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lieutenant judge advocate general general dana kyle chipman 38th united states army 1980 -- 2013 20px united states army u.s. army j.a.g. corps inglewood , california united states 30px merit 30px bronze star medal def . superior service medal 30px legion of resting place war on terror war in afghanistan 23 september 1958 dana k. chipman -lrb- signature -rrb- . png 35px lieutenant general dana k. chipman - official portrait.jpg dana k. chipman
 dana kyle chipman
dana k. chipman

lieutenant general dana kyle chipman , usa -lrb- born september 23 , 1958 -rrb- is an american military lawyer who served from 2009 to 2013 as the judge advocate general of the united states army .
ltg chipman was born in inglewood , california and graduated from h l bourgeois high school in gray , louisiana .
he then attended the united states military academy at west point , earning a bachelor of science degree and commissioning as an infantry officer in 1980 .
he later earned a juris doctor degree from stanford law school in 1986 .
he also holds a master of laws degree from the judge advocate general 's legal center and school and a master of science degree in strategic studies from the united states army war college .
ltg chipman 's first assignment was with 1st battalion , 12th infantry regiment , 4th infantry division -lrb- mechanized -rrb- at fort carson , colorado , where he served as a platoon leader and company executive officer until 1983 .
upon completion of the army 's funded legal education program , he was assigned as a legal assistance and claims attorney , and as a trial counsel with the 3d infantry division -lrb- mechanized -rrb- in schweinfurt , germany .
in 1991 , he was assigned to the u.s. army litigation division in washington , d.c. , as a litigation attorney and senior litigation attorney .
he later served as the detachment judge advocate , 1st special forces operational detachment -- delta -lrb- airborne -rrb- at fort bragg , north carolina .
he was next assigned as the deputy staff judge advocate , u.s. army infantry center and fort benning , georgia .
in 1999 , he returned to fort bragg to serve as legal advisor , joint special operations command .
in 2001 and 2002 , he deployed as the legal advisor to a joint special operations task force for operation enduring freedom .
he served as the staff judge advocate , u.s. special operations command , macdill air force base , florida , and then as staff judge advocate , u.s. central command .
he also served as the commander and commandant of the judge advocate general 's legal center and school in charlottesville , virginia .
on october 1 , 2009 , he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant general and began serving as the 38th judge advocate general of the u.s. army .
ltg chipman completed the infantry officer basic course , the judge advocate officer basic and graduate courses , the army command and general staff college , and the army war college .
ltg chipman 's awards include the defense superior service medal with two oak leaf clusters , the legion of merit , the bronze star medal , the defense meritorious service medal , the meritorious service medal with two oak leaf clusters , the army commendation medal with one oak leaf cluster , and the army achievement medal with two oak leaf clusters .
he is also entitled to wear the expert infantryman badge and the parachutist badge .
in august 2014 , it was announced that chipman will serve as the chief counsel for the republican members of the united states house select committee on events surrounding the 2012 terrorist attack in benghazi .
ltg chipman is married with three children .
