Brigadier General
Raymond L. Adams
About Brigadier General
Raymond L.
Brigadier General Raymond L. Adams
Deputy Commander and Chief Of Staff, Joint Warfare Centre
Brigadier General Raymond L. Adams was commissioned in 1999 upon graduation from law school. He currently serves as Deputy Commander and Chief of Staff, NATO Joint Warfare Centre in Stavanger, Norway.
Brigadier General Adams served on active duty from 1999 to 2003, when he transferred to the reserve component to pursue a civilian career.
His operating forces assignments include: Platoon Commander (Operation IRAQI FREEDOM) and Company Commander 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment; Commanding Officer 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment; Executive Officer 25th Marine Regiment; Deputy Commander/Senior Reserve Advisor 25th Marine Regiment; Deputy Commander Force Headquarters Group; and Commanding General Force Headquarters Group.
His headquarters and staff assignments include: military prosecutor, deputy Staff Judge Advocate, and legal assistance officer, II MEF; 6th Motor Transport Battalion S-3A; Aide-de-Camp to Lieutenant General John F. Kelly, Commander, Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces North; Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) Staff Training Program Individual Mobilization Augmentee (IMA) Detachment Operations Officer, Chief of Staff, and Officer in Charge; and Force Design 2030 planner in Combat Development and Integration/ Capabilities Development Directorate.
His joint force assignments include: Human Intelligence Officer, United States Northern Command J-2 Intelligence Directorate and Politico-Military Planner, Joint Staff J-5 Strategic Plans and Policy Directorate.
Brigadier General Adams is a graduate of The Basic School, Naval Justice School, full-length Infantry Officer Course, resident Marine Corps Command and Staff College (with honours), School of Advanced Warfighting, Advanced Joint Professional Military Education, National War College (with honours), where he received the Excellence in Writing Award and Best Thematically-Focused Individual Strategy Research Project Award, Reserve Senior Staff Course, Johns Hopkins University’s Art of War program, Air University’s Cyber Operations Executive Course, the University of Oxford's Executive Leadership Programme, Georgetown University's Congressional Operations Seminar, and NATO’s Generals, Flag Officers and Ambassadors Course.
Brigadier General Adams was appointed to the Marine Corps Reserve Policy Board for a second term in 2023.