C. Stewart Rodeheaver

Brigadier General C. Stewart Rodeheaver serves as Deputy Commanding General of First Army, where he oversees the training, readiness evaluation, and mobilization of National Guard and Reserve units across the continental United States and two U.S. territories. Previously, he commanded the 48th Brigade Combat Team, Georgia Army National Guard, leading the unit on a deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

General Rodeheaver received his commission as a Second Lieutenant from Officer Candidate School in 1974 at the Georgia Military Institute in Macon, Georgia, graduating as the Honor Graduate. Before earning his commission, he served as an enlisted Soldier, having enlisted in 1971. His professional military education includes the Quartermaster Basic and Advanced Courses, the Bradley Infantry Fighting Course, the United States Army Command and General Staff School, the Armor Pre-command Course, and the United States Army War College.

His battalion command was with the 108th Armor Regiment in Calhoun, Georgia, which featured a National Training Center rotation and duty as Senior Observer Controller for Operation Bright Star, Joint/Combined Forces-Egypt. Additional assignments include Adjutant, Military Intelligence Officer, Operations Officer, and Executive Officer within the 48th Infantry Brigade (Mechanized). He also served the state as Commander of the Regional Training Institute in Macon, Georgia, as Deputy Commander of the 78th Troop Command, Georgia Army National Guard, and as Deputy Director for Joint Operations (JOPES) at Dobbins Air Force Base, Georgia.