South Carolina National Guard

Major General Lester D. Eisner is the Deputy Adjutant General, South Carolina National Guard, and also serves as the Assistant Adjutant General - Army, Joint Force Headquarters, South Carolina Army National Guard.

Eisner was commissioned in 1976 through the Reserve Officer Training Corps program at Mercer University.

• 1976 Mercer University, Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, Macon, Georgia
• 2000 United States Army War College, Masters Degree, Strategic Studies, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania

• Legion of Merit (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
• Meritorious Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
• Army Commendation Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
• Army Achievement Medal
• Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal (with 1 Silver Oak Leaf Cluster)
• National Defense Service Medal
• Humanitarian Service Medal
• Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with 1 Silver Hourglass Device)
• Army Service Ribbon
• Master Army Aviator Badge
• Parachutist Badge
• Air Assault Badge
• South Carolina Recruiting and Retention Achievement Medal
• South Carolina Active State Service Medal
• South Carolina Governor’s Unit Citation

• June 1976 – Dec. 1976, Student, Infantry Officer Basic Course, Fort Benning, Georgia
• Jan. 1977 – April 1978, Platoon Leader, Company A, 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky
• May 1978 – Jan. 1979, Student, Initial Entry Rotary Wing Course, Fort Rucker, Alabama
• Feb. 1979 – May 1980, Aeroscout Section Leader, 229th Attack Helicopter Battalion, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Kentucky
• May 1980 – Dec. 1980, Assistant S-4, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 229th Attack Helicopter Battalion, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Kentucky
• Dec. 1980 – Feb. 1981, Section Leader, Company A, 229th Attack Helicopter Battalion, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Kentucky
• Feb. 1981 – March 1982, Platoon Leader, Company A, 229th Attack Helicopter Battalion, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Kentucky
• April 1982 – Oct. 1982, Student, Infantry Officer Advanced Course, Fort Benning, Georgia
• Oct. 1982 – Sept. 1985, Combat Aviation/Army Advisor, 3d Army, Fort Meade, Maryland with duty at Troop D, 1st Squadron, 101st Calvary, Eastover, South Carolina
• Sept. 1985 – Dec. 1985, Flight Operations Officer, Troop D, 1st Squadron, 101st Calvary, Eastover, South Carolina
• Dec. 1985 – Feb. 1987, Section Commander, Troop D, 1st Squadron, 101st Calvary, Eastover, South Carolina
• March 1987 – Nov.1987, S-4, 51st Aviation Battalion (Attack Helicopter), Eastover, South Carolina
• Dec. 1987 – Jan. 1989, S-2, 1st Battalion, 151st Advanced Attack Helicopter Battalion, Eastover, South Carolina
• Feb. 1989 – Aug. 1990, S-3, 1st Battalion, 151st Advanced Attack Helicopter Battalion, Eastover, South Carolina
• Aug. 1990 – Oct.1991, Executive Officer, 1st Battalion, 151st Advanced Attack Helicopter Battalion, Eastover, South Carolina
• Oct. 1991 – Dec. 1994, Battalion Commander, 1st Battalion, 151st Advanced Attack Helicopter Battalion, Eastover, South Carolina
• Dec.1994 – Sept. 1995, S-3, 51st Aviation Group, Columbia, South Carolina
• Sept. 1995 – Aug. 1999, Deputy Director, Aviation & Safety, Headquarters (-Detachment) State Area Command, Columbia, South Carolina
• Sept. 1999 – Feb. 2004, Commander, 51st Aviation Group, Eastover, South Carolina
• March 2004 – Nov. 2004, Director, Aviation and Safety, Headquarters (-Detachment 1) State Area Command, Columbia, South Carolina
• Nov. 2004 – Feb. 2006, Deputy Chief of Staff Aviation, South Carolina Army National Guard Element Joint Force Headquarters (-Detachment 1), Columbia, South Carolina
• Feb. 2006 – Present, Assistant Adjutant General, South Carolina Army National Guard Element Joint Force Headquarters (-Detachment 1), Columbia, South Carolina