Dennis Scott McKean is a retired

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who last served as deputy commanding general for

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Scott McKea
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/ref> and the Director, Futures and Concepts Center. He previously served as the chief of staff for

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Early life and education

McKean was born in

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, and raised in

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. He graduated from

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in 1986. McKean was commissioned as an armor officer in 1990 from the

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at West Point.

Military career

McKean's previous assignments include tank platoon leader and company executive officer in the 3rd Battalion, 73rd Armor Regiment and operations officer for the

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Long Range Surveillance Company at

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, as well as posts at

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, Korea. He was also a tank company commander and headquarters company commander in the 4th Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment at

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. McKean served as the operations officer and executive officer for the 1st Battalion,

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, 4th Infantry Division, during his deployment to

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. Later, he assumed duty as the deputy G3, 4th Infantry Division and deployed to

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. He then commanded the 1st Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment and deployed back to Baghdad. He deployed again as the commander of the 4th Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division in 2011 as part of Operation New Dawn in Iraq. Before his assignment at

, McKean was assigned as the commanding officer of the 2nd Infantry Division.

Personal life

McKean is married with two children.

Awards and decorations

References

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