Clement S. Coward Jr. is a retired[1] United States Army major general who has served as the Director of the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office of the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness since September 2020. Previously, he served as the Commanding General of the 32nd Army Air and Missile Defense Command from November 2018 to August 2020.[2][3][4][5][6] Raised in Fayetteville, North Carolina, Coward earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in speech communications from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington in 1989. He later received a Master of Arts degree in national security and strategic studies from the Naval War College and a Master of Science degree in strategic studies from the United States Army War College.[4][7]
Clement Coward | |
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.jpg) Official portrait, 2021 | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Service/ | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1989–2022 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Commands held | 32nd Army Air and Missile Defense Command 11th Air Defense Artillery Brigade 3rd Battalion, 43rd Air Defense Artillery Regiment |
| Battles/wars | Gulf War Iraq War |
| Awards | Army Distinguished Service Medal Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit (2) Bronze Star Medal |
References edit
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Government.
- ^ "MG Clement Coward Retirement Ceremony". DVIDS. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
- ^ "Major General Clement S. Coward, Jr. – General Officer Management Office". www.gomo.army.mil. Archived from the original on May 21, 2021. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
- ^ "Photos: Major general promoted in ceremony at Fort Bragg". The Fayetteville Observer. Archived from the original on June 9, 2020. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
- ^ a b Boyce, Paul (February 7, 2020). "32d AAMDC Army general from Fayetteville, N.C., promoted at Fort Bragg". www.army.mil. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
- ^ "Maj. Gen. Clement S. Coward Jr". www.defense.gov. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
- ^ "32d AAMDC Change of Command". DVIDS. Archived from the original on June 28, 2021. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
- ^ "Leadership Biographies". Sexual Assault Prevention and Response. U.S. Department of Defense. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
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