Mark E. Anderson
{{Short description|American military general}}
{{For|others of the same name|Mark Anderson (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox military person
|name=Mark E. Anderson
|image=Mark E. Anderson (2).jpg
|caption=Anderson in 2017
|nickname=
|allegiance={{flag|United States of America}}
|branch={{army|USA}}
|branch_label=Branch
|unit=Wisconsin Army National Guard
|serviceyears=1983–Present
|commands=32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team
|rank=24px Major general
|alma_mater=University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point
United States Army War College
}}
Mark E. Anderson is a major general in the Army National Guard, currently serving as the Deputy Commanding General, United States Army Training and Doctrine Command.{{cite web|url=https://media.defense.gov/2018/Jul/13/2001942082/-1/-1/1/MGANDERSON_BIO.PDF|title=Major General Mark E. Anderson|page=1|accessdate=25 January 2021}}
Biography
Anderson graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point in 1986.{{Cite web |url=http://wicst.org/dma/jfhq/BioAnderson.asp |title=Brigadier General Mark e. Anderson |access-date=2010-08-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100706061726/http://www.wicst.org/dma/jfhq/BioAnderson.asp |archive-date=2010-07-06 |url-status=dead }} He currently lives in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin.
Career
Anderson enlisted in the United States Army Reserve in 1983. Later he would transfer to the Wisconsin Army National Guard and be commissioned a second lieutenant. He later attended Army Command and General Staff College and United States Army War College. Aside from his service in Wisconsin, his services have also included a tour of duty in the Iraq War.
=Assignments=
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!End !Duty Station |
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| August 1985
| October 1986 | Fire Support Team Chief, Detachment 2, Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 120th Field Artillery Regiment |
| October 1986
| October 1897 | Fire Support Team Chief, Detachment 1, Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 120th Field Artillery Regiment |
| October 1987
| March 1989 | Executive Officer, Charlie Battery, 1st Battalion, 120th Field Artillery Regiment | Stevens Point, Wisconsin |
| March 1989
| December 1990 | Commander, Charlie Battery, 1st Battalion, 120th Field Artillery Regiment | Stevens Point, Wisconsin |
| December 1990
| November 1992 | Intelligence Officer, 1st Battalion, 120th Field Artillery Regiment | Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin |
| November 1992
| May 1994 | Fire Direction Officer, 1st Battalion, 120th Field Artillery Regiment | Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin |
| May 1994
| August 1996 | Operations and Training Officer, 1st Battalion, 120th Field Artillery Regiment | Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin |
| August 1996
| April 1998 | Fire Support Officer, 32nd Separate Infantry Brigade (Mechanized) | Madison, Wisconsin |
| April 1998
| July 2000 | Commander, 1st Battalion, 120th Field Artillery Regiment | Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin |
| July 2000
| May 2001 | Executive Officer, 64th Troop Command | Madison, Wisconsin |
| May 2001
| October 2001 | Assistant Operations and Training Officer, State Area Command | Madison, Wisconsin |
| October 2001
| April 2003 | Executive Officer, 57th Field Artillery Brigade | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| April 2003
| June 2005 | Deputy Commander, 32nd Infantry Brigade (Separate) (Light) | Camp Douglas, Wisconsin |
| June 2005
| July 2006 | Senior Advisor to the Officer in Charge, Coalition Military Assistance Training Team, Multi-National Security Transition Command – Iraq | An Numaniyah and Habbaniyah, Iraq |
| July 2006
| October 2006 | Commander, 32nd Separate Infantry Brigade (Light) (Rear) | Camp Douglas, Wisconsin |
| November 2006
| September 2007 | Commander, 32nd Separate Infantry Brigade (Light) | Camp Douglas, Wisconsin |
| October 2007
| February 2008 | Commander, 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team | Camp Douglas, Wisconsin |
| March 2008
| December 2017 | Assistant Adjutant General, Wisconsin | Madison, Wisconsin |
| January 2018
| | Deputy Commanding General, United States Army Training and Doctrine Command |
Awards and assignments
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!colspan= | Right Side{{cite web|url=https://wisvetsmuseum.pastperfectonline.com/byperson?keyword=Anderson%2C+Mark+E.|title=Anderson, Mark E. – Wisconsin Veterans Museum|accessdate=25 January 2021}} |
| colspan="2" |
{| style="margin:1em auto; text-align:center;" |colspan="3"|200px |
| {{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Legion of Merit ribbon.svg|106px}}
|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Bronze Star Medal ribbon.svg|106px}} |{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Meritorious Service Medal ribbon.svg|106px}}22px22px |
| {{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Army Commendation Medal ribbon.svg|106px}}22px22px22px
|{{ribbon devices|number=1|type=oak|ribbon=Army Achievement Medal ribbon.svg|106px}} |{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=U.S. Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal ribbon.svg|106px}}22px22px |
| {{ribbon devices|number=1|type=service-star|ribbon=National Defense Service Medal ribbon.svg|106px}}
|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=Iraq Campaign Medal ribbon.svg|106px}}18px18px |{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=Global War on Terrorism Service Medal ribbon.svg|106px}} |
| {{ribbon devices|other_device=ghg|ribbon=Armed Forces Reserve Medal ribbon.svg|106px}}20px15px
|{{ribbon devices|ribbon=Army Service Ribbon.svg|106px}} |{{ribbon devices|ribbon=Army Overseas Service Ribbon.svg|106px}} |
| {{ribbon devices|other_device=0|ribbon=Army Reserve Overseas Training Ribbon.svg|106px}}16px
|{{ribbon devices|other_device=0|ribbon=Service Ribbon.JPG|106px}}23px |{{ribbon devices|ribbon=Emergency Service Ribbon1.JPG|106px}} |
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!Badge |colspan="5"|Combat Action Badge |
| 1st row
|colspan="2"|Legion of Merit |colspan="2"|Bronze Star Medal |colspan="2"|Meritorious Service Medal |
|---|
| 2nd row
|colspan="2"|Army Commendation Medal |colspan="2"|Army Achievement Medal |colspan="2"|Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal |
| 3rd row
|colspan="2"|National Defense Service Medal |colspan="2"|Iraq Campaign Medal |colspan="2"|Global War on Terrorism Service Medal |
| 4th row
|colspan="2"|Armed Forces Reserve Medal |colspan="2"|Army Service Ribbon |colspan="2"|Overseas Service Ribbon |
| 5th row
|colspan="2"|Army Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon |colspan="2"|Wisconsin National Guard Service Ribbon |colspan="2"|Wisconsin National Guard Emergency Service Ribbon |
|}
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| colspan="2" |
{| style="margin:1em auto; text-align:center;" | colspan="3"| 75px |
| colspan="3"| {{ribbon devices|number=1|type=oak|ribbon=Joint Meritorious Unit Award ribbon.svg|106px}} |
| colspan="3"| 150px |
| class="wikitable" style="margin:1em auto; text-align:center;"
|colspan="5"|120th Field Artillery Regiment Distinctive Unit Insignia |
| colspan="5"|Joint Meritorious Unit Award with oak leaf cluster |
| colspan="5"|Multi-National Force – Iraq Combat Service Identification Badge |
|}
References
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Category:People from Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin
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Category:Recipients of the Order of Saint Maurice
Category:United States Army personnel of the Iraq War