Richard A. Cody
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| Richard A. Cody | |
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| Born 1950 (age 57–58) | |
 General Richard A. Cody Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Army |
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| Place of birth | Montpelier, Vermont |
| Allegiance |  United States of America |
| Service/branch | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1972-present |
| Rank | General |
| Commands held | 101st Airborne Division |
| Battles/wars | Desert Storm Operation Enduring Freedom |
| Awards | Distinguished Service Medal Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit (5) Distinguished Flying Cross Bronze Star Meritorious Service Medal (5) |
General Richard A. Cody, USA is the 31st and current Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Army. He assumed his current assigment on June 24, 2004.
General Cody was born in Montpelier, Vermont, on 2 August 1950. He was commissioned a second lieutenant upon graduation in 1972 from the United States Military Academy. His military education includes completion of the Transportation Corps Officer Basic and Advanced Courses; the Aviation Maintenance Officer Course; the AH-1, AH-64, AH-64D, UH-60, and MH-60K Aircraft Qualification Courses; the Command and General Staff College, and the United States Army War College. General Cody is a Master Aviator with over 5,000 hours of flight time, and is an air assault graduate.
Prior to his current assignment, General Cody spent 32 years in a variety of command and staff assignments, most recently serving as Deputy Chief of Staff, G-3, United States Army. Other key assignments include Commanding General, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) and Fort Campbell; Director, Operations, Readiness and Mobilization, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations and Plans, Headquarters, Department of the Army; Deputy Commanding General, Task Force Hawk, Tirana, Albania; Assistant Division Commander for Maneuver, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; Commander, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, Fort Campbell, Kentucky; Commander, 4th Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division; Aide-de-Camp to the Commanding General, Combined Field Army, Korea; and Director, Flight Concepts Division.
General Cody has served several tours with the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) as Commander, 1st Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment (Attack) during Operation Desert Storm; Aviation Brigade Executive Officer, 101st Aviation Brigade; Battalion Executive Officer and Company Commander in the 229th Attack Helicopter Battalion, and Battalion S-3 in the 55th Attack Helicopter Battalion. He served as a platoon commander in the 2nd Squadron, 9th Cavalry and A Company (Attack), 24th Aviation Battalion and as Commander, E Company (AVIM), 24th Infantry Division (Mechanized), Fort Stewart, Georgia.
General Cody and his wife have two sons, both serving as commissioned officers in the United States Army.
He and his wife are both avid golfers, and spent much of their free time while stationed at Fort Campbell on the base's golf course.
[edit] Awards, Decorations and Badges
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Army Distinguished Service Medal |
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Defense Superior Service Medal |
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Legion of Merit (with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters) |
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Distinguished Flying Cross |
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Bronze Star |
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Meritorious Service Medal (with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters) |
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Air Medal (with Award numeral "3") |
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Army Commendation Medal (with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters) |
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Army Achievement Medal |
- Air Assault Badge
- Master Army Aviator Badge
- Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge
- Army Staff Identification Badge
[edit] Reference
- The original version of this article incorporated text copied from General Richard Cody's Biography on the website of the US Army. By statute, works authored by US Government employees in the course of their duties are in the public domain.
