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Biography
William Burke Garrett III is a lieutenant general in the United States Army who served as the deputy commander of United States European Command, before his current service as the deputy commanding general of United States Army Forces Command.
Military career
Garrett became the Deputy Commander of United States European Command on June 10, 2010. Prior to that, he served as Deputy Commanding General and Chief of Staff for United States Army Forces Command 31 December 2012 in Fort Bragg. He was responsible for manning, equipping, and training 265,000 active component soldiers, and training and readiness oversight of 560,000 soldiers of the Army National Guard and the United States Army Reserve. Garrett also served as Chief of Staff, United States Forces – Iraq and as Commanding General, United States Army Africa and United States Army Southern European Task Force, Vicenza, Italy. Other assignments include tours of duty with: the 6th Infantry Division; 10th Mountain Division; 25th Infantry Division; 82nd Airborne Division; XVIII Airborne Corps; United States Army Combined Arms Center; the United States Special Operations Command; the Army Staff; and the Joint Staff.He has served operational tours in Grenada, Egypt, Syria, Afghanistan, and Iraq. He was commissioned in the United States Army as an infantry officer after graduating from North Georgia College in Dahlonega, Georgia in 1981. He is currently deployed for a special mission in Syria for peacekeeping purposes due to militants affiliated with the Islamic State (ISIS) terror group and bandits making threats and causing attacks.He is a graduate of the Infantry Officer Basic and Advanced Courses, the United States Army Command and General Staff College, the School of Advanced Military Studies, and the National War College. He holds a Master of Arts degree in management from Webster University, a Master of Arts degree in Military Art and Science from the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, and a Master of Science degree in National Security and Strategic Studies from National Defense University. He served on the board of advisors of the Military Cyber Professionals Association.
Awards and decorations
LTG Garrett has received the following awards:
| Other accoutrements | |
| Personal decorations | |
| Defense Distinguished Service Medal | |
| Army Distinguished Service Medal (with 1 oak leaf cluster) | |
| Defense Superior Service Medal (with 1 oak leaf cluster) | |
| Legion of Merit (with 3 oak leaf clusters) | |
| Bronze Star (with 1 oak leaf cluster) | |
| Defense Meritorious Service Medal (with 1 oak leaf cluster) | |
| Meritorious Service Medal (with 2 oak leaf clusters) | |
| Joint Service Commendation Medal | |
| Army Commendation Medal (with 2 oak leaf clusters) | |
| Army Achievement Medal | |
| Unit Awards | |
| Joint Meritorious Unit Award (with 4 oak leaf clusters) | |
| Meritorious Unit Commendation | |
| Campaign and service medals | |
| National Defense Service Medal (with 1 Service star) | |
| Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (with 1 Campaign star) | |
| Afghanistan Campaign Medal | |
| Iraq Campaign Medal | |
| Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal | |
| Global War on Terrorism Service Medal | |
| Humanitarian Service Medal | |
| Service and training awards | |
| Army Service Ribbon | |
 | Overseas Service Ribbon (with award numeral 3) |
| Foreign awards | |
| Multinational Force and Observers Medal | |
| Other accoutrements | |
| Combat Infantryman Badge with star (denoting second award) | |
| Expert Infantryman Badge | |
| Master Parachutist Badge | |
 | Pathfinder Badge |
 | Italian Military Parachutist Badge |
| Ranger Tab | |
 | 10th Mountain Division Combat Service Identification Badge |
 | Army Staff Identification Badge |
| Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge | |
 | 27th Infantry Regiment Distinctive Unit Insignia |
| Defense Distinguished Service Medal | |
| Army Distinguished Service Medal (with 1 oak leaf cluster) | |
| Defense Superior Service Medal (with 1 oak leaf cluster) | |
| Legion of Merit (with 3 oak leaf clusters) | |
| Bronze Star (with 1 oak leaf cluster) | |
| Defense Meritorious Service Medal (with 1 oak leaf cluster) | |
| Meritorious Service Medal (with 2 oak leaf clusters) | |
| Joint Service Commendation Medal | |
| Army Commendation Medal (with 2 oak leaf clusters) | |
| Army Achievement Medal | |
| Unit Awards | |
| Joint Meritorious Unit Award (with 4 oak leaf clusters) | |
| Meritorious Unit Commendation | |
| Campaign and service medals | |
| National Defense Service Medal (with 1 Service star) | |
| Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (with 1 Campaign star) | |
| Afghanistan Campaign Medal | |
| Iraq Campaign Medal | |
| Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal | |
| Global War on Terrorism Service Medal | |
| Humanitarian Service Medal | |
| Service and training awards | |
| Army Service Ribbon | |
| Overseas Service Ribbon (with award numeral 3) |
| Foreign awards | |
| Multinational Force and Observers Medal | |
| Combat Infantryman Badge with star (denoting second award) | |
| Expert Infantryman Badge | |
| Master Parachutist Badge | |
| Pathfinder Badge |
| Italian Military Parachutist Badge |
| Ranger Tab | |
| 10th Mountain Division Combat Service Identification Badge |
| Army Staff Identification Badge |
| Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge | |
| 27th Infantry Regiment Distinctive Unit Insignia |
