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US Army general From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Robert Paul Ashley Jr. is a retired lieutenant general in the United States Army who served as the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency from 2017 to 2020. He previously served as Deputy Chief of Staff of the Army G-2.[1] He received a commission through ROTC as a 1984 graduate of Appalachian State University.[2] He retired from active duty on October 1, 2020.[3] He currently serves as Senior Advisor to the Chairman of Arcanum, a global strategic intelligence company.[4] He is the son of a United States Air Force veteran of the Korean War who later lived in North Carolina and worked a sewing machine mechanic.[5] Ashley is a commissioner on the Afghanistan War Commission.[6]
Robert P. Ashley Jr. | |
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Allegiance | United States |
Service | United States Army |
Years of service | 1984–2020 |
Rank | Lieutenant general |
Commands | Defense Intelligence Agency United States Army Intelligence Center 525th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade (Airborne) 206th Military Intelligence Battalion |
Battles / wars | War in Afghanistan Iraq War |
Awards | Army Distinguished Service Medal (2) Defense Superior Service Medal (3) Legion of Merit (2) Bronze Star Medal (3) |
Rank | Date |
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Second lieutenant | May 23, 1984 |
First lieutenant | November 23, 1985 |
Captain | May 1, 1988 |
Major | May 1, 1995 |
Lieutenant colonel | June 1, 1999 |
Colonel | May 1, 2004 |
Brigadier general | June 21, 2010 |
Major general | January 3, 2013 |
Lieutenant general | March 2, 2016 |
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