Hometown Hero: Gen. Anthony McQueen 4/25Brigadier General McQueen is a native of Texas and a graduate of Sam Houston State University where he was commissioned as an ROTC Distinguished Military Graduate in 1991.
Brigadier General McQueen most recently served as the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-3/5/7 United States Army Medical Command and was detailed to Operation Warp Speed from May 2020 - May 2021. He has commanded at every level from company through brigade. He most recently commanded Blanchfield Army Community Hospital, United States Army Medical Activity, Fort Campbell, Kentucky from June 2017 to June 2019 and the 402d Army Field Support Brigade, Fort Shafter, Hawaii from August 2015 to June 2017.
He served two Operation Iraqi Freedom combat tours and two tours in the Republic of Korea. He has served with the 2nd Infantry Division, the 25th Infantry Division, 4th Infantry Division, and the 1st Cavalry Division. He has also held key leadership positions at both the Medical Brigade and Brigade Combat Team levels, Division Staff, U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence, and the Office of the Surgeon General.
Brigadier General McQueen is a graduate of the Army Medical Department Officer Basic Course; he has also completed the Combined Logistics Officer Advanced Course, the Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas and the National War College. He holds a Master of Science in National Security Strategy, and a Master of Arts in Health Services Management.
His awards and decorations include the Defense Superior Service Medal; the Legion of Merit; Bronze Star Medal; the Meritorious Service Medal; the Army Commendation Medal; the Army Achievement Medal; National Defense Service Medal; the Iraq Campaign Medal; the Global War on Terrorism Medal; Korean Defense Service Medal; the Armed Forces Service Medal; the Army Service Ribbon; and the Overseas Ribbon. He also wears the Expert Field Medic Badge, the Parachutist Badge, the Air Assault Badge, and the Army Staff Identification Badge.
