Dell L. Dailey

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| name = Dell L. Dailey

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| office = 15th Coordinator for Counterterrorism

| term_start = June 22, 2007

| term_end = April 3, 2009

| predecessor = Henry A. Crumpton

| successor = Daniel Benjamin

| president = George W. Bush
Barack Obama

| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1949}}

| birth_place = Flandreau, South Dakota

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| alma_mater = Shippensburg University (MPA)
United States Military Academy (BSc)

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| allegiance = United States

| branch = United States Army

| serviceyears = 1971–2007

| rank = Lieutenant General

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| commands = Center for Special Operations
Joint Special Operations Command
160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne)
1st Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne)
3rd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne)

| battles = Gulf War
War in Afghanistan
Iraq War

| mawards = Defense Superior Service Medal
Legion of Merit
Bronze Star Medal
Meritorious Service Medal (6)
Air Medal

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Dell Lee Dailey{{cite web |url=https://www.westpointaog.org/FindaGradDisplay?reid=Wnmd%2fhulAkbEX%2f2f4dSOgQ%3d%3d&bbsys=0&bbrt=0 |title=Dell Lee Dailey |publisher=West Point Association of Graduates |access-date=2021-11-06}} (born 1949){{cite web |url=https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/dailey-dell-l |title=Dell L. Dailey (1949–) |website=Office of the Historian |publisher=U.S. Department of State |access-date=2021-11-06}} is a retired United States Army lieutenant general and former head of the State Department's counterterrorism office, serving from July 2007 to April 2009.

Childhood and education

Dailey was born into an Army family in Flandreau, South Dakota. He received a Bachelor of Science degree from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1971 and earned a master's degree in Public Administration from Shippensburg University in 1994.

Military career

Dailey served over 36 years on active duty in the United States Army, reaching the rank of lieutenant general. He participated in major military operations such as Desert Shield, Desert Storm, Uphold Democracy, Joint Guardian, Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom.

After the September 11, 2001, attacks, Dailey directed the new Center for Special Operations, the military hub for all counterterrorism – United States Special Operations Command, at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida as well as running special operations in Afghanistan and Iraq.{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/23/AR2007082302031.html|title=Dell Dailey: Soldier, Counterterrorism Warrior|newspaper=The Washington Post|author=Robin Wright|date=August 24, 2007|accessdate=2009-03-16}} From 2001 to 2003, he headed the Joint Special Operations Command, a United States Special Operations Command sub-unit.

State Department

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Dailey was appointed the Department of State's Coordinator for Counterterrorism on June 22, 2007. In this role he had the title of Ambassador at Large and was charged with coordinating and supporting the development and implementation of U.S. Government policies and programs aimed at countering terrorism overseas. As the principal advisor to the Secretary of State on international counterterrorism matters, he was responsible for taking a leading role in developing coordinated strategies to defeat terrorists abroad and in securing the cooperation of international partners to that end.{{cite web|url=https://www.state.gov/outofdate/bios/87639.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090507164108/http://www.state.gov/outofdate/bios/87639.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2009-05-07|title=Biography of Dell L. Dailey|publisher=US Department of State|accessdate=2012-07-17}}

Awards and honors

Dailey was inducted into the U.S. Army Ranger Hall of Fame in 2014.{{cite web |url=http://www.rangers-army.org/images/RHOF_Master_List_thru_2015.pdf |title=U.S. Army Ranger Hall of Fame |date=June 12, 2015 |publisher=Worldwide Army Rangers, Inc |access-date=2021-11-06}}

Commendations

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Badge \|colspan="12"\|Expert Infantryman Badge
Badge \|colspan="12"\|U.S. Army Master Aviator Badge
1st row \|colspan="6"\|Defense Superior Service Medal \|colspan="6"\|Legion of Merit
2nd row \|colspan="4"\|Bronze Star \|colspan="4"\|Meritorious Service Medal {{small\|with 1 silver Oak leaf cluster (6 awards)}} \|colspan="4"\|Air Medal
3rd row \|colspan="4"\|Army Commendation Medal {{small\|with 2 silver Oak leaf clusters (11 awards)}} \|colspan="4"\|National Defense Service Medal {{small\|with 1 Service star}} \|colspan="4"\|Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal {{small\|with 1 bronze Campaign star}}
4th row \|colspan="4"\|Southwest Asia Service Medal {{small\|with 4 bronze Campaign stars}} \|colspan="4"\|Afghanistan Campaign Medal {{small\|with 1 bronze Campaign star}} \|colspan="4"\|Iraq Campaign Medal {{small\|with 2 bronze Campaign stars}}
5th row \|colspan="4"\|Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal \|colspan="4"\|Global War on Terrorism Service Medal \|colspan="4"\|Army Service Ribbon
6th row \|colspan="4"\|Army Overseas Service Ribbon {{small\|with award numeral 3}} \|colspan="4"\|Kuwait Liberation Medal {{small\|(Saudi Arabia)}} \|colspan="4"\|Kuwait Liberation Medal {{small\|(Kuwait)}}
Badges \|colspan="4"\|Ranger Tab \|colspan="4"\|Master Parachutist Badge \|colspan="4"\|Air Assault Badge

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|colspan="12"|Expert Infantryman Badge

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|colspan="12"|U.S. Army Master Aviator Badge

1st row

|colspan="6"|Defense Superior Service Medal

|colspan="6"|Legion of Merit

2nd row

|colspan="4"|Bronze Star

|colspan="4"|Meritorious Service Medal
{{small|with 1 silver Oak leaf cluster (6 awards)}}

|colspan="4"|Air Medal