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Lieutenant General Jack C. Stultz
Lieutenant General Jack C. Stultz
Chief, Army Reserve /
Commanding General
United States Army Reserve Command

Lieutenant General Jack C. Stultz became Chief, Army Reserve, and Commanding General, United States Army Reserve Command on 25 May 2006, after serving as the Command's Deputy Commanding General since October 2005. Prior to assignment to the Army Reserve Command, Lieutenant General Stultz served as the Commanding General of the 143rd Transportation Command, which provides command and control to 12 units in the southeast United States.

Lieutenant General Stultz entered active duty in 1974 after receiving his commission from the Reserve Officer Training Corps at Davidson College, North Carolina, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts Degree. After completing the Engineer Officer Basic Course and Airborne School, he was assigned to the 20th Engineer Battalion, Fort Campbell, Kentucky, serving as Platoon Leader, Executive Officer, and Commander, Company B, 20th Engineer Battalion.

Lieutenant General Stultz left active duty in June 1979 to pursue a civilian career. At the same time, he began his Army Reserve career with assignment to the 108th Division (Infantry OSUT), headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. Stultz served in a variety of positions with the 108th Division, including Brigade Assistant S-3, Battalion S-1, Commander, Company D, 4th Battalion 108th Regiment, and Division Assistant G-3.

Lieutenant General Stultz began his career with the Transportation Corps in February 1987 with an assignment to the 32d Transportation Group (Composite), which was mobilized and deployed in November 1990 in support of Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm. Stultz was responsible for providing transportation support to XVIII Airborne Corps and VII Corps in Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and Kuwait. Returning from the desert in July 1991, Stultz assumed responsibilities as the Group Executive Officer. Stultz took command of the 257th Transportation Battalion (Movement Control) in 1995. The battalion deployed to the Balkans in March 1997 in support of Operation Joint Endeavor/Joint Guard, providing movement control support for operations in Hungary, Croatia, and Bosnia. He took command of the 32d Transportation Group in 1998, and served in this capacity until assuming duties of Deputy Commanding General, 143rd TRANSCOM in 1999. Stultz deployed to Kuwait in October 2002 as Commander 143rd TRANSCOM (Forward), establishing initial RSOI operations in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Moving forward into Iraq with the initial ground offensive, he established the first forward logistics hub at Tallil and initial rail operations at Garma, located west of Baghdad. In October 2003 he was assigned as Director of Movements, Distribution and Transportation, Combined Forces Land Component Command Kuwait, responsible for the deployment/redeployment of sustainment supplies for US and Coalition forces in Kuwait and Iraq. From January to August 2004, he was responsible for port and ground transportation operations for the largest movement of forces since World War II. Stultz returned to the United States in August 2004 after 22 months in Theater. In October 2003, Stultz assumed command of the 143rd TRANSCOM, Orlando, Florida.

Lieutenant General Jack Stultz is a graduate of the Command and General Staff College and the Army War College. His awards and decorations include the Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Bronze Star (w/1 Oak Leaf Cluster), Meritorious Service Medal (w/3 Oak Leaf Clusters), Army Commendation Medal (w/ 4 Oak Leaf Clusters) and the Army Achievement Medal.

As a citizen-Soldier, Stultz has been employed by Procter and Gamble for 25 years as an Operations Manager. He is married to the former Laura Brown. They have four children and two granddaughters.

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