U.S. ARMY
LT. GEN. THOMAS BOSTICK Chief of Engineers Commanding General, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
In May 2012, Lt. Gen. Thomas Bostick became the 53rd Army Chief of Engineers. As command- ing general of the Corps of Engineers, he oversees most of the nation's civil works infrastructure and military construction. Prior to this
GEN. LLOYD AUSTIN, III Vice Chief of Staff United States Army
Gen. Lloyd Austin took up his cur- rent appointment in January 2012. He is the second-highest uniformed officer in the U.S. Army. He has served in com- mand and staff assignments throughout his 37-year career in the armed forces. They include chief of staff, U.S. Central Command; commanding general, 10th Mountain Division (Light), which includ- ed duty as commander of the Combined Joint Task Force 180 in Afghanistan. He was also commander, U.S. Forces in Iraq, which marked his third tour of duty in the country. As the assistant division commander for maneuver, the general earned a Silver Star for valor while lead- ing the division's march to Baghdad in 2003. When he took command of the Multinational Corps-Iraq in 2008, he directed more than 152,000 Joint and Coalition forces. He was commissioned from the U.S. Military Academy in 1975 after graduating with a bachelor's degree in science and he later earned master's degrees from both Auburn University in education administration, and another in management from Webster University. He is a graduate of the Army Command and General Staff College and the Army War College.
GEN. DENNIS VIA
Commanding General, U.S. Army Materiel Command
Gen. Dennis Via took command of the U.S. Army Materiel Command in August 2012. In his current position, he has responsibility for providing mate- riel readiness: technology acquisition, support, materiel development, logistics power projection, and sustainment to the Army across the spectrum of joint military operations. This includes weap- ons, vehicles, aircraft, clothing, food and equipment. Via is the first signal officer in the history of the U.S. Army to be promoted to a four-star. He has served as a commander of the 82nd Airborne Signal Battalion, and commander of the 3rd Signal Brigade. Via was com- missioned May 18, 1980, in the Signal Corps after graduating as a distinguished military graduate from Virginia State University. He later earned a master's degree from Boston University, and is a graduate of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College and the Army War College. Via assumed duties as the deputy commanding general of the Army Materiel Command in May 2011. Prior, he served as director, Command, Control, Communications and Computer (C4) Systems, J-6, The Joint Staff. He was a principal adviser to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on C4 systems mat- ters within the Department of Defense.
2012 MARKED THE 237TH BIRTHDAY OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY. THE CONTINENTAL ARMY WAS ESTABLISHED JUNE 14, 1775.
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appointment, he served as commanding general, U.S. Army Recruiting Command and subsequently as deputy chief of staff, G-1, U.S. Army. Other key assignments include director of military programs, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, with duty as commander, Gulf Region Division; assistant division commander, Ist Calvary Division; director of operations, National Military Command Center, The Joint Staff, and commander, Engineer Brigade, 1st Armored Division. He served as a White House Fellow with a duty at the Department of Veterans Affairs, and as assistant professor at the U.S. Military Academy. A 1978 U.S. Military Acad- emy graduate himself, with a bachelor of science degree, he also holds a master's in civil and mechanical engineering. He has been an active member of the Society of American Military Engineers since 1990.
LT. GEN. VINCENT BROOKS Commanding General, Third Army, U.S. Army Central/ Coalition Forces Land Component Command
Lt. Gen. Vincent Brooks has been
in his current post since June 2011. The command exercises administra- tive control over U.S. Army Forces in the Central Command, conducts
sustainment of ground operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, and performs theater
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