Brigadier Garza earned a master’s degree in national security and strategic stud- ies in 1999 and was appointed plans chief in the Plans, Policies, and Operations Department at Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps. He served as commanding officer, 6th Marine Regiment, Camp Lejeune, N.C., until 2004, when he was deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Brigadier General Garza’s personal awards include the Legion of Merit, Bronze Star, Defense Meritorious Ser- vice Medal and Combat Action Ribbon.
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On March 30, 2009, Major General Rhett A. Hernandez relinquished authority of the United States Military Training Mission, Saudi Arabia, U.S. Cen- tral Command. Currently, Major General Hernandez is now serving as assistant deputy chief of staff, G-3/5/7, U.S. Army, Washington, D.C.
DCS, G-3/5/7 is the largest staff ele- ment within the Training and Doctrine Command Headquarters consisting of 15 directorates with over 500 person- nel. They provide technical training on 132 Army military specialties and over 1,400 specialized courses for approxi- mately 377,000 students annually. They have 281 leader development courses for officers, warrant officers, nco’s and civilians. The DCS, G-3/5/7 develops command-wide plans and priorities, directs command operations, and pro- vides policy, guidance, and strategies to develop and sustain Army training and leader development systems now and for the future.
The United States Military Training Mis- sion (USMTM) to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is a security assistance organi- zation that manages, and is primarily funded by, foreign military sales cases between the United States government and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. As the head of USMTM, Major General Hernandez carried the title of chief and also had the additional title of U.S. defense representative for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. USMTM is the primary liaison between U.S. Armed Forces and the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Defense and Aviation, the Saudi counterpart to the American Joint Chiefs of Staff. As the senior Department of Defense represen- tative in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Major General Hernandez headed the Joint Command composed of officers and enlisted personnel from the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps.
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Brigadier General Roque C. Nido- Lanausse is the principal adviser to the adjutant general of the Puerto Rico Army National Guard, assisting primarily in the areas of logistics, fiscal compliance and personnel administra- tion. During his military career, Briga- dier General Nido has occupied several key positions, including general surgeon in the 201st Mobile Army Surgical Hospital, chief of surgical services at the 201st Evacuation Hospital, chief of surgical services on active duty with the 201st Evacuation Hospital during Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm, chief of professional services and, later, commander of the 201st Evacu-
ation Hospital. In civilian life, Brigadier General Nido is the director of surgery for Cristo Redentor Hospital and Santa Rosa Hospital at Guayame, Puerto Rico. He also serves as the medical education and training program director at the Episcopal Cristo Redentor Hospital. He earned his medical degree at the Univer- sity of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, specializing in general surgery. Among his numerous medals and decorations are the Meritorious Service Medal, Army Achievement Medal, and Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal with four oak leaf clusters, National Defense Service Medal and the Southwest Asia Service Medal.
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Brigadier General Xavier P. Lobeto was recently assigned as deputy com- manding general, 1st Theater Sus- tainment Command, New Kabul Compound, Afghanistan.
He was commissioned a second lieuten- ant of infantry in 1979. He has served in various command and staff assignments spanning over 28 years in the U.S. Army. His key duties include: Platoon commander, Mortar Platoon, Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 39th Infantry, Baumholder, Germany; commander, Bravo Company, 3d Battalion, 1st In- fantry, 9th Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wa.; operations officer, 2d Forward Support Battalion, 2d Infantry Division, Camp Hovey, Korea; operations of- ficer, 507th Corps Support Group, and later as executive officer, 530th Corps Support Battalion, 1st Corps Support Command, Fort Bragg, N.C.; execu- tive officer to the defense attaché and deputy chief, Military Assistance Pro- gram, United States Central Command, United States Embassy, Jordan; deputy commander, 7th Corps Support Group, 3d Corps Support Command, Bamberg, Germany; G4, 1st Infantry Division, Wurzburg, Germany; commander, 541st Maintenance Battalion, 24th Infantry (Mechanized), Fort Riley, Ka., later configured as 541st Corps Sup- port Battalion, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Iraq; commander, Army Field Support Brigade-Europe, Seckenheim, Germany and Army Field Support Brigade-Iraq, Army Materiel Command, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Iraq; director, Strategic Plans and Force Integration, Army G4, the Pentagon.
Brigadier General Lobeto is a graduate of Franklin University, where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in man- agement and human resources. He is a graduate of Command and General Staff College and the United States Army War College where he received a Master of Science degree in strategic studies.
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