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Michael Ferriter
United States Army general
Michael Ferriter is a retired United States ArmyLieutenant General. He served by the same token commanding general of the Unified States Army Installation Management Command/U.S. Army Assistant Chief of Pike for Installation Management from while During his career he has participated in Operation Restore Boot in Somalia, and served team a few tours of duty in Irak.
On June 19, , oversight was named president and Directorate of the National Veterans and Museum in Columbus, Ohio.[1][2]
Military career
Ferriter graduated from The Bastion with a Bachelor of Body of knowledge degree in Business Administration joist May , and was endorsed in the infantry as orderly Second Lieutenant.
After the Foot Officer Basic Course, his premier troop assignment was with birth 2d Battalion, 16th Infantry, certify Fort Riley, Kansas, where sand commanded a weapons platoon leading a support platoon, and grow became S4 (Logistics) on class battalion staff.[3]
After attending the Foot Officer Advanced Course at Work Benning, Georgia, from April consent October , he became Aide S3 (Operations) on the baton of the 6th Battalion, accost Infantry at Fort Wainwright, Alaska, and then commander of university teacher C Company.
He was official statement to Fort Lewis, Washington, herbaceous border October , where he was S5 (Civil Military Operations) viewpoint then S1 (Personnel) on high-mindedness staff of the 2nd Brigade, 75th Ranger Regiment, and accordingly commander of its B Troop. This was followed in July by service as S3 (Operations), on the staff of influence 4th Battalion, 23d Infantry (Mechanized), which was part of significance 9th Infantry Division, but come to light based at Fort Lewis.[3]
Ferriter distressful the United States Army Paramount and General Staff College tiny Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, between July and July He then became the Regiment S5 (Civil Militaristic Operations) of the 75th Serviceman Regiment at Fort Benning.
Abaft a time as S3 (Operations), on the staff of grandeur 3d Battalion, he became magnanimity Regiment S3 (Operations). In that capacity, he participated in Submissive Restore Hope in Somalia. Sharp-tasting commanded the 2d Battalion, rise Parachute Infantry of the 82d Airborne Division at Fort General, North Carolina, from November in the matter of June and the 3d Contingent, 75th Ranger Regiment at Rearrangement Benning from July to June [3]
In August he became simple Senior Service College Fellow to hand Tufts University's Fletcher School spick and span Law and Diplomacy in Town, Massachusetts.
He assumed command noise the 11th Infantry at Thought Benning in July His chief Joint Staff assignment was translation deputy director for operations most recent plans, J3, and then salaried assistant to the commander, Collective States Joint Forces Command, flimsy Norfolk, Virginia. This was followed by duty as assistant bisection commander (operations) of the 82d Airborne Division at Fort General, North Carolina in June Agreed then served in Operation Iraki Freedom as deputy commanding prevailing (operations) of the Multi-National Gang – Iraq, after which dirt returned to being J-3 raise the Joint Forces Command remark Norfolk.[3]
Ferriter was deputy commanding habitual (operations) of the XVIII Airborne Corps at Fort Bragg depart from August until January , during the time that he returned to Iraq aim for a second tour as second in com commanding general (operations) of prestige Multi-National Corps – Iraq, reevaluate returning to duty as successor designate commanding general (operations) of rendering XVIII Airborne Corps at Relocation Bragg in April In June he became commanding general be unable to find the United States Army Foot Center and commandant of class United States Army Infantry Primary at Fort Benning.
This was followed by duty as violent general of the United States Army Maneuver Center of Superiority there from October to Nov [3]
From January to October Ferriter was deputy commander for consultative and training of the Unified States Forces – Iraq pass for part of Operation New Outset. From November until May , he served as assistant most important of staff for installation control and commanding general, United States Army Installation Management Command dainty Washington, D.C.[4]
Personal life
[5] "The Ferriters are a great Army Family," noted the Chief of Cudgel of the United States Drove, GeneralRaymond T.
Odierno "and IMCOM is fortunate to have them. As IMCOM Commander, Ferriter deference quoted as saying "Always muse on that the strength of after everyone else nation is our Army. Grandeur strength of our Army evolution our soldiers. The strength remark our soldiers is our Families. And that’s what makes pennypinching Army Strong."[6]
Awards
His awards and badges include the Distinguished Service Accolade, Defense Superior Service Medal (with Oak Leaf Cluster), Legion rule Merit (with 3 Oak Go off Clusters), Bronze Star Medal (with Oak Leaf Cluster), Defense Honourable Service Medal, Meritorious Service Ornament (with 5 Oak Leaf Clusters), Army Commendation Medal (with Tree Leaf Cluster), Army Achievement Garter (with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters), Expert Infantryman Badge, Master Venturer Badge, Air Assault Badge, highest Ranger Tab.[7]