Major General Terry L. Tucker has commanded the Armor Center and Fort Knox since January 17, 2003. He is a native of Buffalo, West Virginia and was commissioned as an Armor officer through the Reserve Officers Training Corps Program at West Virginia State College in 1972. In addition to a Bachelor of Science in Education Administration from West Virginia State College, he earned a Master's Degree in Logistics Management from the Florida Institute of Technology. His military education includes completion of the Armor Officer Basic and Advanced Courses, the Cavalry Course, the Army Command and General Staff College, and the Advanced Operational Studies Fellowship.
His previous assignments include Deputy, The Inspector General of the Army; Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations, Headquarters, United States Army, Europe; Deputy Commanding General at the U.S. Army Armor Center & Fort Knox; Assistant Division Commander (Support) for the 25th Infantry Division (Light); Commanding General, Joint Task Force-Full Accounting; Executive Officer to the Commander in Chief, United Nations Command/Combined Forces Command, United States Forces Korea; Chief of Staff, 2nd Infantry Division; Commander, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment; Commander, 177th Separate Armor Brigade; Commander, 1st Squadron, 1st Cavalry, 1st Armored Division; and Commander, 4th Squadron, 7th Cavalry, 3rd Armored Division during Operation Desert Storm.
General Tucker has served as the Armor Systems Integrator, Combat Maneuver Division, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations and Plans in Washington, D.C. He has also served in a variety of command and staff positions in Armor and Cavalry units in the 1st and 3rd Armor Divisions, and 1st, 2nd, 4th, 8th, 9th, 25th Infantry Divisions. General Tucker's overseas assignments include three tours in Germany, Operation Desert Storm, Korea and two tours in Hawaii.
His awards include the Silver Star, the Defense Superior Service Medal, the Legion of Merit (with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters), the Bronze Star Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal (with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters), the Army Achievement Medal (with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters), the Air Medal, Parachutist Badge, Ranger Tab, and the Army Staff Identification Badge.