Top Black Offi cers in the U.S. Military
Infantry Division, 8th United States Army, Korea; Headquarters Department of the Army and the Joint Staff , the Pentagon; the 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, TX; Strategic Planning, J-8, U.S. Special Operations Command, MacDill Air Force Base, FL; and the Requirement Integration Directorate, Army Capabilities Integration Center, Joint Base Langley- Eustis, VA.
BRIG. GEN. ALFRED ABRAMSON Senior Commander Picatinny Arsenal and Deputy Program Executive Officer Ammunition
Brig. Gen. Alfred Abramson III became Deputy Program Executive Offi cer Ammunition and Senior Commander Picatinny Arsenal on November 14, 2016, and led the mission to develop and procure conventional and leap-ahead munitions to increase the Warfi ghter’s combat power. Prior to his arrival to Picatinny, he was the Deputy, Joint Program Executive Offi cer for Chemical and Biological Defense. Brigadier General Abramson was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in
the Chemical Corps after graduating from Virginia State University, where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry. His civilian education includes a master’s degree in chemistry from Johns Hopkins University, a master’s degree in national security and strategic studies from the Naval War College, and a master’s degree in strategic studies from the Army War College. His military education includes the Chemical Offi cer Basic and Advanced Courses, the Support Operations Course, the Combined Arms and Services Staff School, Command and General Staff College, the Advanced Program Management Course, the Senior Service College, and the Senior Leaders Course.
BRIG. GEN. XAVIER BRUNSON Chief of Staff, 18th Airborne Corps
Fort Bragg
In May 2017 Brig. Gen. Xavier Brunson was assigned as chief of staff , XVIII Airborne Corps, Fort Bragg, NC. Brigadier General Xavier Brunson was commissioned as an Infantry Offi cer upon graduation from Hampton University in 1990. He has held numerous leadership assignments, from platoon leader to brigade commander. Upon selection for promotion to Brigadier General, he served as
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the Assistant Commanding General–Support, United States Army Special Forces Command (now 1st Special Forces Command) (Airborne) at Fort Bragg, NC, and Operation Inherent Resolve. Following completion of his duties, Brigadier General Brunson was assigned as the Deputy Commanding General–Operations, 10th Mountain Division (Light) at Fort Drum, NY. Currently, BG Brunson is serving as the Chief of Staff for the XVIII Airborne Corps. He has deployed numerous times in support of contingency and named operations. BG Brunson holds a B.A. in political science from Hampton University, an M.A. in human resources from Webster University, and an M.S. in national security and strategic studies from the United States Army War College.
BRIG. GEN. CLEMENT COWARD Deputy Director for Force Protection, J-8
Deputy Director, Joint Integrated Air and Missile Defense Organization
Deputy Director, Joint Requirements Office for Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense
Brig. Gen. Clement Coward is the deputy director for force protection on the Joint Staff J-8. In this role, he serves as the Joint Staff lead for Integrated Missile Defense, Counter Unmanned Aerial Systems, and Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Defense. He was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Air Defense
Artillery from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in speech communications, a Master of Arts in national security and strategic studies from the Naval War College, and a Master of Science in strategic studies from the Army War College. His previous assignments include Deputy Commander, 32nd Army Air and Missile Defense Command; Brigade Commander, 11th Air Defense Artillery Brigade; Secretary of the Joint Staff and Chief of Operations, United States Forces Iraq; Chief of the Secretary of the Army’s Strategic Initiatives Group; and Director, Business Operations, Offi ce of Business Transformation, Offi ce of the Under Secretary of the Army.
BRIG. GEN. TELITA CROSLAND Office of the Surgeon General, Medical Command
Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations (G-3/5/7)
Brig. Gen. Telita Crosland is currently the Offi ce of the Surgeon General Medical Command Deputy Chief of Staff , Operations (G-3/5/7). Brig. Gen. Crosland is a graduate of the United States Military Academy, the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences, the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College,
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