Donald M . Campbell , Jr . Lieutenant General Donald M . Campbell , Jr . is the commanding general of U . S . Army Europe . He assumed command of U . S . Army Europe Dec . 1 , 2012 . Biography . Lieutenant General Donald M . Campbell Jr . is a Distinguished Military Graduate of Kansas State University . Commissioned an armor officer in May 1978 , his initial assignment was with the 2nd Battalion , 63rd Armor at Fort Riley , Kansas , where he served as a Tank Platoon Leader , Company Executive Officer , Battalion S1 / Adjutant and Company Commander In June 1984 , he was assigned as a G1 ( Personnel ) Staff Officer at the 8th Infantry Division in Bad Kreuznach , Germany . In 1985 , he was reassigned as the S3 / Operations Officer for 4th Battalion , 69th Armor Regiment in Mainz , Germany . He was then selected as the Aide - de - Camp to the Commanding General , 8th Infantry Division in Bad Kreuznach . In June 1987 , General Campbell was reassigned to Armor Branch , U . S . Army Military Personnel Center in Alexandria , Virginia , later renamed U . S . Army Personnel Command , where he served as the Captains ’ and later the Majors ' Assignment Officer of the Armor Branch , Combat Arms Division . Following graduation from the Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth in June 1991 , he was assigned as the G3 ( Operations ) Chief of Plans Officer for 1st Infantry Division at Fort Riley , Kansas . He was then assigned as the Executive Officer for the 4th Battalion , 37th Armor Regiment , and later the 2nd Brigade S3 / Operations Officer . In June 1994 , General Campbell was selected to serve as the Executive Officer to the Commanding General , PERSCOM . After he was selected for battalion command , General Campbell served as the G3 ( Operations ) Assistant Training Officer for I Corps at Fort Lewis , Washington . In January 1996 , he assumed command of 1st Battalion , 33rd Armor Regiment , a part of 3rd Brigade , 2nd Infantry Division at Fort Lewis . General Campbell next served as the Deputy Brigade Commander of 3rd Brigade , 2nd Infantry Division . His following assignment was as the Deputy Director of Staff Operations for the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe in Mons , Belgium . He assumed command of the 1st Brigade , 4th Infantry Division , in June 2001 , with the " Raider Brigade " as a key element in Task Force Ironhorse operations during Operation Iraqi Freedom . Following brigade command , he served as the Chief of Staff for 4th Infantry Division until June 2004 . General Campbell then served as Deputy Commanding General - West for U . S . Army Recruiting Command from July 2004 through May 2005 . In June 2005 , he was selected to serve as the Chief of Staff , V Corps with duty as the Multi - National Corps Iraq Chief of Staff from January through December 2006 . In July 2007 he assumed duties as the Deputy Commanding General , I Corps . Before assuming command of the U . S . Army Recruiting Command in May 2009 , he was Commanding General , U . S . Army Armor Center and Fort Knox . On 10 March 2011 , it was announced that General Campbell would take over as the III Corps and Fort Hood Commanding General from LTG Robert Cone . Campbell took command of III Corps in Fort Hood , TX in April 2011 . He held this position until Nov . 2012 when he relinquished command to go take charge of U . S . Army Europe , newly headquartered in Wiesbaden , Germany . General Campbell is a graduate of the Armor Officer Basic Course , Infantry Officer Advanced Course , U . S . Army Command and General Staff College , and the U . S . Army War College . He holds a Master ' s Degree in Administration from Central Michigan University . Awards and decorations . His decorations include the Distinguished Service Medal with one Oak Leaf Cluster , Legion of Merit with three Oak Leaf Clusters , Bronze Star Medal with “ V ” device , Bronze Star Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster , Defense Meritorious Service Medal , Meritorious Service Medal with silver Oak Leaf Cluster , Army Commendation Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters , Army Achievement Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster , Combat Action Badge , Parachutist Badge , and Recruiter Badge .