William C. Mayville Jr.

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William C. Mayville, Jr.
Lt. Gen. William C. Mayville Jr..JPG
AllegianceUnited States
Service / branch United States Army
Years of service1982–2018
Rank Lieutenant General
Commands 1st Infantry Division
173d Airborne Brigade
1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment
Battles / wars Iraq War
War in Afghanistan
Awards Army Distinguished Service Medal
Defense Superior Service Medal (2)
Legion of Merit (2)
Bronze Star Medal (3)

William Charles Mayville Jr. is a retired United States Army lieutenant general who served as Deputy Commander, United States Cyber Command. After his military retirement, Mayville joined Korn Ferry consulting firm. [1]

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Education

Mayville graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1982, branched Infantry.

Military career

He began his career as a Weapons Platoon Leader, Rifle Platoon Leader, and Company Executive Officer with the 1st Battalion, 75th Rangers at Hunter Army Airfield in Savannah, Georgia.

Following attendance at the Infantry Officers Advance Course, Mayville served as a Maintenance Officer and Company Commander in the 1st Battalion (Mechanized), 7th Infantry Regiment, 3d Infantry Division. He served as the Brigade Adjutant for the 3d Brigade, 82d Airborne Division and later, the Battalion Operations Officer for 3d Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment. He subsequently served in the 75th Ranger Regiment as the Logistics Officer (S‐4) and Regimental Executive Officer before taking command of the 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82d Airborne Division from 1997 to 1999. Following battalion command, he was assigned as Chief of Plans and Training, J3 Operations, at the Joint Special Operations Command.

In June 2002, Mayville assumed command of the 173d Airborne Brigade in Vicenza, Italy and commanded the brigade during its airborne assault in northern Iraq as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom in March 2003. Following brigade command, he served as Chief of Staff for United States Army Southern European Command and the Combined Joint Task Force 76, Operation Enduring Freedom.

Mayville's assignments as a general officer include Director of the Joint Staff, Director for Operations, J-3 for the Joint Staff; deputy director for Operations, J‐3 and deputy director for Plans and Policy, J‐5, for United States European Command; Deputy Commanding General for Support, 82d Airborne Division and Combined Joint Task Force 82, Operation Enduring Freedom, and the Director of Operations for HQ, International Security Assistance Force (ISAF). Mayville commanded the 1st Infantry Division, deploying to Operation Enduring Freedom and commanding coalition operations in Regional Command East.

Mayville was one of the leading candidates to replace Admiral Michael S. Rogers as the commander of U.S. Cyber Command. [2] [3] He was appointed as one of Cyber Command's deputy commanders, which was a temporary position created for him, in order to manage the tasks necessary to elevate Cyber Command into a unified combatant command, and to transition into Cyber Command's next four-star commander. [4] When he was passed over in favor of Lieutenant General Paul M. Nakasone, he opted to retire from the Army, after serving less than eight months as deputy commander. [4]

Education

Mayville's military and civilian education includes the Command and General Staff College, the Naval War College, and the Georgia Institute of Technology. [5]

Awards and decorations

CIB2.svg Combat Infantryman Badge with Star (denoting 2nd award)
Expert Infantry Badge.svg Expert Infantryman Badge
Ranger Tab.svg Ranger Tab
CMP 2.jpg Master Parachutist Badge with 2 Combat Jump Devices
Pathfinder.gif Pathfinder Badge
Joint Chiefs of Staff seal.svg Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge
Combat service identification badge of the 1st Infantry Division.svg 1st Infantry Division Combat Service Identification Badge
75 Ranger Regiment Distinctive Unit Insignia.svg 75th Ranger Regiment Distinctive Unit Insignia
Canadian jump wings.png Canadian Jump Wings (non-operational)
ArmyOSB.svg 9 Overseas Service Bars
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
Legion of Merit ribbon.svg
Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster
Bronze Star ribbon.svg "V" device, brass.svg Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg Bronze Star Medal with "V" device and two oak leaf clusters
Defense Meritorious Service Medal ribbon.svg Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal ribbon.svg Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg Meritorious Service Medal with 3 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
Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg
Joint Meritorious Unit Award ribbon.svg
Joint Meritorious Unit Award with oak leaf cluster
Valorous Unit Award ribbon.svg Valorous Unit Award
Meritorious Unit Commendation ribbon.svg Meritorious Unit Commendation
Ribbonstar-bronze.svg
National Defense Service Medal ribbon.svg
National Defense Service Medal with one bronze service star
Arrowhead device.svg
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal ribbon.svg
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal with Arrowhead Device
Afghanistan Campaign ribbon.svg Bronze-service-star-3d-vector.svg Bronze-service-star-3d-vector.svg Bronze-service-star-3d-vector.svg Afghanistan Campaign Medal with three service stars
Arrowhead device.svg
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary ribbon.svg
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal with Arrowhead Device
Global War on Terrorism Service ribbon.svg Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Army Service Ribbon.svg Army Service Ribbon
Army Overseas Service Ribbon.svg Award numeral 7.png Army Overseas Service Ribbon with bronze award numeral 7
NATO Medal ISAF ribbon bar.svg NATO Medal for service with ISAF
Legion Honneur Chevalier ribbon.svg Legion of Honour, Knight (France) [6]

References

  1. "Lieutenant General (ret) William C. Mayville, Jr Joins Korn Ferry, Bolstering Firm's Cyber Security Expertise". Bloomberg. April 24, 2019.
  2. Bing, Chris (2018-01-08). "These are the favorites to become the next NSA director". CyberScoop. Retrieved 2022-09-04.
  3. Matishak, Martin; Bennett, Cory (2018-01-05). "NSA's Rogers to retire this spring". POLITICO. Retrieved 2022-09-04.
  4. 1 2 Pomerleau, Mark (2018-05-03). "New deputy at Cyber Command to retire". C4ISRNet. Retrieved 2022-09-04.
  5. "Lt. Gen. William C. Mayville Jr". Joint Chiefs of Staff. Archived from the original on April 27, 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2017.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Government
  6. "Mayville Receives French Legion of Honor". French News.
Military offices
Preceded by Director of Operations of the Joint Staff
2013–2015
Succeeded by