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leader, and assistant operations offi cer. He earned a Master of Arts in leadership development at the Military Academy and then served as the I-2 Company Tactical Offi cer, United States Corps of Cadets. Williams completed
the Command and General Staff College and the School of Advanced Military Studies, earning a Master of Military Art and Science. His next assignments included Army Aide to the President of the United States, 1998–2000, and commander, 3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery, 4ID, Fort Hood. After earning a Master of Science degree in national security and strategic studies from the Naval War College, he was assigned as the Chief of Exercises, G-3, for U.S. Army Europe. Upon redeployment, Lt. Gen. Williams served as the deputy director for Comprehensive Soldier Fitness, HQDA G-3/5/7; commanding general, U.S. Army Warrior Transition Command; and assistant surgeon general for Warrior Care and Transition.
LT. GEN. DARRELL WILLIAMS Commanding General, Combined Arms Support Command
Lt. Gen. Darrell Williams is the director of the Defense Logistics Agency, with headquarters in Fort Belvoir, VA. He provides strategic leadership for the Defense Department’s combat support agency for worldwide logistics. LTG Williams directs nine supply chains supporting the U.S. military as well as federal, state, local, and international partners. The DLA provides food, medical material, uniforms, construction equipment, 98 percent of the Defense
Department’s fuel, and the majority of spare parts for military weapons systems. He oversees the National Defense Stockpile, an international network of 25 distribution centers, and the Department’s process for reverse logistics. He leads a global expeditionary workforce of over 25,000 military and civilians. Lt. Gen. Williams is a Distinguished Military Graduate of the Hampton Institute ROTC Program and was commissioned into the Army Quartermaster Corps in 1983. Lt. Gen. Williams is a graduate of the Army Command and General Staff College and the School of Advanced Military Studies and a Distinguished Graduate of the National War College. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology from Hampton Institute, Hampton, VA, and master’s degrees in military arts and sciences, national security and
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strategic studies, and business management (logistics). Williams’ prior assignments include Commanding General, Combined Arms Support Command, Fort Lee, VA; Deputy Chief of Staff , U.S. Army Materiel Command, Redstone Arsenal, AL; Commander, DLA Land and Maritime in Columbus, OH; and Director of Logistics, Engineering and Security Assistance, J-4, Headquarters, United States Pacifi c Command, HI.
MAJ. GEN. CARL ALEX Deputy Chief of Staff G-3/5/7, U.S. Army Forces Command
Maj. Gen. Carl Alex enlisted into the Army in 1983 and is a 1987 Distinguished Military Graduate from Offi cer Candidate School. He holds a Master of Military Art and Science degree from the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, Master of Science degrees in fi nancial management and defense analysis– irregular warfare from the Naval Post Graduate School, and a Master of Science degree in national security strategy from
the National War College. MG Alex has served in every type of infantry formation, including the 75th Ranger Regiment, and had combat tours to Panama, Iraq, and Afghanistan. He has commanded at the battalion and brigade levels in the 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, NC, and fi lled numerous billets at Headquarters, Department of the Army, Washington, DC. Recently, he served as the Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff G-3/5/7 at U.S. Army Central (USARCENT), Shaw AFB, SC. He is currently the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations and Intelligence at Allied Joint Force Command Headquarters Brunssum (NATO) in the Netherlands. MG Alex’s awards include the Distinguished Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, and Army Commendation Medal with V-Device.
MAJ. GEN. GARY BRITO Commanding General, Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk
Maj. Gen. Gary Brito, a native of Hyannis, MA, was commissioned an Infantry offi cer through Pennsylvania State University and entered active duty in March 1987. He assumed command of the Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk on May 4, 2016. His previous assignments include Deputy Commanding General (Operations), 25th Infantry Division, Schofi eld
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