[Vision2020] Article on Clark at Ft. Irwin--From 1999

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<TD><XBODY><TT> <A href="http://64.4.16.250/cgi-bin/linkrd?_lang=EN&amp;lah=8d7d80b4493e09b51b32bbde6958e894&amp;lat=1064528297&amp;hm___action=http%3a%2f%2fwww%2etahoe%2ecom%2f" target=_blank>http://www.tahoe.com</A> region Wednesday, April 7, 1999 1:09 AM NATO's Wesley Clark was a rising star at Fort Irwin Gen. Wesley K. Clark By Teya Vitu BARSTOW, Calif. - Even as a one-star general in 1990, today's NATO Supreme Commander Gen. Wesley Clark carried the aura of a rising star in the Army. Nine years ago, Clark commanded the National Training Center at Fort Irwin in the Mojave Desert, 300 miles southeast of Carson City. The buzz among locals in nearby Barstow, Calif., was that Clark was on the fast track to four stars. No other Fort Irwin commanding general since the NTC opened in 1982 has generated such attention. Several went on to three-star rank but Clark so far is the only Fort Irwin commander to rea!
 ch the rank of full general. While at Fort Irwin, Clark was among the youngest one-star generals in the Army. The local community sensed that Clark was on the way to becoming Army chief of staff. Clark has yet to obtain that post but he has held high-profile positions since his Fort Irwin assignment from October 1989 to September 1991. Clark went on to command the 1st Cavalry Division at Fort Hood, Texas, as a major general. His promotion to lieutenant general in March 1994 took him to the Joint Chiefs of Staff as director of strategic plans and policy, called J5. He reported directly to chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. John Shalikashvili. The fourth star came in June 1996 and now Clark is supreme commander of the NATO forces engaged in battle in Yugoslavia. Clark also played a key role the last time the United States military had a major engagement. During Operation Desert Shield/Deser!
 t Storm, Clark headed the "enemy" forces training Army troops in w
ar games at Fort Irwin. The soldiers stationed at Fort Irwin serve as the opposing forces or OPFOR, and during Clark's tenure fought visiting Army troops using Soviet tactics. In the months following the invasion of Kuwait, the OPFOR adopted Iraqi tactics. "We set up trench lines and obstacles that we believed would be over there," Clark said in a 1994 interview. Following the Iraqi conflict, many soldiers who fought in the Persian Gulf claimed that the OPFOR at Fort Irwin was the most formidable enemy the Army could face. The Nevada Army National Guard has 49 of its 60 tanks stationed at Fort Irwin to fight alongside the OPFOR, manned with National Guard troops, spokeswoman Maj. Cindy Kirkland said. Clark is a touch less personable and media savvy than other generals. His description of himself reflects that. "I am a kind of hard-nosed, dusty boots armor man who knows what it takes to maneuver me!
 n," Clark said. President Clinton nominated Clark for J5 and NATO positions. Both are Arkansas natives but Clark did not know Clinton while growing up. As young men, both studied at Oxford University as Rhodes scholars but Clark left in August 1968, just before Clinton arrived. Clark did meet Clinton at a student conference in 1965 while he was a cadet at West Point and the future president was a student at Georgetown University. "I was very impressed with him," Clark said. "I saw him as a future leader of consequence." <A href="http://64.4.16.250/cgi-bin/linkrd?_lang=EN&amp;lah=c517f80b24b04a0ef3591d8fca4730bc&amp;lat=1064528297&amp;hm___action=http%3a%2f%2fwesleyclark%2eh1%2eru%2fprofile%2ehtm%23NATO%27s" target=_blank>http://wesleyclark.h1.ru/profile.htm#NATO's</A> Wesley Clark was a rising star at Fort Irwin [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] </TT> </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> Note: forwarded message attac
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<TT><BR><A href="http://64.4.16.250/cgi-bin/linkrd?_lang=EN&amp;lah=78c767bfc1155f1ded923be1047f89c0&amp;lat=1064528297&amp;hm___action=http%3a%2f%2fwww%2etahoe%2ecom" target=_blank>http://www.tahoe.com</A><BR>region Wednesday, April 7, 1999 1:09 AM<BR>NATO's Wesley Clark was a rising star at Fort Irwin<BR><BR><BR>Gen. Wesley K. Clark<BR><BR>By Teya Vitu<BR><BR>BARSTOW, Calif. - Even as a one-star general in 1990, today's NATO <BR>Supreme Commander Gen. Wesley Clark carried the aura of a rising star in <BR>the Army.<BR><BR>Nine years ago, Clark commanded the National Training Center at Fort <BR>Irwin in the Mojave Desert, 300 miles southeast of Carson City. The buzz <BR>among locals in nearby Barstow, Calif., was that Clark was on the fast <BR>track to four stars.<BR><BR>No other Fort Irwin commanding general since the NTC opened in 1982 has <BR>generated such attention. Several went on to three-star rank but Clark <BR>so far is the only Fort Irwin commander to reach the ran!
 k of full general.<BR><BR>While at Fort Irwin, Clark was among the youngest one-star generals in <BR>the Army. The local community sensed that Clark was on the way to <BR>becoming Army chief of staff.<BR><BR>Clark has yet to obtain that post but he has held high-profile positions <BR>since his Fort Irwin assignment from October 1989 to September 1991.<BR><BR>Clark went on to command the 1st Cavalry Division at Fort Hood, Texas, <BR>as a major general.<BR><BR>His promotion to lieutenant general in March 1994 took him to the Joint <BR>Chiefs of Staff as director of strategic plans and policy, called J5. He <BR>reported directly to chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. John <BR>Shalikashvili.<BR><BR>The fourth star came in June 1996 and now Clark is supreme commander of <BR>the NATO forces engaged in battle in Yugoslavia.<BR><BR>Clark also played a key role the last time the United States military <BR>had a major engagement. During Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm, <!
 BR>Clark headed the "enemy" forces training Army troops in war games a
t <BR>Fort Irwin.<BR><BR>The soldiers stationed at Fort Irwin serve as the opposing forces or <BR>OPFOR, and during Clark's tenure fought visiting Army troops using <BR>Soviet tactics. In the months following the invasion of Kuwait, the <BR>OPFOR adopted Iraqi tactics.<BR><BR>"We set up trench lines and obstacles that we believed would be over <BR>there," Clark said in a 1994 interview.<BR><BR>Following the Iraqi conflict, many soldiers who fought in the Persian <BR>Gulf claimed that the OPFOR at Fort Irwin was the most formidable enemy <BR>the Army could face. The Nevada Army National Guard has 49 of its 60 <BR>tanks stationed at Fort Irwin to fight alongside the OPFOR, manned with <BR>National Guard troops, spokeswoman Maj. Cindy Kirkland said.<BR><BR>Clark is a touch less personable and media savvy than other generals. <BR>His description of himself reflects that.<BR><BR>"I am a kind of hard-nosed, dusty boots armor man who knows what it <BR>takes to maneuver men," Clark !
 said.<BR><BR>President Clinton nominated Clark for J5 and NATO positions. Both are <BR>Arkansas natives but Clark did not know Clinton while growing up.<BR><BR>As young men, both studied at Oxford University as Rhodes scholars but <BR>Clark left in August 1968, just before Clinton arrived. Clark did meet <BR>Clinton at a student conference in 1965 while he was a cadet at West <BR>Point and the future president was a student at Georgetown University.<BR><BR>"I was very impressed with him," Clark said. "I saw him as a future <BR>leader of consequence."<BR><BR><A href="http://64.4.16.250/cgi-bin/linkrd?_lang=EN&amp;lah=c517f80b24b04a0ef3591d8fca4730bc&amp;lat=1064528297&amp;hm___action=http%3a%2f%2fwesleyclark%2eh1%2eru%2fprofile%2ehtm%23NATO%27s" target=_blank>http://wesleyclark.h1.ru/profile.htm#NATO's</A> Wesley Clark was a rising <BR>star at Fort Irwin<BR><BR><BR><BR>[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]<BR><BR></TT><BR><!-- |**|begin egp html banner|**| --!
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