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General David M. Rodriguez
is the 19th commander of
United States Army Forces
Command.
As the
commander of the Army’s
largest organization, he is
responsible for manning,
equipping, and training
265,000 active component
Soldiers, and training and
readiness oversight of
560,000 Soldiers of the Army
National Guard and the U.S.
Army Reserve. A native of
West Chester, Pennsylvania,
General Rodriguez earned his
commission from the United
States Military Academy at
West Point, New York in
1976.
General Rodriguez has
commanded at every level;
most recently the
International Security
Assistance Force Joint
Command (IJC) in
Afghanistan.
Additional commands
include: the 82nd Airborne
Division; 2nd Brigade, 82nd
Airborne Division; and 2nd
Battalion, 502nd Infantry
Regiment, 101st Airborne
Division (Air Assault).
He commanded companies in
1st Armored Division, 75th
Ranger Regiment, and led a
platoon in the 5th
Infantry Division
(Mechanized).
General
Rodriguez’s extensive combat
experiences include: G-3
Planner, XVIII Airborne
Corps, Operation Just Cause,
1989-1990; Operations
Officer, 1st Battalion,
505th Parachute Infantry
Regiment, 82nd Airborne
Division, Desert
Shield/Desert Storm,
1990-1991; Assistant
Division Commander, 4th
Infantry Division
(Mechanized), 2002-2003;
Commander, Multi-National
Division-Northwest, 2005;
Special Assistant to the
Commander, Multi-National
Corps-Iraq, 2006; Commander,
Joint Task Force-82 in
Afghanistan, 2007-2008; and
Deputy Commander, United
States Forces Afghanistan
and Commander, International
Security Assistance Force
Joint Command, 2009-2011.
General
Rodriguez
holds
a Master of Arts in National Security
and Strategic Studies from the United
States Naval War College and a Masters
of Military Art and Science from the
United States Army Command and General
Staff College.
General Rodriguez's military
awards and decorations
include the Defense
Distinguished Service Medal,
Distinguished Service Medal,
Defense Superior Service
Medal, Legion of Merit (with
4 Oak Leaf Clusters), Bronze
Star Medal (with Oak Leaf
Cluster), Defense
Meritorious Medal,
Meritorious Service Medal
(with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters),
Joint Service Commendation
Medal, Army Commendation
Medal (with 2 Oak Leaf
Clusters), Joint Service
Achievement Medal, numerous
foreign awards, Combat
Infantryman Badge, Expert
Infantryman Badge, Master
Parachutist Badge, Air
Assault Badge, and Ranger
Tab.
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