Major General Tony Aguto assumed command of the United States Army's 3rd Infantry Division at Fort Stewart, Georgia on June 3, 2019. Prior to his arrival to Fort Stewart, Major General Tony Aguto assumed duties as the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-3/5/7, United States Army Forces Command, Fort Bragg, North Carolina on May 23, 2018. Prior to his arrival at Fort Bragg he served as the Commanding General
for the 7th Army Training Command, Grafenwoehr, Germany. Major General Aguto was commissioned an Armor Officer from the United States Military Academy in 1988. As a young officer he served as a tank platoon leader, company executive officer and support platoon leader in the 4th Squadron, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Division United States Army Europe during Operations Desert Shield/Desert Storm. Major General Aguto later served as an armor company commander in 2nd Battalion, 64th Armor, 3rd Infantry Division and Headquarters Commander 1st Battalion, 77th Armor, 1st Infantry Division, United States Army Europe during operations in Bosnia, Herzegovina; and aide-de-camp to the commander of 1st Infantry Division. Major General Aguto later served as operations officer, J33 Readiness Division, Joint Staff and HQDA G3 Army Operations Center, Readiness Division. Following CGSC, Major General Aguto served as squadron operations and executive officer, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment and as the regimental executive officer while deployed to Operation Iraqi Freedom 2003 to 2004. From November 2005 to June 2006, Major General Aguto commanded 2nd Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment,1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry, Fort Lewis, Washington. Major General Aguto became the commander of 4th Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment after 1st Brigade reflagged to the 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment on June 1, 2006 in Vilseck, Germany. He commanded the squadron in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in Baghdad and Diyala, Iraq from 2007-2008. From 2010-2012, Major General Aguto commanded the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment (Blackhorse) at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, California. From 2012-2015, Major General Aguto worked for the Army’s Training and Doctrine Command both as the Chief of Staff, Combined Arms Center, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas and the executive officer to the commanding general, Fort Eustis, Virginia. Major General Aguto was assigned as the deputy commanding general of operations, 7th Infantry Division, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, from 2015-2016. During that time, he deployed to Kandahar, Afghanistan to serve concurrently as the commanding general for Combined Joint Task Force-7 (CJTF-7), Train, Advise, Assist Command - South (TAAC-S) as part of Operation Freedom’s Sentinel and NATO Resolute Support. Major General Aguto holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Aerospace Engineering. He is a graduate of the Armor Officer Basic and Advanced Courses, Field Artillery Advanced Course, Command and General Staff College and the Naval War College. Major General Aguto’s awards and decorations include the Legion of Merit (4 Oak Leaf Clusters), Bronze Star Medal (3 Oak Leaf Clusters), the Meritorious Service Medal (2 Oak Leaf Clusters), the Joint Staff Commendation Medal, the Army Commendation Medal (2 Oak Leaf Clusters), the Joint Staff Achievement Medal, Army Achievement Medal (4 Oak Leaf Clusters), the National Defense Service Medal (2 Awards), NATO Medal, Parachutist Badge, Army and Joint Staff Badges.
