Robert W. Cone
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Fort Hood officials call reports of 'Allahu akbar' cry 'speculation'...that he was saying Allahu Akbar. " In an interview Friday on NBC's "Today" show, Cone said there were "first-hand accounts here that are similar" to reports of Hasan using those words. One of the wounded, Pfc. Joseph Foster, told... In this article: Robert Cone, Fort Hood, George W. Casey Jr., and Ron Radosh |
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CNN | November 05, 2009
Fort Hood gunman alive and in custody, commander says
...base's commander said Thursday evening. A civilian officer who was wounded in the incident shot the suspect, who is "in custody and in stable condition," Army Lt. Gen. Robert Cone told reporters. "Preliminary reports indicate there was a...
In this article: Fort Hood, Robert Cone, Kay Bailey Hutchison, United States, Texas, and Iraq
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washingtonpost.com | November 06, 2009
Families, soldiers mourn comrades; share stories of survival
...spoke to reporters about their loved ones. Cone told CNN on Friday morning that he visited wounded soldiers overnight and was inspired by their stories of how they responded to the attack. "I met a young man who had been shot four times...
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Centre Daily Times | November 05, 2009
Army psychiatrist kills 12, wounds 31 at Fort Hood
...Cone, the base commander at Fort Hood. Two other soldiers were in custody, Cone said, though U.S. Rep. John Carter, R-Texas, whose district includes Fort Hood, later told CNN they had been released. Cone said all casualties were military...
In this article: Fort Hood, John Carter, Barack Obama, and Texas
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Searching for answers at Fort Hood
...Kimberly Munley of the Fort Hood Police Department "just happened very fortunately to be very close to the incident scene," Cone told CNN's "American Morning," calling it "a pretty amazing and aggressive performance by this police...
In this article: Fort Hood, Barack Obama, Robert Cone, and FBI
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Yahoo! News | November 05, 2009
12 dead, 31 wounded inTexas military base shootings (AFP)
...commander said. Lieutenant General Robert Cone said the killing spree began at around 1:30 pm local time, when at least one soldier opened fire on fellow troops at the base, one of the world's largest military facilities. "At this time, we...
In this article: Robert Cone, Fort Hood, Texas, US Army, San Antonio, and CNN
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Robert W. Cone is a major general in the United States Army, and is currently in command of the Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan. Prior to assuming this position on July 16, 2007, he was the Commanding General, National Training Center and Fort Irwin, CA.
General Cone hails from Manchester, New Hampshire and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Armor Branch from the United States Military Academy in 1979. Later, at the University of Texas at Austin, he earned a Master of Arts degree in Sociology. General Cone was assigned to the Behavioral Science and Leadership department at West Point where he served as both an instructor and Assistant Professor. His military education includes the Naval War College, Army Command and General Staff College, Infantry Officer Advanced Course and Armor Officer Basic Course.
Throughout his career, General Cone has served in operational assignments in the United States, Germany, and Southwest Asia. His commands include: 1st Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, III Corps, Fort Bliss, TX, later Fort Carson, CO, and 2d Brigade, 4th Infantry Division (Mechanized), Fort Hood, TX. His key staff assignments include: Executive Officer, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fulda, Germany; Operations Officer, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, TX; Director, Joint Advanced Warfighting Program, Institute for Defense Analyses, Alexandria, VA; and, Director, Joint Center for Operational Analysis, U.S. Joint Forces Command, Operation Iraqi Freedom.
- Birthplace:
- Manchester, NH
- Term of Military Service:
- 1979-present
- Allegiance:
- United States of America
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