Fort Jackson, SC (WLTX) - A person who grew up in South Carolina will be the next leader at Fort Jackson.
The Army announced Tuesday that Brig. Gen. Milford 'Beags' Beagle Jr. will become the fort's new commanding general. He's expected to formally take over from Maj. Gen. Pete Johnson in June.
Beagle grew up in Enoree, South Carolina and went to college at South Carolina State University in Orangeburg. His wife is from the town of Blackville, and the couple has two sons.
In addition to his time at SC State, he also holds a degree from Kansas State University and the United States Army Command.
Beagle entered the Army in 1990.
Beagle has served as assistant operations officer at the Battalion and Brigade level, he commanded three infantry rifle companies in the 25th Infantry Division and Third U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) respectively; Chief of G3 Plans, Eight U.S. Army, Korea; Battalion Operations Officer 1st Battalion (M) 9th Infantry Regiment; Brigade Operations Officer 2nd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Ramadi, Iraq and Fort Carson, Colorado; Joint Strategic Planner, Joint Staff J-7; and Executive Assistant to the Vice Director Joint Staff J-7. His most recent assignments were as commander of 2nd Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment (CAB) Republic of Korea; Deputy to the Director of Army Staff - DCOM-Army, Camp Eggers, Afghanistan; and Commander, Consolidated Fielding Center, Pol-e-charki, Afghanistan. He has served as an Army War College Fellow with the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, Washington D.C. He served as the J5 Division Chief for the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization (JIEDD), Washington, D.C., as the Commander, 193rd Infantry Brigade (Basic Combat Training), Fort Jackson, S.C. and as the Executive Officer to the Vice Chief of Staff, Army before assuming his current duties as as the deputy commanding general (Support), 10th Mountain Division (Light), Fort Drum, New York.
