Peter W. Chiarelli

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name=Peter W. Chiarelli
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allegiance= United States of America
branch= United States Army
serviceyears=1971-present
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commands=Vice Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army Multi-National Corps - Iraq 1st Cavalry Division
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General Peter W. Chiarelli, USA is the 32^nd and current Vice Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army. He previously served as Commanding General, Multi-National Corps - Iraq from January 2006 to July 2008. He assumed his current assignment on August 4 2008 [http://www.army.mil/-news/2008/08/05/11452-chiarelli-takes-oath-as-vice-chief/] .

Prior to commanding Multi-National Corps - Iraq, he was the and led the division in the Iraq War. He holds a B.S. in political science from Seattle University, an Masters of Public Administration from the Daniel J. Evans School of Public Affairs at the University of Washington, and a Master of Arts in national security strategy from Salve Regina University. He is also a graduate of the United States Naval Command and Staff College and the National War College.

General Peter W. Chiarelli became the 32nd Vice Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army on August 4th, 2008. In his previous assignment, he was the Senior Military Assistant to the Secretary of Defense from March 2007 to August 2008. He hails from Seattle, Washington and is a Distinguished Military Graduate of Seattle University. General Chiarelli was commissioned a second lieutenant of Armor in September 1972. Throughout his career he has served in Army units in the United States, Germanyand Belgium. He has commanded at every level from platoon to corps.

His principal staff assignments have been as the Operations Officer, 1st Cavalry Division at Fort Hood, Texas; Executive Assistant and later Executive Officer to the Supreme Allied Commander, Commander United States European Command atSHAPE Headquarters, Mons, Belgium; as the Director of Operations, Readiness and Mobilization, at Headquarters, Department of the Army.

He commanded a mechanized infantry battalion at Fort Lewis, Washington; a mechanized infantry brigade at Fort Lewis, Washington; served as the Assistant Division Commander for Support in the 1st Cavalry Division at Fort Hood, Texas; Commanding General, 1st Cavalry Division and leading the division in the Iraq War and during Operation Iraqi Freedom II; and Commanding General, Multi-National Corps-Iraq.

General Chiarelli holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Political Science from Seattle University, a Masters of Public Administration from the University of Washington, and a Masters of Arts in National Security and Strategy from Salve Regina University.

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* [http://usacac.army.mil/CAC/milreview/English/SepOct07/chialleriengseptoct07.pdf]
* [http://www.cceia.org/people/data/peter_w__chiarelli.html Lieutenant General Peter W. Chiarelli]