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RESUME OF SERVICE CAREER of JEROME VON FOUST, Brigadier General YEARS OF ACTIVE COMMISSIONED SERVICE Over 29 DATE OF RETIREMENT 31 October 1996 MILITARY SCHOOLS ATTENDED Medical Corps Officer Basic and Advance Courses United States Army Command and General Staff College United States Army War College EDUCATIONAL DEGREES Troy State University - BS Degree - Biology St. Mary's University - MS Degree - ADPS Business FOREIGN LANGUAGE(S) None recorded MAJOR DUTY ASSIGNMENTS FROM TO ASSIGNMENT May 66 Jul 66 Student, Medical Corps Officer Basic Course, Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, Texas Jul 66 Feb 67 Student, Officer Rotary Wing Aviator Course, Troop Command, United States Army Pilot/Helicopter Course, Fort Wolters, Texas Feb 67 Jun 67 Student, Officer Rotary Wing Aviator Course Phase II and III, United States Army Aviation School, Fort Rucker, Alabama Jun 67 Mar 68 Medical Evacuation Pilot, 54th Medical Detachment (Helicopter Ambulance), United States Army Pacific, Republic of Vietnam Mar 68 Aug 68 Rotary Wing Aviator/Medical Evacuation Pilot, 45th Medical Company, United States Army Pacific, Republic of Vietnam Oct 68 Dec 68 Student, Army Aviation Safety Officer Course, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California Dec 68 Jun 70 Operations Officer, later, Maintenance Officer, 421st Medical Company (Air Ambulance), United States Army Europe and Seventh Army, Germany Jun 70 Mar 71 Safety Officer, 61st Medical Battalion, 67th Medical Group, United States Army Pacific, Republic of Vietnam Apr 71 Nov 71 Commander, 237th Medical Detachment (Helicopter Ambulance), 67th Medical Group, United States Army Pacific, Republic of Vietnam Nov 71 Jul 72 Student, Army Medical Officer Advance Course, Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, Texas Jun 72 Jul 73 Rotary Wing Medical Evacuation Pilot, 507th Medical Company (Air Ambulance), 1st Medical Group, Fort Sam Houston, Texas Jul 73 Jan 74 Flight Operations Officer, 507th Medical Company (Air Ambulance), 1st Medical Group, Fort Sam Houston, Texas Jan 74 Jan 77 Instructor, Academy of Health Sciences, Fort Sam Houston, Texas JEROME VON FOUST, Brigadier General Jan 77 Jul 79 Medical Officer, 89th Army Reserve Command, Wichita, Kansas Jul 79 Jun 80 Student, United States Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas Jun 80 Nov 83 Staff Officer, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations and Plans, United States Army, Washington, DC Nov 83 Jul 86 Commander, 326th Medical Battalion, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky Jul 86 Jun 87 Student, United States Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania Jun 87 Jun 89 Chief, Readiness and Plans Branch, United States Army Health Services Command, Fort Sam Houston, Texas Jun 89 Aug 90 Commander, 44th Medical Brigade, Fort Bragg, NC Aug 90 Apr 91 Commander, 44th Medical Brigade, Operation Desert Shield/Storm, Saudi Arabia Apr 91 Oct 91 Commander, 44th Medical Brigade, Fort Bragg, NC Oct 91 Sep 92 Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations and Plans, United States Army Health Services Command, Fort Sam Houston, Texas Sep 92 Oct 92 Commander, United States Army Garrison, Fort Sam Houston, Texas Nov 92 Dec 95 Chief, Medical Service Corps, Fort Sam Houston, Texas Jan 96 Oct 96 Chief of Staff, United States Army Medical Command, Fort Sam Houston, Texas PROMOTIONS DATES OF APPOINTMENT 2LT 27 May 66 1LT 27 May 67 CPT 27 May 68 MAJ 9 May 76 LTC 1 Jan 82 COL 1 Jan 89 BG 1 Nov 92 US DECORATIONS AND BADGES Distinguished Service Medal Silver Star (with Oak Leaf Cluster) Legion of Merit (with Oak Leaf Cluster) Distinguished Flying Cross Bronze Star Medal Meritorious Service Medal (with 5 Oak Leaf Clusters) Air Medals Joint Service Commendation Medal Army Commendation Medal (with Oak Leaf Cluster) Combat Medical Badge Parachutist Badge Master Aviator Badge Air Assault Badge Army Staff Identification Badge 2 JEROME VON FOUST, Brigadier General SOURCE OF COMMISSION Direct Appointment SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENT Joint duty tour requirement waived due to general officer promotion selection as a Professional branch officer. As of 29 October 1996 3 .