title: Joseph Anderson (U.S. Army general)
text: # Joseph Anderson (U.S. Army general)
  
  Joseph Anderson (born September 14, 1959) is a retired lieutenant general in the United States Army, who last served as Deputy Chief of Staff of the Army, G-3/5/7, previously serving as the commanding general of the XVIII Airborne Corps, Commander of International Security Assistance Force Joint Command and Deputy Commanding General, US Forces – Afghanistan. Born in New York in 1959, he was commissioned upon his graduation from the United States Military Academy in 1981.
  
  ## Awards and decorations
  
  * Combat Infantryman Badge with Star (denoting 2nd award)
  * Ranger tab
  * Master Combat Parachutist Badge with one bronze jump star
  * Air Assault Badge
  * Pathfinder Badge
  * Silver Army Recruiter Badge
  * Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge
  * Army Staff Identification Badge
  * 18th Airborne Corps Patch Combat Service Identification Badge
  * German Parachutist Badge in bronze
  * Panamanian Parachutist Badge in bronze
  * 502nd Infantry Regiment Distinctive Unit Insignia
  * 9 Overseas Service Bars
  * Defense Distinguished Service Medal
  * Army Distinguished Service Medal with two bronze oak leaf clusters
  * Defense Superior Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
  * Legion of Merit with two oak leaf clusters
  * Bronze Star Medal with Valor device
  * Bronze Star Medal with four oak leaf clusters
  * Defense Meritorious Service Medal
  * Meritorious Service Medal with silver oak leaf cluster
  * Joint Service Commendation Medal
  * Army Commendation Medal with eight oak leaf clusters
  * Army Commendation Medal (second ribbon to denote tenth award)
  * Joint Service Achievement Medal
  * Army Achievement Medal with silver oak leaf cluster
  * Joint Meritorious Unit Award with two oak leaf clusters
  * Meritorious Unit Commendation
  * Superior Unit Award
  * National Defense Service Medal with one bronze service star
  * Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal with Arrowhead device
  * Kosovo Campaign Medal with two service stars
  * Afghanistan Campaign Medal with service star
  * Iraq Campaign Medal with service star
  * Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
  * Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
  * Armed Forces Service Medal
  * Army Service Ribbon
  * Army Overseas Service Ribbon with bronze award numeral 2
  * NATO Meritorious Service Medal
  * NATO Medal for the former Yugoslavia with two service stars
  * Badge of Honour of the Bundeswehr in gold (Germany)
  