United States Army Retired Brigadier General Thomas E. White has been
nominated as Secretary of the Army.
General White was the Platoon leader of the 11th Cavalry Blackhorse,
Aero-Rifle Platoon (ARP's) in Vietnam.
General White was also the 52nd Colonel of 11th Cavalry, Blackhorse, as we
defended the Fulda Gap in Germany.
Secretary of the Army, the Honorable Thomas E. White will be the speaker at
the 100th Anniversary Reunion at the Hyatt Regency Hotel on Capitol Hill in
Washington, DC. The reunion is held from August 2 through 5, 2001.
White House Press Release:
President George W. Bush today announced his intention to nominate four
individuals to serve in his administration.
The President intends to nominate Thomas E. White to be Secretary of the
Army. He is currently the Vice-Chairman of Enron Energy Services. He has
served as Chairman and CEO of Enron Operations Corporation and as Chairman
and CEO of Enron Power Corporation since joining Enron in 1990. After 23
years, White retired from the U.S. Army as a Brigadier General. He served
as Executive Assistant to General Colin Powell while he served as Chairman
of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 1989 to 1990 and served as Director of
the Armor/Anti-Armor Special Task Force in the Office of the Chief of
Staff of the U.S. Army. He is a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy,
the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School, the U.S. Army Command and General
Staff College and the War College.
The President intends to nominate Gordon England to be Secretary of the
Navy. He is presently the Executive Vice President of General Dynamics.
He has served with General Dynamics since 1980, excepting four years when
he served as President of Lockheed Fort Worth, as a Program Manager for
Amecom (Litton Industries) and as CEO of GRE Consultants. He has held
several positions at General Dynamics including Director of Avionics,
President of the Land Systems Division and President of General Dynamics
Fort Worth. England is a graduate of the University of Maryland and
received a M.B.A. from Syracuse University.
RESUME OF SERVICE CAREER
of
THOMAS EUGENE WHITE, JR., Brigadier General
YEARS OF ACTIVE COMMISSIONED SERVICE Over 22
DATE OF RETIREMENT 31 July 1990
MILITARY SCHOOLS ATTENDED
The Armor School, Basic (1967) and Advanced (1971) Courses United States
Army Command and General Staff College (1979) United States Army War
College (1984)
EDUCATIONAL DEGREES
United States Military Academy - BS Degree - No Major (1967)
Naval Postgraduate School - MS Degree - Operations Research (1974)
FOREIGN LANGUAGE(S) Spanish
MAJOR DUTY ASSIGNMENTS
FROM TO ASSIGNMENT
Oct 67 Dec 67 Student, Armor Officer Basic Course, United States Army
Armor School, Fort Knox, Kentucky
Dec 67 Apr 68 Platoon Leader, Troop A, 3rd Squadron, 1st Cavalry,
1st Armored Division, Fort Hood, Texas
Jun 68 May 69 Platoon Leader, M Company, later Troop K, later Air
Cavalry Troop, 3rd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, and later
Administrative Officer, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, United States Army Vietnam
May 69 Apr 70 Troop Commander, Troop F, 2d Squadron, 6th
Armored
Cavalry Regiment, Fort George G. Meade, Maryland
Apr 70 Jan 71 Student, Armor Officer Advanced Course,
United
States Army Armor School, Fort Knox, Kentucky
Feb 71 Oct 71 Student, Officer Rotary Wing Aviator
Course, United
States Army Aviation School, Fort Wolters, Texas, later Student, Officer Rotary
Wing Aviator Course (Phase II), United States Army Aviation School, Fort
Rucker, Alabama
Nov 71 Dec 72 Operations Officer, F Troop, 8th Cavalry,
196th
Infantry Brigade, later Assistant S-1 (Personnel), later S-1, 12th Combat Aviation
Group, United States Army Vietnam
Jan 73 Dec 74 Student, Naval Postgraduate School,
Monterey California
Dec 74 Jun 76 Project Officer, Tank Special Study
Group, later
Operations Research Systems Analyst, Directorate for Combat Developments, United
States Army Armor Center, Fort Knox, Kentucky
Jun 76 Jun 78 Materiel Acquisition Analyst, later
Operations
Officer, Tank Forces Management Group, Office of the Chief of Staff,
United States Army, Washington, DC
Jun 78 Jun 79 Student, United States Army Command and
General
Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
Jun 79 Jun 81 S-3 (Operations) Officer, later Executive
Officer,
11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, United States Army Europe
Jun 81 Jun 83 Commander, 1st Squadron, 11th Armored
Cavalry
Regiment, United States Army Europe
Aug 83 Jun 84 Student, United States Army War College,
Carlisle
Barracks, Pennsylvania
Jun 84 Jun 85 Deputy Director, Concepts and Analysis,
Deep Attack
Programs Directorate, Office, Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations and Plans,
United States Army, Washington, DC
Jun 85 May 86 Director, Corps Battle Analysis Task
Force, Combined
Arms Operations Research Activity, United States Army Combined Arms Center,
Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
Jun 86 Jun 88 Commander, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment,
V Corps,
United States Army Europe
Jun 88 Jun 89 Director, Armor/Anti-Armor Special Task
Force,
Office of the Chief of Staff, United States Army, Washington, DC
Jun 89 Sep 89 Deputy Director for Operations, National
Military
Command Center, J-3, Organization of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Washington, DC
Sep 89 Jul 90 Executive Assistant to The Chairman,
Joint Chiefs of
Staff, Washington, DC
PROMOTIONS DATES OF APPOINTMENT
2LT 7 Jun 67
1LT 7 Jun 68
CPT 7 Jun 69
MAJ 9 Jun 76
LTC 13 Jul 80
COL 1 Nov 84
BG 1 Jul 90
US DECORATIONS AND BADGES
Distinguished Service Medal
Silver Star
Legion of Merit (with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters)
Distinguished Flying Cross
Bronze Star Medal with "V" Device (with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters)
Meritorious Service Medal
Air Medals with "V" Device
Army Commendation Medal with "V" Device (with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Achievement Medal
Army Aviator Badge
Combat Infantryman Badge
Parachutist Badge
Ranger Tab
Army Staff Identification Badge
SOURCE OF COMMISSION USMA
SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
Assignment Dates Rank
Deputy Director for Operations, Jun 89-Aug 89 Colonel/Brigadier
National Military Command Center, General
J-3, Organization of the Joint
Chiefs of Staff, Washington DC
Executive Assistant to The Oct 89-Jul 90 Brigadier General
Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff,
Washington, DC 20310