Major General Tony Cucolo is the Director of Force Development for the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-8 at Headquarters, Department of the Army in the Pentagon. His office on the Army Staff ties resources to requirements to develop equipment solutions for the entire Army, active, Guard and Reserve – from uniforms and rifles to attack helicopters and armored vehicles. MG Cucolo has commanded soldiers at every level of the Army from platoon to division. He has also deployed to Bosnia, Afghanistan and Iraq. In between operational assignments he served in a number of key positions on the Joint and Army staffs including that of the Army’s Chief of Public Affairs. MG Cucolo is a graduate of the US Marine Corps Amphibious Warfare School, the US Army Command and General Staff College, and the US Army War College, and was the Director of Combined Arms Tactics and Doctrine at the US Army Infantry School.  He holds a bachelor’s degree from the US Military Academy and a master’s degree from the University of San Francisco.