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{{Short description|American military general}}
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{{For|others of the same name|Mark Anderson (disambiguation)}}
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|image=Mark E. Anderson (2).jpg
|caption=Anderson in 2007
|caption=Anderson in 2017
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|unit=[[Wisconsin Army National Guard]]
|serviceyears=1983–Present
|serviceyears=1983–Present
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|alma_mater=[[University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point]]<br/>[[United States Army War College]]
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'''Mark E. Anderson''' is a [[Brigadier general (United States)|Brigadier General]] in the [[National Guard of the United States]] and Deputy Adjutant General of the Army in [[Wisconsin]].
'''Mark E. Anderson''' is a [[Major general (United States)|major general]] in the [[Army National Guard]], currently serving as the Deputy Commanding General, [[United States Army Training and Doctrine Command]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://media.defense.gov/2018/Jul/13/2001942082/-1/-1/1/MGANDERSON_BIO.PDF|title=Major General Mark E. Anderson|page=1|accessdate=25 January 2021}}</ref>


==Biography==
==Biography==
Anderson graduated from the [[University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point]] in 1986.<ref>http://wicst.org/dma/jfhq/BioAnderson.asp</ref> He currently lives in [[Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin]].
Anderson graduated from the [[University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point]] in 1986.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://wicst.org/dma/jfhq/BioAnderson.asp |title=Brigadier General Mark e. Anderson |access-date=2010-08-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100706061726/http://www.wicst.org/dma/jfhq/BioAnderson.asp |archive-date=2010-07-06 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He currently lives in [[Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin]].


==Career==
==Career==
Anderson enlisted in the [[United States Army Reserve]] in 1983. Later he would transfer to the [[Wisconsin Army National Guard]] and was commissioned a [[Second Lieutenant]]. He later attended [[Army Command and General Staff College]] and [[United States Army War College]]. Aside from his service in Wisconsin, Anderson also serves as Deputy Commanding General for Army National Guard, Field Artillery Center at [[Fort Sill]]. His services have also included a tour of duty in the [[Iraq War]].
Anderson enlisted in the [[United States Army Reserve]] in 1983. Later he would transfer to the [[Wisconsin Army National Guard]] and be commissioned a [[second lieutenant]]. He later attended [[Army Command and General Staff College]] and [[United States Army War College]]. Aside from his service in Wisconsin, his services have also included a tour of duty in the [[Iraq War]].


===Assignments===
Awards Anderson has received include the [[Bronze Star Medal]], the [[Meritorious Service Medal (United States)|Meritorious Service Medal]] with two [[oak leaf clusters]], the [[Commendation Medal|Army Commendation Medal]] with three oak leaf clusters, the [[Achievement Medal|Army Achievement Medal]] with oak leaf cluster, the [[Reserve Good Conduct Medal|Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal]] with one silver and one bronze oak leaf cluster, the [[National Defense Service Medal]] with [[service star]], the [[Iraq Campaign Medal]] with two service stars, the [[Global War on Terrorism Service Medal]], the [[Joint Meritorious Unit Award]] with oak leaf cluster, the [[Armed Forces Reserve Medal]] with [[hourglass device]] and [[mobilization device]], and the [[Combat Action Badge]]. He is also a recipient of the [[Order of Saint Maurice]] and a member of the [[Order of Saint Barbara]].
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|-
!Begin
!End
!Assignment<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nationalguard.mil/Leadership/Joint-Staff/Special-Staff/Senior-Leader-Management-Office/General-Officer-Management/bio-show/1819/|title=Major General Mark E. Anderson|accessdate=25 January 2021}}</ref>
!Duty Station
|-
| August 1985
| October 1986
| Fire Support Team Chief, Detachment 2, Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, [[1st Battalion, 120th Field Artillery Regiment|1st Battalion]], [[120th Field Artillery Regiment]]
| [[Waupaca, Wisconsin|Waupaca]], [[Wisconsin]]
|-
| October 1986
| October 1897
| Fire Support Team Chief, Detachment 1, Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 120th Field Artillery Regiment
| [[Stevens Point, Wisconsin|Stevens Point]], [[Wisconsin]]
|-
| October 1987
| March 1989
| Executive Officer, Charlie Battery, 1st Battalion, 120th Field Artillery Regiment
| Stevens Point, Wisconsin
|-
| March 1989
| December 1990
| Commander, Charlie Battery, 1st Battalion, 120th Field Artillery Regiment
| Stevens Point, Wisconsin
|-
| December 1990
| November 1992
| Intelligence Officer, 1st Battalion, 120th Field Artillery Regiment
| [[Wisconsin Rapids]], Wisconsin
|-
| November 1992
| May 1994
| Fire Direction Officer, 1st Battalion, 120th Field Artillery Regiment
| Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin
|-
| May 1994
| August 1996
| Operations and Training Officer, 1st Battalion, 120th Field Artillery Regiment
| Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin
|-
| August 1996
| April 1998
| Fire Support Officer, [[32nd Separate Infantry Brigade (Mechanized)]]
| [[Madison, Wisconsin|Madison]], Wisconsin
|-
| April 1998
| July 2000
| Commander, 1st Battalion, 120th Field Artillery Regiment
| Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin
|-
| July 2000
| May 2001
| Executive Officer, [[64th Troop Command]]
| Madison, Wisconsin
|-
| May 2001
| October 2001
| Assistant Operations and Training Officer, State Area Command
| Madison, Wisconsin
|-
| October 2001
| April 2003
| Executive Officer, [[57th Field Artillery Brigade]]
| [[Milwaukee]], Wisconsin
|-
| April 2003
| June 2005
| Deputy Commander, 32nd Infantry Brigade (Separate) (Light)
| [[Camp Douglas, Wisconsin|Camp Douglas]], Wisconsin
|-
| June 2005
| July 2006
| Senior Advisor to the Officer in Charge, [[Coalition Military Assistance Training Team]], [[Multi-National Security Transition Command – Iraq]]
| [[An Numaniyah]] and [[Habbaniyah]], [[Iraq]]
|-
| July 2006
| October 2006
| Commander, 32nd Separate Infantry Brigade (Light) (Rear)
| Camp Douglas, Wisconsin
|-
| November 2006
| September 2007
| Commander, 32nd Separate Infantry Brigade (Light)
| Camp Douglas, Wisconsin
|-
| October 2007
| February 2008
| Commander, [[32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team]]
| Camp Douglas, Wisconsin
|-
| March 2008
| December 2017
| Assistant Adjutant General, Wisconsin
| Madison, Wisconsin
|-
| January 2018
|
| Deputy Commanding General, [[United States Army Training and Doctrine Command]]
| [[Fort Eustis]], [[Virginia]]
|}

==Awards and assignments==
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!colspan= | Right Side<ref name="awards">{{cite web|url=https://wisvetsmuseum.pastperfectonline.com/byperson?keyword=Anderson%2C+Mark+E.|title=Anderson, Mark E. – Wisconsin Veterans Museum|accessdate=25 January 2021}}</ref>
|-
|colspan="2" |
{| style="margin:1em auto; text-align:center;"
|colspan="3"|[[File:Combat Action Badge.svg|200px]]
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Legion of Merit ribbon.svg|106px}}
|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Bronze Star Medal ribbon.svg|106px}}
|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Meritorious Service Medal ribbon.svg|106px}}<span style="position:relative; top: 0px; left: -73px; display: inline-block; width: 0;">[[File:Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg|22px]]</span><span style="position:relative; top: 0px; left: -53px; display: inline-block; width: 0;">[[File:Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg|22px]]</span>
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Army Commendation Medal ribbon.svg|106px}}<span style="position:relative; top: 0px; left: -83px; display: inline-block; width: 0;">[[File:Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg|22px]]</span><span style="position:relative; top: 0px; left: -63px; display: inline-block; width: 0;">[[File:Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg|22px]]</span><span style="position:relative; top: 0px; left: -43px; display: inline-block; width: 0;">[[File:Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg|22px]]</span>
|{{ribbon devices|number=1|type=oak|ribbon=Army Achievement Medal ribbon.svg|106px}}
|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=U.S. Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal ribbon.svg|106px}}<span style="position:relative; top: 0px; left: -73px; display: inline-block; width: 0;">[[File:Silver_oakleaf-3d.svg|22px]]</span><span style="position:relative; top: 0px; left: -53px; display: inline-block; width: 0;">[[File:Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg|22px]]</span>
|-
|{{ribbon devices|number=1|type=service-star|ribbon=National Defense Service Medal ribbon.svg|106px}}
|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=Iraq Campaign Medal ribbon.svg|106px}}<span style="position:relative; top: 0px; left: -72px; display: inline-block; width: 0;">[[File:Bronze-service-star-3d-vector.svg|18px]]</span><span style="position:relative; top: 0px; left: -54px; display: inline-block; width: 0;">[[File:Bronze-service-star-3d-vector.svg|18px]]</span>
|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=Global War on Terrorism Service Medal ribbon.svg|106px}}
|-
|{{ribbon devices|other_device=ghg|ribbon=Armed Forces Reserve Medal ribbon.svg|106px}}<span style="position:relative; top: 0px; left: -63px; display: inline-block; width: 0;">[[File:Bronze M Device.svg|20px]]</span><span style="position:relative; top: 0px; left: -92px; display: inline-block; width: 0;">[[File:Hourglass Device Gold.svg|15px]]</span>
|{{ribbon devices|ribbon=Army Service Ribbon.svg|106px}}
|{{ribbon devices|ribbon=Army Overseas Service Ribbon.svg|106px}}
|-
|{{ribbon devices|other_device=0|ribbon=Army Reserve Overseas Training Ribbon.svg|106px}}<span style="position:relative; top: 0px; left: -61px; display: inline-block; width: 0;">[[File:Award numeral 3.svg|16px]]</span>
|{{ribbon devices|other_device=0|ribbon=Service Ribbon.JPG|106px}}<span style="position:relative; top: 0px; left: -61px; display: inline-block; width: 0;">[[File:Award_numeral_5.png|23px]]</span>
|{{ribbon devices|ribbon=Emergency Service Ribbon1.JPG|106px}}
|}

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!Badge
|colspan="5"|[[Combat Action Badge]]
|-
!1st row
|colspan="2"|[[Legion of Merit]]
|colspan="2"|[[Bronze Star Medal]]
|colspan="2"|[[Meritorious Service Medal (United States)|Meritorious Service Medal]]<br/>with two [[oak leaf cluster|oak leaf clusters]]
|-
!2nd row
|colspan="2"|[[Army Commendation Medal]]<br/><small>with three oak leaf clusters</small>
|colspan="2"|[[Army Achievement Medal]]<br/><small>with oak leaf cluster</small>
|colspan="2"|[[Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal]]<br/><small>with one silver and one bronze oak leaf cluster</small>
|-
!3rd row
|colspan="2"|[[National Defense Service Medal]]<br/><small>with [[service star]]</small>
|colspan="2"|[[Iraq Campaign Medal]]<br/><small>with two service stars</small>
|colspan="2"|[[Global War on Terrorism Service Medal]]
|-
!4th row
|colspan="2"|[[Armed Forces Reserve Medal]]<br/><small>with gold hourglass and M device</small>
|colspan="2"|[[Army Service Ribbon]]
|colspan="2"|[[Overseas Service Ribbon]]
|-
!5th row
|colspan="2"|[[Army Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon]]<br/><small>with [[award numeral]] 3</small>
|colspan="2"|Wisconsin National Guard Service Ribbon<br/><small>with award numeral 5</small>
|colspan="2"|Wisconsin National Guard Emergency Service Ribbon
|}
|}

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!colspan= | Left Side<ref name="awards"/>
|-
|colspan="2" |
{| style="margin:1em auto; text-align:center;"
| colspan="3"| [[File:120 FA Rgt DUI.jpg|75px]]
|-
| colspan="3"| {{ribbon devices|number=1|type=oak|ribbon=Joint Meritorious Unit Award ribbon.svg|106px}}
|-
| colspan="3"| [[File:U.S. Army Element, Multi-National Force Iraq Should Sleeve Insignia.jpg|150px]]
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:1em auto; text-align:center;"
|colspan="5"|[[120th Field Artillery Regiment]] [[Distinctive Unit Insignia]]
|-
|colspan="5"|[[Joint Meritorious Unit Award]]<br/><small>with oak leaf cluster</small>
|-
|colspan="5"|[[Multi-National Force – Iraq]] Combat Service Identification Badge
|}
|}


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point alumni]]
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[[Category:Recipients of the Order of Saint Maurice]]
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Latest revision as of 08:51, 22 August 2022

For others of the same name, see Mark Anderson (disambiguation).
Mark E. Anderson
Anderson in 2017
Allegiance United States of America
Branch United States Army
Years of service1983–Present
Rank Major general
UnitWisconsin Army National Guard
Commands32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team
Alma materUniversity of Wisconsin–Stevens Point
United States Army War College

Mark E. Anderson is a major general in the Army National Guard, currently serving as the Deputy Commanding General, United States Army Training and Doctrine Command.[1]

Biography

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Anderson graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point in 1986.[2] He currently lives in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin.

Career

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Anderson enlisted in the United States Army Reserve in 1983. Later he would transfer to the Wisconsin Army National Guard and be commissioned a second lieutenant. He later attended Army Command and General Staff College and United States Army War College. Aside from his service in Wisconsin, his services have also included a tour of duty in the Iraq War.

Assignments

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Begin End Assignment[3] Duty Station
August 1985 October 1986 Fire Support Team Chief, Detachment 2, Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 120th Field Artillery Regiment Waupaca, Wisconsin
October 1986 October 1897 Fire Support Team Chief, Detachment 1, Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 120th Field Artillery Regiment Stevens Point, Wisconsin
October 1987 March 1989 Executive Officer, Charlie Battery, 1st Battalion, 120th Field Artillery Regiment Stevens Point, Wisconsin
March 1989 December 1990 Commander, Charlie Battery, 1st Battalion, 120th Field Artillery Regiment Stevens Point, Wisconsin
December 1990 November 1992 Intelligence Officer, 1st Battalion, 120th Field Artillery Regiment Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin
November 1992 May 1994 Fire Direction Officer, 1st Battalion, 120th Field Artillery Regiment Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin
May 1994 August 1996 Operations and Training Officer, 1st Battalion, 120th Field Artillery Regiment Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin
August 1996 April 1998 Fire Support Officer, 32nd Separate Infantry Brigade (Mechanized) Madison, Wisconsin
April 1998 July 2000 Commander, 1st Battalion, 120th Field Artillery Regiment Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin
July 2000 May 2001 Executive Officer, 64th Troop Command Madison, Wisconsin
May 2001 October 2001 Assistant Operations and Training Officer, State Area Command Madison, Wisconsin
October 2001 April 2003 Executive Officer, 57th Field Artillery Brigade Milwaukee, Wisconsin
April 2003 June 2005 Deputy Commander, 32nd Infantry Brigade (Separate) (Light) Camp Douglas, Wisconsin
June 2005 July 2006 Senior Advisor to the Officer in Charge, Coalition Military Assistance Training Team, Multi-National Security Transition Command – Iraq An Numaniyah and Habbaniyah, Iraq
July 2006 October 2006 Commander, 32nd Separate Infantry Brigade (Light) (Rear) Camp Douglas, Wisconsin
November 2006 September 2007 Commander, 32nd Separate Infantry Brigade (Light) Camp Douglas, Wisconsin
October 2007 February 2008 Commander, 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team Camp Douglas, Wisconsin
March 2008 December 2017 Assistant Adjutant General, Wisconsin Madison, Wisconsin
January 2018 Deputy Commanding General, United States Army Training and Doctrine Command Fort Eustis, Virginia

Awards and assignments

[edit]

References

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  1. ^ "Major General Mark E. Anderson" (PDF). p. 1. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Brigadier General Mark e. Anderson". Archived from the original on 2010-07-06. Retrieved 2010-08-06.
  3. ^ "Major General Mark E. Anderson". Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Anderson, Mark E. – Wisconsin Veterans Museum". Retrieved 25 January 2021.
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