Lieutenant General Robert Ashley graduated from Appalachian State University in 1984 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science.
His duty assignments include:
- Platoon Leader, B Company, 313th Military Intelligence Battalion (Ground, Surveillance, Radar), 82d Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina
- Adjutant, 313th Military Intelligence Battalion (Ground, Surveillance, Radar), 82d Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina
- S-2, 3d Battalion, 504th Infantry, 82d Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina
- S-2, 20th Engineer Brigade (Combat)(Airborne), XVIII Airborne Corps, Fort Bragg, North Carolina
- Chief, later Detachment Commander, later Operations Commander, later S-3, Middle East, Africa, and Southwest Asia Intelligence Division, Directorate for Intelligence and Security, Office of Military Support, Washington, DC
- Intelligence Analyst, Current Intelligence Branch, Allied Land Forces Southeastern Europe, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe, Izmir, Turkey and Secretary to the Joint Military Commission, Stabilization Force, OPERATION JOINT FORGE, Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina
- Strategic Plans Officer, 702d Military Intelligence Group, United States Army Intelligence and Security Command, Fort Gordon, Georgia
- Commander, 206th Military Intelligence Battalion, 116th Military Intelligence Group, Fort Gordon, Georgia
- Squadron Commander, Office of Military Support, Washington, DC, OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM, Afghanistan and OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM, Iraq
- Chief, Transformation Division, Office of Deputy Chief of Staff, G-2, United States Army, Washington DC
- Commander, 525th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade(Airborne), XVIII Airborne Corps, Fort Bragg, North Carolina and OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM, Iraq
- Director of Intelligence, J-2, Joint Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, North Carolina
- Director, J-2, United States Central Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida
- Commanding General/Commandant, United States Army Intelligence Center of Excellence and Fort Huachuca, Fort Huachuca, Arizona.
- Deputy Chief of Staff, G-2, United States Army, Washngton, DC
His awards and decorations include the Legion of Merit (with Oak Leaf Cluster), Bronze Star Medal (with Oak Leaf Cluster), Defense Meritorious Service Medal (with Oak Leaf Cluster), Meritorious Service Medal (with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters), Joint Service Commendation Medal, Army Commendation Medal (with Oak Leaf Cluster), Joint Service Achievement Medal (with Oak Leaf Cluster), Army Achievement Medal (with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters), Parachutist Badge, Army Aviation Badge, and the Army Staff Identification Badge.