Ben Hodges, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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United States Army officer
Date of Birth: 06-Apr-1958
Place of Birth: Quincy, Florida, United States
Profession: military personnel
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Aries 
About Ben Hodges
- Lieutenant General Frederick Benjamin "Ben" Hodges III (born 16 April 1958) is a retired United States Army officer who served as commanding general, United States Army Europe.
- He is currently the Pershing Chair in Strategic Studies at the Center for European Policy Analysis.A 1980 United States Military Academy graduate, Hodges became an infantry officer, serving as a platoon leader and company executive officer in the 2nd Armored Division in Germany.
- After completing the Infantry Officer Advanced Course in 1984, he served with the 101st Airborne Division.
- In March 1989 Hodges became an instructor at the United States Army Infantry School.
- He studied at the Command and General Staff College and graduated from the School of Advanced Military Studies in 1993, becoming G-3 of the 2nd Infantry Division.
- Hodges served as a battalion executive officer with the 101st Airborne before becoming Aide-de-camp to the Supreme Allied Commander Europe in August 1995.
- He became a battalion commander in the 101st Airborne in 1997.
- He was Congressional Liaison Officer at the Office of the Chief of Legislative Liaison between 1999 and 2000.
- After graduating from the National War College in 2001, Hodges served at the Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort Polk.
- Taking command of the 1st Brigade of the 101st Airborne in 2002, Hodges led the brigade in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
- In 2004, Hodges became assistant chief of staff of the XVIII Airborne Corps and later simultaneously served as assistant chief of staff of Multi-National Corps – Iraq.
- He became chief of staff of the XVIII Airborne Corps and was deputy chief of Legislative Liaison at the Office of the Secretary of the Army from 2007.
- In August 2009, Hodges became director of operations of Regional Command South in Afghanistan.
- In December 2010 he became director of the Pakistan Afghanistan Coordination Cell at the Joint Staff and in November 2012 took command of Allied Land Command.
- Hodges became commander of United States Army Europe in November 2014, holding that position for three years until retiring from the army in 2017.
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