Background
Shelton, Hugh was born on January 2, 1942 in Tarboro, North Carolina, United States.
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Shelton, Hugh was born on January 2, 1942 in Tarboro, North Carolina, United States.
Bachelor of Science, North Carolina State University. Master of Science, Auburn University. Graduate, Air Command and Staff College.
Graduate, National War College.
Commissioned Second lieutenant United States Army, 1963, advanced through grades to general, 1996, retired, 2001. With 5th Special Forces Group, Vietnam, 173d Airborn Brigade, Vietnam. Commander 3d Battalion, 60th Infantry, 9th Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, assistant chief of staff for operations.
Commander 1st Brigade, 82d Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Chief of staff 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, New York. With operations directorate Joint Staff, Washington, 1987—1989.
Assistant division Commander for operations 101st Airborne Division, 1989-1991. Commander 82d Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, XVIIIth Airborne Corps., 1993, United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), 1996—1997. Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff, United States Department Defense, Washington, 1997—2001.
President, international operations M.I.C. Industries, 2002—2006. Chairman Protective Products of America, Inc., since 2009, Red Hat, Inc., Raleigh, North Carolina, since 2010. Board directors Anheuser-Busch Companies Inc., 2001—2008, Anteon International Corporation, 2002—2006, Red Hat, Inc., since 2003, Protective Products of America, Inc., since 2006, Consolidated Analysis Centers, Inc International Inc., since 2007.
Married Carolyn L. Johnson. Children: Jon, Jeff, Mark.