Joseph P. Hoar
Joseph P. Hoar (born December 30, 1934 in Boston , Massachusetts ) is a former general in the United States Marine Corps and from 1991 to 1994 was the commander of the United States Central Command , the US regional command responsible for the Middle East .
Military career
Hoar received his officer license as a second lieutenant in 1957 after graduating from Tufts University . After training at the Basic School in Quantico , Virginia , he was employed as a platoon leader of a rifle platoon of the 5th Marine Regiment at Camp Pendleton , California . He then served in the 1st Battalion of the 1st Marine Regiment at Camp Pendleton and in the Fleet Marine Force as a staff officer in a battalion on Okinawa . Back in the United States , he was assigned to the Marine Barracks, Yorktown , Virginia as a platoon leader and guard company chief. After brief service as an assistant officer for strength, personnel and administration at Camp Lejeune , North Carolina , he was transferred to the 2nd Marine Division. During the Vietnam War , from 1967 to 1968 he commanded the M Company , 3rd Battalion, 2nd US Marine Regiment of the division and also served as a military advisor to the Vietnamese marine infantry. After returning to the United States, he served from 1968 to 1971 at the United States Marine Corps Headquarters in Washington, DC as an operations officer and later as special assistant to the Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps . 1971 followed another round ( tour of duty ) in Vietnam, this time as first officer of the 1st Battalion, 9th US Marine Infantry Regiment. Then Hoar was employed as an instructor at the US Marine Corps Command and Staff College between 1972 and 1976 and was then transferred back to headquarters for a year and served there in the personnel department.
1977 took Hoar with the 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Infantry Regiment, 1st US Marine Division again a troop command. After a short time he gave up this command and was transferred to the division headquarters and promoted to colonel . In 1979 he took over command of the 1st US Marine Regiment and served in this post until April 1981. In June 1981, Hoar took over command of the 31st Marine Amphibious Unit ( 31st MAU ) on board the USS Belleau Wood . The following year the 31st MAU took part in three missions in the Indian Ocean .
After this further foreign assignment, Hoar was transferred to the Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego , California, and served there as assistant chief of staff for strength, personnel and administration. During this time he was promoted to Brigadier General in February 1984 and transferred to the 2nd Marine Division as assistant division commander. In 1985 he returned to Washington, DC and served at headquarters as director of the US Marine Corps facilities division. He served in this role until his transfer to Parris Island , South Carolina , in March 1987 as the commanding general of the local training camp and at the same time the entire eastern training region. That same year, Hoar was promoted to major general .
In the fall of 1988, he was then to MacDill Air Force Base in Florida added and served as chief of staff of the commander of the US Central Command (CENTCOM), General Norman Schwarzkopf . After nearly two years, Hoar returned to the US Marine Corps Headquarters in June 1990, was promoted to Lieutenant General on July 1, 1990 , and took on the post of Deputy Chief of Staff for Planning, Strategy and Operations for a year . On August 9, 1991, Hoar was promoted to general and eventually replaced General Schwarzkopf as commander of the US Central Command . During this time, Hoar commanded various operations in the CENTCOM region, including a. the enforcement of the no-fly zone over southern Iraq ( Operation Southern Watch ), the Battle of Mogadishu ( Operation Restore Hope ) and the evacuation of US troops from Yemen because of the civil war there in 1994. Hoar served in this role until August 5, 1994 when he took command to General JH Binford Peay III. gave up and retired.
Hoar holds a Masters degree from George Washington University and is a graduate of the U.S. Marine Corps Command and General Staff College and the National War College .
His awards include a .: the Defense Distinguished Service Medal with oak leaves , the Distinguished Service Medal , the Bronze Star with an award for bravery and a gold star, the Meritorious Service Medal with a gold star, as well as ten foreign awards.
Civil occupations
After his retirement, Hoar set up a consulting firm that operates variously in the Middle East and Africa. He served as director of Hawaiian Airlines , a member of the World Economic Forum and served on the boards of trustees of Suffolk University and the Center for Naval Analyzes .
Since the beginning of the Iraq war in 2003, Hoar publicly expressed the opinion that too few troops were deployed and that the soldiers could not do their jobs properly. In December 2003, Hoar stated in the Washington Post that US Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz "didn't know much about his business" and also "knew very little about waging war" or "the Middle East." In a hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on May 19, 2004, Hoar testified that, considering the situation in Iraq, he believed that "one is absolutely on the verge of failure". Hoar: "We are already looking into the abyss".
On September 7, 2004, Hoar and seven other former US Forces officers wrote an open letter to US President George W. Bush expressing their concerns about a number of allegations relating to the torture of detainees in US custody .
In this letter they wrote:
- "We urge them to support - immediately and publicly - the establishment of a comprehensive and independent commission that investigates the truth of all these allegations and publishes them in reports, as well as developing a strategy for how such illegal practices should be dealt with."
- ( We urge you to commit - immediately and publicly - to support the creation of a comprehensive, independent commission to investigate and report on the truth about all of these allegations, and to chart a course for how practices that violate the law should be addressed. )
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- ↑ Are the carping generals actually making Rumsfeld's point? ( National Review of March 30, 2003; English)
- ^ Joseph P. Hoar: Why Aren't There Enough Troops in Iraq? ( The New York Times of April 2, 2003; English)
- ↑ Holding Their Ground: As Critics Zero In, Paul Wolfowitz Is Unflinching On Iraq Policy ( Washington Post, December 23, 2003)
- ↑ Hostilities force Bush into deep hole: Strategy pushing US into 'abyss' , ( The Guardian, May 20, 2004; English)
- ↑ The officers were: David M. Brahms , James Cullen, John L. Fugh , Robert L. Gard , Lee F. Gunn , Joseph P. Hoar, John D. Hutson, and Richard Omeara .
- ↑ Open letter to President Bush ( Human Rights First, September 7, 2004; English)
Web links
- Official Biography (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hoar, Joseph P. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American Military, General in the US Marine Corps; Commander of US Central Command |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 30, 1934 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Boston |