Ken Keen

Lieutenant General PK Keen Ken since 2009, deputy commander of United States Southern Command ( SOUTHCOM ). In 2010, he became known to a wider public when he made ​​the relief operation of the armed forces of the United States initiated Port-au -Prince after the earthquake in Haiti in 2010.

Life

Keen comes from Kentucky. In 1974, he earned a degree at Eastern Kentucky University. There he received his bachelors degree in mathematics.

Career

  • Infantry
  • Special Forces
  • 1977-1988 officer in Panama, Honduras and Brazil
  • Command of the United States Army Rangers in the Second Gulf War
  • 2001-2003 Command of the U.S. military in Colombia
  • 2005-2007 Command of USARSO, a unit of SOUTHCOM
  • 2007-2009 Chief of Staff, United States European Command ( EUCOM )
  • 2009 -present Deputy Command SOUTHCOM

Awards

Selection of decorations, sorted on the basis of the Order of Precedence of Military Awards:

Port-au-Prince Distinguished Service Medal (U.S. Army) Meritorious Service Medal (United States)
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