Omar James Jones IV is a

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who serves as the commanding general of the

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since 5 July 2022. He most recently served as Deputy Commanding General of the

from July 2021 to July 2022. He previously commanded the

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and

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from June 2019 to June 2021. Born in

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where his father was attending dental school in

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, Jones graduated from Glenelg High School in 1988. He then attended the

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, serving as First Captain for his class and graduating in 1992 with a B.S. degree in operations research. Jones later earned a Master of Public Administration degree from

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and a master's degree in national security strategy from the

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Personal

Jones is the son of Omar J. Jones III and Carol Jones. His father was a dentist who served as an Army Dental Corps

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from 1973 to 1976. Jones has two sisters. Jones married his high school classmate at West Point one day after his graduation in 1992. They have three sons, two of whom have also graduated from West Point.

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