Scott A. Spellmon
{{short description|U.S. military officer}}
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|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1963|11|22}}
|birth_place = Bloomingdale, New Jersey, U.S.
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|allegiance = United States
|branch = United States Army
|serviceyears = 1986–2024
|rank = Lieutenant General
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- United States Army Corps of Engineers
- Northwestern Division
- United States Army Operational Test Command
- 1st Maneuver Enhancement Brigade
- 317th Engineer Battalion
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|battles = {{ubl|Gulf War|War in Afghanistan}}
|awards = {{ubl|Army Distinguished Service Medal|Legion of Merit (3)|Bronze Star Medal (2)|Purple Heart}}
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| module = {{Listen|pos=center|embed=yes|filename=Opening Statement of LTG Scott A. Spellmon at a House Appropriations Subcommittee Hearing.ogg|title=Scott A. Spellmon's voice|type=speech|description=Spellmon's opening statement at a House Appropriations subcommittee hearing on the FY2023 Army Corps of Engineers budget request
Recorded April 27, 2022}}
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Scott Alan Spellmon{{cite web|url=https://www.westpointaog.org/FindaGradDisplay?reid=BJGOf%2fsLwWREmIn50zCdig%3d%3d&bbsys=0&bbrt=0&chid=252|title=Scott Alan Spellmon|website=West Point Association of Graduates|access-date=2021-06-28}} (born November 2, 1963){{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xXreAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Leopoldo+Aquino+Quintas%22|title = Register of Graduates and Former Cadets of the United States Military Academy|year = 1991}} is a retired United States Army lieutenant general who last served as the 55th Chief of Engineers and the commanding general of the United States Army Corps of Engineers.{{cite web |last1=Ichniowski |first1=Tom |title=Spellmon Is Confirmed as Army Corps Next Chief |url=https://www.enr.com/articles/49746-spellmon-is-confirmed-as-army-corps-next-chief |website=Engineering News Record |access-date=23 January 2021}}
Early life and education
Raised in Bloomingdale, New Jersey, Spellmon graduated from Butler High School in 1982.[https://www.atec.army.mil/otc/pao/Archives%202013/OTCNews(bgspellmon).htm "Bloomingdale native promoted to brigadier general"], United States Army Test and Evaluation Command via The Record, October 8, 2013. Accessed January 24, 2021. "Bloomingdale native Scott A. Spellmon was promoted to brigadier general in a ceremony at Fort Hood, Texas, last week.... A 1982 graduate of Butler High School, Spellmon was commissioned a second lieutenant from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1986." He then attended the United States Military Academy, graduating with a Bachelor of Science in 1986 and commissioning into the Army Corps of Engineers. Spellmon also has received master's degrees from both the United States Army War College and the University of Illinois.{{cite web |title=Q&A With Alumnus Scott Spellmon |url=https://cee.illinois.edu/news/q-a-alumnus-scott-spellmon |website=University of Illinois |access-date=23 January 2021}} Spellmon is the first person to hold the position of Chief of Engineers and commanding general of the Army Corps of Engineers since October 2000 without a Professional Engineering License (P.E.), though he does hold a Master of Science Degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Illinois.
Military career
In January 2020, President Donald Trump nominated Spellmon to succeed Lieutenant General Todd T. Semonite as the 55th Chief of Engineers.{{cite web |title=PN1400 — Maj. Gen. Scott A. Spellmon — Army |url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/116th-congress/1400 |website=Library of Congress |date=20 July 2020 |access-date=23 January 2021}} Spellmon was confirmed by Congress and officially assumed duties on September 10, 2020.{{cite web |title=Lieutenant General Scott A. Spellmon |url=https://www.usace.army.mil/About/Leadership/Bio-Article-View/Article/776561/lieutenant-general-scott-a-spellmon/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200929075458/https://www.usace.army.mil/About/Leadership/Bio-Article-View/Article/776561/lieutenant-general-scott-a-spellmon/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 29, 2020 |website=U.S. Army Corps of Engineers |publisher=U.S. Department of Defense |access-date=23 January 2021}} During his career LTG Spellmon served at Fort Moore (Ft. Benning), Georgia; Fort Johnson (Ft. Polk), Louisiana; Fort Cavazos (Ft. Hood), Texas; Germany; and Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. He also did three deployments for operations Desert Shield/Desert Storm, Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom. He received the Purple Heart medal when he was wounded from the blast of an improvised explosive device in Iraq in 2005. LTG Spellmon underwent seven surgeries and skin grafts to recover from the ordeal.{{cite web |title=Spellmon Departs Army, Leaves Lasting Legacy |url= https://www.army.mil/article/279638/spellmon_departs_army_leaves_lasting_legacy|website=Army.mil |access-date=14 April 2025}}
Post Military career
LTG Spellmon retired in September 2024.{{cite web |title=Spellmon Departs Army, Leaves Lasting Legacy |url=https://www.usace.army.mil/Media/News/NewsSearch/Article/3898659/spellmon-departs-army-leaves-lasting-legacy/|website=USACE.army.mil |access-date=14 April 2025}} In February 2025 LTG (Ret.) Spellmon joined SOSi as Senior Account Executive in the defense and national security sectors.{{cite web |title=Lieutenant General (Ret.) Scott A. Spellmon Joins SOSi |url=https://www.sosi.com/press-releases/lieutenant-general-ret-scott-a-spellmon-joins-sosi/ |website=SOSi |access-date=14 April 2025}}
References
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{{s-bef|before=John S. Kem}}
{{s-ttl|title=Commanding General for the Northwestern Division of the United States Army Corps of Engineers|years=2015–2018}}
{{s-aft|after=D. Peter Helmlinger}}
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{{s-bef|before=Donald E. Jackson Jr.}}
{{s-ttl|title=Deputy Commanding General for Civil and Emergency Operations of the United States Army Corps of Engineers|years=2018–2020}}
{{s-aft|rows=2|after=William H. Graham Jr.}}
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{{s-bef|before=Todd T. Semonite}}
{{s-ttl|title=United States Army Chief of Engineers and Commanding General of the United States Army Corps of Engineers|years=2020–2024}}
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Category:Butler High School (New Jersey) alumni
Category:People from Bloomingdale, New Jersey
Category:United States Military Academy alumni
Category:United States Army Corps of Engineers personnel
Category:University of Illinois alumni
Category:United States Army generals
Category:United States Army Corps of Engineers Chiefs of Engineers
Category:Military personnel from Passaic County, New Jersey
Category:United States Army personnel of the Gulf War
Category:United States Army personnel of the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
Pending Retirement
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