Joseph Anderson (U.S. Army general)
# Joseph Anderson (U.S. Army general)

Joseph Anderson (born September 14, 1959) is a retired lieutenant general in the United States Army, who last served as Deputy Chief of Staff of the Army, G-3/5/7, previously serving as the commanding general of the XVIII Airborne Corps, Commander of International Security Assistance Force Joint Command and Deputy Commanding General, US Forces – Afghanistan. Born in New York in 1959, he was commissioned upon his graduation from the United States Military Academy in 1981.

## Awards and decorations

* Combat Infantryman Badge with Star (denoting 2nd award)
* Ranger tab
* Master Combat Parachutist Badge with one bronze jump star
* Air Assault Badge
* Pathfinder Badge
* Silver Army Recruiter Badge
* Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge
* Army Staff Identification Badge
* 18th Airborne Corps Patch Combat Service Identification Badge
* German Parachutist Badge in bronze
* Panamanian Parachutist Badge in bronze
* 502nd Infantry Regiment Distinctive Unit Insignia
* 9 Overseas Service Bars
* Defense Distinguished Service Medal
* Army Distinguished Service Medal with two bronze oak leaf clusters
* Defense Superior Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
* Legion of Merit with two oak leaf clusters
* Bronze Star Medal with Valor device
* Bronze Star Medal with four oak leaf clusters
* Defense Meritorious Service Medal
* Meritorious Service Medal with silver oak leaf cluster
* Joint Service Commendation Medal
* Army Commendation Medal with eight oak leaf clusters
* Army Commendation Medal (second ribbon to denote tenth award)
* Joint Service Achievement Medal
* Army Achievement Medal with silver oak leaf cluster
* Joint Meritorious Unit Award with two oak leaf clusters
* Meritorious Unit Commendation
* Superior Unit Award
* National Defense Service Medal with one bronze service star
* Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal with Arrowhead device
* Kosovo Campaign Medal with two service stars
* Afghanistan Campaign Medal with service star
* Iraq Campaign Medal with service star
* Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
* Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
* Armed Forces Service Medal
* Army Service Ribbon
* Army Overseas Service Ribbon with bronze award numeral 2
* NATO Meritorious Service Medal
* NATO Medal for the former Yugoslavia with two service stars
* Badge of Honour of the Bundeswehr in gold (Germany)
