- Carl A. Strock
Infobox Military Person
name = Carl A. Strock
lived =
caption = Lieutenant General Carl A. Strock
nickname =
placeofbirth = Georgia
placeofdeath =
allegiance= United States of America
branch =United States Army
serviceyears = 1972-2007
rank = Lieutenant General
unit =
commands =Chief of Engineers
battles =Operation Just Cause Operation Desert Storm
awards =Ranger Tab Special Forces Tab Defense Distinguished Service Medal Army Distinguished Service Medal
relations =
laterwork =Carl A. Strock (Ret.) was a
United States Army officer, and wasChief of Engineers and the Commanding General of theUnited States Army Corps of Engineers . He was born in Georgia and grew up in an Army family. He enlisted in the Army and received his commission as aninfantry second lieutenant following graduation from Officer Candidate School in 1972. After completing Ranger andSpecial Forces training, he served primarily with infantry units before transferring to the Engineer Branch of the U.S. Army in 1983. He holds aBachelor of Science degree in civil engineering from theVirginia Military Institute and a master's degree incivil engineering fromMississippi State University . He is a RegisteredProfessional Engineer .Prior to his selection as the
Chief of Engineers and Commanding General of theU.S. Army Corps of Engineers , he served as Director of Civil Works, Headquarters, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. In September 2003, he returned from a six-month tour of duty in Iraq as the Deputy Director of Operations for theCoalition Provisional Authority . His previous assignment was Director of Military Programs, Headquarters, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.In an email message sent
August 11 ,2006 to all Corps of Engineers employees, Strock announced that he made "a personal decision" to request retirement from the Army. He also stated, "The Secretary of the Army has approved my request."Robert L. Van Antwerp Jr. was confirmed by the US Senate on the5 March 2007 as the 52nd Chief of Engineers.Strock's command assignments include:
*U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Northwestern Division;
*U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pacific Ocean Division;
*Engineer Brigade, 24th Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Georgia;
*307th Engineer Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division, where he led the battalion throughOperation Just Cause in Panama and Operation Desert Shield andDesert Storm in Saudi Arabia and Iraq;
*Rifle Company Commander, 1st Battalion (Mechanized), 26th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division (Forward) in Germany;
*Operational Detachment Commander, 2nd Battalion,5th Special Forces Group at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.Other assignments include:
*Chief of Staff, U.S. Army Engineer Training Center andFort Leonard Wood , Missouri;
*Personnel Staff Officer, Army Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel, Washington, D.C.;
*Colonels Assignment Officer, U.S. Army Personnel Command, Washington D.C.;
*Exchange Officer and Instructor, Royal School of Military Engineering in England;
*Battalion Operations Officer, Assistant Division Engineer, and Battalion Executive Officer for the 307th Engineer Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division;
*Resident Engineer, Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi;
*Project Officer, Tennessee- Tombigbee Waterway, Mississippi and Alabama;
*Scout Platoon Leader and Company Executive Officer, 1st Battalion (Airborne), 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division.ee also
References
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* [http://www.hqda.army.mil/daen/strock.htm Official biography]
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