U.S. general killed in Afghan attack
Source: Politico
Greene, of Falls Church, Va., is believed to be the highest ranking American general officer killed in action since Lt. Gen. Timothy Maude, the Army personnel boss killed in the Sept. 11, 2001 attack on the Pentagon.
Greene arrived in Afghanistan earlier this year. He was a career Army engineer who had served in a variety of positions over the course of his career, including most recently as a top acquisitions deputy in the Pentagon.
Kirby said a joint U.S.-Afghan investigation was getting underway to look into the shooting. Meanwhile, President Barack Obama got an update Tuesday from top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, Marine Gen. Joe Dunford, White House press secretary Josh Earnest told reporters.
“While we have made tremendous progress in disrupting, dismantling and defeating Al Qaeda operations and leadership in Afghanistan — and progress in winding down U.S. involvement in that conflict — this shooting is, of course, a painful reminder of the service and sacrifice that our men and women in uniform make every day for this country,” Earnest said.
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Longest American military engagement ever.
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Maj. Gen. Harold Greene has a background in logistics, sensors/intel, and was an Army Engineer.
34 years of service to our nation.
Farewell, Sir.
He just recently was assign to Afghanistan.
Before that, he was at the Pentagon.
"Major General Greene was most recently the Deputy for Acquisition and Systems Management, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics and Technology). He is responsible to the Army Acquisition Executive for providing acquisition oversight of Army systems and acquisition reform initiatives.
Before that assignment Major General Greene was assigned as the Program Executive Officer for Intelligence, Electronic Warfare and Sensors. In that position, he led the organization responsible for research, development, acquisition, and life cycle management of the Army intelligence, electronic warfare and sensor systems. Prior to his assignment at PEO IEW&S, Brigadier General Greene was assigned as the U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM) Deputy Commanding General and Senior Commander of the Soldiers System Center, Natick, MA.
Major General Greene previously served as the Director of Material in the Deputy Chief of Staff for Programs, G8, Headquarters, Department of the Army where he was responsible for the resourcing and fielding of the Army's major items of equipment. He also served in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology as the Battle Command Division Chief. Before serving in the Pentagon, he spent four years as the U.S. Army's Project Manager, Battle Command.
Major General Greene’s other assignments include: Assistant Director, Directorate for Combat Developments, U.S. Army Maneuver Support Center, Fort Leonard Wood, MO; Product Manager, Aerial Common Sensor at Fort Monmouth, NJ; Division Chief in the TRADOC Systems Manager, Engineer Combat Systems Office at the U.S. Army Engineer School, Fort Leonard Wood; staff officer and materials engineer with the Army Aviation and Troop Command, St. Louis, MO; Brigade Engineer and Company Commander, V Corps, Federal Republic of Germany; assignments with the Corps of Engineers as Resident Engineer, Athens, Greece and Project Engineer, Istanbul, Turkey; and Company Executive Officer, Platoon Leader and Battalion Staff Officer, Fort Polk, LA.
Major General Greene is a native of upstate New York. He received his commission as an Engineer Officer following his graduation from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1980. Brigadier General Greene holds a Ph.D. from the University of Southern California in Materials Science as well as masters degrees in engineering from both Rensselaer and Southern California. He also holds a Masters of Strategic Studies degree from the U.S. Army War College and is a registered Professional Engineer in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
His military education includes the Army War College, the Advanced Program Management Course at the Defense Systems Management College, the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, and the Engineer Officer Basic and Advanced Courses. His awards include the Legion of Merit with three oak leaf clusters, the Meritorious Service Medal with a silver cluster, the Army Commendation Medal with three oak leaf clusters, the Army Achievement Medal and the Army Superior Unit Award.
Worse than Benghazi.
