General on December 1, 2002. Prior to his current assignment Maj. Gen. Bennie E. Williams
he served as Commanding General, U.S. Army Soldier Support Director, Logistics Operations, J-3
Institute, Fort Jackson, South Carolina. His many decorations Defense Logistics Agency
include the Defense Distinguished Service Medal, Distinguished Fort Belvoir, Virginia
Service Medal, Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit Commissioned after graduating
(with two Oak Leaf Clusters), Defense Meritorious Service from Morgan State University in
Medal, and the Meritorious Service Medal (with two Oak Leaf 1972, and later earning a M.S. in
Clusters). transportation management, Major
General Bennie E. Williams has
Brig. Gen. Abraham J. Turner served in high level command
Bennie E. Williams
Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations and support positions in Western
and Training U.S. Army Training Europe, Eastern Europe, the Middle East, as well as the United
and Doctrine Command Fort Morn, States during his career. Prior to his current assignment General
Virginia Williams served as Deputy Commanding General, later Com-
Brigadier General Abraham J. Turn- manding General, 21st Theater Support Command, U.S. Army
er studied music at South Carolina Europe and Seventh Army, Germany. Among his numerous
State University before receiving his decorations are the Distinguished Service Medal, Defense Supe-
commission in June 1976. He later rior Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal, and the
earned an M.P.A. in public adminis- Meritorious Service Medal (with four Oak Leaf Clusters).
tration from Shippensburg Univer-
sity, but spent much of his career
Abraham J. Turner
Maj. Gen. Charles E. Wilson
in education and training capacities Deputy Commanding General
before the assignment that led to his current position, which was U.S. Army Reserve Command
to serve as Commanding General, U.S. Army Training Center Prior to assuming his current com-
and Fort Jackson, Fort Jackson, South Carolina. He was selected mand in August, 2002, Major General
for the rank of Brigadier General on October 1, 2002, after a Charles E. Wilson served as Com-
career that earned him many honors, including the Defense manding General, 98th Division
Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit (with two Oak Leaf (Institutional Training), which covers
Clusters), Bronze Star Medal (with Oak Leaf Cluster), Defense brigades spread through the six New
Meritorious Service Medal, and Meritorious Service Medal (with England states plus New York and
Charles E. Wilson
three Oak Leaf Clusters). New Jersey. Commissioned a second
lieutenant in October 1967, he served on active duty in Viet-
Brig. Gen. Dennis L. Via nam, and was released from active duty in 1970. In civilian
Commanding General life, he served for 25 years with the Detroit Police Department,
5th Signal Command/Deputy Chief rising to the rank of Chief of Police. His U.S. Army decorations
of Staff, G-6 include the Legion of Merit (with one oak Leaf Cluster), Bronze
U.S. Army Europe and Seventh Army Star Medal, and the Meritorious Service Medal (with two oak
Armed with a degree in industry Leaf Clusters).
arts from Virginia State University
in 1980, Brigadier General Dennis Maj. Gen. W. Montague Winfield
L. Via began his Army career as a Commanding General
platoon leader and, later, battalion U.S. Cadet Command
maintenance officer and command-
Dennis L. Via
Fort Monroe, Virginia
er at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Major General W. Montague
Prior to his current assignment he served as Principal Director, Winfield began his career in 1977
Global Information Grid Operations/Commander, Defense upon graduating from Virginia State
Information Systems Agency Global Operations/Deputy Com- University with a B.S. in health
mander, Joint Task Force-Global Network Operations, Defense and physical education. He later
Information Systems Agency. He was selected to the rank of received Master’s degrees in media
Brigadier General on January 1, 2005. Among his many decora- education and technology, from
W. Montague Winfield
tions are the Legion of Merit (with Oak Leaf Cluster), Defense Virginia State University, and corpo-
Meritorious Service Medal (with Oak Leaf Cluster), and the rate management, from the University of Pennsylvania. Prior to
Meritorious Service Medal (with four Oak Leaf Clusters). taking command of cadet education, the General served as Com-
mander, Joint Prisoner of War / Missing in Action Accounting
Command, Hickham Air Force Base, Hawaii. He was pro-
moted to the rank of Major General on October 1, 2004. His
many career decorations include the Defense Superior Service
Medal (with Oak Leaf Cluster), Legion of Merit (with Oak Leaf
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