Richard E. Angle

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Richard E. Angle
Richard E. Angle (2).jpg
Official portrait, 2023
AllegianceUnited States
Service/branch United States Army
Years of service1991–present
Rank Major General
Commands held 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 major general who currently serves as Special Assistant to the Director of the Army Staff. He previously served as deputy commander of the Joint Special Operations Command and as the commanding general of the 1st Special Forces Command (Airborne) from August 12, 2021 to June 21, 2023. [1] [2]

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Military career

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. [3]

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. [4] 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). [5]

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

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Military offices
Preceded by Deputy Commanding General for Operations of the United States Army Cyber Command
2018–2019
Succeeded by
Preceded by Deputy Commander of the Joint Special Operations Command
2019–2021
Succeeded by
Commanding General of the 1st Special Forces Command (Airborne)
2021–2023
Succeeded by