Daniel B. Allyn
Daniel Bartlett Allyn (born September 24, 1959 in Berwick , Maine ) is a former general in the United States Army (USA). He was from August 15, 2014 to June 16, 2017 Deputy Chairman of the General Staff of its armed force (ger .: Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Army ).
Allen previously served as Commander of the United States Army Forces Command (FORSCOM), the largest of the US Army's twelve main commandos, based in Fort Bragg , North Carolina, from May 2013 .
biography
Allyn graduated from the United States Military Academy , West Point , New York in 1981 . His further education includes a Masters degree in Strategic and National Security Studies from Naval War College , Newport , Rhode Island .
He was active in South Korea , the US invasion of Grenada (1983), Egypt , Panama , Saudi Arabia , the Second Gulf War in Kuwait , Iraq and the war in Afghanistan . He was u. a. Commanding general with the rank of lieutenant general of the XVIII Airborne Corps and from 2010 to 2012 of the 1st Cavalry Division .
Awards
Selection of decorations, sorted based on the Order of Precedence of Military Awards :
- Army Distinguished Service Medal with oak leaves
- Silver Star
- Defense Superior Service Medal with double oak leaves
- Legion of Merit with double oak leaves
- Bronze star
- Defense Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaves
- Meritorious Service Medal with silver oak leaves
- Joint Service Commendation Medal
- Army Commendation Medal with triple oak leaves
- Army Achievement Medal with double oak leaves
- National Defense Service Medal with a bronze Service Star
- Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal with two bronze service stars
- Southwest Asia Service Medal with a bronze service star
- Afghanistan Campaign Medal with two bronze service stars
- Iraq Campaign Medal with four Service Stars
- Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
- Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
- Korea Defense Service Medal
- Humanitarian Service Medal
See also
- United States Armed Forces
- Ranks of the United States Armed Forces
- List of active generals and admirals in the United States Armed Forces
Web links
- Official web presence of the Vice Chief of Staff of the Army (English)
- Official website of FORSCOM (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Allen's biography ( memento from September 5, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) at the US Army (English; PDF, 288 kB; last accessed on December 15, 2014).
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SURNAME | Allyn, Daniel B. |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Allyn, Daniel Bartlett (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American General (US Army); US Army Forces Command Commander; Vice Chief of Staff of the Army |
DATE OF BIRTH | September 24, 1959 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Berwick , Maine |