Stephen Lanza
| Stephen Lanza | |
|---|---|
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| Born | May 10, 1957 |
| Allegiance |
 United States of America |
| Service/branch |
 United States Army |
| Years of service | 1980-2017 |
| Rank |
 Lieutenant General |
| Commands held |
I Corps 7th Infantry Division |
Stephen Raymond Lanza (born May 10, 1957) is a United States Army lieutenant general who served as commanding general, I Corps at Joint Base Lewis–McChord, from February 6, 2014 to April 3, 2017.[1][2] He was relieved on April 3, 2017 by LTG Gary J. Volesky, and retired from active service on June 2, 2017.[3][4]
Early life and education
Lanza was commissioned into the Field Artillery in 1980, after graduating from the United States Military Academy at West Point. He is a graduate of the United States Army Command and General Staff College and the School for Advanced Military Studies at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. He has a bachelor of science degree from the United States Military Academy, a Master of Science in Administration from Central Michigan University and a Master of Science in National Security and Strategic Studies from the National War College at Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington D.C. He has also served as a National Security Fellow at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Lanza has commanded Soldiers at all levels including the 7th Infantry Division; 5th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas and Operation Iraqi Freedom, Iraq; and the 1st Battalion, 5th Field Artillery, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kansas.
His senior staff assignments include the Aide-De-Camp to the Commander in Chief, United States Army Europe/Commander, NATO Peace Stabilization Force; Concepts Team Chief for the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, G3, Pentagon; Chief, Joint Capabilities Division, J8, the Joint Staff, Pentagon; Deputy Commanding General for V Corps, U.S. Army Europe and Seventh Army, Germany; G3, Chief of Operations, U.S. Army Europe and Seventh Army, Germany; J9, Director for Strategic Effects, Multi-National Forces-Iraq (MNF-I), Iraq; Spokesman, United States Force-Iraq (USF-I), Iraq; and the Army's Chief of Public Affairs for the Secretary of the Army, Washington D.C. His operational deployment experience includes Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm, Saudi Arabia; Operation Joint Guard, Bosnia-Herzegovina; Operation Iraqi Freedom, Iraq; and Operation New Dawn, Iraq.
Awards and Recognitions
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Combat Action Badge |
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Basic Parachutist Badge |
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Air Assault Badge |
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Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge |
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Army Staff Identification Badge |
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Army Distinguished Service Medal[5] |
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Defense Superior Service Medal with one oak leaf cluster |
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Legion of Merit with one oak leaf cluster[5] |
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Defense Meritorious Service Medal[5] |
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Bronze Star Medal[5] |
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Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters[5] |
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Army Commendation Medal[5] |
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Army Achievement Medal with one oak leaf cluster[5] |
References
- ↑ http://www.northwestmilitary.com/news/army-west-blog/2013/11/Maj-Gen-Stephen-R-Lanza-to-command-I-Corps-at-JBLM/
- ↑ Register of Graduates and Former Cadets, United States Military Academy. West Point Alumni Foundation. 1986. p. 865. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
- ↑ Lynn, Adam (3 April 2017). "New I Corps commander: ‘We are ready to fight tonight’". The News Tribune. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
- ↑ Kingsland, Ruth (9 June 2017). "A 'Soldier for life' ends his 37-year Army career". Northwest Guardian. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "General Officer Management Office". www.gomo.army.mil. GOMO. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Government document "http://www.lewis-mcchord.army.mil/ICorps/lanza-bio.html".