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To: leadpenny

(More Googled info: )

"GENERAL OFFICER ANNOUNCEMENT Sept 14, 1999
Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen announced today that the president has nominated Army Maj. Gen. Kevin P. Byrnes for appointment to the grade of lieutenant general and assignment as assistant vice chief of staff, U.S. Army, Washington, D.C. Byrnes is currently serving as commanding general, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.



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GENERAL KEVIN P. BYRNES
COMMANDING GENERAL
UNITED STATES ARMY TRAINING AND DOCTRINE COMMAND

General Byrnes assumed the duties of Commander, United States Army Training and Doctrine Command, on November 7, 2002, after serving as the Director, Army Staff.

General Byrnes, a native of New York, New York, was commissioned through the Officer Candidate School program in 1969. He was awarded a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Park College in 1975, and a Master of Arts in Management from Webster University in 1985.

As TRADOC Commander, General Byrnes is responsible for recruiting, training and educating the Army's Soldiers; developing its leaders; supporting training in units; developing doctrine; establishing standards; and building the future Army. TRADOC is comprised of more than 50,000 Soldiers and Department of the Army civilians operating in 33 Army schools across 16 installations.

Prior to assuming his current duties, he served as Director, Army Staff, the Deputy Chief of Staff for Programs and as the Assistant Vice Chief of Staff. General Byrnes’ other key assignments include: Commanding General, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; while deployed in that capacity, he simultaneously served as the Commanding General of the Multinational Division (North) in Tuzla, Bosnia, from October 1998 to August 1999; Director, Force Programs, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations and Plans, Washington, D.C.; Assistant Division Commander (Maneuver), 1st Cavalry Division; Commanding General, Joint Task Force Six, Fort Bliss, Texas; Commander, 1st Cavalry Division Artillery, and later Chief of Staff, 1st Cavalry Division; Director of Political and Economic Studies and Director of the Strategic Outreach Initiative for the United States Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania; Commander, 4th Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery in 2nd Armored Division (Forward) in Germany; and Commander, Battery C, 1st Battalion, 39th Field Artillery, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. His overseas tours include Vietnam, Germany and Bosnia.

General Byrnes is a graduate of the Command and Staff College and the Army War College. Among his awards and decorations include the Defense Distinguished Service Medal; Distinguished Service Medal; Defense Superior Service Medal; Legion of Merit; and Bronze Star Medal.

http://www-tradoc.army.mil/Bio.htm


10 posted on 08/10/2005 1:56:39 AM PDT by YaYa123 (@Shame, Shame.com)
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To: YaYa123

I noticed on the first bio I posted that he spent a bunch of time at Hood. When did the Waco fiasco happen?


12 posted on 08/10/2005 2:02:26 AM PDT by leadpenny
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To: YaYa123

91 to 96, with a year in the middle at Ft Bliss, he was at Ft. Hood.


13 posted on 08/10/2005 2:06:03 AM PDT by leadpenny
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To: YaYa123

Is it unusual that he finished OCS & got a commission six years before completing a BA?


25 posted on 08/10/2005 3:19:43 AM PDT by chgomac
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