Patentes general rodriguez biography

US Army general

David Mitchell "Rod" Rodriguez^[1] (born 23 May ) is an American Armyfour-star general who served as the Commander of the United States Africa Command from April till August ^[2]

Rodriguez served as the Commanding General of the United States Army Forces Command from 12 September until 15 March He has also served as Commander, International Security Assistance Force Joint Command (IJC) and Deputy Commander, United States Forces – Afghanistan (USFOR-A) from 12 November to 11 July General Rodriguez retired in August after 40 years of service.

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Early life and education

Born in Overbrook, Pennsylvania to a Latin American family on 23 May ^[4] and raised in West Chester, Pennsylvania, Rodriguez earned his commission from the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York in ^[5] He was recruited by Tom Cahill to play for the Army Black Knights football team and earned varsity letters in