Mari K. Eder

Mari K. Eder
Born	Grove City, Pennsylvania
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Army
Years of service	1977 – present
Rank	Major General

Mari K. Eder is a Major General in the United States Army. Major General Mari K. Eder was appointed commander of the United States Army Reserve Joint and Special Troops Support Command, Salt Lake City, Utah in October 2009. Prior to assuming command of the USAR Joint and Special Troop Support Command, she was assigned as the Deputy Chief, Army Reserve.^[1]

A native of Grove City, Pennsylvania she entered the Army in 1977, and, after receiving her commission as a second lieutenant in the Signal Corps, she served at Fort McClellan, Alabama and then Fort Meade, Maryland until leaving active duty in September 1982.^[2]

Major General Eder has over 32 years of Army service, both Active and Reserve. Major General Eder has commanded at the company, battalion and brigade level. Her previous assignments include the U.S. Army’s Deputy Chief of Public Affairs, commander of the 6th Brigade (Professional Development), 80th Division (Institutional Training) while concurrently serving on active duty as the Chief of Staff with the Reserve Forces Policy Board in the Office of the Secretary of Defense. Major General Eder has had additional joint experience, serving with the U.S. European Command (USEUCOM) in Stuttgart, Germany where she was assigned as the Deputy Director of Public Affairs. There she directed theater media relations during Kosovo and at the inception of OEF.

Civilian Life

As a civilian, Mari Eder served as the Director of Public Affairs at the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. There she built the Center’s strategic plan for marketing communications from the ground up and taught the role of a free press in democratic societies to government officials from over 36 nations. She is the author of numerous articles on strategic communication and communications transformation.^[3]

Education

Her military education includes the Signal Officer Basic Course, the Military Police and Military Intelligence Officer Advanced Courses, the Public Affairs Officer Course, the Command and General Staff College, and the Army War College. She holds Bachelors and Masters degrees in English from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania and the Masters of Strategic Studies from the U.S. Army War College. She is also a graduate of Senior Executive and leadership programs at the National Defense University and the Army War College. She is an experienced speaker and guest lecturer and has served as an adjunct professor at the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies, the NATO School, and Sweden’s International Security Command.^[4]

Awards

Her awards and decorations include the Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster, the Meritorious Service Medal with silver oak leaf cluster, the Joint Service Commendation Medal with three oak leaf cluster, the Army Commendation Medal with three oak leaf clusters, the Joint Service Achievement Medal, the Army Achievement Medal, the Office of the Secretary of Defense Identification Badge, and the Army Staff Identification Badge.^[5]

•   Legion of Merit
•   Meritorious Service Medal
•   Joint Service Commendation Medal
•   Army Commendation Medal
•   Joint Service Achievement Medal
•   Army Achievement Medal
•   Office of the Secretary of Defense Identification Badge
•   Army Staff Identification Badge

References

1. ^ [1] - U.S. Army Reserve Joint and Special Troops Support Command Official Website
2. ^ [2] - General Officer Management Office
3. ^ [3] - General Officer Management Office
4. ^ [4] - General Officer Management Office
5. ^ [5] - General Officer Management Office

External links

• [6] - General Officer Management Office
• [7] - U.S. Army Reserve Joint and Special Troops Support Command Official Website

Persondata
Name	Eder, Mari K.
Alternative names
Short description	Army officer
Date of birth
Place of birth	Grove City, Pennsylvania
Date of death
Place of death