Service Battalion, Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands
12. December 1998 - June 2000, Chief, Networks Division, White House Communication Agency, Washington, District of Columbia
13. July 2000 - June 2001, Deputy Chief of Operations, White House Communication Agency, Washington, District of Columbia
14. July 2001- July 2003, Commander, White House Communication Agency, Special Mission Command, Camp David, Maryland
15. June 2004 - June 2005, Chief, Policy and Analysis Branch, Plans and Readiness Division, Army Readiness Center, Arlington, Virginia
16. June 2005 - June 2006, Commander, Joint Task Force, Joint Force Headquarters, Virgin Islands National Guard, Saint Croix, Virgin Islands
17. July 2006 - August 2008, Chief, Force Assessment, Forces Division, the Joint Staff, J-8, the Pentagon, District of Columbia
18. August 2008 - September 2009, Assistant Chief of Staff, Army National Guard, Army Capabilities Integration Center, Training and Doctrine Command, Fort Monroe, Virginia
19. October 2009 - Present, Deputy Commander General, Joint Task Force Guantanamo, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:

Bronze Star Medal
Defense Meritorious Service Medal (with Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Meritorious Service Medal
Army Commendation Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Achievement Medal (with Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal
National Defense Service Medal (with Bronze Service Star)
Southwest Asia Service Medal (with 3 Bronze Service Stars)
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Korean Defense Service Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal (with Bronze Service Star)
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Bronze Hourglass)
Army Service Ribbon
Overseas Service Ribbon (with Numeral 2)
Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia)
Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait)
Joint Meritorious Unit Award (with 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Presidential Service Badge
Joint Staff Service Badge
Army Staff Badge
Parachutist Badge

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS & AFFILIATIONS:

National Association of Pershing Rifles, N-4, North Carolina A&T State University
National Guard Association, Virgin Islands

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS:

Reserve Officer Training Corps Distinguished Military Graduate
Research Paper: Reliable and Relevant National Communications System

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:

Second Lieutenant 1 July 1985
First Lieutenant 1 January 1987
Captain 1 January 1990
Major 9 May 1996
Lieutenant Colonel 1 November 2001
Colonel 30 September 2005
Brigadier General 26 September 2009

(Current as of October 2009)