CID Commanding General
Major General David E. Quantock
The Provost Marshal General of the Army, Commanding General United States Army Criminal Investigation Command and Army Corrections Command
Major General Quantock was commissioned a Second Lieutenant and awarded a Bachelor of Science Degree in Criminal Justice in 1980 from Norwich University. He holds master degrees in Computer Science from the Naval Postgraduate School, in Public Administration from Troy State University, and in Strategic Studies from the U.S. Army War College. His military education includes the Military Police Officer Basic and Advanced Courses, CAS³, the Command and General Staff College, and the U.S. Army War College.
His principal staff assignments have been as Brigade S-3, 16th MP Brigade (Airborne) and Battalion XO, 503rd MP Battalion (Airborne), Fort Bragg, (OPERATION UPHOLD DEMOCRACY AND OPERATION RESTORE DEMOCRACY, HAITI); Operations Officer, J3 Command Systems Operations Division, the Joint Staff, Washington, DC; Senior Security Advisor, OPM-SANG, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; Deputy G-3, XVIII Airborne Corps; Deputy Chief of Staff, XVIII Airborne Corps, Fort Bragg.
He commanded the 504th MP Battalion, Fort Lewis, Washington, (BRIGHT STAR 2000, EGYPT); Commander, 16th Military Police Brigade (Airborne), Fort Bragg, (OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM II, IRAQ); Commandant, U.S. Army Military Police School, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri; Deputy Commanding General (Detainee Operations)/ Commanding General, Joint Task Force 134/Provost Marshal General, U.S. Forces-Iraq (OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM, IRAQ); Commanding General, U.S. Army Maneuver Support Center of Excellence, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri.
Major General Quantock’s awards include the Distinguished Service Medal, the Defense Superior Service Medal, the Legion of Merit with two oak leaf clusters, the Bronze Star Medal, the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters, the Army Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters, the Army Achievement Medal, the Humanitarian Service Medal, the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, the Iraq Campaign Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, the Combat Action Badge, the Joint Staff Identification Badge, the Master Parachutist Badge, the Ranger Tab, and the British and German Parachutist Badges.