Major General Marcia M. Anderson is the current deputy
chief of the Army Reserve. She has commanded at the Company level through
General Officer. She has also served in a variety of staff positions at
Battalion, Brigade, and Division level to include S-1, S-3, S-4, and G-1, as
well as an Assistant Division G-3. In July 2005, she assumed Command of the 6th
Brigade, 95th Division (Institutional Training), where she was responsible for
the 95th Division (Institutional Training) Drill Sergeant School located at
Fort Sill, Oklahoma, as well as the conduct of Intermediate Level Education
(ILE) and Combined Arms Exercise courses for officer professional development
over an eight state area. In June 2006, General Anderson was appointed acting
Assistant Division Commander-Operations for the 95th Division (Institutional
Training) in Oklahoma City, Okla. In April 2007, she was confirmed for
promotion to Brigadier General and in October 2007, assumed command of the 85th
Support Command (Regional Support Group West), Arlington Heights, Ill., which
supports the collective training efforts of First Army. General Anderson was
later named Deputy Commanding General-Support of First Army West. She assumed
responsibility as Deputy Commander of the U.S. Army Human Resources Command 1
October 2010. Effective 1 October 2011, Major General Anderson was assigned as
the Deputy Chief, Army Reserve (IMA) with duty at the Pentagon. Individual
Mobilization Augmentee (IMA) positions perform special missions and projects
and may also be ordered to active duty.
Her military education includes the Adjutant General
Basic and Advance courses, Basic and Intermediate Government Auditing, Command
and General Staff College Course, Advanced Joint Professional Military
Education, Capstone, and the United States Army War College, where she was
awarded a Masters Degree in Strategic Studies. General Anderson has a Bachelor
of Arts degree in Political Science from Creighton University and a Juris
Doctorate degree from Rutgers University School of Law. Her military awards and
decorations include the Legion of Merit, Meritorious Service Medal (with 3 Oak
Leaf Clusters), Army Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal, Parachutist
Badge, and Physical Fitness Badge.
As a citizen-Soldier, General Anderson is employed by the
United States Courts, where she serves as the Clerk of Bankruptcy Court,
Western District of Wisconsin, located in Madison, WI. She is married to Amos
Anderson.
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on 6 Feb 2014.
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