Darrell K. Williams

Darrell K. Williams
Major General Darrell K.Williams - Commander, Combined Arms Support Command
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Army
Years of service	1983 – present
Rank	Major General
Commands held	1st Theater Sustainment Command, Combined Arms Support Command

Major General Williams bestows a medal

Major General Darrell K. Williams, USA is a serving general officer in the United States Army who is the Commanding General, Combined Arms Support Command, the Sustainment Center of Excellence (SCoE) as well as the Senior Mission Commander for Fort Lee, Virginia.

Early life

A native of West Palm Beach, Florida, Williams was commissioned into the Army Quartermaster Corps at Hampton Institute, Hampton, Virginia in 1983. He was a Distinguished Military Graduate and also earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology. He also became a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. at the Gamma Iota Chapter.

Military education

His post graduate education includes: Master's degree in Military Arts and Sciences from the School of Advanced Military Studies, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas; Master's degree in National Security and Strategic Studies (Distinguished Graduate) from the National War College, Fort McNair, Washington D.C.; and Master's degree in Business Management (Logistics) from the Pennsylvania State University, State College, Pa.

Military career

Williams has commanded logistics units at the company, battalion, brigade, and enterprise levels and has served in key staff positions at the tactical, operational/joint and strategic levels. His prior assignments include: Deputy Chief of Staff, U.S. Army Materiel Command (AMC), Redstone Arsenal, Alabama; Commander, Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Land and Maritime in Columbus, Ohio; Director of Logistics, Engineering and Security Assistance, J-4, Headquarters, United States Pacific Command (USPACOM), Hawaii; Executive Officer to the Army Deputy Chief of Staff, G-4 (Army G-4); Brigade Commander, 3d Sustainment Brigade, Fort Stewart, Georgia; and Deputy C-4, Coalition Forces Land Component Command (CFLCC), Camp Arifjan, Kuwait during Operations Enduring (OEF), Iraqi Freedom (OIF).

Williams previously commanded the 1st Sustainment Command (Theater) where he was responsible for providing theater sustainment to Army forces and elements of the Joint Force throughout the U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) Area of Responsibility, to include Afghanistan and Iraq, under the mission command of U.S. Army Central (USARCENT).

Awards and decorations

Combat Action Badge

Parachustist Badge

Parachute Rigger Badge

	Defense Superior Service Medal
	Legion of Merit with two oak leaf clusters
	Bronze Star Medal with oak leaf cluster
	Defense Meritorious Service Medal
	Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters
	Army Commendation Medal with five oak leaf clusters
	Army Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster
	National Defense Service Medal
	Kosovo Campaign Medal
	Afghanistan Campaign Medal
	Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
	Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
	Armed Forces Service Medal
	Army Service Ribbon
	Army Overseas Service Ribbon
	NATO Medal

Army Staff Identification Badge

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Army document "MAJOR GENERAL DARRELL K. WILLIAMS".