lieutenant in the Signal Corps in 1982. He holds a master's degree in general administration from Central Michigan University, and another in strategic stud- ies from the U.S. Army War College.
MAJ. GEN. AUNDRE PIGGEE Commanding General, 21st Theater Sustainment Command
Maj. Gen. Aundre Piggee was
pinned with the rank of major general in May 2012. Recently, he served as the J4 of the United States Forces in Korea. Previ- ous assignments include service
as commander of the 15th Sustainment Brigade, and as executive officer to the vice chief of staff of the army and G4 of the 1st Cavalry Division. He gradu- ated from the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff with a bachelor's in biology. Later, he earned a master's degree in materiel acquisition management and another in strategic studies from the Army War College. He was commis- sioned into the Army as a distinguished military graduate in 1981. His military education includes the Quartermaster Officer Basic Course, Ordnance Officer Advance Course, Combined Arms Staff Services School, the Logistics Execu- tive Development Course, the Command and General Staff College and the Army War College. Piggee was the 1st Cavalry Division’s Chief of Staff from April-July 2005. He commanded the 15th Sustain- ment Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, from July 2005 to February 2008 with 15 months deployed in Operation Iraqi Freedom. From June 2008 to September 2009, he was an executive officer for the vice chief of staff, United States Army. In August 2009, he assumed the duties of the United States Forces Korea, assistant chief of staff J4.
MAJ. GEN. DANA PITTARD Commanding General, Ist Armored Division
Maj. Gen. Dana Pittard is the com- manding general of the 1st Armored Division and Fort Bliss, Texas. His prior assignments include serving as the deputy chief of staff, G-3/5/7 United States
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Army Training and Doctrine Command; commanding general, National Training Center and Fort Irwin; and commanding general of the Iraqi Assistance Group. He also commanded three units at the company level, including a combat deployment dur- ing Operation Desert Storm. His previous staff assignments include chief of plans and exercises for 2d Armored Division and S-3 (Operations) for both 1st Battalion, 67th Armor and 2d Brigade, 4th Infantry Divi- sion, all at Fort Hood, Texas. Pittard also served as a military aide to the President of the United States.
He was commissioned as a second lieutenant from the U.S. Military Acad- emy at West Point in 1981, with a bach- elor of science degree in history. He later earned a master's from the School for Advanced Military Studies at the United States Army Command and General Staff College. Pittard also attended the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University as a Senior Service College fellow.
MAJ. GEN. RENALDO RIVERA Adjutant General, Virgin Islands, Christiansted, U.S. Virgin Islands
Maj. Gen. Renaldo Rivera received a direct commission in April 1980, having enlisted in the U.S. Army and completed a tour of duty in Vietnam. In his current position, Rivera is respon- sible for train- ing, resourcing, mobilization and
demobilization of units of the Virgin Islands National Guard in support of fed- eral mobilization and national contingen- cies, along with civil authorities of the U.S. Virgin Islands. He also serves as a member of the Governor’s Cabinet. Prior assignments include deputy chief of staff, Operations and Training, Virgin Islands Joint Force Headquarters; commander, Troop Command, Detachment 1, Virgin Islands National Guard; commander, 786th Supply & Service Battalion, Virgin Islands National Guard, St. Thomas. He earned a bachelor of science degree from Youngstown State University and is a graduate of the U.S. Army War College.
MAJ. GEN. ERROL SCHWARTZ Commanding General, Militia of the District of Columbia National Guard
and Director, District of Columbia National Guard, Office of the Secretary of the Army
Maj. Gen. Errol Schwartz is re-
sponsible for operational readiness and command and control of the District of Columbia Army and Air National Guard units with an authorized strength of 2,700 soldiers and air- men. Schwartz also serves in the federal Senior Executive Service. He began his mili- tary career when
he enlisted in the District of Columbia Army National Guard in 1976. He was commissioned in 1979 and appointed platoon leader. His previous assignments include deputy commanding general, D.C. National Guard; battalion com- mander, 372nd Military Police Battalion; deputy director, Information Manage- ment, Headquarters, District Area Com- mand; director, logistics, The Adjutant General-Army, DC National Guard; and commander, 74th Troop Command, D.C. National Guard. He earned a bachelor's degree in science from the University of the District of Columbia; a master's degree from Central Michigan University and another from the National Defense University
MAJ. GEN. LESLIE SMITH Commanding General, 20th Support Command
Maj. Gen. Leslie Smith was nominated for appointment to the rank of major general early in 2012. He has served as commanding general of 20th Support Com- mand (Chemical, Biological, Radio- logical, Nuclear and High Yield
Explosives), Aberdeen Proving Ground since July 2010.
Other assignments include com- mander, 3rd Chemical Brigade, U.S. Army Maneuver Support Center, Fort Leonard Wood, Mo.; chief, Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Defense Team, G-8, Army Staff; and commander, 83rd Chemical Battalion, XVIII Airborne Corps, Fort Polk, La., and Operation Iraqi Freedom, Kuwait and Iraq. Smith also served in Operations Desert Storm/ Desert Shield, Saudi Arabia, Afghani- stan and Korea. He was commandant of the U.S. Army Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear School. He is a
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