Colonel Keith A. Mabry was commissioned as a Military Police Officer upon graduation as the Distinguished Military Graduate from the Reserve Component Federal Officer Candidate School, 18 October 1983. His first duty assignment was as a platoon leader, Detachment 1, 210lh Military Police Company, North Carolina Army National Guard in Franklin, North Carolina. | His subsequent duty positions and assignments include: Commander, HHD 1091h MP BN, Asheville, North Carolina; S1, HHD 1091h MP BN, Asheville, North Carolina; Assistant TF Commander, TF 109, Asheville, North Carolina; S1, 130lh Signal Battalion, Asheville, North Carolina; Commander, HHD 130lh Signal Battalion, Asheville, Noroth Carolina; S4, 130lh Signal Battalion, Asheville, North Carolina; Executive Officer, 130lh Signal Battalion, Asheville, North Carolina; Executive Officer, 730th Combat Support Battalion, Asheville, North Carolina; Executive Officer, 730th Quartermaster Battalion, Asheville, North Carolina; Operations and Training Officer, ARNG Recruiting and Retention Command, Raleigh, North Carolina; J1 Director of Personnel, Joint Forces Headquarters, Raleigh, North Carolina; Chief of the Joint Staff, Joint Forces Headquarters, Raleigh, North Carolina; Chief of the Joint Staff, Joint Force Headquarters, Army National Guard, Raleigh, North Carolina. | Colonel Mabry's military awards and decorations include: United States Meritorious Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal (Oak Leaf Cluster), Army Achievement Medal (20LC), Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal, Armed Forces Reserve Medal, National Defense Service Medal, and the Humanitarian Service Medal.