William B. Garrett III

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William B. Garrett III
Photo - Army LTG William B Garrett III.jpg
Birth nameWilliam B. Garrett III
BornFebruary 27, 1953
Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S.
AllegianceUnited States
Branch United States Army
Years of service1981–2017
Rank Lieutenant General
Commands
Battles / wars
Awards

William Burke Garrett III (born February 27, 1953) [1] is a retired lieutenant general in the United States Army who served as the deputy commander of United States European Command, and as the deputy commanding general of United States Army Forces Command.

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Military career

Garrett was commissioned in the United States Army as an infantry officer after graduating from North Georgia College in Dahlonega, Georgia in 1981. He graduated from the Infantry Officer Basic and Advanced Courses, the United States Army Command and General Staff College, the School of Advanced Military Studies, and the National War College. He holds a Master of Arts degree in management from Webster University, a Master of Arts degree in Military Art and Science from the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, and a Master of Science degree in National Security and Strategic Studies from National Defense University. 7 [ citation needed ]

Garrett became the Deputy Commander of the United States European Command on June 10, 2010. Before that, he served as Deputy Commanding General and Chief of Staff for United States Army Forces Command on December 31, 2012, in Fort Bragg. He was responsible for manning, equipping, and training 265,000 active component soldiers, and training and readiness oversight of 560,000 soldiers of the Army National Guard and the United States Army Reserve. Garrett also served as Chief of Staff, United States Forces Iraq, and as Commanding General, United States Army Africa and United States Army Southern European Task Force, Vicenza, Italy.

Other assignments include tours of duty with the 6th Infantry Division; 10th Mountain Division; 25th Infantry Division; 82nd Airborne Division; XVIII Airborne Corps; United States Army Combined Arms Center; the United States Special Operations Command; the Army Staff; and the Joint Staff. He has served operational tours in Grenada, Egypt, Syria, Afghanistan. He served on the board of advisors of the Military Cyber Professionals Association. [2]

Awards and decorations

LTG Garrett has received the following awards: [3]

Personal decorations
Defense Distinguished Service Medal ribbon.svg Defense Distinguished Service Medal
Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg
Distinguished Service Medal ribbon.svg
Army Distinguished Service Medal (with 1 oak leaf cluster)
Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg
US Defense Superior Service Medal ribbon.svg
Defense Superior Service Medal (with 1 oak leaf cluster)
Legion of Merit ribbon.svg Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg Legion of Merit (with 3 oak leaf clusters)
Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg
Bronze Star ribbon.svg
Bronze Star (with 1 oak leaf cluster)
Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg
Defense Meritorious Service Medal ribbon.svg
Defense Meritorious Service Medal (with 1 oak leaf cluster)
Meritorious Service Medal ribbon.svg Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg Meritorious Service Medal (with 2 oak leaf clusters)
Joint Service Commendation ribbon.svg Joint Service Commendation Medal
Army Commendation Medal ribbon.svg Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg Army Commendation Medal (with 2 oak leaf clusters)
Army Achievement Medal ribbon.svg Army Achievement Medal
Unit Awards
Joint Meritorious Unit Award ribbon.svg Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg Joint Meritorious Unit Award (with 4 oak leaf clusters)
Meritorious Unit Commendation ribbon.svg Meritorious Unit Commendation
Campaign and service medals
Ribbonstar-bronze.svg
National Defense Service Medal ribbon.svg
National Defense Service Medal (with 1 Service star)
Ribbonstar-bronze.svg
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal ribbon.svg
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (with 1 Campaign star)
Afghanistan Campaign ribbon.svg Afghanistan Campaign Medal
Iraq Campaign Medal ribbon.svg Iraq Campaign Medal
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
Humanitarian Service ribbon.svg Humanitarian Service Medal
Service and training awards
Army Service Ribbon.svg Army Service Ribbon
Army Overseas Service Ribbon.svg Award numeral 3.png Overseas Service Ribbon (with award numeral 3)
Foreign awards
MFO Ribbon bar.svg Multinational Force and Observers Medal
Other accoutrements
CIB2.svg Combat Infantryman Badge with star (denoting second award)
Expert Infantry Badge.svg Expert Infantryman Badge
Master Parachutist badge (United States).svg Master Parachutist Badge
Pathfinder.gif Pathfinder Badge
Me par mil.jpg Italian Military Parachutist Badge
Ranger Tab.svg Ranger Tab
10th Mountain Division CSIB.jpg 10th Mountain Division Combat Service Identification Badge
United States Army Staff Identification Badge.png Army Staff Identification Badge
Joint Chiefs of Staff seal.svg Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge
27 INF DUI.gif 27th Infantry Regiment Distinctive Unit Insignia

References

  1. "Rotary Meeting 7.13.2020 Speaker Lieutenant General William Burke Garrett, III" (PDF). Rotary Club of Durham. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  2. "Advisors - About". public.milcyber.org. Archived from the original on 2018-07-13.
  3. "SETAF: Commanding General". www.usaraf.army.mil. Archived from the original on 2009-04-29.