Ben Hodges

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Frederick Benjamin "Ben" Hodges III (born April 16, 1958) is a retired United States Army officer who served as commanding general, United States Army Europe. He previously held the Pershing Chair in Strategic Studies at the Center for European Policy Analysis. A 1980 United States Military Academy graduate, Hodges became an infantry officer, serving as a platoon leader and company executive officer in the 2nd Armored Division (Forward) in Germany. After completing the Infantry Officer Advanced Course in 1984, he served with the 101st Airborne Division. In March 1989 Hodges became an instructor at the U.S. Army Infantry School at Fort Benning, Georgia. He studied at the Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas and graduated from the School of Advanced Military Studies also at Fort Leavenworth in 1993, becoming G-3 (Chief of Plans) of the 2nd Infantry Division in South Korea. Hodges served as a battalion executive officer with the 101st Airborne before becoming aide...

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