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MAJOR GENERAL GARY L. HARRELL, USA DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF OPERATIONS JOINT FORCE COMMAND HEADQUARTERS BRUNSSUM

MAJOR GENERAL GARY L. HARRELL

SOURCE OF COMMISSIONED SERVICE:
ROTC

MILITARY SCHOOLS ATTENDED:
Infantry Officer Basic and Advanced Courses
Armed Forces Staff College
United States Army War College

EDUCATIONAL DEGREES:
East Tennessee State University – BS – Industrial Management

FOREIGN LANGUAGE(S ):
None recorded

PROMOTIONS:

DATE OF APPOINTMENT:

2LT

7 Dec 73

1LT

7 Dec 75

CPT

7 Dec 77

MAJ

1 May 85

LTC

1 Jun 91

COL

1 Nov 96

BG

1 Nov 01

MG

1 Nov 04

MAJOR DUTY ASSIGNMENTS:

FROM TO ASSIGNMENT
May 74 Aug 76 Platoon Leader, later Executive Officer, C Company, 2d Battalion, 508th Infantry, 82d Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Jan 77 Oct 79 Executive Officer, later Detachment Commander, C Company, 3d Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Gulick , Panama
Dec 79 Jun 80 Student, Infantry Officer Advanced Course, United States Army Infantry School, Fort Benning, Georgia
Sep 80 Feb 81 S-4 (Logistics), 1st Battalion, 505th Infantry (Airborne), 82d Airborne Division, Fort Bragg , North Carolina
Feb 81 Nov 82 Commander, C Company, 1st Battalion, 505th Infantry (Airborne), 82d Airborne Division, Fort Bragg , North Carolina
Nov 82 Mar 84 Assistant G-3 (Air), 82d Airborne Division, Fort Bragg , North Carolina
Mar 84 Dec 85 Assistant S-3, later S-3, 2d Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Devens, Massachusetts
Dec 85 Jul 88 Troop Commander, 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta (Airborne), Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Aug 88 Jan 89 Student, Armed Forces Staff College , Norfolk , Virginia
Jan 89 Jun 90 Troop Commander, 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta (Airborne), Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Jun 90 Apr 92 Special Operations Officer, J-3, Joint Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg , North Carolina and OPERATIONS DESERT SHIELD/STORM, Saudi Arabia
Apr 92 Jul 94 Squadron Commander, later Special Assistant to the Commander, 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta (Airborne), Fort Bragg, North Carolina and OPERATION CONTINUE HOPE, Somalia
Aug 94 Jun 95 Student, United States Army War College , Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania
Jun 95 Jul 98 Deputy Commander, 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta (Airborne), Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Jul 98 Jul 00 Commander, 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta (Airborne), Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Jul 00 Jun 02 Director, Joint Security Directorate, United States Central Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida and JOINT TASK FORCE BOWIE, Baghram Air Force Base, Afghanistan
Jun 02 Apr 05 Commander, Special Operations Command Central, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida
Apr 05 Present Deputy Chief of Staff Operations, Joint Force Command Headquarters Brunssum, The Netherlands

 

SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS:

Assignments Dates Rank
Special Operations Officer, J-3, Joint Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, North Carolina and Colonel OPERATIONS DESERT SHIELD/STORM, Saudi Arabia

Jun 90 - Apr 92 Major/Lieutenant
Director, Joint Security Directorate , United States Central Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida and JOINT TASK FORCE BOWIE, Baghram Air Force Base , Afghanistan

Jul 00 - Jun 02 Colonel/Brigadier General
Commander, Special Operations Command Central, United States Central Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida

Jun 02 – Apr 05 Brigadier General/ Major General
Deputy Chief of Staff Operations/Commander, Allied Joint Force Command-Brunssum Deployable Joint Task Force, North Atlantic Treaty Organization Response Force, Brunssum, The Netherlands

Apr 05-present Major General

US DECORATIONS AND BADGES:
Defense Distinguished Service Medal
Defense Superior Service Medal (with Oak Leaf Cluster)
Bronze Star Medal with “V” Device
Bronze Star Medal (with Oak Leaf Cluster)
Purple Heart
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal (with Oak Leaf Cluster)
Air Medal
Army Commendation Medal (with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters)
Joint Service Achievement Medal
Combat Infantryman Badge
Expert Infantryman Badge
Master Parachutist Badge
Military Free Fall Parachutist Badge
Pathfinder Badge
Scuba Diver
Ranger Tab
Special Forces Tab