Michael D. Barbero

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Michael D. Barbero
Michael D Barbero.jpg
Born (1953-09-14) September 14, 1953 (age 71)
West Germany
AllegianceFlag of the United States.svg  United States of America
Service / branch United States Army
Years of service1976–2013
Rank Lieutenant General
Commands Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization
U.S. Army's Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk
United States Army Infantry Center and Fort Benning
Multi-National Security Transition Command – Iraq
NATO Training Mission – Iraq
Battles / wars Operation Iraqi Freedom
Operation Enduring Freedom
Operation Just Cause
New Dawn
Awards Defense Superior Service Medal (with Oak Leaf Cluster)
Legion of Merit (with 3 Oak Leaf Cluster)

Michael Douglas Barbero [1] (born September 14, 1953) [2] [3] is a retired United States Army Lieutenant General and consultant.

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Early life and education

Born in West Germany in 1953, Barbero was commissioned in the infantry upon graduation from the United States Military Academy at West Point with a B.S. degree in 1976. [2] [3] He holds a master's degree in national security and strategic studies from the National Defense University, Washington, D.C. Barbero is also a graduate of the U.S. Army's Command and General Staff College and the School of Advanced Military Studies Program.

Military career

Lieutenant General Michael D. Barbero served as Director, Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization (JIEDDO) from March 2011 until May 2013. [4] In this post, he was responsible for leading the Defense Department's actions to rapidly provide counter-IED capabilities in support of combatant commanders, military services and other federal agencies to enable the defeat of the IED as a weapon of strategic influence.

Following his commissioning as an infantry officer in 1976, Lieutenant General Barbero served in a variety of tactical assignments in mechanized, light and air assault infantry units. He served in the 1st Cavalry Division, 2d Infantry Division, two tours in the 101st Airborne Division, the 7th Infantry Division, the 10th Mountain Division and the 4th Infantry Division.

In addition to infantry assignments at the tactical level, he commanded at every grade, from lieutenant colonel to lieutenant general. He commanded the 3d Battalion, 187th Infantry Battalion in the 101st Airborne Division and the 2d Brigade, 10th Mountain Division. As a brigadier general, he commanded one of the Army's combat training centers, the Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk, Louisiana. As a major general, he commanded the United States Army Infantry Center and Fort Benning, Georgia. Immediately prior to joining JIEDDO, he commanded the Multi-National Security Transition Command–Iraq and NATO Training Mission–Iraq.

Other staff assignments included service as the executive assistant to the commander of Joint Forces Command/Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic, the Deputy Director for Regional Operations on the Joint Staff and the Chief of Staff, III Corps and Fort Hood, Texas, Austin.

Lieutenant General Barbero served nearly four years in Iraq over three separate tours. During the first year of Operation Iraqi Freedom, from 2003 to 2004, he served as the assistant division commander of the 4th Infantry Division. He next served in Iraq as the Deputy Chief of Staff, Strategic Operations at Multi-National Force – Iraq during "the surge" in 2007 and 2008. Finally, during his most recent deployment, from 2009 to January 2011, he was responsible for the training, equipping and development of all Iraqi security forces and building the ministerial capabilities of both the Ministries of Interior and Defense, while serving simultaneously as the Commander of Multi-National Security Transition Command - Iraq and the Commander of the NATO Training Mission - Iraq. He also deployed to Panama and participated in Operation Just Cause in December 1989.

Consulting

Barbero has worked as a consultant for Ironhand Security, Intelligent Decisions Systems and Jones Group International. He has worked as a paid advisor to the Saudi, Kuwaiti and Libyan governments. [5]

Awards and decorations

Expert Infantry Badge.svg Expert Infantryman Badge
United States Air Force Parachutist Badge.svg Basic Parachutist Badge
Ranger Tab.svg Ranger Tab
AirAssault.svg Air Assault Badge
Joint Chiefs of Staff seal.svg Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge
United States Army Staff Identification Badge.png Army Staff Identification Badge
4th Infantry Division CSIB2.svg 4th Infantry Division Combat Service Identification Badge
187INF DUI.png 187th Infantry Regiment Distinctive Unit Insignia
Wings badge.JPG Australian Parachutist Badge
ASU overseas service bar.jpg 8 Overseas Service Bars
Defense Distinguished Service Medal ribbon.svg Defense Distinguished Service Medal
U.S. Army Distinguished Service Medal ribbon.svg Army Distinguished Service Medal
Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg
US Defense Superior Service Medal ribbon.svg
Defense Superior Service Medal with one bronze oak leaf cluster
Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg
Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg
Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg
Legion of Merit ribbon.svg
Legion of Merit with three oak leaf clusters
Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg
Bronze Star ribbon.svg
Bronze Star Medal with oak leaf cluster
Silver oakleaf-3d.svg
Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg
Meritorious Service Medal ribbon.svg
Meritorious Service Medal with one silver and one bronze oak leaf clusters
Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg
Army Commendation Medal ribbon.svg
Army Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
Army Achievement Medal ribbon.svg Army Achievement Medal
Army Good Conduct Medal ribbon.svg Army Good Conduct Medal
Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg
Joint Meritorious Unit Award ribbon.svg
Joint Meritorious Unit Award with oak leaf cluster
Army Superior Unit Award ribbon.svg Superior Unit Award
Ribbonstar-bronze.svg
National Defense Service Medal ribbon.svg
National Defense Service Medal with one bronze service star
Ribbonstar-bronze.svg
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal ribbon.svg
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal with service star
Iraq Campaign Medal ribbon.svg Bronze-service-star-3d.svg Bronze-service-star-3d.svg Iraq Campaign Medal with two service stars
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary ribbon.svg Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service ribbon.svg Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Korea Defense Service ribbon.svg Korea Defense Service Medal
Armed Forces Service Medal ribbon.svg Armed Forces Service Medal
Humanitarian Service ribbon.svg Humanitarian Service Medal
Army Service Ribbon.svg Army Service Ribbon
Army Overseas Service Ribbon.svg Award numeral 2.svg Army Overseas Service Ribbon with bronze award numeral 2
NATO Meritorious Service Medal bar.svg NATO Meritorious Service Medal
NATO Medal ISAF ribbon bar.svg NATO Medal for Service with ISAF
MFO Medal ribbon.png Multinational Force and Observers Medal
Ordre national du Merite Chevalier ribbon.svg National Order of Merit (France), Knight

See also

References

  1. "Michael Douglas Barbero". West Point Association of Graduates. Retrieved 2020-12-14.
  2. 1 2 Register of Graduates and Former Cadets, United States Military Academy. West Point, New York: Association of Graduates U.S.M.A. 1986. p. 827. Retrieved 2022-05-12.
  3. 1 2 Register of Graduates and Former Cadets, United States Military Academy. West Point, New York: Association of Graduates U.S.M.A. 1991. p. 732. Retrieved 2022-05-12.
  4. "JIEDDO - News Story". Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2013-06-06.
  5. Whitlock, Craig; Jones, Nate (2022). "Retired U.S. generals, admirals take top jobs with Saudi crown prince". Washington Post.