1. Robert Harward served as the Deputy Commander of US Joint Forces Command and previously commanded Combined Joint Interagency Task Force 435.
20 Facts About Robert Harward
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Robert Harward was born into a Navy family in Newport, Rhode Island.
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Robert Harward graduated from the Tehran American School in Iran in 1974.
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Robert Harward graduated from the Naval Academy Preparatory School in Newport, and then received his bachelor's degree from the United States Naval Academy in 1979.
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Robert Harward is a graduate of the College of Naval Command and Staff at the Naval War College as well as the Armed Forces Staff College.
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Robert Harward served as a federal executive fellow at RAND, and completed the Foreign Policy Program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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Robert Harward served as assault team leader and operations officer during which time he planned, rehearsed and operated during classified exercises and operations.
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Robert Harward later earned a Master of Arts degree in National Security and Strategic Studies from the Naval War College.
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Robert Harward served staff and command tours including Naval Special Warfare task group commander for Operation Desert Thunder in Kuwait; Joint Special Operations task force commander for Operation Rugged Nautilus; deputy commander of the Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force in support of Operation Joint Forge in Bosnia.
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Robert Harward commanded a special multinational task force CJSOTF-South, later renamed Task Force K-Bar and directed special reconnaissance and direct action missions throughout the country.
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In October 2002, Robert Harward deployed as Commander, Task Force 561 where he commanded Naval Special Warfare Task Group Central in Iraq.
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Robert Harward's forces included all the assets in the Naval Special Warfare inventory as well as forces from the Polish GROM, the United Kingdom Royal Marines and the Kuwaiti Navy.
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Robert Harward relinquished command of NSWG 1 in August 2003 and reported to the Executive Office of the President at the White House.
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Robert Harward served on the National Security Council staff as the director of Strategy and Defense Issues.
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From June 2006 to July 2008, Robert Harward served as the Deputy Commanding General, Joint Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and he served multiple combat tours in Afghanistan and Iraq.
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Robert Harward considered himself proud of helping to improve the situation of women on his duty.
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On November 3,2008, Robert Harward assumed the position of Deputy Commander, United States Joint Forces Command.
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In 2011, Robert Harward was reappointed to the rank of Vice Admiral and assigned to the position of Deputy Commander, United States Central Command led by General James Mattis.
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Robert Harward retired in November 2013 after 34 years of military service.
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Media reports cited sources indicating that Robert Harward was unable to agree with Trump over making his own appointments to his team.