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Major General Guy C. Swan III of the United States Army is the Director of Operations (J-3), United States Northern Command (USNORTHCOM), based out of Peterson Air Force Base , Colorado . MILITARY CAREER Swan was commissioned as an armor officer from the at Fort Bliss , Texas, serving as a cavalry platoon leader, troop executive officer, and squadron adjutant. From 1982 to 1985 he was the commanding officer of Company A, 2nd Battalion, 77th Armor Regiment at Fort Lewis , Washington, and later served as aide-de-camp to the commanding general, 9th Infantry Division (Motorized). From 1985 to 1987 Swan served as an Armor Branch assignment officer in Washington, DC . He graduated from the US Army Command And General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth , Kansas, in 1988 and from the School Of Advanced Military Studies in 1989. Swan then served as the chief, G3 Plans for the . Betty Ford during former President Gerald Ford's State Funeral .]] Swan commanded the 4th Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, an M1A1 Abrams main battle tank unit, in the . From June 1996 to June 1998 Swan was the regimental commander for the 2500-soldier 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment (Blackhorse), serving as the 57th colonel of the regiment and as the commander of the Opposing Forces (OPFOR) at the US Army's National Training Center , Fort Irwin , California. Swan served at The Pentagon in Washington, DC, from June 1998 to August 2000 as the assistant deputy director for strategy and policy (J-5) for the Joint Chiefs Of Staff . He took up a training mission again, this time as commanding general of the 7th Army Training Command (7th ATC), which he led from September 2000 to August 2002 at the Grafenwoehr/Hohenfels Training Area in Upper Bavaria, Germany. In that capacity, he was responsible for supporting the military training readiness of the 65,000 US Army Soldiers based in Europe. Returning to Washington, DC, Swan became the Army's "pointman" on Capital Hill, serving as the Army's Chief Of Legislative Liaison from August 2002 to July 2005. Prior to his assignment to USNORTHCOM, Swan was the commanding general of the Military District Of Washington (CG/MDW) and Joint Force Headquarters National Capital Region (JFHQ-NCR) from July 21 , 2005 through June 5 , 2007 . As CG MDW/JFHQ-NCR, Swan became a known figure when he escorted Betty Ford during the nine days in December 2006 and January 2007 that marked the Death And State Funeral Of Her Husband, Former U.S. President Gerald Ford . His immediate predecessor, Major General Galen B. Jackman , escorted former First Lady Nancy Reagan at the State Funeral Of Former U.S. President Ronald Reagan . QUALIFICATIONS AND DECORATIONS Swan holds a Master of Arts degree in National Security Studies from Georgetown University and a Master of Military Art and Science degree from the School Of Advanced Military Studies . His awards include the Defense Superior Service Medal , the Legion Of Merit , the Bronze Star Medal , the Ranger Tab , the Parachutist Badge , and he is a holder of the United States Armor Association 's Honorable Order Of St. George .
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