David D. Halverson

LTG David D. Halverson is the current Deputy Commanding General/Chief of Staff, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command TRADOC. LTG Halverson assumed duties as the Deputy Commanding General/Chief of Staff, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command on 4 June 2012. LTG Halverson’s first duty assignment was in the 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas in 1979 where he served as a Battalion Reconnaissance Officer, Battery Fire Direction and Executive Officer and Battalion Adjutant. Since then, LTG Halverson served in various staff and leadership positions including command at every level from Battery to Post Command. His commands include A Battery, 6th Battalion, 29th Field Artillery, 8th Infantry Division; 2nd Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery, 1st Cavalry Division; 2nd Infantry Division Field Artillery Brigade, Operational Test Command, and Commanding General, Fires Center of Excellence and Fort Sill.

Education
LTG Halverson graduated from the United States Military Academy and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the Field Artillery in June 1979. He attended the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California, where he was awarded a Master of Science degree in Operations Research and Systems Analysis in 1989.

Personal Life
LTG Halverson is a die-hard Minnesota sports fan, well-known for his love of the Minnesota Vikings, Minnesota Twins and the Wild.