United States Army

Lieutenant General KARL W. EIKENBERRY

Retired May 01, 2009

SOURCE OF COMMISSIONED SERVICE USMA

EDUCATIONAL DEGREES
United States Military Academy – BS – No Major
Harvard University – MA – Asian Studies
Stanford University – MA – Political Science

MILITARY SCHOOLS ATTENDED

Infantry Officer Basic and Advanced Courses
Armed Forces Staff College
Senior Service College Fellowship - Harvard University

FOREIGN LANGUAGE(S) Chinese-Mandarin

PROMOTIONS DATE OF APPOINTMENT

2LT 6 Jun 73
1LT 6 Jun 75
CPT 6 Jun 77
MAJ 1 Sep 84
LTC 1 Apr 90
COL 1 Jul 95
BG 1 Jan 99
MG 1 Nov 02
LTG 3 May 05

FROM TO ASSIGNMENT
Dec 73 Dec 74 Rifle Platoon Leader, later Mortar Platoon Leader, A Company, 1st Battalion (Mechanized),
17th Infantry, 2d Infantry Division, Eighth United States Army, Korea
Jan 75 Apr 76 Rifle Platoon Leader, later Weapons Platoon Leader, B Company, 1st Battalion (Ranger), 75th
Infantry, Fort Stewart, Georgia
Apr 76 May 77 Support Platoon Leader, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion (Ranger), 75th
Infantry, Fort Stewart, Georgia
May 77 Apr 78 Assistant S-3 (Operations), 2d Brigade, 24th Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Georgia
Apr 78 Dec 78 Commander, C Company, 3rd Battalion, 19th Infantry, 24th Infantry Division, Fort Stewart,
Georgia
Dec 78 Jul 79 Student, Infantry Officer Advanced Course, Fort Benning, Georgia
Jul 79 Jun 81 Student, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Jun 81 Jul 82 Foreign Area Officer, Advanced Level Trainee, British Ministry of Defense, Chinese Language
School, Hong Kong
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Aug 82 Jul 83 Foreign Area Officer, Advanced Level Trainee, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
Aug 83 Mar 84 United States Army Liaison Officer to the British Ministry of Defense, Chinese Language
School, Hong Kong
Mar 84 Jul 85 Deputy Commander, United Nations Command Security Force, Korea
Jul 85 Jan 86 Student, Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Virginia
Jan 86 May 86 Student, Attaché Course, Defense Intelligence School, Washington, DC
Jun 86 Jan 88 Assistant Army Attaché, United States Defense Attaché Office, Beijing, China
Jan 88 Apr 90 S-3 (Operations), later Deputy Commander, 3d Battalion, 325th Infantry Airborne Battalion
Combat Team, United States Army Southern European Task Force, Vicenza, Italy
Apr 90 Jun 92 Commander, 2d Battalion, 87th Infantry, 10th Mountain Division (Light), Fort Drum, New
York
Jul 92 Jul 93 Student, Senior Service College Fellowship, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Jul 93 Jul 94 Student, Stanford University, Stanford, California
Jul 94 Nov 94 Chief, Foreign Area Officer Proponency Division, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for
Operations and Plans, United States Army, Washington, DC
Nov 94 Sep 97 Senior Country Director for China, Taiwan and Mongolia, Office of the Secretary of Defense,
Washington, DC
Oct 97 Sep 00 Defense Attaché, United States Defense Attaché Office, Beijing, China
Sep 00 May 01 Assistant Division Commander (Support), 25th Infantry Division (Light), Schofield Barracks,
Hawaii
Jun 01 Sep 02 Deputy Director, Strategy, Plans and Policy Directorate, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff,
G-3/5, United States Army, Washington, DC
Sep 02 Sep 03 Chief, Office of Military Cooperation - Afghanistan, US Embassy, Kabul, Coalition Joint
Civil Military Operations Task Force Kabul, Office of Military Cooperation, Afghanistan
Oct 03 Apr 05 Director, J-5, United States Pacific Command, Camp H. M. Smith, Hawaii
May 05 Jan 07 Commander, Combined Forces Command-Afghanistan, United States Central Command,
OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM, Afghanistan
Mar 07 Apr 09 Deputy Chairman, North Atlantic Treaty Organization Military Committee, Brussels, Belgium

SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS DATE GRADE

United States Army Liaison Officer to the British Ministry of Defense, Aug 83 - Mar 84 Captain
Chinese Language School, Hong Kong (No joint credit)
Assistant Army Attaché, United States Defense Attaché Office, Beijing, Jun 86 - Jan 88 Major
China (No joint credit)
Senior Country Director for China, Taiwan and Mongolia, Office of the Nov 94 - Sep 97 Colonel
Secretary of Defense, Washington, DC
Defense Attaché, United States Defense Attaché Office, Beijing, China Oct 97 - Sep 00 Brigadier General
Chief, Office of Military Cooperation - Afghanistan, US Embassy, Kabul, Sep 02 - Sep 03 Major General
Coalition Joint Civil Military Operations Task Force Kabul, Office of
Military Cooperation, Afghanistan (No joint credit)
Director, J-5, United States Pacific Command, Camp H. M. Smith, Hawaii Oct 03 - Apr 05 Major General
Commander, Combined Forces Command-Afghanistan, United States May 05 - Jan 07 Lieutenant General
Central Command, OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM, Afghanistan
Deputy Chairman, North Atlantic Treaty Organization Military Committee, Mar 07 - Apr 09 Lieutenant General
Brussels, Belgium

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SUMMARY OF OPERATIONS ASSIGNMENTS DATE GRADE
Deputy Director, Strategy, Plans and Policy Directorate, Office of the Jun 01 - Sep 02 Brigadier General
Deputy Chief of Staff, G-3/5, United States Army, Washington, DC
Commander, Combined Forces Command-Afghanistan, United States May 05 - Jan 07 Lieutenant General
Central Command, OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM, Afghanistan

US DECORATIONS AND BADGES

Defense Distinguished Service Medal (with Oak Leaf Cluster)
Defense Superior Service Medal (with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters)
Legion of Merit (with Oak Leaf Cluster)
Bronze Star Medal
Defense Meritorious Service Medal (with Oak Leaf Cluster)
Meritorious Service Medal (with 5 Oak Leaf Clusters)
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Army Commendation Medal (with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Achievement Medal (with Oak Leaf Cluster)
Combat Infantryman Badge
Expert Infantryman Badge
Master Parachutist Badge
Ranger Tab
Office of the Secretary of Defense Identification Badge
Army Staff Identification Badge

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