Michael L. Oates

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Michael L. Oates
Army Lt. Gen. Michael L. Oates, director of the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization.jpg
Lieutenant General Oates in 2009
Born (1957-08-29) August 29, 1957 (age 66)
West Germany
Allegiance United States
Service/branch United States Army
Years of service1979–2011
RankLieutenant General
Commands heldJoint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization
10th Mountain Division
1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division
1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment
Battles/warsGulf War
Iraq War
AwardsArmy Distinguished Service Medal (3)
Legion of Merit (2)
Bronze Star Medal (3)

Michael Lee Oates[1] (born August 29, 1957)[2] is a retired United States Army lieutenant general from San Antonio, Texas. He was commissioned in the Infantry upon graduation from the United States Military Academy in 1979.

Military career

Oates was promoted to lieutenant general on 30 December 2009 and assumed duties as Director, Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization.

Oates was born in West Germany[2] and raised in San Antonio, Texas. He is a 1975 graduate of TMI Episcopal.[3] His wife Barbara is from San Angelo, Texas and they have three daughters; Katherine, Elizabeth and Margaret.[citation needed] Oates’ previous assignment was as Commanding General of the 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) and Fort Drum and as Commanding General, Multi-National Division (SOUTH), in Iraq.

Oates was commissioned as an infantry officer following his graduation from the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York in 1979. His initial duty assignments included service with the 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division at Fort Hood, Texas and the 2d Battalion, 187th Infantry (Airborne), Republic of Panama. Subsequent tactical assignments included service with the 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, and as Commander, 1st Battalion, 22d Infantry, 10th Mountain Division at Fort Drum, New York. Oates later commanded the 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) from 1998 to 2000 and commanded the 10th Mountain Division (Light) from 2007 to 2009.

Oates' non-tactical assignments include service as an Infantry Assignments Officer; Current Operations Officer in the J3, Joint Staff; Executive Officer to Tom White, Secretary of the Army; and as Chief of Staff to Lieutenant General Keith Kellogg, the Chief Operations Officer, Coalition Provisional Authority, Baghdad, Iraq.

Oates holds a master's degree in National Security and Strategic Studies from the United States Naval War College, Newport, Rhode Island. He is a graduate of the Army's Command and General Staff College.

British Major General Andy Salmon (left), Multi-National Division-Southeast commander, and Major General Michael L. Oates (right), MND-South commander, shake hands during the transfer of responsibility ceremony in Basra, Iraq

Awards and decorations

Combat Infantry Badge.svg Combat Infantryman Badge
Ranger Tab.svg Ranger tab
USAFSeniorParatrooper.jpg Senior Parachutist Badge
Pathfinder.gif Pathfinder Badge
AirAssault.svg Air Assault Badge
Joint Chiefs of Staff seal.svg Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge
United States Army Staff Identification Badge.png Army Staff Identification Badge
10th Mountain Division CSIB.jpg 10th Mountain Division Combat Service Identification Badge
Noribbon.svg Unidentified foreign parachutist badge
ASU overseas service bar.jpg 6 Overseas Service Bars
Bronze oak leaf-3d.svgBronze oak leaf-3d.svg Army Distinguished Service Medal with two bronze oak leaf clusters
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster
Width-44 scarlet ribbon with width-4 ultramarine blue stripe at center, surrounded by width-1 white stripes. Width-1 white stripes are at the edges.Bronze oak leaf-3d.svgBronze oak leaf-3d.svg Bronze Star Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Bronze oak leaf-3d.svgBronze oak leaf-3d.svgBronze oak leaf-3d.svgBronze oak leaf-3d.svg Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters
Bronze oak leaf-3d.svgBronze oak leaf-3d.svg Army Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Meritorious Unit Commendation
Bronze star
National Defense Service Medal with one bronze service star
Southwest Asia Service Medal
Bronze-service-star-3d.pngBronze-service-star-3d.pngBronze-service-star-3d.pngBronze-service-star-3d.png Iraq Campaign Medal with four campaign stars
Korea Defense Service Medal
Army Service Ribbon
Army Overseas Service Ribbon
Multinational Force and Observers Medal
Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia) ribbon.svg Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia)
Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait) ribbon.svg Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait)

References

  1. ^ "Michael Lee Oates". West Point Association of Graduates. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
  2. ^ a b Register of Graduates and Former Cadets, United States Military Academy. West Point, New York: Association of Graduates U.S.M.A. 1989. p. 871. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
  3. ^ "Distinguished TMI Alumni". TMI Episcopal. Retrieved November 23, 2020.

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