Ashore, he served as Joint Service Cruise Missile (Tomahawk) an MBA from Jackson State University, and a Masters of strate-
project officer at headquarters Defense Mapping Agency in gic studies from the Army War College. He was commissioned a
Washington, D.C. Off-duty, Williams earned a Master’s degree second lieutenant of armor in 1980, and promoted to Brigadier
in engineering from Catholic University in northeast D.C. General on May 10, 2005, while in Iraq. General Collins’ awards
and decorations include the Meritorious Service Medal (with five
As commanding officer of the nuclear -powered submarine USS Oak Leaf Clusters), among many others.
Nebraska, Vice Admiral William’s boat was the first Trident
submarine to ever win the OMAHA trophy, which recognized Maj. Gen. Byron S. Bagby
the most outstanding strategic missile unit in the nation, which Commandant,
at the time included competition amongst all U.S. Air Force and Joint Forces Staff College
U.S. Navy units. The success, he says, was the result of the crew’s Norfolk, Virginia element
commitment to excellence and their ability to perform superbly. National Defense University
“Excellence became the standard and a habit, but we also had Major General Byron S. Bagby
fun.” served as Chief, Office of Military
Cooperation, Egypt, before
His military awards include the Legion of Merit (five awards), coming to his current position in
Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, October 2006. He was commis-
Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (five awards), sioned in 1978 after graduation
Byron S. Bagby
and the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (two from Westminster College with
awards). He was selected for special recognition during the 1994 a degree in Business Economics,
Black Engineer of the Year Awards, and he won the 1995 Black and began his Army career as a field artillery officer. He later
Engineer of the Year Award for professional achievement in earned an M.A. in Education Administration. From 1999-2002
government. he served in the Pentagon: on the Joint Staff in the Directorate
U.S. Army
of Strategic Plans and Policy, J5 as Chief, Middle East Division,
and as the Assistant Deputy Director for Politico-Military Affairs
Lieutenant General Lloyd (Asia-Pacific/Middle East); and on the Army Staff as the Execu-
J. Austin III tive Officer to the Deputy Chief of Staff, G8, HQDA. In July
On December 8, 2006, General John P. Abizaid, U.S. Central 2002, he became the Assistant Division Commander (Support),
Command commanding general, promoted Major General and later the Assistant Division Commander (Operations),
Lloyd J. Austin III to Lieutenant General. Austin has been both in 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry). From April
nominated to Command the XVIII 2003–November 2003, he served in Afghanistan as the Director
Airborne Corps of Fort Bragg, and of the Combined Joint Staff for Combined Joint Task Force-180.
will take command December 2006. Among his many awards and badges are the Defense Superior
He most recently served as Chief of Service Medal (with Oak Leaf Cluster), Legion of Merit (with
Staff, United States Central Com- Oak Leaf Cluster), Bronze Star Medal, and Meritorious Service
mand, MacDill Air Force Base, Medal (with five Oak Clusters).
and Florida from September 2005
until October 2006, after serving as Brig. Gen. Sheila R. Baxter
Commanding General of the 10th Commander,
Mountain Division (Light), which Madigan Army Medical Center
included duty as Commander,
Lloyd J. Austin III
Western Regional Medical Command
Combined Joint Task Force 180, Brigadier General Sheila R. Baxter
Operation Enduring Freedom, Afghanistan. He was com- has served in military healthcare
missioned from the U.S. Military Academy in June 1975 and supply and management posts at
earned Master’s degrees from Auburn University in education home and abroad, previously as
administration, another in management from Webster Univer- Assistant Surgeon General for Force
sity. Among his numerous awards and badges, he counts the Sustainment/Deputy Chief of Staff
Distinguished Service Medal, Silver Star, Defense Superior Serv- for Sustainment/Chief, U.S. Army
Sheila R. Baxter
ice Medal (with Oak Leaf Cluster), Legion of Merit (with Oak Medical Service Corps, U.S. Army
Leaf Cluster), and Defense Meritorious Service Medal (with four Medical Command at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. She is a gradu-
Oak Leaf Clusters). ate of Virginia State University, with a B.S. in Physical Educa-
tion, and holds a M.A. in health services administration from
Brig. Gen. Augustis Leon Collins Webster University. She was commissioned a second lieutenant
Commander, 155th Brigade Combat Team in 1978, and selected for Brigadier General on August 1, 2003.
Operation Iraqi Freedom Among her personal decorations are the Legion of Merit, Bronze
Brigadier General Augustis L. Collins currently commands a Star Medal and Meritorious Service Medal (with three Oak Leaf
mobilized armored brigade in support of Operation Iraqi Free- Clusters).
dom. He is a graduate of the University of Mississippi and holds
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