Carter Ham

Carter Ham
Ham in March 2011
Born (1952-02-16) February 16, 1952 (age 72)
Portland, Oregon, United States[1]
AllegianceUnited States
Service/branchUnited States Army
Years of service1973–2013
RankGeneral
Commands heldUnited States Africa Command
United States Army Europe
1st Infantry Division
Battles/warsGulf War

Iraq War

First Libyan Civil War

AwardsArmy Distinguished Service Medal (2)
Defense Superior Service Medal (4)
Legion of Merit (2)
Bronze Star Medal

Carter Frederick Ham[2] (born February 16, 1952) is a retired United States Army General Officer who served as the second commander of United States Africa Command.[3] As commander of Africa Command, he led Operation Odyssey Dawn, the initial United States role in the 2011 military intervention in Libya.

Ham served as the commanding general of the United States Army Europe and Seventh Army from August 28, 2008, to March 8, 2011. Prior to that, he served as Director for Operations (J-3) at the Joint Staff from August 2007 to August 2008 and the commanding general, 1st Infantry Division from August 2006 to August 2007, and was the commander of Operation Able Sentry in Macedonia in the mid-1990s, during the Yugoslav wars.

Post-retirement, Ham served as president and CEO of the Association of the United States Army from July 2016 to September 2021.[4]

  1. ^ "S.Hrg 111-896 Nominations before the Senate Armed Services Committee, Second Session, 111th Congress" (PDF). November 18, 2010.
  2. ^ "Commencement". John Carroll University. May 30, 1976. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
  3. ^ Seasoned combat leader takes over Africa Command Archived February 19, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "AUSA - Executive Leadership". Association of the United States Army. December 16, 2015. Retrieved June 14, 2021.

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