Gen. Randy George assumed duties as vice chief of staff of the Army in August 2022. Previously, he served as senior military assistant to the secretary of defense, and he has served in a variety of other staff assignments. He has commanded at every level from company to corps. He deployed in support of operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm, Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. He was commissioned from the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, New York, and holds two master’s degrees: one in economics from the Colorado School of Mines and one in national security and strategic studies from the U.S. Naval War College.