Director, Coalition Coordination
Major General Gerald P. Minetti assumed duties as the Director, Coalition Coordination at Central Command, MacDill AFB, FL on August 15, 2005. In this role, he supports the strategic objectives of the Commander, United States Central Command coordinating the identification, development, and movement of Coalition resources necessary to satisfy force capability requirements within the CENTCOM Area of Responsibility (AOR). Prior to this assignment, he served as the Deputy Chief of Staff - Resources and Sustainment, MNF-I, Baghdad, Iraq. In this role he directed the logistics, personnel, surgeon, chaplain, and Resource Management Division in support of MNF-I.
Prior to this assignment, General Minetti was the Deputy Director for Logistics Operations, J4, the Joint Staff. As Deputy Director for Logistics Operations, he assisted the Director for Logistics (J4) in developing policy to maximize the logistic capabilities of the unified and specified commands to include strategic mobility, force sustainment, logistics information fusion, mobilization and integration of reserve forces. Immediately before this tour, General Minetti was on Active Duty (Title 10, Chairman's Ten) as the Deputy Director of Logistics and Engineering, United States Central Command, MacDill Air Force Base, FL and United States Central Command (Fwd), Camp As Sayliyah, Qatar. In that capacity, General Minetti was responsible for coordinating logistical and engineering efforts in support the CENTCOM area of operations and specifically, in support of Operations ENDURING and IRAQI FREEDOM (OEF/OIF).
University of the State of New York - BS Degree - Liberal Arts.
Field Artillery Officer Basic and Advance Courses.
Command and General Staff College, Ft. Leavenworth, KS.
Log Mgmt College - Management of Defense Acquisition Contracts Course.
Army War College, Carlisle, PA.
GO/FO CAPSTONE Course, National Defense University.
1. Aug 68 - Nov 69, Excess, with duty as Forward Observer, Headquarters Detachment, California Army National Guard, Sacramento, California attached to Battery B, 1st Battalion, 144th Field Artillery, Santa Maria, California
2. Dec 69 - Aug 73, Assistant Executive Officer, later Executive Officer, later Battery Commander, Battery B, 1st Battalion, 144th Artillery Santa Maria, California
3. Sep 73 - Jun 75, S1, later Liaison Officer, Headquarters, 1st Battalion, 144th Field Artillery, Santa Barbara, California
4. Jul 75 - Apr 77, Assistant Plans-Operations Officer, later Electronic Maintenance Officer, Headquarters, 115th Support Group, Roseville, California
5. May 77 - Jan 87, Materiel Officer, later Comptroller, later Supply Management Officer, later Comptroller, Detachment 1 State Area Command (Redesignated from Headquarters Detachment) California Army National Guard, Camp San Luis Obispo, California
6. Feb 87 - Apr 87, Deputy Plans and Training Officer, Camp Roberts, California
7. May 87 - Jan 89, Director of Material, Headquarters, 115th Support Group, Roseville, California
8. Feb 89 - Sep 91, Battalion Commander, 1st Battalion, 143rd Field Artillery, Richmond, California
9. Oct 91 - May 92, Executive Officer, Headquarters, 40th Infantry Division Artillery, Los Angeles, California
10. Jun 92 - Jun 93 Commander, 40th Infantry Division Artillery, Los Angeles, California
11. Jun 93 - Jun 94, United States Property and Fiscal Officer for California, San Luis Obispo, California
12. Jul 94 - Oct 95, Temporary Position, later Director, Intelligence and Security, Headquarters, State Area Command attached as Chief, Supply, Detachment State Area Command, California Army National Guard, Camp San Luis Obispo, California
13. Nov 95 - May 99, Commander, 40th Infantry Division Support Command, Long Beach, California
14. Jun 99 - Oct 99, Deputy Commander, California State Area Command, Sacramento, California
15. Oct 99 - May 03, Deputy Director of Logistics and Engineering, United States Central Command, MacDill Air Force Base, FL and United States Central Command (Fwd), Camp As Sayliyah, Qatar
16. Jun 03 - Jun 04, Deputy Director for Logistics Operations, Joint Staff, J4, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
17. Jul 04 - August 05, Deputy Chief of Staff-Sustainment, Multinational Forces-Iraq (MNF-I), Baghdad, Iraq
18. August 05 - Present, Director, Coalition Coordination, United States Central Command, MacDill Air Force Base, FL
Defense Superior Service Medal (with 2 bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Bronze Star Medal
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal (with 2 bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Commendation Medal (with 1 bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Army Achievement Medal
Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal (with 1 silver Oak Leaf Cluster Cluster)
National Defense Service Medal (with 1 bronze Service Star)
Iraq Campaign Medal
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with 1 gold Hourglass Device)
Army Service Ribbon
Army Reserve Component Overseas Training Ribbon (with Arabic Numeral 6)
Joint Staff Service Badge
2LT ARNG 24 Aug 68
1LT ARNG 23 Aug 71
CPT ARNG 2 Mar 73
MAJ ARNG 30 Jan 79
LTC ARNG 1 Sep 85
COL ARNG 20 Jun 92
BG ARNG 23 Jun 99
MG ARNG 27 Jun 03
(Current as of April 2006)
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