Galen B. Jackman
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Galen Bruce Jackman (born 1951) is a retired United States Army Major General. His last assignment in the Army was serving in the Pentagon as the Army's Chief Legislative Liaison. Prior to that assignment, he was the first commanding general of the Joint Force Headquarters National Capital Region (JFHQ-NCR), a dual-hatted role combined with commanding the Military District of Washington (MDW).
Galen B. Jackman | |
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Birth name | Galen Bruce Jackman |
Born | 1951 (age 72–73) Scottsbluff, Nebraska, U.S. |
Allegiance | United States |
Service/ | United States Army |
Years of service | 1973–2008 |
Rank | Major General |
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Battles/wars | Operation Joint Forge, Bosnia-Herzegovina |
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Other work | Raytheon Co. V.P., Army Programs, U.S. Business Development |
After his retirement from the U.S. Army, Jackman was hired in October 2008 by Raytheon Company, a Massachusetts-based defense contractor, as the vice-president over U.S. Army Programs, U.S. Business Development.
Jackman may be best known for his role during the seven days in June 2004 that marked the death and state funeral of Ronald Reagan. As the then-commanding general of the MDW (CG MDW), he became a known figure when he escorted former First Lady Nancy Reagan, the former president's wife.