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1987-1992 General John R. Galvin , USA
General John R. Galvin is the Supreme allied Commander, Europe (SACEUR) and the Commander-in-Chief, United States European Command (CINCEUR). As SACEUR he is charged with contributing to the deterrence of all forms of aggression in the area of Allied Command Europe (ACE) and taking all measures necessary to preserve or restore the security of that area. As CINCEUR he commands all United States forces in European Command, which includes the area of ACE and extends into most of Africa and part of the Middle East. General Galvin, born 13 May 1929, is from Wakefield, Massachusetts and served as an enlisted man in the 182 nd Infantry Regiment, Massachusetts Army National Guard, from 1948 – 1950. He received a National Guard appointment to the United States Military Academy, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in 1954. He also holds a Master of Arts degree from Columbia University. He did additional graduate work at the University of Pennsylvania and was research fellow at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. His military education includes completion of the Infantry Officer Basic Course, the Armor Officer Advance Course, the United States Army command and General Staff College, and the Army War College. In 1973, General Galvin began a period of seven years in Europe, which culminated in his appointment as Assistant Division Commander of the 8 th Infantry Division (Mechanized) in Mainz. In 1983, he returned to serve as the Commanding General of the United States VII Corps in Stuttgart. He left that post in 1985 and moved to Panama as Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Southern Command on Promotion to the rank of General. He was appointed SACEUR and CINCEUR in June 1987. General Galvin has also had broad experience outside Europe. In the 1959s he served in infantry units in Puerto Rico and as a Ranger instructor in Colombia. He later served two years in Vietnam with the 1 st Cavalry Division, including command of 1 st Battalion, 8 th Cavalry. Although much of his service has been outside the United States, General Galvin has also served as an Assistant Professor at the United States Military Academy, as Military assistant and Aide to the Secretary of the Army, as Assistant Deputy chief of Staff for Training at Fort Monroe, Virginia, and as commanding General, 24 th Infantry Division (Mechanized) at Fort Stewart, Georgia. General Galvin speaks Spanish fluently and German fairly well. General Galvin’s book include: ‘The Minute Men,’ a study of the first battle of the American revolution; ‘Air Assault, an analysis of development of air mobility in twentieth century warfare;’ and ‘Tree Men of Boston,’ a study of the political events that led up to the American Revolution. Decorations
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