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General Raymond T. Odierno

38th Chief of Staff, The United States Army

Bio Current as of July 27, 2020

General Odierno, recognized for his instrumental role in defeating al-Qaeda in Iraq, and having led over one million servicemen and women as the Chief of Staff of the Army, has dedicated his life to serving the United States. Throughout the course of his career, General Odierno has gained remarkable expertise in a wide range of issues, from cybersecurity and risk management, to acquisition and global crisis management.

General Odierno held the title of Chief of Staff (Chief Executive Officer) of the United States Army from September 2011 to August 2015, advising the President of the United States, the Secretary of Defense, and the National Security Council. In this role, he was responsible for leading, manning, training, and equipping a work force of over one million military personnel and 250,000 Department of Army civilian employees dispersed across 50 countries, as well as providing military and logistical support for combat and humanitarian support across six continents.

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The annals will record General Raymond T. Odierno as one of the finest generals in the history of the United States. Alongside George Washington, Winfield Scott, Ulysses S. Grant, George C. Marshall, Matthew Ridgway, John J. Pershing, George S. Patton, William T. Sherman, and Douglas MacArthur will be etched into memory the name of General O.

General O served in the U.S. military for thirty-nine years, rising to be the thirty-eighth chief of staff of the Army. But he is best known for his exploits in Iraq: as the commanding general of the 4^th Infantry Division, whose troops captured Saddam Hussein in a hole in Tikrit, and as the operational architect of the Surge, leading 170,000 multinational forces to break the back of the insurgency.

His military accomplishments speak for themselves. Let me speak of the man. General O will be remembered as not just an extraordinary military leader but as an exceptional human being.

Across social media, people have posted their photos of General O, conjuring up memories of his visits to troops camped out in the middle of nowhere acr

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Gen. Raymond T. Odierno, Chief of Staff of the Army

Gen. Raymond T. Odierno is the 38th Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army. His previous assignment was commander, U.S. Joint Forces Command. He has commanded units at every echelon from platoon to theater, with duty in Germany, Albania, Kuwait, Iraq and the United States. Odierno served as a brigade executive officer in Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm, commanded the 4th Infantry Division during Operation Iraqi Freedom, and served as the commanding general, Multi-National Corps-Iraq (III Corps) for the surge of forces in Iraq. He then returned to Iraq as commanding general, Multi-National Force-Iraq and subsequently U.S. Forces-Iraq from September 2008 until September 2010. Other significant assignments include: arms control officer, Office of the Secretary of Defense; Chief of Staff, V Corps; assistant division commander (Support), 1st Armored Division; deputy commanding general, Task Force Hawk, Albania; director of force management, Office of the Deputy Chie