Jody J. Daniels | |
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Born | 1961 or 1962 (age 61–62) Rolla, Missouri |
Allegiance | United States |
Service/ | United States Army |
Years of service | 1983–present |
Rank | Lieutenant General |
Commands held |
United States Army Reserve Command 88th Readiness Division 87th United States Army Reserve Support Command (East) |
Battles/wars | Iraq War |
Awards |
Army Distinguished Service Medal Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit (3) Bronze Star Medal |
Alma mater |
Carnegie Mellon University (
BS) University of Massachusetts Amherst ( MS, PhD) United States Army War College |
Other work | Director of Advanced Programs for Lockheed Martin's Advanced Technology Laboratories |
Jody J. Daniels (born 1961 or 1962 (age 61–62)) [1] is a lieutenant general in the United States Army, who serves as the 34th [2] Chief of the United States Army Reserve, and the 9th Commanding General, United States Army Reserve Command since 2020. [3] She earned her commission through Reserve Officers Training Corps in 1983. In July 2020, Daniels was confirmed to succeed Lieutenant General Charles D. Luckey as Chief of Army Reserve. [4]
Born in Rolla, Missouri, [5] Daniels earned her bachelor's degree at Carnegie Mellon University in 1983, [6] and later completed a Doctor of Philosophy in computer science at University of Massachusetts Amherst. [7] Her dissertation, in computer science, is titled Retrieval of passages for information reduction. [8] She also graduated from the United States Army War College with a master's degree in strategic studies.
In Daniels' civilian career, she was the Director of Advanced Programs for Lockheed Martin's Advanced Technology Laboratories. [3]
Combat Action Badge | |
MNF-I Combat Service Identification Badge | |
Army Staff Identification Badge | |
Army Military Intelligence Corps Distinctive Unit Insignia |
Army Distinguished Service Medal | |
Defense Superior Service Medal | |
Legion of Merit with two bronze oak leaf clusters | |
Bronze Star Medal | |
Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters | |
Joint Service Commendation Medal | |
Army Commendation Medal with three oak leaf clusters | |
Joint Service Achievement Medal | |
Army Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster | |
Joint Meritorious Unit Award with oak leaf cluster | |
Superior Unit Award with two oak leaf clusters | |
Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal with silver oak leaf cluster | |
National Defense Service Medal with one bronze service star | |
Kosovo Campaign Medal | |
Iraq Campaign Medal with service star | |
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal | |
Korea Defense Service Medal | |
Armed Forces Reserve Medal with silver Hourglass device, "M" device and bronze award numeral 2 | |
Army Service Ribbon | |
Army Overseas Service Ribbon with award numeral 3 | |
Reserve Overseas Service Ribbon | |
NATO Medal for Kosovo |
A career intelligence officer, Daniels, 58, has been deployed to Iraq.