Bacon to Become Deputy Adjutant General

Arkansas Tech University alumnus Col. Gregrey C. Bacon of Dardanelle will be promoted to brigadier general and installed as the deputy adjutant general with the Joint Force Headquarters for the Arkansas National Guard on Saturday, May 14.

The ceremony will begin at 2 p.m. at the National Guard Professional Education Center’s Militia Hall at Camp Robinson at North Little Rock.

A native of Pine Bluff, Bacon earned a Bachelor of Science degree in agriculture business from Arkansas Tech in 1990.

Bacon enlisted in the Arkansas National Guard in October 1985, and received his commission June 18, 1990, through the Officer Candidate School at Camp Robinson. He was recognized as both the Honor Graduate and Distinguished Honor Graduate of his class.

He has more than 25 years of military service in field artillery, including deployments during Operation Enduring Freedom in 2007-2008. He has served as special assistant to the adjutant general of the Arkansas National Guard since October 2015.

In addition to his baccalaureate degree from Arkansas Tech, Bacon received a master degree in strategic studies from the U.S. Army War College in 2009.

His family includes his wife, Arkansas Tech alumna Stacy Talbert Bacon, two grown sons and their families.