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Lt.
General Richard Hack retired in 2005 from one of the most important,
most complex positions in the Army— the Army Materiel Command’s
deputy commanding general.
Hack’s
upbringing as a second generation Army officer and his time at
Virginia Military Institute prepared him for the road he traveled:
platoon leader, shop officer, materiel management officer,
aide-de-camp, materiel and support operations officer, executive
officer, commander, commanding general and AMC chief of staff.
After
graduation from Command and General Staff College, Lt. General Hack
was assigned to the 24th Infantry Division (MECH),
Fort Stewart
,
Ga.
, where he served as Materiel Officer (MATO)
and Support Operations Officer for the 724th MSB,
Executive Officer of the 24th FSB, and
Chief
Division
Materiel
Management
Center
.
Following
his
Fort
Stewart
assignments, Lt. General Hack commanded
the 705th Main Support Battalion, 5th Infantry
Division (MECH) at
Fort Polk
,
La.
He
also commanded the 24th Infantry Division Support
Command, served as the Assistant Division Commander for Support for
the 4th Infantry Division (MECH),
Fort Hood
,
Texas
and as Commander, 13th COSCOM,
Fort
Hood
. Prior to this assignment he served as
the Commanding General of the 21st Theater Support Command, USAREUR,
Germany
.
Major
General Hack holds a bachelor’s degree in History from Virginia
Military Institute and a master’s degree in Business
Administration from the Florida Institute of Technology. He is also
US Army War College graduate. His
military decorations include the Distinguished Service Medal, Legion
of Merit (4 awards), the Meritorious Service Medal (5 awards), the
Army Commendation Medal (3 awards) and the Army Achievement Medal.
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