 Complete the following phrase:  John Batiste was commissioned as an infantry officer from West Point Class of 1974 and served in five US Army heavy divisions over the next 31 years. He is a two-time combat veteran in both the Gulf War brigade operations officerS3, 24th Infantry Division and Operation Iraqi Freedom commanding general of the 1st Infantry Division. Previously, he commanded the 3rd Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division from 19911993, served as the operations officerG3 of the 3rd Infantry Division from 19941995, and commanded the 2nd Brigade of the 1st Armored Division from 1995 to 1997, during which time the brigade was deployed to Bosnia-Herzegovina as one of the two US brigades during the IFOR mission to implement the terms of the Dayton Peace Accords from December 1995 through November 1996. Following brigade command, he was promoted to brigadier general in 1997 and served as the plans officer for NATOs Southern Region 19971999, assistant division commander-maneuver of the 1st Cavalry Division 19992000, Joint StaffJ8 Deputy Director for Joint Warfighting Capability Assessment 20002001, and as the senior military assistant to the Deputy Secretary of Defense 20012002. While working for the Deputy Secretary of Defense, he was involved in the early planning stages of the War in Afghanistan and 