Franklin L. Hagenbeck

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Franklin L. Hagenbeck
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Hagenbeck in 2006
57th Superintendent of the United States Military Academy
In office
June 9, 2006 –July 18, 2010
Nickname"Buster"
Military career
AllegianceUnited States
Service/branch United States Army
Years of service1971–2010
Rank Lieutenant General
Commands United States Military Academy
10th Mountain Division
Battles/wars War in Afghanistan
Awards Army Distinguished Service Medal
Defense Superior Service Medal (2)
Legion of Merit (5)
Bronze Star Medal (2)

Lieutenant General Franklin Lee Hagenbeck [1] (born November 25, 1949) is a retired United States Army officer who served as the 57th Superintendent of the United States Military Academy from June 2006 to July 2010. Previous to his assignment at West Point, he was the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-1 United States Army, Washington, D.C.

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Early life and education

Hagenbeck was born in Morocco to a United States Navy family. He attended high school in Jacksonville, Florida, and was commissioned from the U.S. Military Academy in 1971. Later, at Florida State University, he earned a Master of Science degree in exercise physiology and served as an assistant football coach. While assigned to the U.S. Military Academy's Department of Physical Education, he earned a Master of Business Administration degree from Long Island University. Hagenbeck's military education includes the United States Army War College, Army Command and General Staff College, and the Infantry Officer Advanced Course.

Military career

Hagenbeck commanded at every level from company through division, culminating as Commanding General of the 10th Mountain Division (2001–2003). He also served in the 25th Infantry Division, 101st and 82nd Airborne Divisions, and United States Army Training and Doctrine Command.

On July 24, 2002, Hagenbeck awarded Colonel Rowan Tink of the Special Air Service Regiment the Bronze Star Medal for his role in Operation Anaconda.

Before becoming Superintendent, Hagenbeck served as the Army's Deputy Chief of Staff, G-1, and in numerous staff positions, including Chief of Staff, 10th Mountain Division; Director, Officer Personnel Management Directorate, United States Total Army Personnel Command; and Assistant Division Commander (Operations), 101st Airborne Division.

Hagenbeck served in numerous Joint assignments, including Exchange Officer and Tactics Instructor to the Royal Australian Infantry Center; Deputy Director for Politico-Military Affairs; Strategic Plans and Policy Directorate (J5); and Deputy Director for Current Operations, J33, Joint Staff. General Hagenbeck served as Commander, Coalition Task Force Mountain, Operations Enduring Freedom/Anaconda and Deputy Commanding General, Combined Joint Task Force 180 in Afghanistan. Hagenbeck retired in July 2010.

Hagenbeck is controversial, as his planning for Operation Anaconda bordered on negligent, as he excluded air component planning until two days prior to the operation commenced. This planning lapse caused chaos in the first few days of the operation, which in turn led top Taliban and al Qaeda leaders to escape into Pakistan. [2] Hagenback defended himself, arguing that the operation had been overly dependent on USAF fixed-wing aircraft that he believed could not offer as much protection as United States Army rotarcraft and artillery. However, United States Air Force officials alleged that Hagenbeck and other United States Army officers who plotted the operation left them out of crucial planning, and Hagenback himself later retracted his criticisms of the operation. [3]

Awards and decorations

Hagenbeck's decorations include:

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References

  1. ↑ "Franklin Lee Hagenbeck". West Point Association of Graduates. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
  2. ↑ Anaconda: A Flawed Joint Planning Process, Joint Forces Quarterly, National Defense University, Institute for Strategic Studies, Issue 47, 4th Quarter, 2007.
  3. ↑ Blanchette, Nicholas (December 16, 2021), Haun, Phil; Jackson, Colin; Schultz, Tim (eds.), "Operation Enduring Freedom: Evaluating the Effectiveness of Air Power over Afghanistan", Air Power in the Age of Primacy (1 ed.), Cambridge University Press, pp. 97–120, doi:10.1017/9781108985024.006, ISBN   978-1-108-98502-4 , retrieved February 2, 2022
Military offices
Preceded by Commander, 10th Mountain Division
2001–2003		Succeeded by
Preceded by57th Superintendent of the United States Military Academy
2006–2010		Succeeded by

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