George W. Casey Jr.

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General George W. Casey, Jr. (2007)

George William Casey Jr. (born July 22, 1948 in Sendai , Japan ) is a former general in the US Army and was the 36th Chief of Staff of the Army from April 10, 2007 to April 11, 2011 . From October 2004 to February 10, 2007, he was also the commander of the coalition forces in Iraq ( Multi-National Force Iraq ).

Origin and education

Casey is the son of General George William Casey Sr., who was killed in a helicopter crash in 1970 as the commander of the 1st Cavalry Division in Vietnam. Casey grew up where his father was stationed in Germany and the USA. He went to Boston College High School in Dorchester, Massachusetts , earned a bachelor's degree from Georgetown University in Washington, DC Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service in 1970 , and a master's degree from the University of Denver Josef Korbel School of International Studies in 1980, respectively in International Relations . While studying in Washington, he also received officer training at the ROTC .

Military career

Gene. John Abizaid , Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and Gen. Casey.

He served u. a. from 1995 to 1996 as Chief of Staff of the 5th US Corps , 7th US Army / US Army Europe , from 1999 to 2001 as Commanding General of the 1st US Armored Division . He was also in Yugoslavia in 1996/97 as part of IFOR . From 2001 to 2003 he was the Director of Strategic Planning and Policies ( J-5 ) of the Joint Staff . After this assignment, he served from 2003 to June 2004 as Deputy Chief of Staff of the US Army . In October 2004, the Multi-National Force Iraq (MNF-I) was finally subordinated to him, after he had taken over this command provisionally from Ricardo S. Sánchez in July . In January 2007, it was announced that David Petraeus Casey would follow the post of commander of the MNF-I. After confirmation by the Armed Services Committee , Casey handed over command to Petraeus on February 10, 2007.

On April 10, 2007, Casey took over the post of 36th Chief of Staff of the Army from Peter Schoomaker in Washington, DC .

On April 11, 2011, he passed the service to Martin Dempsey at Fort Myer Military Base, Virginia and was retired the same day.

Awards

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

References

See also

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  1. ↑ Bush to Name a New General to Oversee Iraq ( Memento of the original from April 7, 2014 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. ( The New York Times, January 5, 2007; English) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / select.nytimes.com
  2. ↑ Petraeus: Iraq 'doomed' if forces don't cooperate ( Memento of the original from February 14, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. ( Marine Corps Times, February 10, 2007; English)  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.marinecorpstimes.com
  3. ↑ Gates shakes up US command in Iraq (CNN January 5, 2007; English)
  4. ↑ Casey Confirmed to Lead Army (United States Department of Defense, February 8, 2007)
  5. ↑ Casey Takes Over Army Helmet (defenselink.mil from April 10, 2007; English)

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SURNAME Casey, George W. Junior
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Casey, George William Junior (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American military, commander of multinational troops in the Third Gulf War
DATE OF BIRTH July 22, 1948
PLACE OF BIRTH Sendai , Japan