Summary General Robert W. Cone assumed duties as Commander, United States Army Training and Doctrine Command on April 29, 2011. General Cone graduated from the United States Military Academy and was commissioned as an Armor Officer in June 1979. His first duty assignment was in the 2nd Armored Division, Fort Hood, Texas, from January 1980 until December 1984. In July 1985, General Cone began studies at the University of Texas, Austin, earning a Master's Degree in Sociology and upon completion in 1987 was assigned to the Department of Behavioral Sciences and Leadership at West Point. He performed duties as an instructor, and later assistant professor in the department before attending the Command and General Staff College in summer 1990. In May 1991, General Cone reported as the Operations Officer, 2nd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment where he deployed in support of Operation Desert Storm. General Cone then attended the Naval War College in 1997 earning a Master's Degree in National Security and Strategic Studies. He deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in March 2003 leading Joint Forces Command's Lessons Learned Collection Team and was subsequently assigned Director, Joint Center for Operational Analysis. In June 2007, General Cone deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom as Commander, Combined Security Transition Command. General Cone deployed to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation New Dawn from March 2010 to February 2011.

• Documentary
• History