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Frank Helmick
Lt. Gen. Frank Helmick
LTG Frank Helmick
AllegianceUnited States United States of America
Service / branchUnited States Army seal United States Army
Years of service1976-present
RankLieutenant General
CommandsXVIII Airborne Corps and Fort Bragg
Multi-National Security Transition Command Iraq
Southern European Task Force
Battles / warsOperation Iraqi Freedom
AwardsDefense Distinguished Service Medal
Distinguished Service Medal
Defense Superior Service Medal
Legion of Merit
Bronze Star Medal

Frank Helmick is a Lieutenant General in the United States Army.[1] He is currently serving as the Deputy Commanding General for Operations, United States Forces - Iraq, and is the Commanding General of the XVIII Airborne Corps.[2] Prior to assuming command of the XVIII Airborne Corps, LTG Helmick commanded the Multi-National Security Transition Command - Iraq along with the NATO Training Mission-Iraq from July 3, 2008 to October 7, 2009.

Helmick has held numerous command and senior staff positions. He has commanded and served in many units in both operational and training Commands: Commander 3rd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Commander Ranger Training Brigade, Fort Benning, Georgia; Assistant Division Commander 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky; Commander of the Southern European Task Force (Airborne), Vicenza, Italy.

His staff assignments include service in the 82nd Airborne Division, the Joint Staff, and the Office of the Secretary of Defense where he served as the Senior Military Advisor to the Deputy Secretary of Defense.

Service in Iraq

Helmick was the commander who led the attack in Mosul that killed Uday and Qusay Hussein, Saddam Hussein's sons.[3]

File:TOW uday qusay house.jpg
Soldiers with the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) watch as a TOW missile strikes the side of a building that is suspected of harboring Uday and Qusay Hussein in Mosul, Iraq, July 22, 2003. Uday and Qusay were killed in a gun battle as they resisted efforts by coalition forces to apprehend and detain them. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Curtis Hargrave.

On August 24, 2008 Helmick survived a suicide bombing of the MRAP vehicle he was riding in near Forward Operating Base Marez in Mosul. The suicide car bomb attack killed the attacker and damaged the International MaxxPro Plus vehicle, but Helmick, Brigadier General Raymond “Tony” Thomas, an Iraqi general and others inside the vehicle were not seriously injured.[4]

Education

Helmick has attended a variety of military schools including the United States Military Academy, Infantry Officer Basic Course, the Armor Officer Advanced Course, the Naval Postgraduate School, the United States Armed Forces Staff Course at the Armed Forces Staff College, and the United States Army War College.

US Decorations and Badges

His awards include the Defense Distinguished Service Medal, Distinguished Service Medal, Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit with two oak leaf clusters, Bronze Star Medal with oak leaf cluster, Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters, Joint Service Commendation Medal, Army Commendation Medal with five oak leaf clusters, the Army Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster, and the NATO Medal. He has been awarded the Ranger Tab, Expert Infantryman Badge, Combat Action Badge, Master Parachutist Badge, Air Assault Badge, Office of the Secretary of Defense Identification Badge and the Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge.

Assignments

From To Assignments
Nov 1976 Jul 1977 Platoon Leader, B Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas
Jul 1977 Jul 1980 Platoon Leader, Executive Officer, and Company Commander, C Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas
Aug 1983 Jun 1984 Organizational Effectiveness Staff Officer, XVIII Airborne Corps, Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Jun 1984 May 1985 Aide-de-Camp to the Deputy Commanding General, XVIII Airborne Corps, Fort Bragg, North Carolina
May 1985 Apr 1986 S-3 (Operations), 3rd Battalion (Airborne), 325th Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Apr 1986 Apr 1989 S-3 (Operations) and Executive Officer, 3rd Battalion (Airborne), 325th Infantry Regiment, Vicenza, Italy
Feb 1990 Dec 1990 Assignment Officer, Infantry Branch, United States Total Army Personnel Command, Alexandria, VA
Dec 1990 Nov 1991 Distribution Management Officer and Personnel Management Officer, Officer Distribution Division, United States Total Army Personnel Command, Alexandria, VA
Nov 1991 Feb 1994 Chief (Exercises), Operations Officer and Executive Officer, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Benning, GA
Feb 1994 May 1996 Commander, 3rd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina
May 1996 Jul 1997 G-3 (Operations), 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Jul 1998 Jun 2000 Commander, Ranger Training Brigade, Fort Benning, Georgia
Jun 2000 Jul 2002 Chief, Operations and Intelligence Division, J-34, The Joint Staff, Washington, DC
Jul 2002 Jun 2003 Assistant Division Commander (Maneuver) and Acting Division Commander, 24th Infantry Division (Mechanized), Fort Riley, Kansas
Jun 2003 Apr 2004 Assistant Division Commander (Operations), 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky and Operation Iraqi Freedom, Iraq
Apr 2004 May 2006 Senior Military Assistant to the Deputy Secretary of Defense, Office of the Deputy Secretary of Defense, Washington, DC
Jul 2006 Jul 2008 Commanding General, United States Army Southern European Task Force, Italy
Jul 2008 Nov 2009 Commander, Multi-National Security Transition Command – Iraq / Commander, NATO Training Mission – Iraq, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Iraq
Nov 2009 Present Commanding General, XVIII Airborne Corps and Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Feb 2011 Present Deputy Commanding General - Operations, United States Forces - Iraq

Effective Dates of Promotion

Rank Date Of Appointment
2LT Jun 2, 1976
1LT Jun 2, 1978
CPT Aug 1, 1980
MAJ Aug 1, 1987
LTC Mar 1, 1993
COL Jun 1, 1998
BG Mar 1, 2003
MG Nov 2, 2006
LTG Jul 3, 2008

See also

Lt. Gen. Helmick's Official Facebook page

References

  1. ^ [1] Lt. Gen. Frank Helmick Commanding General Multi-National Security Transition Command Iraq. Retrieved on July 20, 2008.
  2. ^ [2] Helmick assumes command of XVIII Airborne Corps. Retrieved on Feb 1, 2010.
  3. ^ [3]. Unconventional Combat by Williamson Murray and Robert Scales, Jr. Retrieved on June 8, 2007.
  4. ^ Naylor, Sean D., "Close Call", Military Times, November 24, 2008.

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