Anthony R. Jones

Anthony Ray Jones is a retired U.S. Army Lieutenant General who served as acting commander of the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command.

A native of Washington, Indiana, Jones graduated from Indiana University in June, 1970 and was a Reserve Officer Training Corps Distinguished Military Graduate.

Commissioned a Second Lieutenant of Infantry, Jones later became qualified in the Aviation branch. His early assignments included: Task Force Executive Officer and Company Commander, 160th Aviation Group (Airborne), 1st Special Operations Command; Commander, 3rd Battalion 227th Aviation Regiment, 3rd Armored Division; Commander, Combat Aviation Brigade, 24th Infantry Division; Chief of Staff, 24th Infantry Division (Mechanized); and Deputy Director for Operations, National Military Command Center, J-3, The Joint Staff. General Jones's overseas experience included Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm in Saudi Arabia, as well as Operation Joint Guard in Bosnia.

Jones's later assignments included: Assistant Division Commander (Forward), 1st Armored Division; Commanding General, U.S. Army Aviation Center and Fort Rucker; and Chief of Staff, U.S. Army Europe and Seventh Army.