17 May 1970 Born in Bangkok, Thailand



BIOGRAPHY

PAN PACIFIC AMERICAN LEADERS AND MENTORS

Antonio M. Taguba

Major General , U.S. Army (Ret)

MG Taguba retired on 1 January 2007 after 34 years on Active Duty culminating on his assignment as Deputy Chief, Army Reserve/Deputy Commander for Transition and Transformation, US Army Reserve Command while assigned at the Pentagon.

Born in Manila, Philippines, Major General Taguba was commissioned as an Armor officer following graduation from Idaho State University in 1972. He began his career with assignment to the Combat Developments Experimentation Command, Fort Ord, CA followed by an assignment to Combat Support Company, 1st Battalion, 72d Armor, 2d Infantry Division, 8th US Army, Korea. He has commanded Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, Staff and Faculty Battalion, Field Artillery School/Center at Fort Sill, OK; Company B, 4th Battalion, 69th Armor at Mainz, Germany; 1st Battalion, 72d Armor, 2d Infantry Division at Camp Casey, Korea; 2d "St. Lo" Brigade, 2d Armored Division, later redesignated as 2d "Warhorse" Brigade, 4th Infantry Division (Mechanized) at Fort Hood, TX; and the US Army Community and Family Support Center in Alexandria, VA.

Complementing his command assignments, Major General Taguba has served as Materiel Systems Analyst, Office of the Chief of Staff, Army, Pentagon; Executive Officer, C/J5 (Plans and Policy) ROK-US Combined Forces Command, Yongsan, Korea; Chief of Staff, U.S. Army Reserve Command, Fort McPherson, GA; Assistant Division Commander-Forward, 24th Infantry Division (Mechanized) and Deputy Commanding General (South), First U.S. Army at Fort Jackson, SC; Vice Director, later as Acting Director of the Army Staff, Pentagon; Deputy Commanding General-Support, Third US Army/ARCENT deployed to Kuwait in support of OIF/OEF; and as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs (Readiness, Training, Mobilization), Office of the Secretary of Defense.

Major General Taguba is a graduate of the Armor Officer Basic and Advanced Courses, the US Army Command and General Staff College, the US College of Naval Command and Staff and the US Army War College. He is a graduate of Idaho State University with a BA Degree in History; Webster University with a MA Degree in Public Administration; Salve Regina University with a MA Degree in International Relations; and the US College of Naval Command and Staff with a MA Degree in National Security & Strategic Studies.

Major General Taguba has been awarded the Distinguished Service Medal (with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster), Legion of Merit (with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters), Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious Service Medal (with 6 Oak Leaf Clusters), Army Commendation Medal (with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters), Army Achievement Medal (with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster), Office of the Secretary of Defense Identification Badge and Army Staff Identification Badge.

He and his wife Debbie have two children, Lindsay and Sean

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