Mark E. Anderson

For others of the same name, see Mark Anderson (disambiguation).

Mark E. Anderson is a major general in the Army National Guard, currently serving as the Deputy Commanding General, United States Army Training and Doctrine Command.^[1]

Mark E. Anderson
Anderson in 2017
Allegiance	United States of America
Branch	United States Army
Years of service	1983–Present
Rank	Major general
Unit	Wisconsin Army National Guard
Commands	32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team
Alma mater	University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point United States Army War College

Biography

Anderson graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point in 1986.^[2] He currently lives in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin.

Career

Anderson enlisted in the United States Army Reserve in 1983. Later he would transfer to the Wisconsin Army National Guard and be commissioned a second lieutenant. He later attended Army Command and General Staff College and United States Army War College. Aside from his service in Wisconsin, his services have also included a tour of duty in the Iraq War.

Assignments

Begin	End	Assignment[3]	Duty Station
August 1985	October 1986	Fire Support Team Chief, Detachment 2, Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 120th Field Artillery Regiment	Waupaca, Wisconsin
October 1986	October 1897	Fire Support Team Chief, Detachment 1, Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 120th Field Artillery Regiment	Stevens Point, Wisconsin
October 1987	March 1989	Executive Officer, Charlie Battery, 1st Battalion, 120th Field Artillery Regiment	Stevens Point, Wisconsin
March 1989	December 1990	Commander, Charlie Battery, 1st Battalion, 120th Field Artillery Regiment	Stevens Point, Wisconsin
December 1990	November 1992	Intelligence Officer, 1st Battalion, 120th Field Artillery Regiment	Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin
November 1992	May 1994	Fire Direction Officer, 1st Battalion, 120th Field Artillery Regiment	Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin
May 1994	August 1996	Operations and Training Officer, 1st Battalion, 120th Field Artillery Regiment	Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin
August 1996	April 1998	Fire Support Officer, 32nd Separate Infantry Brigade (Mechanized)	Madison, Wisconsin
April 1998	July 2000	Commander, 1st Battalion, 120th Field Artillery Regiment	Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin
July 2000	May 2001	Executive Officer, 64th Troop Command	Madison, Wisconsin
May 2001	October 2001	Assistant Operations and Training Officer, State Area Command	Madison, Wisconsin
October 2001	April 2003	Executive Officer, 57th Field Artillery Brigade	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
April 2003	June 2005	Deputy Commander, 32nd Infantry Brigade (Separate) (Light)	Camp Douglas, Wisconsin
June 2005	July 2006	Senior Advisor to the Officer in Charge, Coalition Military Assistance Training Team, Multi-National Security Transition Command – Iraq	An Numaniyah and Habbaniyah, Iraq
July 2006	October 2006	Commander, 32nd Separate Infantry Brigade (Light) (Rear)	Camp Douglas, Wisconsin
November 2006	September 2007	Commander, 32nd Separate Infantry Brigade (Light)	Camp Douglas, Wisconsin
October 2007	February 2008	Commander, 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team	Camp Douglas, Wisconsin
March 2008	December 2017	Assistant Adjutant General, Wisconsin	Madison, Wisconsin
January 2018		Deputy Commanding General, United States Army Training and Doctrine Command	Fort Eustis, Virginia

Awards and assignments

Right Side[4]

Badge Combat Action Badge 1st row Legion of Merit Bronze Star Medal Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters 2nd row Army Commendation Medal with three oak leaf clusters Army Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal with one silver and one bronze oak leaf cluster 3rd row National Defense Service Medal with service star Iraq Campaign Medal with two service stars Global War on Terrorism Service Medal 4th row Armed Forces Reserve Medal with gold hourglass and M device Army Service Ribbon Overseas Service Ribbon 5th row Army Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon with award numeral 3 Wisconsin National Guard Service Ribbon with award numeral 5 Wisconsin National Guard Emergency Service Ribbon

Left Side[4]
120th Field Artillery Regiment Distinctive Unit Insignia Joint Meritorious Unit Award with oak leaf cluster Multi-National Force – Iraq Combat Service Identification Badge