Richard E. Angle

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Richard E. Angle
LTG Richard E. Angle (2).jpg
Official portrait, 2024
AllegianceUnited States
Branch United States Army
Service years1991–present
Rank Lieutenant General
CommandsAllied Special Operations Forces Command
Special Operations Command Europe
1st Special Forces Command (Airborne)
Intelligence Support Activity
1st Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group
Battles / wars Iraq War
War in Afghanistan
Operation Inherent Resolve
Awards Defense Superior Service Medal (3)
Legion of Merit (4)
Bronze Star Medal (2)
Alma mater United States Military Academy

Richard E. Angle is a United States Army lieutenant general who has served as the commander of Allied Special Operations Forces Command and Special Operations Command Europe since 4 October 2024. [1] He served as the commanding general of the 1st Special Forces Command (Airborne) from 2021 to 2023. [2] [3]

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Military career and education

Angle was commissioned as a second lieutenant in 1991 following graduation from United States Military Academy at West Point. His first assignment was with the 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment in Germany as an infantry officer. Angle volunteered for Army Special Forces and subsequently graduated from the Special Forces Qualification Course at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Angle commanded a Special Forces Operational Detachment of the 2nd Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group, with which he deployed to Bosnia and Kosovo. [4]

Following graduation from the Army Command and General Staff College, Angle was selected for the Intelligence Support Activity in 2000, a secret unit conducting signal and human intelligence gathering for the Joint Special Operations Command. He served as troop commander, squadron operations officer, unit operations officer, and later squadron commander. Angle took command of the 1st Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group in Okinawa, Japan from 2008 to 2010. He later returned to ISA as unit commander from 2012 to 2014. Angle completed numerous deployments to Afghanistan, Africa, Pakistan, and Iraq. [5] Angle then received assignment as Chief of Staff, U.S. Army Special Operations Command in 2017.

As a general officer, Angle served as Deputy Commanding General, 1st Special Forces Command; Deputy Commanding General (Operations), United States Army Cyber Command; and then as Deputy Commander, Joint Special Operations Command. In March 2021, he was assigned to succeed John W. Brennan Jr. as Commanding General, 1st Special Forces Command (Airborne). [6]

In September 2024, Angle was nominated for promotion to lieutenant general, with assignment as commander, Allied Special Operations Forces Command; and commander, Special Operations Command Europe, U.S. Special Operations Command, Belgium. [7]

Awards and decorations

U.S. military decorations
US Defense Superior Service Medal ribbon.svg Bronze oak leaf-3d.svg Bronze oak leaf-3d.svg Defense Superior Service Medal
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
Defense Meritorious Service ribbon.svg Bronze oak leaf-3d.svg Bronze oak leaf-3d.svg Bronze oak leaf-3d.svg Bronze oak leaf-3d.svg Defense Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters
Meritorious Service ribbon.svg Bronze oak leaf-3d.svg Bronze oak leaf-3d.svg Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
Army Commendation Medal ribbon.svg Bronze oak leaf-3d.svg Bronze oak leaf-3d.svg Army Commendation Medal
Army Achievement Medal ribbon.svg Bronze oak leaf-3d.svg Bronze oak leaf-3d.svg Army Achievement Medal
U.S. Unit Awards
Joint Meritorious Unit Award ribbon.svg Joint Meritorious Unit Award
Valorous Unit Award ribbon.svg Valorous Unit Award
Meritorious Unit Commendation ribbon.svg Meritorious Unit Commendation
Army Superior Unit Award ribbon.svg Superior Unit Award
U.S. Service (Campaign) Medals and Service and Training Ribbons
Ribbonstar-bronze.svg
National Defense Service Medal ribbon.svg
National Defense Service Medal with one bronze service star
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal ribbon.svg Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Ribbonstar-bronze.svg
Kosovo Campaign Medal ribbon.svg
Kosovo Campaign Medal with two service stars
Ribbonstar-bronze.svg
Ribbonstar-bronze.svg
Iraq Campaign Medal ribbon.svg
Iraq Campaign Medal with two service stars
Ribbonstar-bronze.svg
Ribbonstar-bronze.svg
Afghanistan Campaign Medal ribbon.svg
Afghanistan Campaign Medal with two service stars
Ribbonstar-bronze.svg
Inherent Resolve Campaign Medal ribbon.svg
Inherent Resolve Campaign Medal with service star
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
Armed Forces Service Medal ribbon.svg Armed Forces Service Medal
Army Service Ribbon.svg Army Service Ribbon
NATO Medal Yugoslavia ribbon bar.svg NATO Medal
Army Overseas Service Ribbon.svg Award numeral 3.svg Army Overseas Service Ribbon with bronze award numeral 3
Badges
Combat Infantry Badge.svg Combat Infantryman Badge
Einzelbild Special Forces (Special Forces Insignia).svg Special Forces Tab
Ranger Tab.svg Ranger tab
Master Parachutist badge (United States).svg Master Parachutist Badge
Pathfinder.gif Pathfinder Badge
USAF - Occupational Badge - High Altitude Low Opening.svg Military Freefall Badge
Joint Chiefs of Staff seal (2).svg Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge
United States Army Staff Identification Badge.png Army Staff Identification Badge
USSpecOpsCmdSSI.gif United States Special Operations Command Combat Service Identification Badge
SpecialForces Badge.svg 1st Special Forces Command (Airborne) Distinctive Unit Insignia
ArmyOSB.svg 8 Overseas Service Bars

References

  1. ↑ "Allied Special Operations Forces Command Holds Change of Command Ceremony". Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe . Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  2. ↑ "1st SFOC Commanding General" (PDF). Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  3. ↑ "Army Cyber lobbies for name change this year, as information warfare grows in importance". 16 October 2016. Archived from the original on 14 September 2020.
  4. ↑ "Cyber-Speaker-Bios" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 August 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  5. ↑ "Brig. Gen. Richard E. Angle". Archived from the original on 14 September 2020. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  6. ↑ "General Officer Assignments". U.S. Department of Defense. Archived from the original on 3 September 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  7. ↑ "PN2043 — Maj. Gen. Richard E. Angle — Army". U.S. Congress. 9 September 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
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