Jody J. Daniels

Jody J. Daniels is a lieutenant general (LTG) in the United States Army, who serves as the 34th (and the first woman)[1] Chief of Army Reserve, and the 9th Commanding General, U.S. Army Reserve Command (both since 2020).[2] She earned her commission through Army Reserve Officers Training Corps in 1983. In July 2020, Daniels was confirmed to succeed LTG Charles D. Luckey as Chief of Army Reserve.[3]

Jody J. Daniels
Born	Rolla, Missouri, U.S.
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Army
Years of service	1983–present
Rank	Lieutenant General
Unit	United States Army Reserve Command
Commands held	United States Army Reserve Command 88th Readiness Division 87th U.S. Army Reserve Support Command (East)
Battles/wars	Iraq War
Awards	Army Distinguished Service Medal Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit (3) Bronze Star Medal
Alma mater	Carnegie Mellon University (B.S.) University of Massachusetts Amherst (M.S.) and (Ph.D.) United States Army War College
Other work	Director of Advanced Programs for Lockheed Martin's Advanced Technology Laboratories

Education

Born in Rolla, Missouri,[4] Daniels earned her bachelor's degree at Carnegie Mellon University in 1983[5] and later completed her Ph.D. in computer science at University of Massachusetts Amherst.[6] Her dissertation, in computer science, is titled Retrieval of passages for information reduction.[7] She also graduated from the United States Army War College with a master's degree in strategic studies.

In Daniels' civilian career, she was the Director of Advanced Programs for Lockheed Martin's Advanced Technology Laboratories (LM ATL).[2]

Awards and decorations

	Combat Action Badge
	Army Staff Identification Badge
	MNF-I Combat Service Identification Badge
	Army Military Intelligence Corps Distinctive Unit Insignia
	? Overseas Service Bars

	Army Distinguished Service Medal
	Defense Superior Service Medal
	Legion of Merit with two bronze oak leaf clusters
	Bronze Star Medal
	Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters
	Joint Service Commendation Medal
	Army Commendation Medal with three oak leaf clusters
	Joint Service Achievement Medal
	Army Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster
	Joint Meritorious Unit Award with oak leaf cluster
	Superior Unit Award with two oak leaf clusters
	Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal with silver oak leaf cluster
	National Defense Service Medal with one bronze service star
	Kosovo Campaign Medal
	Iraq Campaign Medal with service star
	Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
	Korea Defense Service Medal
	Armed Forces Reserve Medal with silver Hourglass device, "M" device and bronze award numeral 2
	Army Service Ribbon
	Army Overseas Service Ribbon with award numeral 3
	Reserve Overseas Service Ribbon
	NATO Medal for Kosovo

References

1. "Jody Daniels becomes first woman to lead U.S. Army Reserve". UPI.
2. "Lt. Gen. Jody J. Daniels". United States Army Reserve. July 28, 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
3. "PN1760 — Maj. Gen. Jody J. Daniels — Army". www.congress.gov.
5. "Biography – Major General Jody J. Daniels". Reserve Forces Policy Board. U.S. Department of Defense. July 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
6. "Jody J. Daniels". University of Massachusetts Amherst. Dec 1999. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
7. Jody J. Daniels (1997), Retrieval of passages for information reduction, Wikidata Q97961785