Paul E. Funk II

Paul E. Funk II is the Commanding General, Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve, U.S. Central Command; the 60th Commanding General of III Armored Corps and Fort Hood, Texas, commanding four combat divisions, a sustainment command, a cavalry regiment, a fires brigade, and multiple enabler units that equate to almost 100,000 Soldiers on five installations across five states. LTG Funk was born at Fort Hood, Texas, graduated from Fort Knox High School, and was commissioned an Armor Officer through ROTC upon graduation from Montana State University. His first assignment saw him serve a variety of Armor and Cavalry roles to include Tank Platoon Leader, Company Executive Officer and Battalion Assistant Operations Officer, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment at Fort Hood, Texas.

Assignments

 * 1) A Company, 2nd Battalion, 32nd Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade, 3rd Armored Division in Kirchegoens, Germany
 * 2) Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 4th Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 3rd Armored Division in Kirchgoens, Germany
 * 3) 1st Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment (GARRYOWEN), 4th Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division at Fort Hood, Texas
 * 4) 1st Brigade Combat Team (IRONHORSE), 1st Cavalry Division at Fort Hood, Texas
 * 5) 1st Infantry Division (Big Red One) at Fort Riley, Kansas

Joint assignments

 * 1) Chief, Joint Exercise Section J-37, North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), U.S. Space Command at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado
 * 2) Deputy Commanding General (Maneuver), Combined Joint Task Force-1 in Afghanistan
 * 3) Commander, Combined Joint Forces Land Component Command-Iraq in Baghdad, Iraq

Operational assignments

 * 1) Observer Controller with the Live Fire Team (Dragons) at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, California
 * 2) Squadron Operations Officer of 1st Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment at Fort Carson, Colorado
 * 3) Regimental Operations Officer, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment at Fort Carson, Colorado
 * 4) Division Operations Officer, 1st Cavalry Division at Fort Hood, Texas
 * 5) Chief of Staff, III Corps at Fort Hood, Texas
 * 6) Deputy Commanding General at the Combined Arms Center for Training at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
 * 7) Deputy Commanding General (Maneuver), 1st Infantry Division at Fort Riley, Kansas
 * 8) Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff, G-3/5/7, U.S. Army in Washington, D.C.

LTG Funk has deployed five times and has been privileged to lead Soldiers in combat during Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm, twice in Operation Iraqi Freedom, in Operation Enduring Freedom, and in Operation Inherent Resolve.

Education
LTG Funk holds a Bachelor of Arts in Speech Communications from Montana State University and a Master of Science in Administration from Central Michigan University. He is a graduate of the Armor Officer Basic and Advanced Courses, the Command and General Staff College, and completed his Senior Service College as a fellow attending the Institute of Advanced Technology at the University of Texas at Austin.