Background
Garner, Jay Montgomery was born on April 15, 1938 in Arcadia, Florida, United States. Son of James Harley and Consuello Adelaide (Pooser) Garner.
Garner, Jay Montgomery was born on April 15, 1938 in Arcadia, Florida, United States. Son of James Harley and Consuello Adelaide (Pooser) Garner.
Bachelor, Florida State University, 1962. Master of Arts, Shippensburg University, 1983. Attended, Air Defense Artillery School.
Attended, Marine Corps. Command and Staff College. Attended, United States Army War College.
Attended, United States Army Air Defense School, Fort Bliss, Texas, 1962. Attended, Defense Language Institute, Southwest branch, Fort Bliss, 1967. Attended, Air Defense Artillery Officer Advanced Course, United States Army Air Defense School, Fort Bliss, 1969.
Attended, Vietnam Training Center Foreign Service Institute, Department State, Washington, 1971. Attended, Marine Corps. Command and Staff College, Quantico, Virginia, 1975.
Attended, United States Army War College Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania, 1983.
With, Florida National Guard enlisted, United States Marine Corps second in command Lieutenant, United States Army, 1962; advanced through grades to Lieutenant general, United States Army, 1994; assistant platoon leader to platoon leader to Executive officer, Battery C, 3d Missile Battalion, 7th Artillery, United States Army Europe, United States Army, 1962-1964; inactive Army National Guard, United States Army, 1964-1965; operations officer 53d Artillery Brigade, United States Army, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, 1965-1966; assistant subsector advisor, later deputy district senior advisor advisory team 38, military assistance command, United States Army, Vietnam, 1967-1968; commander Battery B, 5th Battalion, 7th Artillery, United States Army Air Defense Commissioned, United States Army, Franklin Lakes, New Jersey, 1968; chief, programs branch, logistics division, office military assistance, United States Army Southern Commissioned, United States Army, Fort Amador, Canal Zone, 1969-1970; district senior advisor, advisory team 36, military assistance commissioned, United States Army, Vietnam, 1971-1972; S-3, then plans, training officer, reserve component study, later S-3, 1st Battalion, 3d Air Defense Artillery, 101st Airborne Division (Airmobile), United States Army, Fort Campbell, Kentucky, 1972-1974; staff officer, firepower division, requirements directorate, later assistant Executive officer, office department chief staff operations, United States Army, Washington, 1975-1978; commander 1st Basic Combat Training Battalion, training and doctrine command, United States Army, 1978-1979; commander 2d Battalion, 59th Air Defense Artillery, 1st Armored Division, United States Army Europe, United States Army, 1979-1981; commander 108th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, 32d Army Air Defense Command, United States Army Europe, United States Army, 1984-1986; director force requirements (combat support systems) office of deputy chiefof staff operations and plans, United States Army, Washington, 1986-1988; deputy commanding general United States Army Air Defense Artillery Center, assistant commandant United States Army Air Defense Artillery School, United States Army, Fort Bliss, 1988-1990; deputy commanding general V Corps. United States Army Europe, 7th Army, United States Army, 1990-1991; commanding general joint task force BRAVO, United States Army, Northern Iraq, 1991; deputy commanding general V Corporation United States Army Europe, 7th Army, United States Army, 1991; assistant deputy chief staff operations and plans force development Office of Deputy Chief of Staff Operations and Plans, United States Army, Washington, 1992-1994; commanding general, United States Army Space and Strategic Defense Command, 1994-1996; assistant vice chief of staff, United States Army, 1996-1997; retired, 1997. President Sy Technology Inc.
Married Mary Connie Kreigh, Dec 30, 1958. 1 child, Lori Lee Gibson.