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Chief of Defence of the United States Gen. Henry H. Shelton 1996 - 2005

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