Timothy J. Kadavy

Timothy J. Kadavy
Lieutenant General Timothy J. Kadavy, USA Director of the Army National Guard
Born	Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Army
Years of service	1982—present
Rank	Lieutenant General
Unit	Nebraska National Guard Army National Guard
Commands held	1st Squadron, 167th Cavalry Nebraska National Guard Combined Joint Inter Agency Task Force-Afghanistan Army National Guard
Battles/wars	Operation Joint Forge Iraq War War in Afghanistan
Awards	Army Distinguished Service Medal Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit (2)

Timothy J. Kadavy is a United States Army lieutenant general who serves as Director of the Army National Guard. He previously served as Special Assistant to the Vice Chief of the National Guard Bureau. His other assignments include Adjutant General of the Nebraska National Guard, Deputy Director of the Army National Guard, and Commander of Combined Joint Inter Agency Task Force-Afghanistan (CJIATF-A), part of the NATO International Security Assistance Force mission in that country.

Timothy James Kadavy was born in Lincoln, Nebraska on November 25, 1963, the son of Leo I. Kadavy (1936-2007) and Rose Bohaty Kadavy. He graduated from Omaha's Millard South High School in 1982 and enlisted in the Nebraska Army National Guard. He received his commission as a Second Lieutenant of Armor from the Reserve Officers' Training Corps program at the University of Nebraska in 1987.

Kadavy began his officer career as a Platoon Leader in the Nebraska Army National Guard’s Troop A, 1st Squadron, 167th Cavalry Regiment. His subsequent assignments through May 1994 included: Executive Officer of Troop B, 1-167th Cavalry; Liaison Officer, Headquarters, 1-167th Cavalry; Assistant Operations and Training Officer (S3 Air), Headquarters, 1-167th Cavalry; and Commander, Troop B, 1-167th Cavalry, and Personnel Staff Officer (S1), 1-167th Cavalry.