Australian general chosen as U.S. Army Pacific deputy

The appointment of two-star Maj. Gen. Richard Burr is called "unprecedented"

By William Cole

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Aug 21, 2012

~~<p>In one of the highest-ranking assignments of its kind, a two-star general with the Australian Defense Force has been named a deputy commanding general of U.S. Army Pacific, headquartered at Fort Shafter.</p>
<p>Army officials called the posting "unprecedented" for Army service component commands — of which Fort Shafter is one — and said it's rare to have a foreign officer that high in command in the U.S. Army.</p>
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In one of the highest-ranking assignments of its kind, a two-star general with the Australian Defense Force has been named a deputy commanding general of U.S. Army Pacific, headquartered at Fort Shafter.

Army officials called the posting "unprecedented" for Army service component commands — of which Fort Shafter is one — and said it's rare to have a foreign officer that high in command in the U.S. Army. Login for more...