Joint Chiefs of Staff

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  • Achieve our national objectives in the current conflicts
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Chairman's Strategic Direction
to the Joint Force

CJCS Letter to the
Joint Force

Lieutenant General Curtis M. Scaparrotti
Director, Joint Staff

Lieutenant General  Curtis M. Scaparrotti Director, Joint Staff
Lieutenant General Curtis M. Scaparrotti
Director, Joint Staff

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SOURCE OF COMMISSIONED SERVICE: USMA

 
EDUCATIONAL DEGREES:
United States Military Academy – BS – No Major
University of South Carolina – ME – Administrative Education

 
MILITARY SCHOOLS ATTENDED:
Infantry Officer Basic and Advanced Courses
United States Army Command and General Staff College
United States Army War College

 
FOREIGN LANGUAGE(S): None recorded

 
PROMOTIONS:
 
DATE OF APPOINTMENT:
2 LT
7 Jun 78
1 LT
7 Jun 80
CPT
1 Jan 82
MAJ
1 Jul 89
LTC
1 Jul 93
COL
1 May 99
BG
1 Jan 04
MG
9 Jul 07
LTG
15 Oct 10
 
 

 
FROM:
 
TO:
 
ASSIGNMENT:
Aug 12
Present
Director, Joint Staff, Washington, DC
Jun 12
Jul 12
Commanding General, I Corps and Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington
Jul 11
Jun 12
Commanding General, I Corps/Commander, International Security Assistance Force Joint Command/Deputy Commander, United States Forces-Afghanistan, OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM, Afghanistan
Oct 10
Jul 11
Commanding General, I Corps and Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington
Aug 10
Sep 10
Special Assistant to the Commanding General, XVIII Airborne Corps
Jun 10
Aug 10
Commanding General, 82d Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina
May 09
Jun 10
Commanding General, Combined Joint Task Force-76 and OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM, Afghanistan
Oct 08
Aug 10
Commanding General, 82d Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Jul 06
Sep 08
Director of Operations, J-3, United States Central Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida
Aug 04
Jun 06
Commandant of Cadets, United States Military Academy, West Point, New York
Jun 03
Jul 04
Assistant Division Commander (Maneuver), 1st Armored Division, United States Army Europe and Seventh Army, Germany and OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM, Iraq
Jul 01
Jun 03
Assistant Deputy Director for Joint Operations, J-3, Joint Staff, Washington, DC
Jun 99
Jun 01
Commander, 2d Brigade, 82d Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Jun 98
Jun 99
Chief, Army Initiatives Group, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations and Plans, United States Army, Washington, DC
Aug 97
Jun 98
Student, United States Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania
May 96
Jul 97
G-3 (Operations), 10th Mountain Division (Light), Fort Drum, New York
May 94
Apr 96
Commander, 3d Battalion, 325th Infantry (Airborne Combat Team), United States Army Southern European Task Force, Vicenza, Italy and OPERATION SUPPORT HOPE, Zaire/Rwanda, OPERATION JOINT ENDEAVOR, Bosnia-Herzegovina and OPERATION ASSURED RESPONSE, Liberia
Feb 93
May 94
Executive Officer to the Director of Management, Office of the Chief of Staff, Army, Washington, DC
May 92
Feb 93
Lieutenant Colonels Assignment Officer, Infantry Branch, United States Total Army Personnel Command, Alexandria, Virginia
May 91
May 92
Chief, Operations Branch, G-3 (Operations), 10th Mountain Division (Light), Fort Drum, New York
May 90
May 91
S-3 (Operations), 1st Brigade, 10th Mountain Division (Light), Fort Drum, New York
Jun 89
May 90
S-3 (Operations), 1st Battalion, 87th Infantry, 10th Mountain Division (Light), Fort Drum, New York
Jul 88
Jun 89
Student, United States Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
May 85
Jun 88
Tactical Officer, later Aide-de-Camp to the Superintendent, United States Military Academy, West Point, New York
May 84
May 85
Student, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina
Oct 83
May 84
Student, Infantry Officer Advanced Course, Fort Benning, Georgia
Apr 82
Sep 83
Commander, B Company, 3d Battalion (Airborne), 325th Infantry, 82d Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Nov 80
Apr 82
S-3 (Air), 3d Battalion (Airborne), 325th Infantry, 82d Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Dec 79
Oct 80
Anti Tank Platoon Leader, Combat Support Company, 3d Battalion (Airborne), 325th Infantry, 82d Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Apr 79
Dec 79
Rifle Platoon Leader, A Company, 3d Battalion (Airborne), 325th Infantry, 82d Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina

 
SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS:
 
DATE:
 
GRADE:
Director, Joint Staff, Washington, DC
Aug 12 - Present
Lieutenant General
Commanding General, I Corps/Commander, International Security Assistance Force Joint Command/Deputy Commander, United States Forces-Afghanistan, OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM, Afghanistan
Jul 11 - Jun 12
Lieutenant General
Director of Operations, J-3, United States Central Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida
Jul 06 - Sep 08
Brigadier General/
Major General
Assistant Deputy Director for Joint Operations, J-3, Joint Staff, Washington, DC
Jul 01 - Jun 03
Colonel

 
SUMMARY OF OPERATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS:
 
DATE:
 
GRADE:
Commanding General, I Corps/Commander, International Security Assistance Force Joint Command/Deputy Commander, United States Forces-Afghanistan, OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM, Afghanistan
Jul 11 - Jun 12
Lieutenant General
Commanding General, Combined Joint Task Force-76 and
OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM, Afghanistan
May 09 - Jun 10
Major General
Assistant Division Commander (Maneuver), 1st Armored Division, United States Army Europe and Seventh Army, Germany and OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM, Iraq
Jun 03 - Jul 04
Colonel/Brigadier General
Commander, 3d Battalion, 325th Infantry (Airborne Combat Team), United States Army Southern European Task Force, Vicenza, Italy and OPERATION SUPPORT HOPE, Zaire/Rwanda, OPERATION JOINT ENDEAVOR, Bosnia-Herzegovina and OPERATION ASSURED RESPONSE, Liberia
May 94 - Apr 96
Lieutenant Colonel

 
US DECORATIONS AND BADGES:
Defense Distinguished Service Medal
Distinguished Service Medal (with Oak Leaf Cluster)
Defense Superior Service Medal  (with Oak Leaf Cluster)
Legion of Merit  (with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters)
Bronze Star Medal  (with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters)
Meritorious Service Medal  (with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Commendation Medal (with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Achievement Medal
Combat Action Badge
Expert Infantryman Badge
Master Parachutist Badge
Ranger Tab
Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge
Army Staff Identification Badge

 

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