Major General (MG) Dave Womack is the Chief of Staff, United Nations Command (UNC) and United States Forces Korea (USFK), U.S. Army Garrison Humphreys, South Korea. UNC enforces the Armistice Agreement, facilitates diplomacy, and integrates multinational forces; while USFK, a Sub-unified command of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, deters aggression and, if necessary, defends the Republic of Korea to maintain stability in Northeast Asia in armistice and crisis.
In 1992, MG Womack graduated from Virginia Military Institute (VMI) and commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the Infantry.
Operational assignments include Company Commander, 3rd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne (Assault) Division, where he deployed to Kosovo. He later served as Operations and Executive Officer, 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment "Currahee", 101st Airborne (Assault) Division during OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM III (Ramadi); Brigade Operations Officer, 506th Infantry Regiment; and Commander, 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry. The battalion deployed to Paktika, Afghanistan during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM.
MG Womack served as Commander, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division; Combined Joint Deputy Operations Officer for RESOLUTE SUPPORT in Kabul, Afghanistan; Assistant Deputy Director for Regional Operations, Joint Staff; and Chief of Staff, 25th Infantry Division. He also served as the Deputy Commanding General (Support), 25th Infantry Division.
He later served in NATO at Multinational Corps Northeast as Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations. As well as the Forward Deputy Commanding General (Maneuver) of V Corps stationed in Wiesbaden, Germany—duty in Poznan, Poland.
MG Womack most recently served as the Commander of U.S. Army Japan.
He earned a Bachelor's from VMI and a Master's from National War College. He graduated from the Infantry Officer Basic and Advanced Course, the U.S. Air Force Command and General Staff College, and National War College. Additionally, he has completed the Airborne, Air Assault, Ranger, and Jungle Warfare training courses.
He is joined by his wife, Noorie. Noorie holds a Bachelor’s from Vanderbilt University and a Master’s from Stanford University. She proudly serves in the U.S. Department of State.