Brig. Gen. Nolen V. Bivens Maj. Gen. Thomas P. Bostick
Assistant Chief of Staff, C-3 Commanding General
Coalition Forces Land Component U.S. Army Recruiting Command
Command Major General Thomas P. Bostick
Camp Doha, Kuwait was trained as an engineer at the
After being commissioned in 1976 U.S. Military Academy, where he
and becoming a platoon leader, was commissioned as a second
Brigadier General Nolen V. Bivens lieutenant in 1978, and later earned
worked his way through the ranks Master’s degrees in mechanical and
as an infantry officer and com-
Nolen V. Bivens
civil engineering at Stanford Uni-
Thomas P. Bostick
mander of mechanized divisions versity. He later taught engineering
at home and abroad, including at West Point and commanded
service with Operation Iraqi Freedom in Iraq as Deputy Director engineering forces, before becoming an Assistant Division
of Regional Operations. Before assuming his current position, Commander. He was promoted to his current rank on July 15,
he served as Assistant Division Commander (Maneuver), 4th 2005. Among his decorations and badges he counts the Defense
Infantry Division (Mechanized), Fort Hood, Texas. He was Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit (with two Oak Leaf
selected for the rank of Brigadier General on July 1, 2004. He Clusters), Defense Meritorious Service Medal, and the Meritori-
holds a B.S. in chemistry from South Carolina State University, ous Service Medal (with four Oak Leaf Clusters).
and Masters degrees from the Naval Postgraduate School and
National Defense University. Among his many decorations are Brig. Gen. Albert Bryant Jr.
the Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal, Defense Meritorious Deputy Commander, Fort Knox, Ken-
Service Medal, and Meritorious Service Medal (with five Oak tucky
Leaf Clusters). U. S. Army Armor Center
Bryant is also the Deputy Commander
Brig. Gen. Leo A. Brooks Jr. of the U.S. Army Armor School and
Vice Director, U.S. Army Staff University of Mounted Warfare, and
After graduating from the U.S. serves as the Director of the Unit of
Military Academy, and receiving his Action Maneuver Battle Lab (UAM-
commission as a second lieutenant BL). Until April 2006, he was Assist-
Albert Bryant Jr.
in 1979, Brigadier General Leo A. ant Division Commander (Support),
Brooks Jr. joined the ranks as a rifle 4th Infantry Division (Mechanized) and Task Force Ironhorse,
platoon leader, before joining the which conducted combat operations as part of Operation Iraqi
101st Airborne Division and later, Freedom and played a primary role in the location and capture
the 75th Ranger Regiment. He of fugitive deposed Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein. Brigadier
Leo A. Brooks Jr.
earned a Master’s in public adminis- General Bryant’s awards and decorations include the Defense
tration from the University of Oklahoma. He was promoted to Superior Service Medal, the Legion of Merit (Oak Leaf Cluster),
the rank of Brigadier General on August 1, 2003 and went on to Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Bronze Star, Meritorious
serve as Commandant of Cadets at the U.S. Military Academy, Service Medal (seven Oak Leaf Clusters), Army Commenda-
West Point. Among his many decorations and badges are the tion Medal (two Oak Leaf Clusters), Army Achievement Medal
Legion of Merit (with two Oak Leaf Clusters), Defense Meri- (one Oak Leaf Cluster), The Global War on Terrorism Service
torious Service Medal (with four Oak Leaf Clusters), and the and Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medals, National
Meritorious Service Medal (with four Oak Leaf Clusters). Defense Service Medal (Two Stars), and the Parachutist Badge.
Brig. Gen. Vincent K. Brooks Brig. Gen. Robert Crear
Chief, Army Public Affairs Commanding General
Office of the Secretary of the Army U.S. Army Engineering Division
Army Public Affairs chief Brigadier Mississippi Valley
General Vincent K. Brooks earned Vicksburg, Mississippi
his commission at the U.S. Military Brigadier General Robert Crear
Academy in 1980, and was promoted received his commission as a second
to his current rank on May 1, 2004. lieutenant after graduation from
He served as Deputy Chief of Army Jackson State University, in 1976, and
Public Affairs before assuming his Vincent K. Brooks was promoted to the rank of Brigadier
Robert Crear
current post and, before that, was General on October 1, 2003. Prior to
Deputy Director for War on Terrorism, J-5, The Joint Staff. assuming his current duties, he served as Commanding General
Among his numerous decorations and badges are the Defense of the Army Engineer Division in the Southwestern region based
Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit (with Oak Leaf Clus- in Dallas, and also served as Commander, Task Force “Restore
ter), and the Defense Meritorious Service Medal. Iraqi Oil” as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Iraq. Among his
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