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Frank Helmick

Frank Helmick

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Frank Helmick is a retired United States Army lieutenant general.[1] He is the former commanding general of the XVIII Airborne Corps.[2] From February to December 2011, he additionally served as the deputy commanding general for operations, United States Forces – Iraq. Prior to assuming command of the XVIII Airborne Corps, LTG Helmick commanded the Multi-National Security Transition Command - Iraq along with the NATO Training Mission-Iraq from July 3, 2008 to October 7, 2009.

Quick Facts Born, Allegiance ...

Helmick has held numerous command and senior staff positions. He has commanded and served in many units in both operational and training commands: Commander 3rd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Commander Ranger Training Brigade, Fort Benning, Georgia; Assistant Division Commander 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky; Commander of the Southern European Task Force (Airborne), Vicenza, Italy.

His staff assignments include service in the 82nd Airborne Division, the Joint Staff, and the Office of the Secretary of Defense where he served as the Senior Military Advisor to the Deputy Secretary of Defense.

Career

Iraq War

Helmick was the commander who led the attack in Mosul that killed Uday and Qusay Hussein, Saddam Hussein's sons.[3]

U.S. Army soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) watch as a TOW missile strikes the side of a building that was suspected of harboring Uday and Qusay Hussein in Mosul, Iraq, July 22, 2003. Uday and Qusay were killed in a gun battle as they resisted efforts by coalition forces to apprehend and detain them.

On August 24, 2008 Helmick survived a suicide bombing of the MRAP vehicle he was riding in near Forward Operating Base Marez in Mosul. The suicide car bomb attack killed the attacker and damaged the International MaxxPro Plus vehicle, but Helmick, Brigadier General Raymond "Tony" Thomas, an Iraqi general and others inside the vehicle were not seriously injured.[4]

Personal life

Helmick has attended a variety of military schools including the United States Military Academy, Infantry Officer Basic Course, the Armor Officer Advanced Course, the Naval Postgraduate School, the United States Armed Forces Staff Course at the Armed Forces Staff College, and the United States Army War College.

Awards and decorations

Expert Infantryman Badge
Combat Action Badge
Ranger Tab
Master Parachutist Badge
Air Assault Badge
Office of the Secretary of Defense Identification Badge
Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Bronze oak leaf cluster
 Defense Distinguished Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Distinguished Service Medal
Defense Superior Service Medal
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Bronze oak leaf cluster
 Legion of Merit with two oak leaf clusters
Bronze Star Medal with oak leaf cluster
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Bronze oak leaf cluster
 Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Silver oak leaf cluster
 Army Commendation Medal with silver oak leaf cluster
Bronze oak leaf cluster
 Army Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster
Good Conduct Medal
Joint Meritorious Unit Award
Army Superior Unit Award
Bronze star
 National Defense Service Medal with one bronze service star
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Bronze star
Bronze star
Bronze star
 Iraq Campaign Medal with three campaign stars
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Army Service Ribbon
Overseas Service Ribbon
NATO Medal (Kosovo)
Multinational Force and Observers Medal

Assignments

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References

  1. [1]
    Lt. Gen. Frank Helmick Commanding General Multi-National Security Transition Command Iraq. Retrieved on July 20, 2008.
  2. [2]
    Helmick assumes command of XVIII Airborne Corps. Retrieved on Feb 1, 2010.
  3. [3]
    . Unconventional Combat by Williamson Murray and Robert Scales, Jr. Retrieved on June 8, 2007.
  4. [4]
    Naylor, Sean D., "Close Call", Military Times, November 24, 2008.
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