William C. Mayville Jr.
William Charles Mayville Jr. is a retired American Army lieutenant general who last served as one of two Deputy Commanders, United States Cyber Command Operation Just Cause - Iraqi Campaign, Syrian Campaign.
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Commands held | Deputy Commander, USCYBERCOM Director of the Joint Staff 1st Infantry Division |
Awards | Army Distinguished Service Medal Defense Superior Service Medal (2) Legion of Merit (2) |
Career
Mayville graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1982, branched Infantry and began his career as a Weapons Platoon Leader, Rifle Platoon Leader, and Company Executive Officer with the 1st Battalion, 75th Rangers at Hunter Army Airfield in Savannah, Georgia.
Following attendance at the Infantry Officers Advance Course, LTG Mayville served as a Maintenance Officer and Company Commander in 1st Battalion (Mechanized), 7th Infantry Regiment, 3d Infantry Division. He served as the Brigade Adjutant for the 3d Brigade, 82d Airborne Division and later, the Battalion Operations Officer for 3d Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment. He subsequently served in the 75th Ranger Regiment as the Logistics Officer (S‐4) and Regimental Executive Officer before taking command of 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82d Airborne Division from 1997-1999. Following Battalion Command, he was assigned as Chief of Plans and Training, J3 Operations, at the Joint Special Operations Command.
In June 2002, LTG Mayville assumed command of the 173d Airborne Brigade in Vicenza, Italy and commanded the Brigade during its airborne assault in northern Iraq as part of OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM in March, 2003. Following Brigade Command, he served as Chief of Staff for US Army Southern European Command and the Combined Joint Task Force 76, OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM.
His assignments as a General Officer include Director of the Joint Staff, Director for Operations, J-3 for the Joint Staff; Deputy Director for Operations, J‐3 and Deputy Director for Plans and Policy, J‐5, for United States European Command; Deputy Commanding General for Support, 82d Airborne Division and Combined Joint Task Force 82, OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM, and the Director of Operations for HQ, International Security Assistance Force (ISAF). LTG Mayville commanded the First Infantry Division—"The Big Red One"—deploying to OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM and commanding coalition operations in Regional Command East.
Education
His military and civilian education includes the Command and General Staff College, the Naval War College, and the Georgia Institute of Technology.[1]
Awards and decorations
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References
- "Lt. Gen. William C. Mayville Jr". Joint Chiefs of Staff. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Government document: "http://www.jcs.mil/Leadership/Article-View/Article/572015/lt-gen-william-c-mayville-jr/". - "Mayville Receives French Legion of Honor". French News.