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Deputy Surgeon General / Deputy Commanding General for Support

MG Richard A. Stone is currently serving as the U.S. Army Deputy Surgeon General / Deputy Commanding General for Support.  He is a member of the Department of Defense's Wounded Ill and Injured Task Force and a chairman of the Army Reserve Force Policy Committee.  From October 2005 to March 2009, MG Stone served simultaneously as the Commanding General, Medical Readiness and Training Command, in San Antonio, TX, and as Deputy Commander for Administration for the 3rd Medical Command in Forest Park, GA.  From March 2009 to June 2011, he served as the Deputy Surgeon General for Mobilization, Readiness and Reserve Affairs.

MG Stone is a graduate of Western Michigan University where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology in 1973.  He graduated from the Wayne State University Medical School and earned his degree in Medicine in 1977.  He completed his internship in Internal Medicine and residency in Dermatology at Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, from 1977 to 1981, and is certified by the American Board of Dermatology.  His military education includes completion of the AMEDD Officer Basic and Advanced Courses, Command and General Staff College, and the U.S. Army War College.

MG Stone was directly commissioned in the Medical Corps in 1991 and has held assignments in the Army Reserve as Dermatologist, 323d General Hospital, 1991-1994; Commander, Hospital Unit Surgical, 323d General Hospital, 1994-1997; Commander, 948th Forward Surgical Team, 1997-2001; and Commander, 452d Combat Support Hospital 2001-2005.  While serving as the 452d Combat Support Hospital Commander, MG Stone deployed to Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, and subsequently was selected to serve as Commander, Task Force 44 Medical (Forward) in 2003-2004, a multinational medical task Force of more than 1000 medical service members from four nations.  During this time, he simultaneously served as Task Force 180 Command Surgeon.

His military decorations and awards include the Legion of Merit with Oak Leaf Cluster, Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters, National Defense Service Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Armed Forces Reserve Medal with Silver Hourglass and M Device, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Medal, and the Combat Action Badge.  He is a member of the Order of Military Medical Merit.