|
RESUME
OF SERVICE CAREER
of
MALCOLM
ROSS O'NEILL, Lieutenant General
YEARS
OF ACTIVE COMMISSIONED SERVICE
Over 33
RETIREMENT
DATE
30 June 1996
MILITARY
SCHOOLS ATTENDED
The
Field
Artillery
School, Basic Course
The
Ordnance
School, Advanced Course
United States
Army Command and General
Staff
College
United States
Army
War
College
EDUCATIONAL
DEGREES
DePaul
University
- BS Degree - Physics
Rice
University
- MA and Ph.D. Degrees - Physics
FOREIGN
LANGUAGE(S)
German
MAJOR
DUTY ASSIGNMENTS
| FROM |
TO |
ASSIGNMENT |
| Jul
62 |
Sep
62 |
Student,
Field Artillery Officer Basic Course, United States Army Artillery
and Missile School, Fort Sill, Oklahoma |
| Oct
62 |
Dec
62 |
Student,
Ranger Course, United States Army Infantry School,
Fort Benning
,
Georgia |
| Dec
62 |
Feb
64 |
Forward
Observer, later Liaison Officer, and later Reconnaissance and Survey
Officer, Airborne Mortar Battery, 1st Airborne Battle Group, 187th
Infantry,
Fort Bragg
,
North Carolina |
| Mar
64 |
Aug
64 |
Student,
Ordnance Guided Missile Officer Course, United States Army Guided
Missile School, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama |
| Oct
64 |
Jan
65 |
Student,
Defense Language Institute, Presidio of
Monterey
,
California |
| Jan
65 |
May
65 |
Advisor,
Senior Popular Force Training Center, United States Military
Assistance
Command
,
Vietnam |
| May
65 |
Jan
66 |
Recon
Company Advisor, later Assistant G-4 (21st Infantry Division),
United States Military Assistance, Command |
| Jan
66 |
Jun
66 |
Senior
Instructor, Ammunition Service Maintenance Division,
Redstone Arsenal
,
Alabama |
| Jun
66 |
Jun
67 |
Aide-de-Camp
to the Commanding General,
Redstone Arsenal
,
Alabama |
| Sep
67 |
Jun
68 |
Student,
Ordnance Officer Advanced Course, United States Army Ordnance Center
and School, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland |
| Sep
68 |
May
70 |
Student,
Rice
University
,
Houston
,
Texas |
| Jun
70 |
Jun
71 |
Assistant
Chief of Staff, United States Army Support
Command
,
Vietnam |
| Aug
71 |
Jun
72 |
Student,
United States
Army Command and
General
Staff
College
,
Fort Leavenworth
,
Kansas |
| Jul
72 |
Aug
74 |
Student,
Rice
University
,
Houston
,
Texas |
| Sep
74 |
Jan
77 |
Research
and Development Coordinator, Applied Technology Division, Office of
the Project Manager for High Energy Laser Systems, United States
Army Missile Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama |
| Jan
77 |
Jun
80 |
Research
and Development Program Manager, Strategic Technology Directorate,
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Office of the Secretary
of Defense,
Washington
,
DC |
| Jul
80 |
Jun
81 |
Student,
United States
Army
War
College
, Carlisle Barracks,
Pennsylvania |
| Jun
81 |
Jul
83 |
Deputy
Program Manager, North Atlantic Treaty Organization PATRIOT
Management Office,
Munich
,
Germany |
| Aug
83 |
Dec
83 |
Chief of Staff
,
United States
Army Missile Command,
Redstone Arsenal
,
Alabama |
| Dec
83 |
Dec
84 |
Project
Manager, Multiple Launch Rocket
System
,
United States
Army Missile Command,
Redstone Arsenal
,
Alabama |
| Jan
85 |
Jul
87 |
Director
for Kinetic Energy Weapons, later Deputy Director for Programs and
Systems, Strategic Defense Initiative Organization, Office of the
Secretary of Defense, Washington, DC |
| Jul
87 |
Dec
89 |
Commanding
General
,
United States
Army Laboratory Command,
Adelphi
,
Maryland |
| Dec
89 |
May
90 |
Assistant
Deputy for Systems Management, Office of the Assistant Secretary of
the Army (Research Development and Acquisition),
Washington
,
DC |
| Jun
90 |
Aug
90 |
Assistant
Military Deputy/Deputy for International Cooperation, Office of the
Assistant Secretary of the Army (Research, Development and
Acquisition),
Washington
,
DC |
| Sep
90 |
May
93 |
Deputy
Director, Strategic Defense Initiative Organization, Office of the
Secretary of Defense,
Washington
,
DC |
| May
93 |
Nov
93 |
Acting
Director, Ballistic Missile Defense Organization, Office of the
Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition),
Washington
,
DC |
| Nov
93 |
Jun
96 |
Director,
Ballistic Missile Defense Organization, Office of the Under
Secretary of Defense (Acquisition),
Washington
,
DC |
| PROMOTIONS |
DATES
OF APPOINTMENT |
| 2LT |
6
Jun 62 |
| 1LT |
6
Dec 63 |
| CPT |
23
Nov 65 |
| MAJ |
30
Sep 68 |
| LTC |
4
Jul 77 |
| COL |
10
Jul 81 |
| BG |
1
Jul 87 |
| MG |
1
Jul 90 |
| LTG
|
1
Dec 93 |
US
DECORATIONS AND BADGES
Defense
Distinguished Service Medal
Distinguished Service Medal
Defense
Superior
Service Medal
Legion of Merit (with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters)
Bronze Star Medal with V Device (with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters)
Purple Heart (with Oak Leaf Cluster)
Meritorious Service Medal
Air Medal
Army Commendation Medal
Combat Infantryman Badge
Parachutist Badge
Ranger Tab
SOURCE
OF COMMISSION
ROTC
SUMMARY
OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
| Assignment |
Dates |
Grade
|
|
Research
and Development Program
Manager, Strategic Technology Directorate, Defense
Advanced Research Projects Agency, Office of the Secretary of
Defense,
Washington
,
DC |
Jan
77-Jun 80 |
Major/Lieutenant
Colonel |
|
Deputy
Program Manager,
North Atlantic
Treaty
Organization PATRIOT Management
Office,
Munich
,
Germany |
Jun
81-Jul 83 |
Colonel |
|
Director
for Kinetic Energy Weapons, later
Deputy Director for Programs and Systems, Strategic Defense
Initiative Organization, Office of the Secretary of Defense,
Washington
,
DC |
Jan
85-Jul 87 |
Colonel/Brigadier
General |
|
Deputy
Director, Strategic Defense Initiative Organization, Office of the
Secretary of Defense,
Washington
,
DC |
Sep
90-May 93 |
Major
General |
|
Acting
Director, Ballistic Missile Defense Organization, Office of the
Under Secretary
of Defense (Acquisition),
Washington
,
DC |
May
93-Nov 93 |
Major
General |
|
Director,
Ballistic Missile Defense Organization,
Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition),
Washington
,
DC |
Nov
93-Jun 96 |
Lieutenant
General |
As
of 25 July 1996
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