Malcolm B . Frost Malcolm B . Frost ( born July 28 , 1966 in London , England ) is a Brigadier General in the United States Army and currently serves as Deputy Director for Operations at the National Military Command Center , J3 the Joint Staff in the Pentagon . In July 2012 , he completed his assignment as the Deputy Chief of Staff for the United States Army Pacific ( USARPAC ) . Immediately prior to that , Frost commanded the 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team , 25th Infantry Division . During 2010 - 2011 , the brigade deployed from Hawaii to Diyala and Salah ad Din provinces in Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom ( OIF ) and ( OND ) . Early Life and Education . Frost was born in London , England where his father , a Petty Officer in the US Navy was serving at the US Naval Communication Unit located there . Both parents are natives of Nebraska . In 1969 his father was stationed in Long Beach , CA . The family lived in Torrance , CA where Frost grew up and graduated from North High School ( Torrance ) in 1984 . Frost received an appointment to the US Military Academy at West Point , NY . During his time at West Point , Frost was a four - year starting center midfielder and defender on USMA ' s Division I soccer team . He graduated and received his commission as a 2nd Lieutenant in the US Army in May 1988 . Frost is a graduate of the Infantry Officer Basic and Advanced Courses , the Command and General Staff College , and the US Army War College . He holds Masters Degrees in Human Resources Development from Webster University and Strategic Studies from the US Army War College . Family . BG Frost is married to COL ( P ) Patricia ( Jones ) Frost from The Woodlands , Texas . COL ( Promotable ) Patricia Frost has been selected for promotion to Brigadier General and currently serves as Deputy Commanding Officer for the U . S . Army Intelligence and Security Command at Fort Belvoir , VA . They have one daughter . Career History . Frost was first assigned with the 1st Battalion ( Mechanized ) , 8th Infantry , 4th ID at Fort Carson , Colorado where he served as a Rifle and Support Platoon Leader and Company Executive Officer . < br > Italy , Bosnia . In 1993 Frost served with the 3rd Battalion , 325th Infantry Airborne Battalion Combat Team ( ABCT ) in Vicenza , Italy where he served as the Battalion Logistics and Air Operations Officer and C Company Commander . His command tour included deployment to Bosnia - Hercegovina ( former Yugoslavia ) in support of Operation Joint Endeavor . On 18 December 1995 , the company he commanded deployed from Aviano Airbase , Italy to Tuzla Airbase , Bosnia as the lead element from 3 - 325 ABCT , the first U . S . unit to deploy to Bosnia after the signing of the Dayton Peace Accords . C Company was responsible for security on north side of Tuzla Airbase , including the Main Gate Entrance point . On 20 December 1995 his unit officially relieved the United Nations Protection Force ( UNPROFOR ) marking the transfer of authority to the NATO - led Implementaion Force ( IFOR ) . The Old Guard , Aide - de - Camp to Chief of Staff , Army . In 1996 Frost was assigned to Fort Myer , Virginia where he commanded C Company , 1st Battalion , 3rd US Infantry Regiment ( The Old Guard ) . During his 18 months in command , C Company was responsible for memorial affairs and funeral support at Arlington National Cemetery ( ANC ) , ceremonial support at The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at ANC , The Washington DC Ellipse between the National Mall and White House , and other locations on the east coast . Additionally , C Company conducted standard infantry company training as part of their mission set . In 1998 Frost was assigned as the Aide - de - Camp to the 33rd Chief of Staff of the Army , Gen . Dennis J . Reimer at the Pentagon . 82nd Airborne Division , Afghanistan . In 2000 Frost was assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg , North Carolina where he served as the Division Training Officer and Operations Officer for both the 3rd Battalion , 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment ( PIR ) and 1st Brigade ( 504th PIR ) . His tour as Brigade Operations Officer was highlighted by 1st Brigade ’ s deployment to Afghanistan in 2002 - 2003 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom . From December , 2002 - May , 2003 , the 1st Brigade , 82D operated as the sole U . S . Army combat brigade in Afghanistan and conducted over a dozen Brigade Air Assault operations , numerous Ground Assault Convoy operations , and several Air Drop and Civil Military operations . In support of the people of Afghanistan , the brigade operated with numerous coalition and special operations partners supporting Coalition Task Force - 82 and Combined Joint Task Force - 180 objectives against Al Qaeda and the Taliban . Hawaii , Iraq ( 1 ) . From 2004 - 2005 Frost served as the G3 and later Chief of Staff for the 25th ID ( Light ) Rear and US Army Hawaii . In 2003 Frost was assigned to the 25th Infantry Division ( Light ) at Schofield Barracks , Hawaii where he served as the Chief of Exercises . Frost commanded the 2nd Battalion , 5th Infantry Regiment and later the 3rd Squadron , 4th US Cavalry Regiment , 25th ID from 2005 - 2008 to include 3 - 4 Cavalry ’ s deployment to Iraq in 2006 - 2007 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom . While deployed for 15 months during the Surge in Iraq , 3 - 4 Cavalry was responsible for operations in Western Nineveh Province in the north of Iraq . This twelve thousand square mile area included Iraq ' s borders with Syria and Turkey , the strategic Sunni and Shia Turkmen populated city of Tal Afar , and key lines of communication to Mosul and Baghdad . The 2007 Tal Afar bombings and massacre took place on March 27 , 2007 during 3 - 4 Cavalry ' s deployment when two truck bombs targeted Shia areas of the town of Tal Afar , Iraq , killing 152 and wounding 347 Iraqis . Frost ' s unit was responsible for the immediate crisis response and consequence management that prevented rioting , looting , and retributional sectarian killings from thrusting Tal Afar back into a full scale sectarian battleground . In January , 2007 , the Squadron ' s mobile TAC was the first military unit on scene in support of Iraqi Police who were ambushed by a 20 man insurgent suicide vest and mortar cell in Tal Afar . After three days of on and off again fire fights that included house to house clearing , the insurgent cell was destroyed and only one U . S . Soldier was wounded . For their actions in this event , several of the squadron ' s Soldiers , including Frost , received awards for Valor in combat . Near the end of their tour , 3 - 4 Cavalry was deployed from Nineveh to the southern portion of Kirkuk Province and was responsible for the ethnically diverse city of Tuz Khurmato . After the squadron returned from Iraq , Frost concluded his service in Hawaii with a six - month tour as the Chief , Training and Exercise Division for the US Army Pacific ( USARPAC ) at Fort Shafter , HI . < br > Hawaii , Iraq ( 2 ) . After attending the US Army War College , Frost returned to Hawaii and commanded the 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team ( SBCT ) , 25th ID at Schofield Barracks from 2009 - 2011 . It included the brigade ’ s deployment to Iraq in 2010 - 2011 where it served in Diyala and Salah ad Din Provinces as an Advise and Assist Brigade ( AAB ) in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and later . During their 12 month deployment to Iraq , 2 - 25 SBCT ' s ( AAB ) area of responsibility included the cities of Tikrit , Baqubah , Bayji , Khanaqin , and Samarra and several strategic sites such as Camp Ashraf , home to the Mujahedeen - e Khalq ( MEK ) ( aka People ' s Mujahedin of Iran or PMOI ) , the Bayji Oil Refinery , and a Port of Entry between Iraq and Iran . As an Advise and Assist Brigade , 2 - 25 SBCT responsibilities included training , advising , assisting and supporting Iraqi Security Forces , including Iraqi Army , Police , and Border Police forces across a twenty - thousand square mile area . The magnitude of the task was highlighted during The Battle of the Palm Grove ( 10 September 2010 - 13 September 2010 ) , which took place when elements of the 2 - 25 Advise and Assist Brigade ( Stryker Brigade Combat Team ) , 25th ID of the US Army supported 200 Iraqi Army and Iraqi Police in a search and sweep operation against 15 - 25 insurgents planting IEDs in Hudaidy , Diyala Province . During the fighting , attack helicopters and Air Force F - 16 fighters were called in and the fighter jets dropped 500 - lb . bombs in support of the Iraqi Security Forces ( ISF ) . After three days of clashes , the insurgent force managed to withdraw , while up to 33 members of the ISF were killed or wounded . Several members of 2 - 25 AAB and U . S . Special Operations Forces received awards for Valor as they stood side - by - side with the ISF and provided them advice and assistance in the first true test of the ISF ' s tactical combat capabilities after the transition from Operation Iraqi Freedom to Operation New Dawn . Many lessons were learned from the Battle of the Palm Grove resulting in new techniques and increased emphasis on live fire , combined arms maneuver training of the ISF . USARPAC . In September 2011 , subsequent to his tour as a brigade commander , Frost served for nearly a year as the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations ( G3 / 5 / 7 / 9 ) for United States Army Pacific ( USARPAC ) at Fort Shafter , Hawaii . In that post he was responsible for operations and plans during America ' s initial pivot to the Asia - Pacific for 70 , 000 U . S . Army Pacific based forces including major subordinate commands in Japan , Korea , Alaska , and Hawaii . < br > National Military Command Center . BG Frost presently serves as Deputy Director for Operations at the National Military Command Center , J3 the Joint Staff in the Pentagon . < br > External links . " What we ’ re seeing is a strategic rebalance that our nation is going through , ” said Col . Malcolm Frost , the operations officer ( G - 3 ) for US Army Pacific . “ The nation has always been focused on the Pacific , but we ’ re just seeing a refocus by the Army because our Army has , rightly so , for the last 10 years been focused on Iraq and Afghanistan . . . . "