Michael R. Eastman is a retired

United States Army The United States Army (USA) is the land service branch of the United States Armed Forces. It is one of the eight U.S. uniformed services, and is designated as the Army of the United States in the U.S. Constitution.Article II, section 2, cla ...

brigadier general Brigadier general or Brigade general is a military rank used in many countries. It is the lowest ranking general officer in some countries. The rank is usually above a colonel, and below a major general or divisional general. When appointed ...

who last served as the Special Assistant to the Director of the Army Staff. Previously, he was the Deputy Commanding General (Support) of the

10th Mountain Division The 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) is a light infantry division in the United States Army based at Fort Drum, New York. Formerly designated as a mountain warfare unit, the division was the only one of its size in the US military to re ...

. and the last US General to command Train, Advise, Assist Command - South and Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. A 1991 Distinguished Graduate of the United States Military Academy, Eastman holds a BS in International Relations from the US Military Academy, an MMAS in Military History from the Command and General Staff College, and an MS and PhD(ABD) in Political Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He also attended the British Higher Command and Staff College in Shrivenham, England as the sole American military representative, and served as a Senior Fellow at

the Institute of World Politics The Institute of World Politics (IWP) is a private graduate school of national security, intelligence, and international affairs in Washington DC, and Reston, Virginia. Founded in 1990, it offers courses related to intelligence, national secu ...

. In October 2021, BG Eastman was appointed as the Executive Director of the ETS Sponsorship Program, a national non-profit dedicated to assisting service members from all branches of the military in their transition back to civilian life.

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