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DEPUTY COMMANDING GENERAL'S BIOGRAPHY

Colonel Peggy Combs is the Deputy Commanding General of the United States Army Cadet Command--a geographically dispersed command comprised of Junior and Senior ROTC Detachments throughout the United States and within U.S. Territories.

Colonel Combs was commissioned a Regular Army second lieutenant in the United States Army Chemical Corps in May 1985, as a distinguished military graduate of the Reserve Officer Training Corps Program at Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York. Colonel Combs’ military education includes the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, and the U.S. Army War College. She holds a Bachelor of Science Degree from Syracuse University, a Master of Science Degree from Saint Mary’s College, and a Master of Strategic Arts Degree from the U.S. Army War College.

Throughout her service tenure, Col. Combs has served in a variety of leadership and staff positions at the tactical, operational and strategic levels. Tactical assignments include a myriad of diverse staff officer positions at the battalion, brigade and division level, in the 2nd Armored Division, Fort Hood Texas; 25th Infantry Division (Light), Schofield Barracks, Hawaii; the 3rd Infantry Division (Mechanized), Fort Stewart Georgia; and at the Maneuver Support Center, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. Command assignments include Commander, Headquarters and Headquarters Company Aviation Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (Light), Schofield Barracks, Hawaii; Commander, 84th Chemical Battalion, and Commander 3rd Chemical Brigade, Fort Leonard Wood Missouri. Col. Combs served at the joint operational level as the Joint Nuclear Biological and Chemical Operations Officer during Operation Enduring Freedom, for the United States Central Command (CENTCOM), MacDill AFB, Florida; and as the Chief of Staff for the Iraq Training and Advisory Mission, United States Forces-Iraq, Baghdad Iraq. Strategic level assignments include duty at the National Ground Intelligence Center in Charlottesville, Virginia; and as the Chief, Full Dimension Protection Division, DCS G8, U.S. Army Pentagon, Washington D.C.

Colonel Combs’ awards and decorations include the Army Legion of Merit (one oak leaf cluster), the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, the Bronze Star medal, the Army Meritorious Service medal (four oak leaf clusters), the Joint Service Achievement Medal (one oak leaf cluster), the Army Commendation Medal (three oak leaf clusters), the Army Achievement Medal (one oak leaf cluster), the Humanitarian Service Medal, the Iraq Campaign Medal, the Parachutist Badge and the Air Assault Badge.