Lieutenant General Joseph F. Fil, Jr.
Executive Officer : 723-6544
Executive NCO : 723-3633
COMMANDING GENERAL, EIGHTH UNITED STATES ARMY
CHIEF OF STAFF, UNITED NATIONS COMMAND
ROK – US COMBINED FORCES COMMAND
UNITED STATES FORCES KOREA
Lieutenant General Fil, a native of Portola Valley, California, graduated from the San Jose State University and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in Armor on 2 June 1976. He has held a variety of command and staff positions.
General Fil’s many command and staff assignments include service in Germany, where he served as the S-3 (Operations) and later as Battalion Executive Officer for 3-35 AR from June 1989 until October 1990 and as S-4 (Logistics) and later as Brigade Executive Officer from October 1990 until June 1992 for the 3rd Brigade, 1st Armored Division at Bamberg, Germany. General Fil later commanded 1-12 CAV at Fort Hood, Texas. From December 1996 until May 1997, he served as Deputy Commander and Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army National Training Center at Fort Irvin, California. General Fil served as the Commander, 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division from June 1997 until July 1999. From July 1999 until July 2000, he served as the Commander, Operations Group, United States Army Combat Maneuver Training Center, United States Army Europe and Seventh Army, Germany. General Fil served as the Commanding General, National Training Center and Fort Irwin, Fort Irwin, California from August 2002 until September 2004. From September 2004 until October 2005, General Fil was the Commanding General, Civilian Police Assistance Training Team, Multi-National Security Transition Command - Iraq, OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM, Iraq. General Fil next served as the Commanding General, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas and Commanding General, Multi National Division-Baghdad, OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM, Iraq from November 2005 to February 2008. General Fil then assumed command of Eighth United States Army on 14 February 2008.
General Fil is a graduate of the Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas (1989), and the National War College at Fort McNair, Washington, D.C. His civilian schooling includes two master’s degrees: an MS in Administration from Central Michigan University, and MS in National Security and Strategic Studies from the National War College.
He holds the Defense Superior Service Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, the Legion of Merit with three Oak Leaf Clusters, and the Bronze Star, among other medals.
LTG Fil and his wife Wendy Gay have two children.