Top Black Offi cers in the U.S. Military
BRIG. GEN. TWANDA “TIA” E. YOUNG Deputy Commanding General, Human Resources Command, Ft. Knox, KY
Brigadier General Twanda (Tia) E. Young assists the HRC Commanding General in the execution of a full spectrum of human resource programs and systems to promote Army readiness, develop leaders, and sustain the well-being of soldiers, veterans, and their families. Brigadier General Young is a native of Darlington, South Carolina. She graduated from Clafl in
University in Orangeburg, SC, in 1989, and received her commission as a Second Lieutenant in the Adjutant General’s Corps. Over Brigadier General Young’s thirty- year career, she held numerous leadership assignments and commanded at the battalion, brigade, joint task force, and strategic command levels. She commanded the Continental United States (CONUS) Replacement Center Battalion in Ft. Benning, GA, and the Army Reserve Theater Support Group in Fort Shafter, HI. Prior to assuming her current position, Brigadier General Young was the U.S. Army Reserve G-1 and responsible for military personnel management, personnel policy development, and personnel strength accounting and readiness of the Army Reserves. Additionally, she had the opportunity to deploy in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, where she served as the CJ1 Chief of the Strategic Initiatives Group.
GEN. DARREN W. MCDEW Commander, U.S. Transportation Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois
Gen. Darren McDew is Commander, U.S. Transportation Command. The command is the single manager for global air, land, and sea transportation for the U.S. Department of Defense. Gen. McDew was commissioned in 1982 following his graduation from the Virginia Military Institute. He began his fl ying career at Loring
Air Force Base, ME. His staff assignments include serving as a member of the Air Force Chief of Staff Operations Group, Air Force Aide to the President, the chief of the U.S. Air Force Senate Liaison Division, and the director of Air Force Public Aff airs. Gen. McDew also served as Vice Director for Strategic Plans and Policy for the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff . He then served as the commander of the 18th Air Force, Scott AFB, and has commanded at the squadron, group, and wing levels as well as an Air Force direct reporting unit. He deployed in support of operations in Central and Southwest Asia as an air expeditionary group commander and later as the director of mobility forces. Prior to his current assignment, Gen. McDew was the commander of the 18th Air Force, Scott AFB. Most recently, he served as the commander of Air Mobility Command, whose mission is to provide rapid, global mobility and sustainment for America’s armed forces. The command also plays a role in humanitarian support at home and around the world. The men and women of AMC—active duty, Air National Guard, Air Force Reserve, and civilians—provide airlift, aerial refueling, and special air mission and aeromedical evacuation.
Brig. Gen. Telita Crosland entered the Army as a Medical Corps Offi cer in 1993.
LT. GEN. RICHARD M. CLARK Commander, 3rd Air Force, Ramstein Air Base, Germany
Lt. Gen. Richard M. Clark is Commander, 3rd Air Force, Ramstein Air Base, Germany. Third Air Force plans, deploys, sustains, and redeploys Air Force forces that directly support the combatant commanders during
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