Daniel B. Allyn
| Daniel B. Allyn | |
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Allyn in 2014
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| Born |
September 24, 1959 New Hampshire, U.S. |
| Service/branch | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1981–present |
| Rank | General |
| Commands held |
Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Army United States Army Forces Command XVIII Airborne Corps 1st Cavalry Division |
| Battles/wars |
Operation Urgent Fury Operation Just Cause Operation Desert Storm Operation Desert Spring Operation Enduring Freedom Operation Iraqi Freedom |
| Awards |
Distinguished Service Medal (U.S. Army) (2) Silver Star Defense Superior Service Medal (3) Legion of Merit (3) |
| Website | www |
Daniel Bartlett Allyn (born September 24, 1959) is a United States Army General and the 35th Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Army. He assumed his current role on August 15, 2014. Allyn previously served as the Commanding General, United States Army Forces Command from May 2013 to August 2014. Allyn was the commander of the XVIII Airborne Corps from 2012 to 2013.
Allyn was born in New Hampshire in 1959 and raised in Berwick, Maine. He graduated from the US Military Academy at West Point, New York in 1981.
He went on to serve overseas in South Korea, Grenada, Egypt, Panama, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iraq and Afghanistan as a combat infantryman and a master parachutist.
In 2013, Allyn was the honoree of the Patriot Foundation, an organization which provides scholarships and other support to the families of soldiers who have served in airborne, special operations and other Army specialty units.
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