Major General (Retired) Robert F. Dees was born in Amarillo, Texas on 2 February 1950.  Graduating from the US Military Academy in 1972, he was commissioned as a second lieutenant of Infantry and awarded a Bachelor of Science degree.  He also holds a Masters degree in operations research from the Naval Postgraduate School.

General Dees served in a wide variety of command and staff positions culminating in his last two assignments as Commander, Second Infantry Division, United States Forces Korea; and as Deputy Commanding General, V (US/GE) Corps in Europe, concurrently serving as Commander, US-Israeli Combined Task Force for Missile Defense.  He commanded airborne, air assault, and mechanized infantry forces from platoon through division level.

Officially retiring from the Army on 1 January 2003, Bob worked as Executive Director, Defense Strategies, Microsoft Corporation for two years. 

General Dees is married to the former Kathleen Robinson of Houston, Texas. They have two married children and five grandchildren.

While in the military, Bob and Kathleen served in board positions with USA Officer’s Christian Fellowship (OCF), Association of Christian Conferences and Teaching Services (ACCTS), Military Community Youth Ministries (MCYM), Great Dads, International Association of Evangelical Chaplains (IAEC); and as Vice President, North America, for the Association of Military Christian Fellowships (AMCF).  He was recipient of the 2003 Centurion Award from the National Association of Evangelicals for long term support to chaplains while in command positions. Most recently, Bob has been appointed to VP at Liberty University for Military Outreach, and the Military Director for the American Association of Christian Counselors.

 Bob frequently provides motivational talks at conferences, as well as commentary on current military and combat trauma issues in venues such as FOX Huckabee, FOX Business, Focus on the Family, CBN, American Association of Christian Counselors (AACC), and others.  He was recently featured as one of 30 “Master Leaders” by George Barna.

General and Mrs. Dees are grateful for the privilege of continuing to serve our nation during these critical times.