William E. Ward - Staff Assignments

Staff Assignments

His staff assignments include:

• Executive Officer, U.S. Army Military Community Activity – U.S. Army Europe and Seventh Army, Aschaffenburg, Germany
• Executive Officer, 1st Battalion (Mechanized), 7th Infantry, 3d Infantry Division, US Army Europe and Seventh Army, Germany
• S-4 (Logistics), 210th Field Artillery Brigade, VII Corps, US Army Europe and Seventh Army, Germany
• Staff Officer (Logistics), Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, US Army, Washington, DC
• Executive Officer to the Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Army, Washington, DC
• Deputy Director for Operations, J-3, National Military Command Center, The Joint Staff, Washington, DC
• Chief, Office of Military Cooperation, American Embassy, Egypt
• Vice Director for Operations, J-3, The Joint Staff, Washington, DC

Prior to assuming command of AFRICOM, he was the Deputy Commanding General/Chief of Staff, US Army Europe and Seventh Army. While in this capacity he was selected by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to serve as the United States Security Coordinator, Israel - Palestinian Authority where he served from March 2005 through December 2005.