Michael D. Barbero
| Michael D. Barbero | |
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| Born | 06/08/1955 |
| Allegiance |
 United States of America
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| Service/branch | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1976 - Present |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Commands held |
Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization U.S. Army's Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk United States Army Infantry Center and Fort Benning Multi-National Security Transition Command – Iraq NATO Training Mission – Iraq |
| Battles/wars |
Operation Iraqi Freedom Operation Enduring Freedom Operation Just Cause New Dawn |
| Awards |
Defense Distinguished Service Medal Distinguished Service Medal Defense Superior Service Medal (with Oak Leaf Cluster) Legion of Merit (with 3 Oak Leaf Cluster) Bronze Star Medal (with Oak Leaf Cluster) Meritorious Service Medal (with 6 Oak Leaf Clusters) Army Commendation Medal (with Oak Leaf Cluster) Army Achievement Medal Expert Infantryman Badge Parachutist Badge Air Assault Badge Ranger Tab Army Staff Identification Badge Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge Australian Jump Wings |
Michael D. Barbero is a United States Army Lieutenant General. He was commissioned in the infantry upon graduation from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1976.
Lieutenant General Michael D. Barbero served as Director, Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization (JIEDDO) from March 2011 until May 2013. In this post, he was responsible for leading the Defense Department’s actions to rapidly provide counter-IED capabilities in support of combatant commanders, military services and other federal agencies to enable the defeat of the IED as a weapon of strategic influence.
Following his commissioning as an infantry officer in 1976, Lieutenant General Barbero served in a variety of tactical assignments in mechanized, light and air assault infantry units. He served in the 1st Cavalry Division, 2d Infantry Division, two tours in the 101st Airborne Division, the 7th Infantry Division, the 10th Mountain Division and the 4th Infantry Division.
In addition to infantry assignments at the tactical level, he commanded at every grade, from lieutenant colonel to lieutenant general. He commanded the 3d Battalion, 187th Infantry Battalion in the 101st Airborne Division and the 2d Brigade, 10th Mountain Division. As a brigadier general, he commanded one of the Army’s combat training centers, the Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk, Louisiana. As a major general, he commanded the United States Army Infantry Center and Fort Benning, Georgia. Immediately prior to joining JIEDDO, he commanded the Multi-National Security Transition Command–Iraq and NATO Training Mission–Iraq.
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