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LIEUTENANT
GENERAL
LLOYD J. AUSTIN III
Commanding General
XVIII Airborne Corps and Fort Bragg
Lieutenant
General Lloyd J. Austin III, who hails from Thomasville, Georgia, was
commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Infantry in June 1975 from the United
States Military Academy, West Point, New York.
His previous assignments include Rifle and Scout
Platoon Leader, 3d Infantry Division, U.S. Army Europe and Seventh Army; Company
Commander, 2d Battalion, 508th Infantry, 82d Airborne Division, Fort
Bragg, North Carolina; Company Commander, U.S. Army Recruiting Battalion,
Indianapolis, Indiana; Company Tactical Officer, United States Military Academy
and Executive Officer, 1st Infantry Brigade, 10th Mountain
Division (Light), Fort Drum, New York from June 1991 until October 1992.
Lieutenant General Austin has served in several command and staff assignments
throughout his 31 year career. At Fort Bragg, he served as Commander, 2d
Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82d Airborne Division
and OPERATION SAFE HAVEN, Panama; G-3 for the 82d Airborne Division; and
Commander, 3d Brigade, 82d Airborne Division from June 1997 to June 1999.
Shortly after brigade command, he was assigned to the Pentagon in Washington,
D.C., where he served as Chief, Joint Operations Division, J-3 on the Joint
Staff. Other command assignments include Assistant Division Commander
(Maneuver), 3d Infantry Division (Mechanized), Fort Stewart, Georgia and
OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM, Iraq from July 2001 until June 2003; Commanding
General, 10th Mountain Division (Light), Fort Drum, New York from
September 2003 until August 2005; with duty as Commander, Combined Joint Task
Force-180, OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM, Afghanistan. He most recently served as
the Chief of Staff, United States Central Command, MacDill Air Force Base,
Florida from September 2005 until October 2006.
His military education includes the
Infantry Officer Advanced Course, United States Army Infantry School, Fort
Benning, Georgia; United States Army Command and General Staff College, Fort
Leavenworth, Kansas and
United States Army War College, Carlisle Barracks,
Pennsylvania.
He holds a Bachelor of Science Degree from the United
States Military Academy, a Master's Degree in Education from Auburn University,
and a Master's Degree in Business Management from Webster University.
Lieutenant General
Austin's awards and decorations include the Defense Distinguished Service Medal,
Silver Star, the Defense Superior Service Medal, the Legion of Merit (with Oak
Leaf Cluster), the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, the Meritorious Service
Medal (with Four Oak Leaf Clusters), the Joint Service Commendation Medal, the
Army Commendation Medal (with Five Oak Leaf Clusters), Army Achievement Medal
(with Oak Leaf Cluster), Expert Infantryman Badge, Master Parachutist Badge, the
Ranger Tab and the Joint Chief of Staff Identification Badge.
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