United States Army
Major General DOUGLAS E. LUTE

Director of Operations, J-3

United States Central Command

7115 South Boundary Boulevard

MacDill Air Force Base, Florida 33621-5101

since: June 2004

 
 
SOURCE OF COMMISSIONED SERVICE: USMA
 
MILITARY SCHOOLS ATTENDED
Armor Officer Basic and Advanced Courses
British Army Staff College
Senior Service College Fellowship-The Atlantic Council
 
EDUCATIONAL DEGREES
United States Military Academy – BS – No Major
Harvard University – MPA – Public Administration
 
FOREIGN LANGUAGE(S): Spanish
 
PROMOTIONS DATES OF APPOINTMENT 
2LT 4 Jun 75
1LT 4 Jun 77
CPT 18 Nov 79
MAJ 1 Jun 86
LTC 1 Feb 92
COL 1 Sep 96
BG 1 Oct 2
MG 1 Jan 6
 
MAJOR DUTY ASSIGNMENTS:
FROM TO ASSIGNMENT
May 76 May 78 Platoon Leader, later Troop Executive Officer, 1st Squadron, 2d Armored Cavalry, VII Corps, United States Army Europe and Seventh Army, Germany
May 78 Dec 80 S-1 (Adjutant), later Commander, C Troop, 1st Squadron, 2d Armored Cavalry, VII Corps, United States Army Europe and Seventh Army, Germany
Jan 81 Jul 81 Student, Armor Officer Advanced Course, United States Army Armor School, Fort Knox, Kentucky
Jul 81 Jun 83 Student, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Jun 83 Sep 86 Instructor, later Assistant Professor, Department of Social Sciences, United States Military Academy, West Point, New York
Sep 86 Dec 87 Student, British Army Staff College, United Kingdom
Dec 87 Apr 89 S-3 (Operations), 1st Squadron, 2d Armored Cavalry Regiment, VII Corps, United States Army Europe and Seventh Army, Germany
May 89 Jun 90 S-3 (Operations), 2d Armored Cavalry Regiment, United States Army Europe and Seventh Army, Germany
Jun 90 Nov 90 Special Assistant to the Vice Chief of Staff, Army, Washington, DC
Nov 90 Apr 91 S-3 (Operations), 2d Armored Cavalry, VII Corps, United States Army Europe and Seventh Army, Germany and OPERATIONS DESERT SHIELD/STORM, Saudi Arabia
Apr 91 Jul 92 Speechwriter, Office of the Chief of Staff, Army, Washington, DC
Jul 92 Jul 94 Commander, 1st Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas
Jul 94 Jun 96 Politico-Military Planner, later Chief, Central and Eastern European Branch, J-5, The Joint Staff, Washington, DC
Jun 96 Jun 97 Senior Service College Fellow, The Atlantic Council of the United States, Washington, DC
Jul 97 Aug 98 Executive Assistant, Office of the Special Assistant to the Deputy Secretary of Defense for Gulf War Illnesses, Washington, DC
Sep 98 Aug 00 Commander, 2d Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Polk, Louisiana
Aug 00 Oct 1 Executive Assistant to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, The Joint Staff, Washington, DC
Oct 1 Jan 3 Assistant Division Commander (Support),1st Infantry Division, United States Army Europe and Seventh Army, Germany and Commander, Multinational Brigade (East), TASK FORCE FALCON, KFOR, Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo
Jan 3 Jun 4 Deputy Director for Operations, J-3, United States European Command, Germany
 
SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS DATES RANK
 Politico-Military Planner, later Chief, Central and Eastern European Branch, J-5, The Joint Staff, Washington, DC (No Joint Credit) Jul 94-Jun 96 Lieutenant Colonel
Executive Assistant, Office of the Special Assistant to the Deputy Secretary of Defense for Gulf War Illnesses, Washington, DC Jul 97-Aug 98 Colonel
Executive Assistant to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, The Joint Staff, Washington, DC Aug 00-Oct 01 Colonel
Deputy Director for Operations, J-3, United States European Command, Germany Jan 03-Jun 04 Brigadier General
Director of Operations, J-3, United States Central Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida Jun 04-Present Brigadier General / Major General
 
US DECORATIONS AND BADGES
Defense Superior Service Medal (with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters)
Legion of Merit (with Oak Leaf Cluster)
Bronze Star Medal
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal (with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters)
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Army Commendation Medal (with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Achievement Medal
Parachutist Badge
Ranger Tab
Office of the Secretary of Defense Identification Badge
Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge
Army Staff Identification Badge