Lieutenant General Carl A. Strock, was born in Georgia and grew up in an Army family. He enlisted in the Army and received his commission as an infantry second lieutenant following graduation from Officer Candidate School in 1972. After completing Ranger and Special Forces training, he served primarily with infantry units before transferring to the Engineer Branch of the U.S. Army in 1983. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering from the Virginia Military Institute and a master's degree in civil engineering from Mississippi State University. He is a Registered Professional Engineer.

Prior to his selection as the current Chief of Engineers and Commanding General of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, he served as Director of Civil Works, Headquarters, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. In September 2003, he returned from a six-month tour of duty in Iraq as the Deputy Director of Operations for the Coalition Provisional Authority. His previous assignment was Director of Military Programs, Headquarters, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

His command assignments include the

• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Northwestern Division;
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pacific Ocean Division;
• Engineer Brigade, 24th Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Georgia;
• 307th Engineer Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division, where he led the battalion through Operation Just Cause in Panama and Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm in Saudi Arabia and Iraq;
• Rifle Company Commander, 1st Battalion (Mechanized), 26th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division (Forward) in Germany;
• Operational Detachment Commander, 2nd Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

Other assignments include

• Chief of Staff, U.S. Army Engineer Training Center and Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri;
• Personnel Staff Officer, Army Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel, Washington, D.C.;
• Colonels Assignment Officer, U.S. Army Personnel Command, Washington D.C.;
• Exchange Officer and Instructor, Royal School of Military Engineering in England;
• Battalion Operations Officer, Assistant Division Engineer, and Battalion Executive Officer for the 307th Engineer Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division;
• Resident Engineer, Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi;
• Project Officer, Tennessee- Tombigbee Waterway, Mississippi and Alabama;
• Scout Platoon Leader and Company Executive Officer, 1st Battalion (Airborne), 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division.

References

External links

• Official biography

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