FORT McPHERSON, Ga. (Jan. 4, 2011) - Maj. Gen. Howard B. Bromberg was promoted to lieutenant general during a ceremony at U.S. Army Forces Command headquarters here today, and assumed duties as deputy commanding general and chief of staff for FORSCOM.
Bromberg, who served as Special Assistant to the FORSCOM Commanding General pending confirmation of his promotion by the U.S. Senate, will now oversee the training and readiness of more than 780,000 Soldiers in the active Army, National Guard, Army Reserve and about 3,500 Army civilians who work for the Army's largest command, FORSCOM.
Gen. James D. Thurman, FORSCOM commander, hosted the ceremony that was attended by Bromberg's family, friends, mentors, colleagues and fellow Soldiers. "When you're looking for a deputy, it takes a special person, and a person who can quickly see through very complex and complicated issues to get solutions. There is no doubt when the Army picked Howard to be the deputy commanding general of FORSCOM, they picked the right guy, at the right time," said Thurman.
During his remarks, Bromberg thanked his family, friends, mentors, and fellow Soldiers. "Those are the four elements that make our careers. I am privileged, honored, and very humbled for this opportunity to still be up here after 32 years," said Bromberg.
Following his promotion, Bromberg presented flowers to his mother Bernice; wife, Glenda; and daughter Leah who attended the ceremony in FORSCOM's Kerwin Conference Room. He also praised the support he's had from his family throughout his career, explaining that his promotion was as much about his family as it was about him.
Bromberg hails from California and was commissioned as an Air Defense Artillery officer in the U.S. Army upon graduating from the University of California at Davis in 1977. He holds a bachelor's degree in Agricultural Economics and Management.
Prior to FORSCOM, Bromberg's career includes Chief of Staff, U.S. Strategic Command, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska; Deputy Director, Force Protection/Director, Joint Theater Air and Missile Defense Organization, J-8, The Joint Staff, Washington, D.C.; Director of Enlisted Personnel Management Directorate, U.S. Army Human Resources Command, Alexandria, VA.; Operations Officer (S-3)/Executive Officer (XO), 2d Battalion, 43d Air Defense Artillery, Germany and Operation Desert Shield/Storm, Saudi Arabia; Operations Officer, Defense Branch, J-3, The Joint Staff, Washington D.C.; Chief, HAWK Operational Readiness Evaluation Team, 32d Army Air Missile Defense Command, Germany; and Platoon Leader, D Battery, 6th Battalion, 52d Air Defense Artillery, Germany.
Bromberg's command assignments include: Commanding General, Fort Bliss, Texas; Commanding General, 32d Army Air Missile Defense Command, Fort Bliss, while serving in Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Iraq; Commander 11th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, Third Army; Commander 1st Battalion 43d Air Defense Artillery, Eighth Army, Korea; and Commander, A Battery, 6th Battalion, 52d Air Defense Artillery, Germany.
His military awards and decorations include the Distinguished Service Medal (with Oak Leaf Cluster), Defense Superior Service Medal (with Oak Leaf Cluster), the Legion of Merit (with three Oak Leaf Clusters), Bronze Star, Purple Heart, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal (with three Oak Leaf Clusters), Army Commendation Medal (with two Oak Leaf Clusters), Joint Service Achievement Medal, Army Achievement Medal (with Oak Leaf Cluster), Parachutist Badge, Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge and the Army Staff Identification Badge.
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