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General Raymond A. Thomas III previously served as the 11th Commander of U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) headquartered at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla. Prior to assuming command of USSOCOM, Gen. Thomas served as Commander, Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC), Fort Bragg, N.C.
Gen. Thomas’ other assignments as a general officer include: Associate Director for Military Affairs at the Central Intelligence Agency; Commanding General, NATO Special Operations Component Command – Afghanistan; Deputy Commanding General, JSOC; Deputy Director for Special Operations, The Joint Staff in the Pentagon; Assistant Division Commander, 1st Armor Division in Iraq; and Assistant Commanding General, JSOC.
Prior to being promoted to brigadier general, Gen. Thomas also served as the JSOC Chief of Staff and Director of Operations. His other formative and key, joint and special operations assignments include: Commander, Joint Task Force – Bravo, Soto Cano, Honduras; Commander, 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Savannah, Ga.; and Commander, B Squadron, 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment – Delta, Fort Bragg, N.C.
He is a graduate of the US Army War College, C
Conflicts : World War One : South Australians on the Western Front
The first Australian troops arrived on the Western Front in March By this time French and German armies were already at an impasse and locked into debilitating trench warfare. The trenches extended from the coast of Belgium to the Swiss border, across Belgium and north eastern France. With the development of modern weaponry, including the machine gun and other artillery, defence had become easier than attack. Attacks often resulted in little territorial gain and major loss of life, thus the stalemate continued. As at Gallipoli, the conditions in the trenches were appalling, particularly in the wet and freezing winter months, and disease was prevalent. Some conditions were particularly associated with the trench environment and became known as trench foot, trench fever and trench mouth. The stalemate continued up to the last months of the war.
On 26 February , Victor Voules Brown wrote to his mother from 'somewhere in France' where,
the ground was practically one big mud hole at times we were up to our middles in it quite common to be up to our knees needless to say it is impossible to keep ones feet dry. And
Raymond Thomas Smith Edit Profile
anthropology educator
Raymond Thomas Smith, British Anthropology educator. Guggenheim fellow, Co-investigator urban family life project University of Chicago, Served with Royal Air Force, Fellow American Anthropological Association; member Association Social Anthropologists.
Background
Smith, Raymond Thomas was born on January 12, in Oldham, Lancashire, England. Son of Harry and Margaret (Mulchrone) Smith.
Education
Bachelor of Arts, Cambridge (England) University, ; Master of Arts, Cambridge (England) University, ; Doctor of Philosophy, Cambridge (England) University,
Career
Sociological research officer government, British Guiana, ; research fellow, U. West Indies, ; professor sociology, U. Ghana, ; senior lecturer sociology, professor anthropology, U. West Indies, ; professor anthropology, University of Chicago, ; professor emeritus, University of Chicago, since ; department chairman anthropology, University of Chicago, , , Visiting professor University of California - Berkeley, , McGill University, Montreal, Member commission on child development research and public policy
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PDW Appoints General (Ret.) Raymond "Tony" Thomas III as Chairman of the Board of Directors
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HUNTSVILLE, Ala., June 11, /PRNewswire/ -- PDW, a drone technology company revolutionizing small robotics for military and government operations, is thrilled to announce the appointment of General (Ret.) Raymond "Tony" Thomas III as Chairman of its Board of Directors.
GEN (Ret.) Thomas boasts a distinguished military career, having most recently served as the 11th Commander of the U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) until his retirement in Prior to this role, he was the Commander of the Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC). Throughout his 39 years of service in the U.S. Army, GEN (Ret.) Thomas completed more combat deployments than any senior officer since and held numerous leadership positions, overseeing complex operations and advising on strategic initiatives in support of national interests.
"I'm honored to step into the role of Chairman of the Board at PDW," said GEN (Ret.) Thomas. "The war in t
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