Herbert Raymond “H. R.” McMaster (born July 24, 1962) is an American soldier, a career officer in the U.S. Army, and is the National Security Advisor to President Donald J. Trump. His current assignment is Director, Army Capabilities Integration Center and Deputy Commanding General, Futures, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command. His previous assignment was commander of the Maneuver Center of Excellence at Ft. Benning, Georgia. McMaster previously served as Director of Combined Joint Interagency Task Force-Shafafiyat (CJIATF-Shafafiyat) (Transparency) at ISAF (International Security Assistance Force) Headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan. He is known for his roles in the Gulf War, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom, and his reputation for questioning U.S. policy and military leaders regarding the Vietnam War.
On February 20, 2017, he was appointed White House National Security Advisor
During the Gulf War in 1991 he was a captain commanding Eagle Troop of the 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment at the Battle of 73 Easting.[3] During that battle, though significantly outnumbered and encountering the enemy by surprise as McMaster’s lead tank crested a dip in the terrain, the nine tanks of Eagle Troop destroyed over eighty Iraqi Republican Guard tanks and other vehicles without loss, due to the Abrams tank being state-of-the-art armored technology while the Iraqi equipment included grossly outdated T-62s and -72s of the Soviet era as well as similarly dated Type 69s of Chinese manufacture.[4]
McMaster was awarded the Silver Star.
9 vs. 80+ tanks, with no losses and total destruction of the enemy is quite astonishing performance, even if the Iraqis were outgunned and undertrained.
Outnumbered 10:1 and wins. Kind of like a Jedi Master against a bunch of battle droids.
Proud member of Eagle Troop. He was the best officer we ever had.