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Michael Ferriter
Michael Ferriter
Allegiance	United States
Service / branch	United States Army
Years of service	1979–present
Rank	Lieutenant General
Commands	Maneuver Center of Excellence, Fort Benning; 11th Infantry Regiment; 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment; 2nd Battalion, 504th PIR;
Battles / wars	Operation Restore Hope; Operation Iraqi Freedom; Operation New Dawn
Awards	Distinguished Service Medal; Defense Superior Service Medal; Legion of Merit; Bronze Star Medal; Meritorious Service Medal; Joint Service Commendation Medal; Army Commendation Medal; Army Achievement Medal

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Michael Ferriter (born ) is a United States Army Lieutenant General, who serves as the Assistant Chief of Staff for Installation Management Command, assumed November 2011.

Ferriter previously served as Commanding General of the United States Army Maneuver Center of Excellence & Fort Benning, Commanding General of the United States Army Infantry Center and School.

Career

Education

The Citadel Military College – BS – Business Administration
Central Michigan University – MS – Administration
Infantry Officer Basic and Advanced Courses
United States Army Command and General Staff College
Senior Service College Fellowship, Tufts University

Dates of rank

Second Lieutenant	First Lieutenant	Captain
O-1	O-2	O-3

17 May 1979	21 Feb 1981	01 Apr 1983

Major	Lieutenant Colonel	Colonel
O-4	O-5	O-6

01 Oct 1990	01 Jul 1994	01 Jun 1999

Brigadier General	Major General	Lieutenant General
O-7	O-8	O-9

01 Mar 2005	02 Oct 2008	05 Jan 2011

Major duty assignments

Platoon Leader, 2nd Battalion, 16th Infantry (Mechanized), Fort Riley, KSSep 1979 – Mar 1983 Infantry Officer Advanced Course, United States Army Infantry School, Fort Benning, GeorgiaApr 1983 – Oct 1983 Assistant S3 (Operations), later Commander, C Company, (Airborne), 6th Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, Fort Wainwright, AlaskaFeb 1984 – Sep 1986 Battalion S5 (Civil Military), later Battalion S1 (Personnel), later Commander, B Company, 2d Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Lewis, WashingtonOct 1986 – Jun 1989 S3 (Operations), 4th Battalion, 23d Infantry (Mechanized), 9th Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, WashingtonJul 1989 – Jul 1990 Student, United States Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, KansasAug 1990 – Jul 1991 Regimental S5 (Civil Military Operations), later Plans and Special Operations Officer, later S3 (Operations), 3d Battalion, later Regimental S3 (Operations), 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Benning, Georgia and OPERATION RESTORE HOPE, SomaliaJul 1991 – Oct 1994 Commander, 2d Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82d Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North CarolinaNov 1994 – Jun 1996

Awards and decorations

	Expert Infantryman Badge
	Master Parachutist Badge (United States)
	Air Assault Badge
	Ranger Tab

	Army Distinguished Service Medal
	Defense Superior Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
	Legion of Merit with three oak leaf clusters
	Bronze Star with oak leaf cluster
	Defense Meritorious Service Medal
	Meritorious Service Medal with five oak leaf clusters
	Joint Service Commendation Medal
	Army Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
	Army Achievement Medal with two oak leaf clusters