Curtis M. Scaparrotti

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Curtis Scaparrotti (2016)

Curtis Michael "Mike" Scaparrotti (born March 5, 1956 in Logan , Ohio ) is a former general in the United States Army . Scaparrotti was from 3 May 2016 to the May 2, 2019 Commander of United States European Command (USEUCOM), a part contending powerful cross-regional command of the United States Armed Forces , based in Stuttgart-Vaihingen . He also served in that time in personal union as the 18th Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) of NATO and was a military commander in chief of the Alliance.

Scaparrotti previously served as Director of the United General Staff of the US Armed Forces from August 2012 to August 2013 and from October 2, 2013 commanded the United Nations Command (UNC), the Republic of Korea - US Combined Forces Command (CFC) and the US Forces Korea (USFK).

Education and career

Scaparrotti was born in 1956 to Michael and Betty Brown Scaparrotti in Logan, Ohio and attended his hometown high school through 1974 . He began active service in the US Army in 1978 after graduating from the United States Military Academy at West Point in various roles with the 82nd Airborne Division in Fort Bragg , North Carolina . In 1985 he returned to West Point as tactical officer and aide-de-camp of the superintendent, where he remained until 1988. After further training at Command and General Staff College , Fort Leavenworth , Kansas , he served from July 1989 in the 1st Battalion of the 87th Infantry Regiment in the 10th Mountain Division in Fort Drum , New York .

His further education includes a Masters Degree in Education from the University of South Carolina (1984).

Service in the rank of general

Between July 2003 and July 2004, Scaparrotti served with the rank of brigadier general as deputy commander of the 1st Armored Division during Operation Iraqi Freedom in the Iraq war , before becoming the 69th Commandant of Cadets at the United States Military Academy at West Point in August 2004 .

He was then promoted to major general from July 2006 initially Director of Operations (J3) in the United States Central Command (USCENTCOM), from October 1, 2008 then Commanding General of the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, where he began his service in 1978.

Scaparrotti (center) in conversation with the Chairman of the United General Staff of the US Armed Forces, Joseph Dunford (left), and US Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter during the handover of command at USEUCOM on May 3, 2016 in Stuttgart

On October 15, 2010 Scaparrotti took command of the 1st US Corps and the Joint Base Lewis McChord in Fort Lewis , Washington with the rank of lieutenant general . From July 11, 2011, he also served in personal union as Commander of the Joint Command of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan and Deputy Commander of the US Forces - Afghanistan (USFOR-A). In July 2012, he was transferred to the post of Director of the United Joint Chiefs of Staff in Washington, DC .

On May 22, 2013, US President Barack Obama nominated Scaparrotti to succeed General James D. Thurman , who in turn was retiring, as Commander of United Nations Command , Combined Forces Command and US Forces Korea . Scaparrotti finally took command on October 2 of the same year, his promotion to general took place as part of the transfer of command.

On March 11, 2016, the US Department of Defense announced that the President had nominated Scaparrotti to succeed Philip Breedlove as Commander-in-Chief of USEUCOM and SACEUR of NATO. After confirmation by the US Senate , Scaparrotti took over command of USEUCOM on May 3, and the official appointment to SACEUR took place the following day.

On May 2, 2019, Scaparrotti handed over command of USEUCOM to Air Force General Tod Wolters and retired.

Promotions

rank date
US-O1 insignia.svg Second lieutenant 1978
US-O2 insignia.svg First lieutenant n / A
US-O3 insignia.svg Captain n / A
US-O4 insignia.svg major n / A
US-O5 insignia.svg Lieutenant Colonel n / A
US-O6 insignia.svg Colonel n / A
US-O7 insignia.svg Brigadier General 2003
US-O8 insignia.svg Major General 2006
US-O9 insignia.svg Lieutenant General 2010
US-O10 insignia.svg general 2013

Awards

Selection of decorations, sorted based on the Order of Precedence of Military Awards :

Private

Curtis Scaparrotti is married to Cindy Scaparrotti, née Bateman, also from Logan. They have two children and two grandchildren together.

See also

Web links

Commons : Curtis Scaparrotti  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c General Curtis Michael Scaparrotti. The Logan Daily News, November 15, 2015, accessed May 13, 2016 .
  2. ↑ a b c d Biography of Scaparrottis at the USFK (English; last accessed on March 29, 2016).
  3. ^ Bartelt, Eric S .: New Commandant assumes command of US Corps of Cadets. United States Military Academy, Aug. 20, 2004, archived from the original ; accessed on April 3, 2016 .
  4. ↑ 82nd Airborne assumes command in eastern Afghanistan. American Forces Press Service, June 4, 2009 (last accessed April 3, 2016).
  5. ↑ Biography Scaparrottis ( Memento of the original from April 3, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. from ISAF (last accessed on April 3, 2016).  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.rs.nato.int
  6. ↑ Press release of the Ministry of Defense of March 11, 2016 (last accessed on March 29, 2016).
  7. ^ Report on the handover of command at the US Department of Defense from May 3, 2016 (last accessed on May 6, 2016).
personal data
SURNAME Scaparrotti, Curtis M.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Scaparrotti, Curtis Michael; Scaparrotti, Mike
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American General (United States Army); Commander in Chief of USEUCOM and Supreme Allied Commander Europe
DATE OF BIRTH March 5, 1956
PLACE OF BIRTH Logan , Ohio