David G . Fox Brigadier General David G . Fox is the Commanding General of the Installation Management Command Korea Region . Military career . David G . Fox began his military career as an enlisted Soldier . After completing Officer Candidate School , he was commissioned a 2nd lieutenant in the Infantry in 1982 . His first assignment was with the 6 - 31st Mechanized Infantry Battalion at the National Training Center , Ft . Irwin , CA where he served as a platoon leader and company executive officer . After volunteering for Special Forces Training and the successful completion of the Special Forces Officer Qualification Course , he was assigned as an Operational Detachment - Alpha Commander , ODA 544 in the 2nd Battalion 5th Special Forces Group at Ft . Bragg , North Carolina . His next assignment was to Company A , 1st Battalion , 1st Special Warfare Training Group ( Airborne ) as a Small Group Instructor in the Officer Qualification Course and he finished his tour as the Executive Officer in Company G , 1st Battalion responsible for the Special Forces Assessment and Selection Course . His next assignment took him to Little Rock AFB , AR and the Joint Readiness Training Center where he served as an Operational Detachment - Alpha Observer / Controller . During his second year the JRTC was restationed to Ft . Polk , LA where he finished his assignment as the Special Operations Detachment , Operations Officer . He again returned to Fort Bragg , N . C . where he commanded B Company , 2nd Battalion , 3rd Special Forces Group . During his tenure he led his company to Haiti during Operation Uphold / Restore Democracy . After completing company command , he attended the Command and General Staff College at Ft . Leavenworth , KS . Returning to Ft . Bragg , he served in multiple assignments culminating as the Executive Officer to the Commanding General , United States Army Special Operations Command ( USASOC ) . Completing his assignment to USASOC , he moved to Ft . Campbell , KY where he served as the Deputy Commander of the 5th Special Forces Group . After selection for battalion command , he assumed command of the 2nd Battalion , 5th Special Forces Group . While in command he led the 2nd Battalion during Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan . After completing command , he was again assigned to the Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort Polk where he commanded the Special Operations Training Detachment and was the senior Special Operations Forces Observer / Controller . While assigned to JRTC , he was selected for the Army War College at Carlisle Barracks , PA . After Graduation he was assigned to The Army Staff as the Executive Officer to the Military Deputy for Financial Management and Comptroller . Following his assignment to the Army Staff , he returned to Ft . Bragg where he commanded the U . S . Army Garrison , Ft . Bragg . After command , the Army assigned him as the Commander of the Iraqi Assistance Group , Camp Victory Iraq . Fox ' s military education includes the United States Army War College , Command and General Staff College , Combined Arms Services Staff School , Infantry Officer Basic , and Advanced Courses . His civilian education includes a Bachelor of Arts Degree from the University of Nevada at Las Vegas , and a Masters Degree in Strategic Studies from the United States Army War College . Awards , decorations and badges . His awards and decorations include the Legion of Merit , Bronze Star Medal , Purple Heart , Meritorious Service Medal w / 6 OLCs , Joint Service Commendation Medal , Army Commendation Medal w / OLC , Army Achievement Medal , National Defense Service Medal , Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal , Armed Forces Reserve Medal , Multinational Force and Observers Medal , Joint Meritorious Unit Award , Army Superior Unit Award , Combat Infantryman Badge , Master Parachutist Wings , and the Special Forces Tab .