Fred D. Robinson, Jr
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Major General Fred "Doug" Robinson Jr. was commissioned a second lieutenant in 1976 from the University of Tennessee at Martin.
His first assignment was as a platoon leader with A Troop, 2nd Squadron, 1st Cavalry, 2nd Armored Division, Fort Hood, Texas. This was followed by assignments as A Troop’s Executive Officer and the Support Platoon Leader of the Squadron. Over the course of his career, his assignments have included Commander A Troop, 3rd Squadron, 7th Cavalry, 3rd Infantry Division, U.S. Army Europe; Executive Officer, 2nd Battalion, 69th Armor during Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm; Commander, 3rd Battalion, 64th Armor, 3rd Infantry Division, USAREUR; Commander, 1st Brigade,1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kansas; Deputy Director for Operations, National Military Command Center; Commanding General, United States Army Operation Test Command, Fort Hood, Texas; Assistant Division Commander for Maneuver, 1st Armored Division and Director of Operations, Readiness and Mobilization, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G3/5/7.
[edit] Awards and decorations
Robinson's awards and decorations include the Distinguished Service Medal; the Defense Superior Service Medal; the Legion of Merit with two oak leaf clusters; the Bronze Star ; the Defense Meritorious Service Medal; the Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters; the Army Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster; the National Defense Service Medal; the Southwest Asia Service Medal; the Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia); the Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait); the Parachutist Badge; the Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge and the Army Staff Identification Badge.
[edit] Education
His military education includes the Armor Officer Basic and Advanced Courses; the Army Command and General Staff College, and the National War College. He has a bachelor's degree inmechanical engineering from the University of Tennessee at Martin; a master's degrees in systems engineering from Memphis State University and National Security and Strategic Studies from the National Defense University.
[edit] References
http://www.1ad.army.mil/1ADINFOMAIN/CommandGroup/CGBiography.htm
