Charles Whittington

Charles W. Whittington, Jr. is a Major General in the United States Army. He is commander of the 29th Infantry Division, based in Fort Belvoir, Virginia.

Whittington is a native of Birmingham, Alabama. He graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi in 1986 with a BS degree in political science. He joined Tau Kappa Epsilon during his time at Southern Mississippi. Whittington was commissioned via ROTC in December 1986 as a field artillery officer.

Maryland National Guard
Whittington joined the Maryland National Guard in November 1992, and he served as the battery commander, brigade targeting officer, battalion operations officer, battalion executive officer and battalion commander. He served as the Chief of the 291st Army Liaison Team from May 2006 to March 2007.

In March 2007, he was selected as the deputy commander for the 58th Infantry Brigade Combat Team. He deployed with the 58th from April 2007 to April 2008 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Whittington was promoted to commander of the 58th Infantry Brigade Combat Team in June 2008. During his time at command of the 58th IBCT he also graduated from the United States Army War College in 2009.

Virginia National Guard
In October 2011, Whittington was appointed deputy commander of the 29th Infantry Division. He was then deployed to Afghanistan as the director of Afghan Security Forces Growth and Development with the International Security Assistance Force. After returning from Afghanistan, Whittington was promoted to Major General and appointed commander of the 29th Infantry Division in October 2012.