In an interesting note, Australian Defence Forces Major General Richard Burr has been assigned to Ft. Schafer, Hawaii as the Duputy G-3 (Operations) for Training U.S. Army Pacific. Aside from NORAD operational assignments involving Canadian officers and, perhaps, NATO this is the first time in my lifetime I recall a foreign officer placed squarely within the U.S. Army peacetime chain-of-command. His past assignments include direct command of U.S. SpecOps troops while assigned to ISAF in Afghanistan. Maj. Gen. Burr's two year assignment covers the deployment of U.S. forces for multi-national training missions across the Pacific rim and includes additional responsibilities as liaison to ADF and New Zealand Forces-
Australian General Gets Key U.S. Army Post-Stars & Stripes
I applaud this assignment. I'm certain Maj. Gen. Burr is more than amply personally qualified. More importantly, his presence clearly suggests American recognition of the role to be played by key regional allies in shaping our regional forward posturing of U.S. forces.
Australian General Gets Key U.S. Army Post-Stars & Stripes
I applaud this assignment. I'm certain Maj. Gen. Burr is more than amply personally qualified. More importantly, his presence clearly suggests American recognition of the role to be played by key regional allies in shaping our regional forward posturing of U.S. forces.
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