Lt. Gen. Richard A. Cody assumed the position of U.S. Army deputy chief of staff, G-3, on Aug. 12, 2002. He graduated from the U.S. Military Academy in 1972 and, among other service schools, has attended the Command and General Staff College and the U.S. Army War College.

Over the years, he has held a wide variety of command and staff positions, including four tours with the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault). He was commander, 1st Battalion, during Operation Desert Storm; and his immediate past assignment was commanding general. He has also served — among other assignments — as director of operations, readiness and mobilization, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations and Plans, Headquarters, Department of the Army; deputy commanding general, Task Force Hawk, Tirana, Albania; commander, 4th Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division; aide-de-camp to the commanding general, Combined Field Army, Korea; and director, Flight Concepts Division.

Cody is a Master Aviator with more than 5,000 hours of flight time and is an Air Assault graduate.


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