Years of service 1985–present | Name Daniel Allyn | |
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Allegiance United States of America Battles/wars Operation Urgent FuryOperation Just CauseOperation Desert StormOperation Desert SpringOperation Enduring FreedomOperation Iraqi Freedom Awards Distinguished Service Medal (U.S. Army) (2)Silver StarDefense Superior Service Medal (3)Legion of Merit (3) Battles and wars Similar People Mark A Milley, John F Campbell, Sean MacFarland, Raymond T Odierno, Raymond F Chandler | ||
Service/branch United States Army | ||
240th u s army birthday vice chief of staff gen daniel b allyn
Daniel Bartlett Allyn (born September 24, 1959) is a retired United States Army General who served as the 35th Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Army from 2014 until 2017. Allyn previously served as the Commanding General, United States Army Forces Command from May 2013 to August 2014. Allyn was the commander of the XVIII Airborne Corps from 2012 to 2013. He retired from the Army after almost 36 years of service.
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- 240th u s army birthday vice chief of staff gen daniel b allyn
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- Early life and education
- Career
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Ilw breakfast 5 10 2016 gen daniel b allyn vice chief of staff
Early life and education
Allyn was born in New Hampshire in 1959 and raised in Berwick, Maine. He graduated from the US Military Academy at West Point, New York in 1981.
Career
He went on to serve overseas in South Korea, Grenada, Egypt, Panama, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iraq and Afghanistan as a combat infantryman and a master parachutist.
Other
In 2013, Allyn was the honoree of the Patriot Foundation, an organization which provides scholarships and other support to the families of soldiers who have served in airborne, special operations and other Army specialty units.