Background
McCaffrey, Barry Richard was born on November 17, 1942 in Taunton, Massachusetts, United States. Son of William Joseph and Mary Veronica (Curtin) McCaffrey.
military officer consulting firm executive
McCaffrey, Barry Richard was born on November 17, 1942 in Taunton, Massachusetts, United States. Son of William Joseph and Mary Veronica (Curtin) McCaffrey.
Bachelor of Science, United States Military Academy, 1964. Master of Arts, American University, 1971. Postgraduate, Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, 1976.
Postgraduate, Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania, 1982.
Commissioned Second lieutenant United States Army, 1964, advanced through grades to general, 1994. Retired, 1996; company-commander 7th Cavalry Division, Vietnam, 1968-1969. Associate professor department social science United States Military Academy, West Point, New York, 1972-1975.
From chief operations branch to Commander 2d battalion 3d Infantry Division, Germany, 1976-1981. From chief staff to Commander 3d brigade 9th Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Washington, 1982-1986, Commander 3d brigade, 1984-1986. Assistant commandant United States Army Infantry School, Fort Benning, Georgia, 1986-1988.
Deputy United States military representative North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Brussels, 1988-1989. Division Commander 24th Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Georgia, 1990-1992. Assistant to Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff United States Department Defense, Washington, 1992-1993, director strategic plans and policy directory, The Joint Staff, 1993-1994.
Commander United States Southern Commissioned (USSOUTHCOM), Quarry Heights, Panama, 1994-1996. Director Office National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), Washington, 1996—2001. President B.R. McCaffrey Associates, LLC, Alexandria, Virginia, since 2001.
Military analyst NBC News. Bradley Distinguished professor national security studies United States Military Academy, 2001—2005, adjunct professor international affairs, since 2005. Board directors Howard, Needles, Tammen and Bergendoff Corporation, since 2008, DynCorp International International, Cyclic Redundancy Check Health Corp/, McNeil Technologies, The Wornick Company.
Board advisors National Infantry Foundation. Senior executive associate Army Aviation Association America. Chairman advisory board Vietnam Veterans Memorial Education Center.
Member National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Association of the United States Army, Council of Foreign Relations, Inter-American Dialogue, Legion of Valor of the United States, Center for Strategic and International Studies United States-Mexico Bilateral Council. Principal Council Excellence in Government.
Married Jill Ann Faulkner, June 8, 1964. Children: Sean, Tara, Amy.