Joint Warfighting Center/Joint Training
Brigadier General Sanford E. Holman
United States Army

Brig. Gen. Holman serves as the vice commander of the Joint Warfighting Center
(JWFC) at U.S. Joint Forces Command in Suffolk, Va. As vice commander, he helps lead the JWFC in efforts to conduct and support the development of capabilities that train the individual services to fight together as a team.

A native of Gary, Ind., the Army commissioned Holman a second lieutenant in the infantry in 1978 after graduating from the U.S. Military Academy.  He began his service at Fort Benning, Ga., as an infantry platoon leader and battalion S-3 (operations) air in the 197th Infantry Brigade and later as a branch chief and instructor in the weapons department of the U.S. Army Infantry School.  He later commanded an infantry company in 5th Battalion 502nd Infantry Regiment in occupied West Berlin and served in the G-3 (operations) section on the Allied Staff - Berlin.  He concluded his initial active duty as the S-2/S-3 (intelligence/operations) in the 20th Area Support Group headquartered at Camp Henry in Taegu, Republic of Korea.

Holman has held numerous command and staff positions at various levels both on active duty and in the U.S. Army Reserve.  He recently returned to active duty to serve as the deputy commander of the Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, Camp Lemonier in Djibouti from 2007-2008. He assisted in executing the theater security cooperation plan and directing the civil military operations for the region.  In addition, from 2004-2005 he served as the assistance support team leader and military transition team leader for the 3rd Iraqi Army Division headquartered in Al Kasik.  He directed the assistance support teams and the transformation to military transition teams assigned to the unit's headquarters at the battalion, brigade, and division level.

He also served as the commander of the 4th Battalion, 318th Regiment (Military Police), 80th Division (Institutional Training) and the commander of the 1st Brigade (Military Police), 80th Division.

In addition to numerous military training schools, he holds a bachelor's degree from the U.S. Military Academy, a master's degree in operations research from the Florida Institute of Technology and a master's degree in national security strategy from the National Defense University.

His personal decorations include the Defense Superior Service Medal, the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal, the Army Commendation Medal, the Army Achievement Medal, the Combat Action Badge, the Expert Infantry Badge, the Parachutist Badge and the Army Staff Badge.