Scott D. Berrier

Scott David Berrier (born 1962) is an active-duty lieutenant general in the United States Army who currently serves as the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency.[1] Before, he served as the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Army G-2 (intelligence).[2] He was commissioned in 1983, through the ROTC program at the University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point.[3] On July 30th, the U.S. Senate confirmed Berrier to serve as the 22nd Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, which he will begin later in 2020 after the retirement of LTG Robert P. Ashley Jr.[4][5]

Lieutenant General Scott Berrier
Born	1962 (age 58–59)
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Army
Years of service	1983–present
Rank	Lieutenant General
Unit	Chief of Staff of the Army
Commands held	United States Army Intelligence Center 501st Military Intelligence Brigade 110th Military Intelligence Battalion
Battles/wars	War in Afghanistan (2001-present) Iraq War
Awards	Army Distinguished Service Medal (2) Defense Superior Service Medal (3) Legion of Merit (2)

Education

• Bachelor of Science degree in History, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, Stevens Point, Wisconsin.
• Master of Science degree in General Studies, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, Michigan.
• Master of Science degree in Strategic Studies, US Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania.

Military career

Operational deployments

• Deputy Chief of Staff, Intelligence, International Security Assistance Force (later Resolute Support) North Atlantic Treaty Organization; Deputy Director, J-2, United States Forces-Afghanistan, Operation Enduring Freedom and Freedom Sentinel.
• Intelligence Officer, CJ-2, United States Forces-Iraq, Operation Iraqi Freedom
• Director of Intelligence, CJ-2, Combined Task Force-76, Operation Enduring Freedom
• Commander, 110th Military Intelligence Battalion, 10th Mountain Division (Light); Director of Intelligence, CJ-2, Combined Joint TaskForce-180, Operation Enduring Freedom
• Director of Intelligence, J-2, Special Operations Command Central, Operation Enduring Freedom in Qatar.

LTG Scott D. Berrier

Dates of Rank

Rank	Date
Second lieutenant	May 25, 1983
First lieutenant	March 24, 1986
Captain	February 1, 1989
Major	February 1, 1996
Lieutenant colonel	May 1, 2001
Colonel	February 1, 2006
Brigadier general	September 3, 2011
Major general	March 2, 2014
Lieutenant general	January 30, 2018

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 one oak leaf cluster
	Defense Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
	Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters
	Army Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
	Joint Service Achievement Medal
	Army Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster
	National Defense Service Medal with one bronze service star
	Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
	Afghanistan Campaign Medal with three service stars
	Iraq Campaign Medal
	Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
	Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
	Korea Defense Service Medal
	Armed Forces Reserve Medal
	Army Service Ribbon
	Army Overseas Service Ribbon with bronze award numeral 6
	NATO Medal for service with ISAF

Unit Awards

Joint Meritorious Unit Award with two oak leaf clusters

Army Meritorious Unit Commendation

Army Superior Unit Award

Badges and Tabs

Basic Parachutist Badge

Ranger Tab

Air Assault Badge

Army Staff Identification Badge

Defense Intelligence Agency Badge

75th Ranger Regiment Combat Service Identification Badge

Thailand Parachutist Badge

Army Military Intelligence Corps Distinctive Unit Insignia

6 Overseas Service Bars

References

1. https://www.dia.mil/News/Articles/Article-View/Article/2369284/lieutenant-general-scott-d-berrier-usa/
2. Lieutenant General SCOTT D. BERRIER
3. https://www.afcea.org/event/sites/default/files/files/Berrier%2C%20LTG%20Scott%20D_%20Bio.pdf
4. "Senate confirms Berrier as next DIA director". Defense Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
5. Matishak, Martin. "Trump picks Army lieutenant general to lead Pentagon's spy branch". POLITICO. Retrieved 2020-08-09.