Viet Xuan Luong

Viet Xuan Luong

Luong as Assistant Division Commander of the 1st Cavalry Division in 2014.
Born 1965 (age 50–51)
Bien Hoa, South Vietnam Vietnam
Allegiance  United States of America
Service/branch United States Army
Years of service 1987–present
Rank Brigadier General
Awards Combat Infantryman Badge

Viet Xuan Luong (Vietnamese: Lương Xuân Việt) is a Brigadier General in the United States Army.[1] Since March, 2016 he has served as chief of staff of United States Army Central. He previously served on the Army staff as director, joint and integration, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Force Development (G-8). His prior assignments included assistant division commander–maneuver for the 1st Cavalry Division at Fort Hood, concurrent with assignment as commander, Train Advise Assist Command-South, Resolute Support Mission Joint Command, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Afghanistan.

Early life

He emigrated from South Vietnam with his family to the United States in 1975 as a political refugee. He began his military career upon graduating from the University of Southern California.[2]

Education

He earned a degree in Biological Sciences from the University of Southern California and a Master of Military Arts and Science.[3]

Assignments

His first assignment was with 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment at Fort Carson, Colorado, where he served as Rifle Platoon Leader, Anti-Tank Platoon Leader, Company Executive Officer, and Battalion Maintenance Officer.

In 1993, he was assigned to Fort Bragg, North Carolina and served in the 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, as the Battalion Assistant S-3 (Operations) and Commander of Alpha Company. While commanding Alpha Company, he deployed to Haiti in support of Operation Uphold Democracy as the Commander of the Theater Quick Reaction Force. Following his assignment at Fort Bragg, he was assigned to the Joint Readiness Training Center in Fort Polk, La., as an Observer Controller.

Following his assignment at JRTC, he attended the Command and General Staff College and then was assigned to the Southern European Task Force (SETAF). Luong served as SETAF G-3 Chief of Plans, and the Operations Officer and Executive Officer of 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 173d Airborne Brigade, in Vicenza, Italy. During his assignment at Southern European Task Force, Luong deployed to Kosovo and Bosnia-Herzegovina on several occasions as part of the NATO Strategic Response Force.[4]

Following this assignment, he was assigned to Joint Task Force North at Fort Bliss, Tx., where he served as a plans officer and Chief, Targeting and Exploitation Division in support of the Department of Homeland Defense. In 2005, he assumed command of the 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3d Brigade Combat Team, 82d Airborne Division. During this command, Luong deployed his battalion in September 2005 as the Division Ready Force 1, in support of Operation American Assist, the Hurricane Katrina Relief efforts in New Orleans, and Operation Iraqi Freedom 06-08, in support of the War on Terror.[5]

In February 2009, he assumed command of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team (Rakkasans), 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault). In January 2010, 3rd BCT deployed to Afghanistan for Operation Enduring Freedom 10-11. Following BCT command, Luong attended Stanford University as a National Security Fellow and subsequently served as the Deputy Director, Pakistan Afghanistan Coordination Cell, J5, The Joint Staff.[6]

Captain James Văn Thạch & General Viet X. Luong.

In 2015, Luong was assigned as Director, Joint and Integration at the Office of the US Army Chief of Staff for Force Development, G-8. [7]

In March, 2016 Luong was announced for assignment as chief of staff at United States Army Central.[8]

Decorations and awards

His personal and unit awards and decorations include the Legion of Merit and the Ranger Tab.

See also

Brigadier General Lapthe Flora, United States Army

References

  1. ↑ "New one-star is U.S. military's first general born in Vietnam". Army Times. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  2. ↑ "Fort Hood's Luong to become first Vietnamese-American general". Statesman.com. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  3. ↑ "DVIDS - News - First Team's general makes history, pins star". DVIDS. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  4. ↑ "Ft. Hood Colonel Becomes First Vietnamese-American promoted to General". Archived from the original on August 8, 2014. Retrieved April 30, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Col. is 1st Vietnamese-American BCT commander". Army Times. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  6. ↑ "Colonel Cites Measurable, But Fragile, Afghan Progress: Army Family 101 & Brat Life 101 – Fort Campbell, KY". Armyfamily101.com. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  7. ↑ "Deputy Chief of Staff, G-8 | Leadership". www.g8.army.mil. Retrieved 2015-11-09.
  8. ↑ "Release No: NR-088-16: General Officer Assignments" (Press release). Washington, DC: United States Department of Defense. Press Operations. March 15, 2016.
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