Richard E. Angle

Richard E. Angle is a U.S. Army brigadier general.[1]

Richard E. Angle
Allegiance United States
Service/branch United States Army
Years of service1991–present
Rank Brigadier General
Commands heldIntelligence Support Activity
Battles/warsIraq War
War in Afghanistan
AwardsDefense Superior Service Medal
Legion of Merit
Bronze Star Medal

Military career

Angle was commissioned as a Second lieutenant in 1991 after graduation from United States Military Academy at West Point. His first assignment was 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment in Germany as an infantry officer. Angle volunteered for Army Special Forces and subsequently graduated from the Special Forces Qualification Course at Fort Bragg, NC. Angle commanded a Special Forces Operational Detachment of the 2nd Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group where he deployed to Bosnia and Kosovo.[2]

After completion of U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, Angle volunteered for and was selected for the Intelligence Support Activity in 2000, a secret unit conducting signal and human intelligence gathering for the Joint Special Operations Command. He served as troop commander, squadron operations officer, unit operations officer, squadron commander. Angle took command of 1st Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group in Okinawa, Japan from 2008 to 2010. Angle later returned to ISA as unit commander from 2012 to 2014. Angle completed numerous deployments to Afghanistan, Africa, Pakistan, Iraq.[3] Angle then received assignment as Chief of Staff, U.S. Army Special Operations Command in 2017.

As a general officer, he served as Deputy Commanding General, 1st Special Forces Command; Deputy Commanding General (Operations), U.S. Army Cyber Command. He currently serves as Deputy Commander, Joint Special Operations Command.

Awards and decorations
U.S. military decorations
Defense Superior Service Medal
Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster
Bronze Star Medal
Defense Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters
Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
Army Commendation Medal
Army Achievement Medal
U.S. Unit Awards
Joint Meritorious Unit Award
Valorous Unit Award
Meritorious Unit Commendation
Superior Unit Award
U.S. Service (Campaign) Medals and Service and Training Ribbons
National Defense Service Medal with one bronze service star
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Kosovo Campaign Medal with two service stars
Iraq Campaign Medal with two service stars
Afghanistan Campaign Medal with two service stars
Inherent Resolve Campaign Medal with service star
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Armed Forces Service Medal
Army Service Ribbon
NATO Medal
Army Overseas Service Ribbon with bronze award numeral 3
Badges
Combat Infantryman Badge
Special Forces Tab
Ranger tab
Master Parachutist Badge
Pathfinder Badge
Military Freefall Badge
Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge
United States Special Operations Command Combat Service Identification Badge
1st Special Forces Command (Airborne) Distinctive Unit Insignia
8 Overseas Service Bars

References
  1. "Army Cyber lobbies for name change this year, as information warfare grows in importance". October 16, 2016.
  2. "Cyber-Speaker-Bios" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-08-03. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
  3. "Brig. Gen. Richard E. Angle". Archived from the original on 2020-09-14. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
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