Major General Jeffrey Schloesser was commissioned an Engineer Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School, 3 March 1977. His first duty assignment was as Platoon Leader, B Company, 293rd Engineer Combat Battalion, 18th Engineer Brigade, United States Army Europe, Germany. | His subsequent duty assignments include: Assistant S-3/S-2, 293rd Engineer Combat Battalion, 18th Engineer Brigade, United States Army Europe, Germany; Platoon Leader, later Operations Officer, later Executive Officer, D Company, 34th Support Battalion, III Corps, Fort Hood, Texas; Platoon Leader, E Company, Task Force 160, 1st Special Operations Command, Fort Campbell, Kentucky; Commander, B Company, 2nd Battalion, 501st Aviation, 17th Aviation Brigade, Eighth United States Army, Korea; S-3, 2nd Battalion, 501st Aviation, 17th Aviation Brigade, Eighth United States Army, Korea; Strategist/Staff Officer, later Executive Officer, Strategic Plans and Policy Division, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations and Plans, Washington, D.C.; Commander, 2nd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, Fort Campbell, Kentucky; Commander, 12th Aviation Brigade, V Corps, United States Army Europe, Germany and Operation ALLIED FORCE, Albania, and Operation JOINT GUARD II, Kosovo; Chief, Office of Military Cooperation, Kuwait, United States Central Command, Kuwait; Chief, War on Terrorism Strategic Planning Cell, J-5, The Joint Staff, Washington, D.C.; Assistant Division Commander, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Kentucky and Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, Iraq; Director, Army Aviation Task Force, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-3/5/7, United States Army, Washington, D.C.; Deputy Director, National Counterterrorism Center, Directorate of Strategic Operational Planning, Washington, D.C.; Commanding General, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) and Fort Campbell, Fort Campbell, Kentucky. | General Schloesser's awards and decorations include: Defense Superior Service Medal w/ Oak Leaf Cluster, Legion of Merit w/ Oak Leaf Cluster, Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious Service Medal w/ 4 Oak Leaf Clusters, Air Medal, Joint Service Commendation Medal w/ Oak Leaf Cluster, Army Commendation Medal w/ Oak Leaf Cluster, Parachutist Badge, Air Assault Badge, Senior Army Aviator Badge, Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge, Army Staff Identification Badge.