Vincent Keith Brooks is a retired United States Army general who last commanded United States Forces Korea, United Nations Command, and ROK-U.S. Combined Forces Command. He previously served as the commanding general of United States Army Pacific and prior to that as the commanding general of Third Army. Brooks was the United States Central Command Deputy Director of Operations during the War in Iraq, and frequently briefed the media, which raised his public profile. He also served as the Chief of Army Public Affairs The Pentagon. He was the deputy commander of 1st Cavalry Division in Baghdad during the 2006–2008 "surge" and upon returning to the United States became the commanding general of the same division. He later was commanding general of the 1st Infantry Division. Brooks assumed command in Korea on April 30, 2016 and was succeeded by Robert B. Abrams in November 2018, then retired on January 1, 2019.
Valley Forge Military Academy and College (VFMAC) is a private boarding school and military junior college in Wayne, Pennsylvania. It follows in the traditional military school format with army traditions. Though military in tradition and form, the high school portion of VFMAC, Valley Forge Military Academy, is a college-preparatory boarding institution specializing in student leadership. VFMAC's administration is composed almost entirely of current or retired military and the board of trustees is almost entirely alumni. Some graduates pursue careers in the armed services and VFMAC has graduated one Rhodes Scholarship recipient.
Robert Charles Kingston was a United States Army general who served as the commander of U.S. Central Command.
Raymond Thomas Odierno was an American military officer who served as a four-star general of the United States Army and as the 38th chief of staff of the Army. Prior to his service as chief of staff, Odierno commanded United States Joint Forces Command from October 2010 until its disestablishment in August 2011. He served as Commanding General, United States Forces – Iraq and its predecessor, Multi-National Force – Iraq, from September 2008 through September 2010.
John Einar Murray was a United States Army Major General, who served as Defense Attaché to South Vietnam during the Vietnam War.
Richard Adrian Scholtes is a retired United States Army major general who served as the first commander of Joint Special Operations Command. Scholtes' experience as the commander of Joint Special Operations Task Force 123 during the United States invasion of Grenada made him an important figure in the reorganization of the US special operations community. After his tenure as JSOC commander, Scholtes retired from active service so he could candidly testify in August 1986 before Congress about the perceived need for a separate, four-star, special operations command. Then-Senator William Cohen described Scholtes' testimony as vital in the decision of Congress to create the United States Special Operations Command.
John Herman Corns was a lieutenant general in the United States Army who served as commander of United States Army Pacific from 1991 until 1993.
Gustave F. Perna is a retired United States Army four-star general who last served as the chief operating officer of the federal COVID-19 response for vaccine and therapeutics. He previously served as the chief operating officer of Operation Warp Speed from July 2020 until the operation's duties and responsibilities were transferred to the White House COVID-19 Response Team in February 2021. As chief operating officer of COVID-19 response, he oversaw the logistics in the United States federal government's distribution of the vaccine to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Senate confirmed his nomination as chief operating officer on July 2, 2020, and he assumed the office shortly after.
Michael John Conrad is a retired United States Army major general who served as Commanding General, 1st Cavalry Division from 1984 to 1986 and then as Deputy Inspector General of the Army until his retirement in 1988. He graduated from the United States Military Academy with a B.S. degree in military science in 1956. Conrad later earned an M.S. degree in mathematics from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1965.
Lieutenant General Douglas McKenzie Chalmers, is a former British Army officer who served as Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff from 2018 to 2021. He is currently Master of Emmanuel College, Cambridge.
Fred Augustus Gorden is a retired major general in the United States Army. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1962 and was the first African-American to serve as Commandant of Cadets. Gorden also earned an M.A. degree in Spanish language and literature from Middlebury College in 1969.
John Henry Moellering Sr. is a retired lieutenant general in the United States Army. He is a 1959 graduate of the United States Military Academy with a B.S. degree in engineering. Moellering also earned an M.S. degree in civil engineering from the University of California, Berkeley in 1962. As a brigadier general, he served as the 59th commandant of the Corps of Cadets at the Military Academy from 1982 to 1984. Moellering served as assistant to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 1985 until his retirement in 1987.
Mark Christopher Quander is a United States Army Major General who serves as the commanding general of the Great Lakes and Ohio River Division since June 30, 2023. He most recently served as the 79th Commandant of Cadets of the United States Military Academy from May 2021 to June 2023. He previously served as the 98th Commandant of the United States Army Engineer School from July 2019 to May 2021 and commander of the Transatlantic Division of the United States Army Corps of Engineers from May 2018 to July 2019.
Thomas William Kelly was a lieutenant general in the United States Army who served as Director for Operations (J3) on the Joint Staff from 1988 to 1991. Responsible for helping to plan the United States invasion of Panama in 1989 and Operation Desert Storm in 1991, he personally conducted the daily Pentagon press briefings at 15:00 U.S. Eastern Time during the Gulf War.
