[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 7]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 10097-10098]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




              MAJOR GENERAL ANTHONY CUCOLO III RETIREMENT

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                           HON. LOU BARLETTA

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 12, 2014

  Mr. BARLETTA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Major General 
Anthony A. Cucolo III in recognition of his retirement and commendable 
military career spanning 33 years.

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  In June of 2012, MG Cucolo was appointed as the 49th Commandant of 
the U.S. Army War College (AWC). During his tenure, he prioritized 
interaction between the Carlisle community and the AWC and in doing so, 
positioned the AWC as an important resource for locals and visitors 
alike. He has worked tirelessly to ensure the AWC remains a relevant 
and world class institution that continues to produce leaders both at 
home and abroad. MG Cucolo has truly been an asset and an ally to the 
base and our community.
  Prior to this appointment, MG Cucolo was the Director of Force 
Development for the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-8, at the Pentagon where 
he aided in developing equipment solutions for the Department of the 
Army. His long career has included assignments with the Joint Staff at 
the Pentagon from 2001 to 2003 and the Strategy and Policy Directorate 
working on European issues.
  Commissioned as a second lieutenant of infantry in 1979, he served 18 
of the past 33 years in infantry and armored divisions. He commanded 
two companies, a mechanized infantry battalion and an armored brigade 
combat team, and was a deputy commanding general for a light infantry 
division. His career has included deployments to Bosnia for the NATO 
Implementation Force in the Balkans from December 1995 to November 1996 
and Afghanistan for Operation Enduring Freedom, where he served as the 
Deputy Commanding General of the Combined Joint Task Force 180 from 
2003 to 2004. From 2004 to 2006, he held the role of Director of the 
Joint Center for Operational Analysis, US Joint Forces Command, and as 
the Army's Chief of Public Affairs from 2006 to 2008.
  His most recent operational assignment was spent as Commanding 
General of the 3rd Infantry Division and Fort Stewart/Hunter Army 
Airfield in Georgia from July 2008 to April 2011. From October 2009 to 
November 2010, he deployed to Iraq to command the US Division North/
Task Force Marne. During their 13 months in Iraq, Task Force Marne 
conducted counterinsurgency and stability operations resulting in Arab-
Kurd confidence building measures that were implemented along the 
interior ethnic fault line and successfully ending Operation Iraqi 
Freedom and opening Operation New Dawn in northern Iraq.
  MG Cucolo holds a bachelor's degree from the U.S. Military Academy 
and a master's degree from the University of San Francisco. He is also 
a graduate of the AWC Class of 1998. He is married to Ginger Cucolo and 
together they have three children: Tony-Allen, Mackie, and Abbie.
  Mr. Speaker, for his outstanding service to our community and our 
country, I commend and thank Major General Anthony Cucolo III and wish 
him the best in his retirement.

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