Raymond F. Rees | |
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 Rees in 2012 | |
| Nickname(s) | Fred |
| Born | September 29, 1944 Helix, Oregon, U.S. |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Service | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1966–2013 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Unit | Oregon National Guard National Guard Bureau |
| Commands | Chief of the National Guard Bureau Army National Guard Oregon Military Department 116th Armored Cavalry Regiment |
| Battles / wars | Vietnam War |
| Awards | Defense Distinguished Service Medal Army Distinguished Service Medal (2) Air Force Distinguished Service Medal Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit (2) Bronze Star Medal |
| Other work | Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Training, Readiness and Mobilization |
Raymond F. Rees (born September 29, 1944) was Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Training, Readiness and Mobilization from 2014 to 2019. He was appointed to that position as a career member of the Senior Executive Service on February 10, 2014. He is also a retired United States Army major general who served as the adjutant general of Oregon and was director of the Army National Guard and acting chief of the National Guard Bureau.
As adjutant general, Rees was responsible for providing the State of Oregon and the United States with a ready force of citizen soldiers and airmen, equipped and trained to respond to any contingency, natural or man made. He directed, managed, and supervised the administration, discipline, organization, training and mobilization of the Oregon National Guard, the Oregon State Defense Force, the Joint Force Headquarters and the Office of Oregon Emergency Management. He was also assigned as the governor's homeland security advisor. In these roles he developed and coordinated all policies, plans and programs of the Oregon National Guard in concert with the governor and state legislature.