Jesse Cross
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Brigadier General
Jesse R. Cross, USA
was the 50th Quartermaster General of the United States Army
and the Commanding General of the U.S. Army Quartermaster School
at Fort Lee, Virginia
.
degree in marketing and holds a Master of Science
degree in logistics management
from the Florida Institute of Technology
. He was commissioned a Second Lieutenant, Quartermaster Corps through ROTC in 1979. He is a graduate of the Quartermaster Basic and Advanced Courses, the Command and General Staff College
, and the U.S. Army War College
.
Brigadier General Cross’ past assignments include: Platoon Leader, Property Book Officer, and Shop Officer, 225th Maintenance Company, Fort Sill
, Oklahoma
; Supply Control Officer, 2nd Supply and Transportation Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Casey
, Korea
; Commander, Headquarters and Supply Company, 3rd Support Battalion, 9th Infantry Division, Fort Lewis
, Washington; Assistant Professor of Military Science at Texas Tech University
, Lubbock, Texas; Supply Management Officer, Materiel Management Center, Fort Hood, Texas; Support Operations Officer and Executive Officer, 3rd Support Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany; Logistics Staff Officer, Directorate of Logistics, U.S. Special Operations Command, MacDill Air Force Base
, Florida; Commander, 125th Forward Support Battalion, 1st Armored Division
, Fort Riley
, Kansas
; Senior Forward Support Battalion Observer Controller, Combat Maneuver Training Center, at the http://www.hohenfels.army.mil Hohenfels Training Area in Hohenfels
, Germany; Support Operations Officer, 3D Corps Support Command, Wiesbaden, Germany; Commander, 200th Materiel Management Center, Kaiserslautern
, Germany; and Plans Chief, J4, United States Central Command, MacDill Air Force Base
, Florida.
Cross was promoted to Brigadier General in a ceremony held at the Defense Supply Center Philadelphia on December 2, 2005. His last assignment was as commander of the Defense Supply Center Philadelphia, Defense Logistics Agency. DSCP annually buys over $12.4 billion worth of food, clothing, textiles, medicines, medical supplies, construction and equipment items for American military personnel and other customers worldwide.
Cross was the 50th Quartermaster General
and Commandant of the Quartermaster School at Fort Lee, Virginia relinquishing command on November 22, 2010. He commanded the Combined Arms Support Command / Sustainment Center of Excellence (SCoE) from June 11, 2010 to September 9, 2010.
Brigadier General
Cross is married and has four children.
Basic Parachutist Badge
Defense Superior Service Medal
Legion of Merit
Bronze Star
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal
Army Commendation Medal
Army Achievement Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Southwest Asia Service Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Korea Defense Service Medal
Armed Forces Service Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal
Army Service Ribbon
Army Overseas Service Ribbon
Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia)
Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait)
Cross was inducted as a Distinguished Member of the Quartermaster Regiment in 2006 and was awarded the Distinguished Order of Saint Martin in 2003.
Brigadier general (United States)
A brigadier general in the United States Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps, is a one-star general officer, with the pay grade of O-7. Brigadier general ranks above a colonel and below major general. Brigadier general is equivalent to the rank of rear admiral in the other uniformed...
Jesse R. Cross, USA
United States Army
The United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services...
was the 50th Quartermaster General of the United States Army
Quartermaster general (USA)
The Quartermaster General of the United States Army is a general officer who is responsible for the Quartermaster Corps, the Quartermaster branch of the U.S. Army. The Quartermaster General does not command Quartermaster units, but is primarily focused on training, doctrine and professional...
and the Commanding General of the U.S. Army Quartermaster School
Quartermaster Center and School
The Quartermaster Center and School is a subordinate command of the United States Army's Combined Arms Support Command and is located at Fort Lee, Virginia.-Description:...
at Fort Lee, Virginia
Fort Lee, Virginia
Fort Lee is a census-designated place in Prince George County, Virginia, United States. The population was 7,269 at the 2000 census.Fort Lee is a United States Army post and headquarters of the U.S. Army Combined Arms Support Command / Sustainment Center of Excellence , the U.S. Army Quartermaster...
.
Military career
Brigadier General Cross is a graduate of West Texas State University with a Bachelor of Business AdministrationBachelor of Business Administration
The Bachelor of Business Administration is a bachelor's degree in Commerce and business administration. In most universities, the degree is conferred upon a student after four years of full-time study in one or more areas of business concentrations; see below...
degree in marketing and holds a Master of Science
Master of Science
A Master of Science is a postgraduate academic master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The degree is typically studied for in the sciences including the social sciences.-Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay:...
degree in logistics management
Logistics Management
The term Logistics Management or supply chain management is that part of Supply Chain Management that plans, implements, and controls the efficient, effective, forward, and reverse flow and storage of goods, services, and related information between the point of origin and the point of consumption...
from the Florida Institute of Technology
Florida Institute of Technology
Florida Institute of Technology, also known as Florida Tech, is an independent private technical research university located in Melbourne, Florida, United States. Founded in 1958 as Brevard Engineering College, the institute has been known by its present name since 1966. Florida Tech's curriculum...
. He was commissioned a Second Lieutenant, Quartermaster Corps through ROTC in 1979. He is a graduate of the Quartermaster Basic and Advanced Courses, the Command and General Staff College
Command and General Staff College
The United States Army Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas is a graduate school for United States Army and sister service officers, interagency representatives, and international military officers. The college was established in 1881 by William Tecumseh Sherman as a...
, and the U.S. Army War College
U.S. Army War College
The United States Army War College is a United States Army school located in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, on the 500 acre campus of the historic Carlisle Barracks...
.
Brigadier General Cross’ past assignments include: Platoon Leader, Property Book Officer, and Shop Officer, 225th Maintenance Company, Fort Sill
Fort Sill
Fort Sill is a United States Army post near Lawton, Oklahoma, about 85 miles southwest of Oklahoma City.Today, Fort Sill remains the only active Army installation of all the forts on the South Plains built during the Indian Wars...
, Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...
; Supply Control Officer, 2nd Supply and Transportation Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Casey
Camp Casey, South Korea
Camp Casey is an American military camp in Dongducheon , South Korea, north of Seoul, South Korea. Camp Casey was named in 1952 after Major Hugh Boyd Casey, who was killed in an airplane crash near Camp Casey during the Korean War. Camp Casey is one of several U.S. Army bases in South Korea near...
, Korea
Korea
Korea ) is an East Asian geographic region that is currently divided into two separate sovereign states — North Korea and South Korea. Located on the Korean Peninsula, Korea is bordered by the People's Republic of China to the northwest, Russia to the northeast, and is separated from Japan to the...
; Commander, Headquarters and Supply Company, 3rd Support Battalion, 9th Infantry Division, Fort Lewis
Fort Lewis
Joint Base Lewis-McChord is a United States military facility located south-southwest of Tacoma, Washington. The facility is under the jurisdiction of the United States Army Joint Base Garrison, Joint Base Lewis-McChord....
, Washington; Assistant Professor of Military Science at Texas Tech University
Texas Tech University
Texas Tech University, often referred to as Texas Tech or TTU, is a public research university in Lubbock, Texas, United States. Established on February 10, 1923, and originally known as Texas Technological College, it is the leading institution of the Texas Tech University System and has the...
, Lubbock, Texas; Supply Management Officer, Materiel Management Center, Fort Hood, Texas; Support Operations Officer and Executive Officer, 3rd Support Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany; Logistics Staff Officer, Directorate of Logistics, U.S. Special Operations Command, MacDill Air Force Base
MacDill Air Force Base
MacDill Air Force Base is an active United States Air Force base located approximately south-southwest of downtown Tampa, Florida...
, Florida; Commander, 125th Forward Support Battalion, 1st Armored Division
1st Armored Division (United States)
The 1st Armored Division—nicknamed "Old Ironsides"—is a standing armored division of the United States Army with base of operations in Fort Bliss, Texas. It was the first armored division of the U.S...
, Fort Riley
Fort Riley
Fort Riley is a United States Army installation located in Northeast Kansas, on the Kansas River, between Junction City and Manhattan. The Fort Riley Military Reservation covers 100,656 acres in Geary and Riley counties and includes two census-designated places: Fort Riley North and Fort...
, Kansas
Kansas
Kansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...
; Senior Forward Support Battalion Observer Controller, Combat Maneuver Training Center, at the http://www.hohenfels.army.mil Hohenfels Training Area in Hohenfels
Hohenfels, Bavaria
Hohenfels is a municipality in the district of Neumarkt in the region of Upper Palatinate in Bavaria, Germany. The town is host to the United States Army Garrison Hohenfels, which operates the Joint Multinational Readiness Center for training NATO armed forces....
, Germany; Support Operations Officer, 3D Corps Support Command, Wiesbaden, Germany; Commander, 200th Materiel Management Center, Kaiserslautern
Kaiserslautern
Kaiserslautern is a city in southwest Germany, located in the Bundesland of Rhineland-Palatinate at the edge of the Palatinate forest . The historic centre dates to the 9th century. It is from Paris, from Frankfurt am Main, and from Luxembourg.Kaiserslautern is home to 99,469 people...
, Germany; and Plans Chief, J4, United States Central Command, MacDill Air Force Base
MacDill Air Force Base
MacDill Air Force Base is an active United States Air Force base located approximately south-southwest of downtown Tampa, Florida...
, Florida.
Cross was promoted to Brigadier General in a ceremony held at the Defense Supply Center Philadelphia on December 2, 2005. His last assignment was as commander of the Defense Supply Center Philadelphia, Defense Logistics Agency. DSCP annually buys over $12.4 billion worth of food, clothing, textiles, medicines, medical supplies, construction and equipment items for American military personnel and other customers worldwide.
Cross was the 50th Quartermaster General
Quartermaster general (USA)
The Quartermaster General of the United States Army is a general officer who is responsible for the Quartermaster Corps, the Quartermaster branch of the U.S. Army. The Quartermaster General does not command Quartermaster units, but is primarily focused on training, doctrine and professional...
and Commandant of the Quartermaster School at Fort Lee, Virginia relinquishing command on November 22, 2010. He commanded the Combined Arms Support Command / Sustainment Center of Excellence (SCoE) from June 11, 2010 to September 9, 2010.
Brigadier General
Brigadier general (United States)
A brigadier general in the United States Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps, is a one-star general officer, with the pay grade of O-7. Brigadier general ranks above a colonel and below major general. Brigadier general is equivalent to the rank of rear admiral in the other uniformed...
Cross is married and has four children.
Decorations and honors
Awards, decorations and badges: Basic Parachutist BadgeParachutist Badge (United States)
The Parachutist Badge, also commonly referred to as "Jump Wings" or "Snow Cone", is a military badge of the United States Armed Forces awarded to members of the United States Army, Air Force, Marine Corps and Navy...
Defense Superior Service MedalDefense Superior Service Medal
The Defense Superior Service Medal is a senior United States military decoration of the Department of Defense, awarded to members of the United States armed forces who perform "superior meritorious service in a position of significant responsibility."...
Legion of MeritLegion of Merit
The Legion of Merit is a military decoration of the United States armed forces that is awarded for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services and achievements...
Bronze StarBronze Star Medal
The Bronze Star Medal is a United States Armed Forces individual military decoration that may be awarded for bravery, acts of merit, or meritorious service. As a medal it is awarded for merit, and with the "V" for valor device it is awarded for heroism. It is the fourth-highest combat award of the...
Defense Meritorious Service MedalDefense Meritorious Service Medal
The Defense Meritorious Service Medal is the third-highest award bestowed upon members of the United States military by the United States Department of Defense...
Meritorious Service MedalMeritorious Service Medal (United States)
The Meritorious Service Medal is a military decoration presented to members of the United States Armed Forces who distinguished themselves by outstanding meritorious achievement or service to the United States subsequent to January 16, 1969...
Army Commendation MedalCommendation Medal
The Commendation Medal is a mid-level United States military decoration which is presented for sustained acts of heroism or meritorious service. For valorous actions in direct contact with an enemy force, but of a lesser degree than required for the award of the Bronze Star, the Valor device may...
Army Achievement MedalAchievement Medal
The Achievement Medal is a military decoration of the United States military. The Achievement Medal was first proposed as a means to recognize the contributions of junior officers and enlisted personnel who were not eligible to receive the higher Commendation Medal or the Meritorious Service...
National Defense Service MedalNational Defense Service Medal
The National Defense Service Medal is a military service medal of the United States military originally commissioned by President Dwight D. Eisenhower...
Southwest Asia Service MedalSouthwest Asia Service Medal
The Southwest Asia Service Medal is a military award of the United States armed forces which was created by order of President George H.W. Bush on March 12, 1991. The award is intended to recognize those military service members who performed duty during the years of the Persian Gulf War...
Global War on Terrorism Service MedalGlobal War on Terrorism Service Medal
The Global War on Terrorism Service Medal is a military award of the United States military which was created by Executive Order 13289 of President George W. Bush on March 12, 2003...
Korea Defense Service MedalKorea Defense Service Medal
The Korea Defense Service Medal is a United States military award that was first created in 2002 when it was signed into law by President George W. Bush. The bill to create the proposal was introduced and championed by Rep. Elton Gallegly and Sen. Ben "Night Horse" Campbell...
Armed Forces Service MedalArmed Forces Service Medal
The Armed Forces Service Medal is a military award of the United States military which was created on January 11, 1996 by President Bill Clinton under...
Humanitarian Service MedalHumanitarian Service Medal
The Humanitarian Service Medal is a military service medal of the United States armed forces which was created on January 19, 1977 by President Gerald Ford under...
Army Service RibbonArmy Service Ribbon
The Army Service Ribbon is a military decoration of the United States Army that was established by the Secretary of the Army on 10 April 1981 as announced in Department of the Army General Order 15, dated 10 October 1990....
Army Overseas Service RibbonOverseas Service Ribbon
An Overseas Service Ribbon is a service military award of the United States military which recognizes those service members who have performed military tours of duty outside the borders of the United States of America. There are different versions of the Overseas Service Ribbons for the U.S. Army,...
Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia)Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia)
The Naut Tahrir al-Kuwait was instituted by King Fahd ibn Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia for service during the Liberation of Kuwait campaign.- Background :...
Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait)Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait)
The Wisam Al-Tahrir was issued by the government of Kuwait for service during the Liberation of Kuwait campaign.-Description:The Kuwait Liberation Medal was approved by the Kuwait Council of Ministers for award in five classes, generally according to the rank of the recipient...
Cross was inducted as a Distinguished Member of the Quartermaster Regiment in 2006 and was awarded the Distinguished Order of Saint Martin in 2003.