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Christopher C. LaNeve is a United States Army lieutenant general who has served as the commanding general of Eighth Army and chief of staff of the Combined Forces Command since 5 April 2024. [1] [2] [3] He previously served as the commanding general of the 82nd Airborne Division from 2022 to 2023.
Shoulder sleeve insignia of the 82nd Airborne Division. This is a list of commanders of the 82nd Airborne Division of the United States Army. The 82nd Airborne Division is one of the oldest divisions in the U.S. Army, having been raised shortly after the American entry into World War I in April 1917 and seeing service in World War I and World War II and many subsequent conflicts. Major General ...
Under Major General Bradley, the 82nd Division's Chief of Staff was George Van Pope. [17] On 15 August 1942, the 82nd Infantry Division, now commanded by Major General Ridgway, became the first airborne division in the history of the U.S. Army, and was redesignated as the 82nd Airborne Division. The 82nd was selected after deliberations by the ...
The 82nd Airborne Division said farewell to Maj. Gen. Christopher LaNeve, while welcoming back Brig. Gen. Patrick Work back.
He served as commander of the 82nd Airborne Division from 2016 to 2018 and Chief of Staff of U.S. Central Command from 2018 to 2019. [6] He assumed command of the XVIII Airborne Corps in October 2019. [7] In 2022, he deployed to Germany to oversee U.S. troop deployments in response to the 2021–2022 Russo-Ukrainian crisis. [12]
His other roles included a War Department Manpower Board Chairman, and Staff Secretary for the Caribbean Command. Fort Bragg, where the 82nd Airborne Division is located, has honored Eaton by naming a Hall after him, Eaton Hall. Eaton retired from the Army in 1954 and died on May 16, 1986, at the age of 87. [4]
Command Sgt. Maj. Wolf Amacker served in the 82nd Airborne Division from 1996 to 2006, holding leadership positions from squad leader to command sergeant major in the airborne field artillery.
Shelton served two tours of duty in the Vietnam War [1] with the 5th Special Forces Group, and with the 173rd Airborne Brigade, [6] followed by a series of command and staff assignments. Following the Gulf War, Shelton commanded the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg in his home state of North Carolina. [1]