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Austin Scott Miller (born 15 May 1961) is a retired four-star general in the United States Army and former Delta Force commander who served as the final commander of NATO's Resolute Support Mission and United States Forces – Afghanistan from 2 September 2018 [1] to 12 July 2021. [2]
The U. S. Army Center of Military History (CMH) currently includes an Army Art Collection with about 40 representative war artists. [4] In 1992, the Army Staff Artist Program was attached to the United States Army Center of Military History. Army artists are a permanent part of the Museum Division's Collections Branch. [3]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 19 December 2024. U.S. Army general John W. Nicholson Jr. Nicholson in 2017 Born (1957-05-08) May 8, 1957 (age 67) Baltimore, Maryland Allegiance United States Service / branch United States Army Reserve Years of service 1982–2018 Rank General Commands Resolute Support Mission United States Forces ...
Lieutenant General Samuel Tankersley Williams (25 August 1897 –26 April 1984) was a senior United States Army officer.Williams became prominent in army history for being reduced in rank from brigadier general to colonel, and then resuscitating his career to again advance to general officer rank.
Colin Luther Powell (/ ˈ k oʊ l ɪ n ˈ p aʊ ə l / KOH-lin POW-əl; [a] April 5, 1937 – () October 18, 2021) was an American statesman, [3] diplomat, and army officer who was the 65th United States secretary of state from 2001 to 2005.
Edwin Vose Sumner and his staff ca. 1861-1862. In February 1861, Brig. Gen. David E. Twiggs was dismissed from the Army for treason by outgoing U.S. President James Buchanan, and on May 12, 1861, Sumner was nominated by the newly inaugurated Lincoln to replace Twiggs as one of only three brigadier generals in the regular army, with date of rank March 16. [7]
The Harper Encyclopedia of Military Biography. New York: HarperCollins, 1992. ISBN 978-0-06-270015-5. Eicher, John H., and David J. Eicher. Civil War High Commands. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 2001. ISBN 0-8047-3641-3. Conner, Robert C. General Gordon Granger: The Savior of Chickamauga and the Man Behind 'Juneteenth'.