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--- General McChrystal  Biography 
Commander,  International Security Assistance Force/
Commander, United States  Forces Afghanistan 
United  States Army
 SOURCE OF  COMMISSIONED SERVICE: USMA EDUCATIONAL DEGREES 
United  States Military Academy - BS - No Major 
United  States Naval War College - MA - National Security and Strategic   Studies 
Salve   Regina University - MS - International  Relations
 MILITARY  SCHOOLS ATTENDED: 
Infantry  Officer Basic and Advanced Courses 
United  States Naval Command and Staff College 
Senior   Service College Fellowship Harvard   University
 FOREIGN  LANGUAGES: 
Spanish
 PROMOTIONS  DATE OF APPOINTMENT: 
2LT 2 Jun  76 
1LT 2 Jun  78 
CPT 1 Aug  80 
MAJ 1 Jul  87 
LTC 1 Sep 92 
COL 1 Sep  96 
BG   1 Jan  01 
MG 1 May  04 
LTG 16 Feb  06 
GEN 11 Jun  09
 FROM TO  ASSIGNMENT: 
Nov 76 Feb  78 Weapons Platoon Leader, C Company, 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute  Infantry Regiment, 82d Airborne Division, Fort Bragg , North  Carolina
 Feb 78 Jul  78 Rifle Platoon Leader, C Company, 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute  Infantry Regiment, 82d Airborne Division, Fort Bragg , North  Carolina
 Jul 78 Nov  78 Executive Officer, C Company, 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute  Infantry Regiment, 82d Airborne Division, Fort Bragg , North  Carolina
 Nov 78 Apr  79 Student, Special Forces Officer Course, Special Forces School , Fort  Bragg, North Carolina 
Apr 79 Jun  80 Commander, Detachment A, A Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Special  Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, North  Carolina
 Jun 80 Feb  81 Student, Infantry Officer Advanced Course, United States Army  Infantry School, Fort Benning, Georgia 
Feb 81 Mar  82 S2/S3 (Intelligence/Operations), United  Nations Command Support Group Joint Security Area, Korea 
Mar 82 Nov  82 Training Officer, Directorate of Plans and Training, A Company,  Headquarters Command, Fort Stewart,  Georgia
 Nov 82 Sep  84 Commander, A Company, 3d Battalion, 19th Infantry, 24th Infantry  Division (Mechanized), Fort Stewart ,   Georgia
 Sep 84 Sep  85 S3 (Operations), 3d Battalion, 19th Infantry, 24th Infantry  Division (Mechanized), Fort Stewart, Georgia 
Sep 85 Jan  86 Liaison Officer, 3d Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment,  Fort Benning, Georgia 
Jan 86 May  87 Commander, A Company, 3d Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort  Benning, Georgia 
May 87 Apr  88 Liaison Officer, 3d Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Benning,  Georgia 
Apr 88 Jun  89 S3 (Operations), 3d Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Benning,  Georgia 
Jun 89 Jun  90 Student, Command and Staff Course, United States Naval War College,  Newport, Rhode Island < BR>Jun 90 Apr  93 Army Special Operations Action Officer, J3, Joint Special  Operations Command, Fort Bragg, North Carolina and OPERATIONS DESERT  SHIELD/STORM, Saudi Arabia
 Apr 93 Nov  94 Commander, 2d Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82d  Airborne Division, Fort Bragg , North  Carolina
 Nov 94 Jun  96 Commander, 2d Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Lewis ,   Washington 
Jun 96 Jun  97 Senior Service College Fellowship, John F. Kennedy School of  Government, Harvard University , Cambridge ,   Massachusetts
 Jun 97 Aug  99 Commander, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Benning, Georgia 
Aug 99 Jun  00 Military Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations, New York, New  York 
Jun 00 Jun  01 Assistant Division Commander (Operations), 82d Airborne Division,  Fort Bragg, North Carolina to include duty as Commander, Combined  Joint Task Force Kuwait, Camp Doha,  Kuwait
 Jun 01 Jul  02 Chief of Staff, XVIII Airborne Corps and Fort Bragg, Fort Bragg,  North Carolina to include duty as Chief of Staff, Combined Joint Task  Force180, OPERATION ENDURING
 FREEDOM,  Afghanistan 
Jul 02 Sep  03 Vice Director for Operations, J3, The Joint Staff, Washington,  DC 
Sep 03 Feb  06 Commanding General, Joint Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg,  North Carolina 
Feb 06 Jun  08 Commander, Joint Special Operations Command/Commander, Joint  Special Operations Command Forward, United States Special Operations  Command, Fort Bragg, North Carolina
 Aug 08 Jun  09 Director, The Joint Staff, Washington , DC 
Jun 09  Present Commander, International Security Assistance Force/Commander,   United States Forces Afghanistan , OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM,   Afghanistan
 SUMMARY OF  JOINT ASSIGNMENTS: 
S2/S3  (Intelligence/Operations), United Nations Command Support Group Joint  Security Area , Korea (Feb 81-Mar 82,  Captain)
 Army  Special Operations Action Officer, J3, Joint Special Operations  Command, Fort Bragg, North Carolina and OPERATIONS DESERT  SHIELD/STORM, Saudi Arabia Jun 90-Apr 93 Major/Lieutenant  Colonel)
 Chief of  Staff, XVIII Airborne Corps and Fort Bragg, Fort Bragg, North Carolina  to include duty as Chief of Staff, Combined Joint Task Force180,  OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM, Afghanistan (Jun 01-Jul 02, Brigadier  General)
 Vice  Director for Operations, J3, The Joint Staff, Washington , DC (Jul  02-Sep 03, Brigadier General) 
Commanding  General, Joint Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg , North Carolina  (Sep 03-Feb 06, Brigadier General/Major  General)
 Commander,  Joint Special Operations Command/Commander, Joint Special  Operations 
Command  Forward, United States Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, North  Carolina (Feb 06-Jun 08, Major General/Lieutenant  General)
 Director,  The Joint Staff, Washington, DC (Aug 08-Jun 09, Lieutenant  General) 
Commander,  International Security Assistance Force/Commander, United States  Forces Afghanistan, OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM, Afghanistan (Jun  09-Present, General)
 SUMMARY OF  OPERATIONS ASSIGNMENTS DATE GRADE 
Army  Special Operations Action Officer, J3, Joint Special Operations  Command, OPERATIONS DESERT SHIELD/STORM, Saudi Arabia (Jun 90-Mar 91,  Major)
 Commander,  Combined Joint Task Force Kuwait, Camp Doha, Kuwait (Apr 01-Jun 01,  Brigadier General) 
Chief of  Staff, Combined Joint Task Force180, OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM,  Afghanistan (May 02-Jul 02, Brigadier  General)
 Commander,  International Security Assistance Force/Commander, United States  Forces Afghanistan , OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM, Afghanistan (Jun 09-  Present, General)
 US  DECORATIONS AND BADGES: 
Defense  Distinguished Service Medal 
Defense  Superior Service Medal (with Oak Leaf Cluster) 
Legion of  Merit (with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters) 
Bronze  Star Medal 
Defense  Meritorious Service Medal 
Meritorious  Service Medal (with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters) 
Army  Commendation Medal 
Army  Achievement Medal 
Expert  Infantryman Badge 
Master  Parachutist Badge 
Ranger  Tab 
Special  Forces Tab 
Joint  Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge
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OBAMA Biography: 
Birthplace:   Location remains questionable.  Proof of United States  Citizenship hasn't been provided. 
Education:    Columbia University , Harvard Law School .  Records never produced,  attendance remains questionable. 
Military  Career:  None 
Business  Career:  None 
Political  Career:  community organizer, Chicago, 1983-86; civil rights  attorney, Chicago, 1991-96; University of Chicago,  assistant lecturer, early 1990s-2004; State Senator, 1996-2005;  U.S. Senator, 2005-2008; President  2008-.
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