Richard G. Jung
Description
Colonel Richard G. Jung was commissioned as an Armor Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School Class 3-79. | His subsequent duty assignments include: Platoon Leader, 3rd Platoon, C Co., 2-63 Armor, 1st Division, Fort Riley, Kansas; Deputy Chief of Staff Operations, U.S. Army Europe-Forward, Taszar, Hungary; Chief, Military Liaison Team, Tirana, Albania; Acting Chief of Staff, Forward Command Element, NATO Rapid Deployment Corps-Spain, Arja, Pakistan; Team Chief, Military Transition Team, 11th Infantry Division, Iraqi Army, Baghdad, Iraq; Special Assistant to the Director, Joint Center for International Security Force Assistance, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. | Colonel Jung's military education includes: Field Artillery Advance Individual Training, Airborne School, Telephone repair, Army Signal School, Officer Candidate School, Armor Officer Basic Course, Junior Motor Officer Course, Armor Officer Advanced Course, Combined Arms Staff Service School, Air Assault School, Command and General Staff College, Army War College, Expeditionary Operations, NATO School, Joint Professional Military Education II, Joint Forces Staff College and Military Transition Team Training. | His awards and decorations include: Legion of Merit w/ Oak Leaf Cluster, Bronze Star Medal, Defense Meritorious Service Medal w/ Oak Leaf Cluster, Humanitarian Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal (7 Oak Leaf Cluster). | Colonel Jung was employed as a Defense Contractor for Raytheon Technical Services Company, LLC, Orlando, Florida, following his retirement.