Robert William RisCassi (born January 18, 1936) is a retired

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four-star general who served as

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(VCSA) from 1989 to 1990; Commander in Chief, United Nations Command/Commander in Chief, ROK/U.S. Combined Forces Command/Commander, U.S. Forces Korea/Commanding General,

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(CINCUNC/CINCCFC/COMUSFK) from 1992 to 1993.

Biography

RisCassi was born on January 18, 1936, in Hartford, Connecticut, and is a 1958 graduate of the

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with a bachelor's degree in history and holds a master's degree from Auburn University in Political Science. His other assignments include

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and Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations and Plans, all in Washington, D.C.; Deputy Commanding General of the

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and Commanding General of the

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, Kansas; Commander of the 9th Infantry Division (Motorized), Fort Lewis, Washington; Assistant Division Commander of the 8th Infantry Division (Mechanized) in Germany; and Assistant Commandant of the

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at Fort Benning, Georgia. His military education includes the Army War College and the

Air Command and Staff College The Air Command and Staff College (ACSC) is located at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, Alabama and is the United States Air Force's intermediate-level Professional Military Education (PME) school. It is a subordinate command of the Air Univ ...

.Spectrum Group bio
/ref> He was awarded the University of Connecticut Distinguished Alumni Award in 1989.UCAA Distinguished Alumni Award Past Recipients

Awards and decorations

Post military

RisCassi is Vice-President of L-3 Communications Corporation. He served on the Commission on Roles and Missions in 1995, and has been employed as an executive with

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and Lockheed Martin. He sits on the boards of Alliant Techsystems, Korea Society,

National Intelligence Council The National Intelligence Council (NIC), established in 1979 and reporting to the Director of National Intelligence, bridges the United States Intelligence Community (IC) with policy makers in the United States. The NIC produces the "Global Tren ...

, is a member of the

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's Senior Advisory Group and was a member of the Department of Defense 2001 investigation into the No Gun Ri allegations, and sat on the National Defense Panel in 1997.

References

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