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Prior to his current assignment, Ambassador Dailey served over 36 years on active duty in the [[United States Army]], reaching the rank of lieutenant general. He participated in major military operations such as [[Operation Desert Shield (Gulf War)|Desert Shield]], [[Desert Storm]], [[Uphold Democracy]], [[Joint Guardian]], [[Enduring Freedom]] and [[Iraqi Freedom]].<ref name=StateDptDellLDailey/> |
Prior to his current assignment, Ambassador Dailey served over 36 years on active duty in the [[United States Army]], reaching the rank of lieutenant general. He participated in major military operations such as [[Operation Desert Shield (Gulf War)|Desert Shield]], [[Desert Storm]], [[Uphold Democracy]], [[Joint Guardian]], [[Enduring Freedom]] and [[Iraqi Freedom]].<ref name=StateDptDellLDailey/> |
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After the September 11, 2001, attacks, he directed the new [[Center for Special Operations]], the military hub for all counterterrorism - U.S. Special Operations Command, at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida as well as running special operations in Afghanistan and Iraq.<ref name=Wright20070824/> From 2001 to 2003, he headed the [[Joint Special Operations Command]], a [[United States Special Operations Command]] sub-unit |
After the September 11, 2001, attacks, he directed the new [[Center for Special Operations]], the military hub for all counterterrorism - U.S. Special Operations Command, at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida as well as running special operations in Afghanistan and Iraq.<ref name=Wright20070824/> From 2001 to 2003, he headed the [[Joint Special Operations Command]], a [[United States Special Operations Command]] sub-unit. |
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During [[Operation Desert Storm]], Dailey, then a lieutenant colonel, led the [[160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (United States)|Night Stalkers]], an aviation team born from the failed 1980 hostage rescue attempt in Iran that flies secret missions, often at low altitudes, in the dark of night.<ref name=Wright20070824>{{cite web |
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|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/23/AR2007082302031.html |
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|title=Dell Dailey: Soldier, Counterterrorism Warrior |
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|author=Robin Wright |
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}}</ref> He led one mission deep inside Iraq in order to gather soil samples needed for the US Army to determine if American tanks might get stuck during the planned assault. Dailey’s decision to personally command the mission was called “unheard of.”<ref name=allgov/> |
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==Childhood and Education== |
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Dell L. Dailey was the head of the State Department's counterterrorism office from July 2007 to April 2009, after a 36-year career in the U.S. Army.
State Department
Dailey was appointed the Department of State's Coordinator for Counterterrorism on June 22, 2007. In this role he had the title of Ambassador at Large and was charged with coordinating and supporting the development and implementation of U.S. Government policies and programs aimed at countering terrorism overseas. As the principal advisor to the Secretary of State on international counterterrorism matters, he was responsible for taking a leading role in developing coordinated strategies to defeat terrorists abroad and in securing the cooperation of international partners to that end.[1]
Military career
Prior to his current assignment, Ambassador Dailey served over 36 years on active duty in the United States Army, reaching the rank of lieutenant general. He participated in major military operations such as Desert Shield, Desert Storm, Uphold Democracy, Joint Guardian, Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom.[1]
After the September 11, 2001, attacks, he directed the new Center for Special Operations, the military hub for all counterterrorism - U.S. Special Operations Command, at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida as well as running special operations in Afghanistan and Iraq.[2] From 2001 to 2003, he headed the Joint Special Operations Command, a United States Special Operations Command sub-unit.
Childhood and Education
Ambassador Dailey was born into an Army family in Flandreau, South Dakota. He received his Bachelor of Science degree from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1971 and earned a master's degree in Public Administration from Shippensburg University in 1994.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Biography of Dell L. Dailey". US Department of State. Retrieved 2012-07-17.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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