Joseph Anderson (U.S. Army general)
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Born | New York City, United States | September 14, 1959
Allegiance | United States |
Service/ | United States Army |
Years of service | 1981–2020 |
Rank | Lieutenant General |
Commands | XVIII Airborne Corps International Security Assistance Force Joint Command 4th Infantry Division 2nd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) 502d Infantry Regiment 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment |
Battles/wars | Operation Just Cause Iraq War War in Afghanistan |
Awards | Defense Distinguished Service Medal Army Distinguished Service Medal (3) Defense Superior Service Medal (2) Legion of Merit (3) Bronze Star Medal (6) |
Joseph Anderson (born September 14, 1959) is a retired lieutenant general in the United States Army, who last served as Deputy Chief of Staff of the Army, G-3/5/7, previously serving as the commanding general of the XVIII Airborne Corps, Commander of International Security Assistance Force Joint Command and Deputy Commanding General, US Forces – Afghanistan. Born in New York in 1959,[1] he was commissioned upon his graduation from the United States Military Academy in 1981.[2]
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- ^ "Register of Graduates and Former Cadets, United States Military Academy". 1986.
- ^ "Bio: Anderson J" (PDF). docs.house.gov.
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- 1959 births
- United States Army personnel of the Iraq War
- United States Army personnel of the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
- Central Michigan University alumni
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- Naval War College alumni
- Recipients of the Defense Distinguished Service Medal
- Recipients of the Defense Superior Service Medal
- Recipients of the Distinguished Service Medal (US Army)
- Recipients of the Legion of Merit
- United States Army generals
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