Dennis Reimer

Dennis J. Reimer

Dennis Joe Reimer (born July 12, 1939 in Enid , Oklahoma) is a former Chief of Staff of the Army from June 20, 1995 to June 21, 1999 and a former general in the US Army .

Life and military career

Reimer grew up in Medford, Oklahoma. He is a graduate of the United States Military Academy and was promoted to Second Lieutenant in June 1962. After promotion, he attended the field artillery officer orientation course at Fort Sill . He is a graduate of Ranger and Airborne School and served as Assistant Executive Officer and Executive Officer, 20th Artillery, 5th Infantry Division (Mechanized) from 1963 to 1964 .

In June 1965 he became Permanent First Lieutenant and in November 1965 Temporary Captain . He returned to CONUS from 1965 to 1966 to take part in the advanced artillery officer course at Fort Sill and Fort Bliss. Reimer next commanded Company C, 11th Battalion, 3rd Brigade, US Army Training Center, Fort Benning, 1966-1967. He was then Commandant's Aide-de-camp , Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk, 1967-1968 . Virginia. He was promoted to Temporary Major in September 1968 and Permanent Captain in June 1969. Reimer attended Command and General Staff College from 1970 to 1971. He was promoted to Lieutenant General in September 1987 and was in command of the 4th Infantry Division (Mechanized) at Fort Carson from 1988-1990.

Promoted to Lieutenant General in July 1990, he became Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations and Plans in the US Army and served on the United Nations General Staff Committee in Washington, DC from 1990 to 1991. He received his fourth star in June 1991 as Vice Chief of Staff of the Army from 1991 to 1993. He is credited with keeping peace in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Kosovo. He was the 33rd Chief of Staff of the Army from June 20, 1995 to June 21, 1999. Reimer left active service in August 1999. Upon retirement, Reimer was director of the National Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism in Oklahoma City .