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Born, 2 January 1942, Tarboro, North Carolina
- Years of Active Commission: over 33
- Present Assignment: Commander in Chief, US Special Operations Command, 7701 Tampa Point Bld. MacDill Air Force Base, Florida 33621-5323, since
February 1996
- Military Schools Attended:
- Infantry Officer Basic and Advanced Courses
- Air Command and Staff College
- National War College
- Educational Degrees:
- North Carolina State University - BS Degree - Textile Engineering
- Auburn University - MS Degree - Political Science
- Foreign Languages: None recorded
- Major Duty Assignments
- Nov 63 - Apr 64
- Platoon Leader, Headquarters Comapny, 1st Battalion,
38th Infantry, 2d Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Georgia
- Apr 64 - Jun 64
- Student, Ranger Course, US Army Infantry School, Fort
Benning, Georgia
- Jun 64 - Jul 65
- Platoon Leader, Comapny D, 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry,
1st Cavalry Division, Fort Benning, Georgia
- Jul 65 - Sep 66
- US Army Reserve, not on Active Duty
- Sep 66 - Jul 67
- Platoon Leader, Detachment B52, 5th Special Forces
Group, 1st Special Forces, US Army Vietnam
- Jul 67 - Dec 67
- Commander, Detachment A-104, Company C, 5th Special
Forces Group, US Army Pacific
- Jan 68 - Mar 68
- Executive Oficer, 11th Battalion, 3d Training Brigade,
US Army Training Center, Fort Jackson, South Carolina
- Mar 68 - Dec 68
- S-4 (Logistics), 3d Advanced Individual Training
Brigade, Fort Jackson, South Carolina
- Jan 69 - Jan 70
- S-2 (Intelligence), later Commander, Company C, later
Acting S-3 (Operations), 4th Batallion, 503d Infantry, 173d Airborne
Brigade, US Army, Vietnam
- Mar 70 - Nov 70
- Student, Infantry Officer Advanced Course, US Army
Infantry School, Fort Benning, Georgia
- Nov 70 - Jul 72
- Instructor, later Operations Officer, Ranger Dept., US
Army Infantry School, Fort Benning, Georgia
- Aug 72 - Jun 73
- Student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell Air
Force Base, Alabama
- Jul 73 - Jul 75
- S-1 (Personnel), later S-3 (Operations), 2nd brigade,
25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii
- Jul 75 - Jun 76
- Chief, Officer management Branch, later Deputy G-1
(Personnel), 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii
- Jun 76 - Jun 77
- Executive Officer, 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry, 2d
Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii
- Jun 77 - Apr 79
- Professional Development Officer, Combat Arms Branch,
later Chief, Assignment Branch, Majors Div., Officer Personnel Management
Directorate, US Army Military Personnel Center, Alexandria, Virginia
- Apr 79 - Jun 81
- Commander, 3rd Battalion, 60th Infantry, 2d Brigade, 9th
Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Washington
- Jun 81 - Jun 82
- Assistant Chief of Staff, G-3 (Operations), 9th Infantry
Division, Fort Lewis, Washington
- Jun 82 - Jun 83
- Student, National War College, Fort McNair, Washington DC
- Jun 83 - Oct 83
- Chairman, Reserve Components Study Group, Office, Deputy
Chief of Staff Personnel, US Army, Washington DC
- Oct 83 - Oct 85
- Commander, 1st Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort
Bragg, North Carolina
- Nov 85 - Jul 87
- Chief of Staff, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry),
Fort Drum, New York
- Jul 87 - Jun 88
- Dept. Director for Operations, National Military
Commander Center, J-3, Organization of the joint Chiefs of Staff,
Washington DC
- Jun 88 - Jul 89
- Dept. Director for Operations (Current Operations), J-3,
Organization of the joint Chiefs of Staff, Washington DC
- Jul 89 - Aug 90
- Assistant Division Commander, 101st Airborne Division
(Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky
- Aug 90 - Mar 91
- Assistant Division Commander, 101st Airborne Division
(Air Assault), DESERT STORM, Saudi Arabia
- Mar 91 - May 91
- Assistant Division Commander, 101st Airborne Division
(Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky
- May 91 - May 93
- Commanding General, 82d Airborne Division, Fort Bragg,
North Carolina
- Jun 93 - Feb 96
- Commanding General, XVIII Airborne Corps and Fort Bragg,
Fort Bragg, North Carolina
- Promotions:
- 2LT 19 Sep 64
- 1LT 07 Jan 65
- CPT 19 Mar 67
- MAJ 07 Feb 74
- LTC 06 Nov 78
- COL 01 Oct 83
- BG 01 Aug 88
- MG 01 Oct 91
- LTG 07 Jun 93
- GEN 07 Mar 96
- US Decorations and Badges
- Defense Distinguished Service Medal (with Oak Leaf Cluster)
- Distinguished Service Medal
- Legion of Merit (with Oak Leaf Cluster)
- Bronze Star Medal with "V" Device (with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters)
- Purple Heart
- Meritorious Service Medal (with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters)
- Air Medals
- Army Commendation Medal (with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters)
- Combat Infantryman Badge
- Master parachutist Badge
- Pathfinder Badge
- Special Forces Tab
- Ranger Tab
- Air Assault Badge
- Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge
- Source of Commission: ROTC
- Summary of Joint Assignments
Assignments |
Dates |
Grade |
Deputy Director for Operations
National Military Commander Center
later Deputy Director of Operations
(Current Operations), J-3, Organization
of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,
Washington DC |
Jul 87-
Jul 89 |
Brigade General |
Commander, Joint Task Force, Haiti |
Sep 94-
Oct 94 |
Lieutenant
General |
Commander-in-Chief, US Special Operations
Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida |
Feb 96- Present |
General |
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