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News 5 May 2010 Allied Force Command Heidelberg Change-of-Command PDF Library Biography (.PDF/261Kb)

Army Lieutenant General (LTG) John W. Morgan III is a native of Freeport, New York. He was commissioned as a Field Artillery Officer at the University of Delaware as a distinguished military graduate with a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice. He holds a Master of Science degree in National Security and Strategic Studies from the National Defense University.

LTG Morgan's past command assignments include Commanding General, 2nd Infantry Division, Republic of Korea, Deputy Commanding General/Chief of Staff, I Corps; Assistant Division Commander (Maneuver), 1st Infantry Division where he deployed with the division to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom II; Commander, Division Artillery, 1st Infantry division where he deployed elements of the DIVARTY to Kosovo; and Commander 1st Battalion, 41st Field Artillery, 24th Infantry Division (Mechanized) later re-designated 3d Infantry Division (Mechanized), Fort Stewart, Georgia.

LTG Morgan's past staff assignments include Chief of Staff, European Command (EUCOM), Assistant Chief of Staff, CJ3, United Nations Command, Combined Forces Command, United States Forces Korea, J-5 Representative to the Coalition Provisional Authority, Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Bagdad, Iraq; Deputy Director for Politico-Military Affairs (Africa) and International Negotiations, J-5, the Joint Staff; Assistant Deputy Director for International Negotiations, Middle East and Africa; Special Assistant to the Chief of Staff, Army; Field Artillery Branch Assignment Officer; Battalion S3, 4th Battalion, 29th Field Artillery and AFSCOORD, 8th Infantry Division, United States Army Europe and Seventh Army; Aide de-Camp to the Commanding General, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson Colorado.