many decorations and badges are the Legion of Merit (with Oak Bronze Star Medal, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, and
Leaf Cluster), Bronze Star Medal, and the Meritorious Service Meritorious Service Medal (with four Oak Leaf Clusters).
Medal (with six Oak Leaf Clusters).
Maj. Gen. David H. Hicks
Brig. Gen. Michael C. Flowers Chief of Chaplains
Commander, Joint Prisoner of War/Missing in U.S. Army
Action Accounting Command Major General David H. Hicks
U.S. Pacific Command began his military career in 1974 as
Hickham Air Force Base, Hawaii Chaplain to a military police battal-
Brigadier General Michael C. Flowers served as Chief of Staff ion at Fort Dix, New Jersey. Today,
for Operation Joint Guardian in Pristina, Kosovo, before being he oversees all Chaplains through-
named to his current high-level post. He was commissioned in out the Army. He is a graduate of
1977 after graduation from the University of Kansas, and later United Wesleyan College, Princeton
earned a Master’s in public administration from Shippensburg Theological Seminary, and Duke
David H. Hicks
University. He was selected for the rank of Brigadier General on University, and has served in the
July 1, 2004, after a distinguished career that frequently found U.S., Alaska and Europe, earning a Master Parachutist Badge
him on the front lines in the Middle East, Haiti and Eastern along the way. He was selected for his current rank on August 1,
Europe. Among his many decorations are the Legion of Merit 2003. Among his decorations are the Legion of Merit (with two
(with two Oak Leaf Clusters, Bronze Star Medal, Defense Meri- Oak Leaf Clusters) and the Meritorious Service Medal (with five
torious Service Medal, and the Meritorious Service Medal (with Oak Leaf Clusters).
three Oak Leaf Clusters).
Lt. Gen. Russell L. Honore’
Brig. Gen. Elder Granger, M.D. Commanding General
Commanding General First United State Army
44th Medial Command/Corps Sur- Fort Gillem, Georgia
geon, XVIII Airborne Corps Lieutenant General Honore was
Brigadier General Elder Granger, commissioned a second lieutenant
M.D., currently deployed in sup- of Infantry upon graduation from
port of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Southern University and A&M Col-
received his medical training at lege in 1971. He also holds an MA
the University of Arkansas before in human resources from Troy State
pursuing his residency at Fitzsimons University, as well as an Honorary
Russell L. Honere
Elder Granger
Army Medical Center in Colo- Doctorate in public administra-
rado. He later enjoyed a distinguished career as a hematologist, tion from Southern University. Prior to his current assignment
surgeon and oncologist, before joining the command ranks. He he served as Commander, Standing Joint Force Headquaters-
was selected for the rank of Brigadier General on June 1, 2002. Homeland Security, U.S. Northern Command. He is perhaps
Among his numerous decorations he counts the Legion of Merit best known as the cigar-smoking general brought in to bring
(with three Oak Leaf Clusters) and the Meritorious Service order to flood-ravaged New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina.
Medal (with four Oak Leaf Clusters). General Honore’s many decorations include the Defense Distin-
guished Service Medal, Distinguished Service Medal, Defense
Maj. Gen. Craig D. Hackett Meritorious Service Medal, and Meritorious Service Medal (with
Maj. Gen. Craig. D. Hackett was three Oak Leaf Clusters).
until recently Commanding Gen-
eral, U.S. Army Security Assistance Maj. Gen. Jerome Johnson
Command, Fort Belvoir, Virginia. Commanding General
He received his commission as a U.S. Army Field Support Command
second lieutenant in 1976, after Rock Island, Illinois
graduating from Howard Univer- After graduating from Fort Valley
sity, and later earned a Master’s in State University and receiving his
education administration from the commission, Major General Jerome
University of Southern California. Craig D. Hackett Johnson earned an M.B.A. from Syr-
He was promoted to the rank of acuse University. Prior to his cur-
Major General on January 1, 2002. His first assignment was rent position, he served as Director
as a platoon leader with the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort of Plans, Operations and Readiness,
Jerome Johnson
Bragg, and later in his career he went on to command a combat Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff,
aviation battalion there. Among his decorations are the Distin- G-4, U.S. Army, Washington, D.C. He has served in numerous
guished Service Medal (with Oak Leaf Cluster), Defense Superi- financial, staff and command positions in the U.S. and Europe
or Service Medal, Legion of Merit (with two Oak Leaf Clusters), during his distinguished career. Among his many decorations
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