Gary Brito

{{Short description|United States Army general}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox military person |name = Gary Brito |image = GEN Gary M. Brito (2).jpg |image_size = |alt = |caption = |nickname = |birth_date = {{Birth based on age as of date|53|2017|8|20}}<ref name="hyannis">{{Cite web |url=https://www.capecodtimes.com/news/20170820/hyannis-native-promoted-to-two-star-general |title=Hyannis native promoted to two-star general |first=Geoff |last=Spillane |website=capecodtimes.com}}{{Dead link|date=April 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> |birth_place = Hyannis, Massachusetts, U.S. |death_date = |death_place = |burial_place = |allegiance = United States |branch = United States Army |service_years = 1987–2025 |rank = General |service_number = |unit = |commands = {{plainlist| *United States Army Training and Doctrine Command *Fort Benning *Fort Polk *120th Infantry Brigade *1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment }} |battles = {{ubl|War in Afghanistan|Iraq War}} |awards = {{ubl|Army Distinguished Service Medal (2)|Legion of Merit (6)|Bronze Star Medal (2)}} |relations = |other_work = |module = {{Listen|pos=center|embed=yes|filename=Opening Statement of LTG Gary Brito at a HASC Subcommittee Hearing on Talent Management.ogg|title=Gary Brito's voice|type=speech|description=Brito's opening statement at a House Armed Services subcommittee hearing on talent management and reorganization Recorded February 8, 2022}} }} '''Gary M. Brito''' (born 1963 or 1964)<ref name="hyannis"/> is a United States Army general who served as Commanding General, United States Army Training and Doctrine Command from September 2022 to September 2025.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/29327 |title=Webcast: TRADOC Change of Command Ceremony |access-date=2022-08-26 |website=DVIDS |archive-date=August 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220826020710/https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/29327 |url-status=live}}</ref> He served as Deputy Chief of Staff, G-1 of the United States Army from July 2020 to August 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.wtvm.com/2020/07/16/ft-bennings-commanding-general-promoted-rank-lieutenant-general/ |title=Ft. Benning's commanding general to be promoted to rank of lieutenant general |website=wtvm.com}}</ref> He was also the first African American of Cape Verdean ethnicity to command Fort Benning.<ref>[https://www.macon.com/latest-news/article205309319.html The Telegraph] (subscription required)</ref> Further commands included the Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk; the 120th Infantry Brigade, 1st Army; and 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment.<ref name="gomo.army.mil">{{Cite web |url=https://www.gomo.army.mil/public/Biography/usa-8814/garym-brito |title=Lieutenant General Gary M. Brito - General Officer Management Office |access-date=May 22, 2021 |archive-date=May 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210514041405/https://www.gomo.army.mil/public/Biography/usa-8814/garym-brito |url-status=live}}</ref>

Born and raised in Hyannis, Massachusetts, he was commissioned in 1987 from ROTC at the Pennsylvania State University.<ref name="hyannis" /><ref name="army bio">{{Cite web |url=https://www.army.mil/article/238178/ltg_gary_brito_biography |title=LTG Gary Brito Biography |website=army.mil}}</ref><ref name="gomo.army.mil"/>

Brito earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Community Studies from the Pennsylvania State University. He later received a master's degree in Human Resource Management from Troy State University and another master's degree in Joint Strategy and Campaign Planning from the Joint Advanced Warfighting School.<ref name="army bio"/>

==Awards and decorations== {| |125px  Combat Infantryman Badge |- |75px  Ranger tab |- |90px  Basic Parachutist Badge |- |85px  Army Staff Identification Badge |- |105px  Canadian Parachutist badge |- |55px  502nd Infantry Regiment Distinctive Unit Insignia |- |70px  3rd Infantry Division Shoulder Sleeve Insignia |- |50px  5 Overseas Service Bars |} {| |{{ribbon devices|number=1|type=oak|ribbon=U.S. Army Distinguished Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=60}} |Army Distinguished Service Medal with one bronze oak leaf cluster |- |{{ribbon devices|number=5|type=oak|ribbon=Legion of Merit ribbon.svg|width=60}} |Legion of Merit with silver oak leaf cluster |- |{{ribbon devices|number=1|type=oak|name=Bronze Star ribbon|width=60}} |Bronze Star Medal with oak leaf cluster |- |{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Defense Meritorious Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=60}} |Defense Meritorious Service Medal |- |{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Meritorious Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=60}}14px14px14px14px |Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters |- |{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Army Commendation Medal ribbon.svg|width=60}}12px14px14px14px |Army Commendation Medal with Valor device and three oak leaf clusters |- |{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Army Achievement Medal ribbon.svg|width=60}}14px14px14px14px |Army Achievement Medal with four oak leaf clusters |- |{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Valorous Unit Award ribbon.svg|width=60}} |Valorous Unit Award |- |{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Army Superior Unit Award ribbon.svg|width=60}} |Superior Unit Award |- |60px |Army of Occupation Medal |- |{{ribbon devices|number=1|type=service-star|ribbon=National Defense Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=60}} |National Defense Service Medal with one bronze service star |- |{{ribbon devices|number=1|type=service-star|ribbon=Afghanistan Campaign Medal ribbon.svg|width=60}} |Afghanistan Campaign Medal with service star |- |{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=Iraq Campaign Medal ribbon.svg|width=60}}11px11px11px |Iraq Campaign Medal with three service stars |- |{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary ribbon.svg|width=60}} |Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal |- |{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Global War on Terrorism Service ribbon.svg|width=60}} |Global War on Terrorism Service Medal |- |{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Army Service Ribbon.svg|width=60}} |Army Service Ribbon |- |{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=numeral|ribbon=Army Overseas Service Ribbon.svg|width=60}}10px |Army Overseas Service Ribbon with bronze award numeral 3 |- |- |{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=NATO Medal ribbon (Non-Article 5).svg|width=60}} |NATO Medal for service with ISAF |}

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