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Brigadier General Richard L. McCabe, the 27th Commander,
assumed duties as the Commanding General of White Sands Missile Range on
5 October 2007 and has commanded at each level during his 31 years of
service in the continental United States, Europe, Asia, and the Middle
East. General McCabe’s major command assignments include: Program
Manager, Saudi Arabian National Guard Modernization Program, Saudi
Arabia; Commanding General, 32d Army Air and Missile Defense Command,
Fort Bliss, Texas; Commander, 35th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, Fort
Bliss, Texas; and Commander, 5th Battalion, 5th Air Defense Artillery, 2d
Infantry Division, Eighth United States Army, Korea.
Brigadier General McCabe completed his
commissioning requirements in 1974 as a graduate of the Georgia Military
College. He earned
a Bachelor of Science Degree from Rollins College in 1977, a Master of Science
Degree from Murray State University, a Master of Military Arts and
Sciences Degree from the United States Army Command and General Staff
College, and a Master of Science Degree from the National Defense
University. Brigadier General McCabe is an Air Defense Artillery Officer
and a graduate of the Air Defense Artillery Officer Basic and Advanced
Courses, The US Army Command and General Staff College, the School of
Advanced Military Studies, and the National War College.
Brigadier General McCabe’s military awards and
decorations include the Distinguished Service Medal, Defense Superior
Service Medal, the Legion of Merit (with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters), the
Meritorious Service Medal (with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters), the Joint Service
Commendation Medal, the Army Commendation Medal (with 3 Oak Leaf
Clusters), the Army Achievement Medal (with Oak Leaf Cluster), the
Parachutist Badge, the Air Assault Badge, the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Identification Badge, and the Army Staff Identification Badge.
Brigadier General McCabe and his wife of 32
years, Maura, have four children; three daughters, Tara (27), Caitlin
(23), and Lizabeth (19), and one son, Scott (17).
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