Brigadier General John W. Mountcastle has a distinguished service record. Most recently, he served as Commander and Chief of Military History at the United States Army Center of Military History. Over the course of his 32-year career, General Mountcastle served as Assistant Professor at the United States Military Academy, Chief of Staff for the United States Army Combined Arms Center and Fort Leavenworth, and as Director of the Strategic Studies Institute at the United States Army War College. A graduate of Virginia Military Institute, General Mountcastle holds an MA and PhD in History from Duke University.