McConville commanded the 1st Cavalry Division's 4th Brigade Combat Team, a unit with 64 helicopters, during the Iraq War from 2004 to 2005. His air cavalry brigade took part in hundreds of combat missions in Iraq and was selected as the 2004 AAAA Aviation Unit of the Year. McConville served as the Deputy Commanding General (Support) for 101st Airborne Division, Combined Joint Task Force 101, and Regional Command East in Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom from 2008 to 2009.[2][7] Much of his time in Afghanistan was spent focusing on development programs.[2]
McConville's early staff assignments include S-3 for Flight Concepts Division, S-3 for 5th Squadron, 9th Cavalry, S-3 for the 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, J5 Strategic Planner for the United States Special Operations Command, G-3 for the 101st Airborne Division, Executive Officer to the Vice Chief of Staff of the Army, and Deputy Chief and Chief of the Office of Legislative Liaison.[7]
McConville speaks at a press conference about COVID-19, in March 2020.
He became the commanding general of the 101st Airborne Division on 12 August 2011.[8] During his tenure, the division was deployed to Afghanistan, where he also led Combined Joint Task Force 101 in Regional Command East. McConville commanded the 101st Airborne Division until 20 June 2014, becoming its longest serving commander, and the longest serving division commander in Army history.[9][6] His next assignment was as Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel (G-1) of the U.S. Army in Washington, D.C.[9]
He was nominated for appointment as vice chief of staff on 24 April 2017, for chief of staff Mark Milley.[10][11] On 25 March 2019, McConville was nominated for appointment as chief of staff of the Army.[12] He took office on 9 August 2019, succeeding Milley, and becoming the first aviator to be the head of the Army.[6] In that role, he continued the Army modernization program that he had worked on with Milley when he was the vice chief, and presided over the Army's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.[13] McConville visited Europe in July 2022, where he met with representatives from the armies of 30 European countries and discussed NATO's response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[14] He relinquished office as chief of staff on 4 August 2023.[15][16][17]
Personal life
McConville and his wife, Maria, have three children serving in the military.[5]
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