Deputy Commanding General's Biography

Brigadier General Amanda I. Azubuike received her commission from the University of Central Arkansas in December 1993, earning a bachelor's degree in Communications.

Brigadier General Azubuike graduated from flight school in 1995. She began her career as a UH-1 pilot with the 924th Aviation Support Battalion at Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia, where she served as a platoon leader. She went on to serve as the Flight Operations Officer, followed by Platoon Leader for the Aviation Company, Multinational Force and Observers in the Sinai, Egypt. After the Military Intelligence Captain's Career Course and Fixed Wing Multi-Engine Qualification Course, she served with the 3rd Military Intelligence Battalion (Aerial Exploitation) in South Korea as an Operations Officer and RC-12 pilot. After her assignment in South Korea, Brigadier General Azubuike was assigned to Fort Jackson, South Carolina, as the Commander of Alpha Company, Victory Brigade. After attending the Public Affairs Officer Qualification Course, Brigadier General Azubuike was assigned to the Coalition Forces Land Component Command in Kuwait from July 2005 through June 2006, where she served as a Public Affairs Operations Officer. She was then assigned to the U.S. Army Central at Fort McPherson, Georgia. After attending, the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, she then continued to serve at Army Central as the Chief of Media Relations and then the Operations Chief. Although assigned to Fort McPherson, much of her duty was performed in Kuwait.

Brigadier General Azubuike attended Georgetown University earning a Master of Professional Studies in Public Relations and Corporate Communications. She was assigned to the Office of the Chief of Public Affairs at the Pentagon in the Community Outreach Division. Following her attendance at the U.S. Army War College, she was assigned to the 3rd Infantry Division at Fort Stewart, Georgia, as the Public Affairs Director, and deployed to Bagram, Afghanistan, with the Division Headquarters. After her promotion to Colonel, she was assigned to the Joint Force Headquarters/Military District of Washington at Fort McNair in Washington D.C. as the Public Affairs Director, where she led the joint public affairs team that supported the 58th Presidential Inauguration. Next, Brigadier General Azubuike served as the Chief of Public Affairs for the U.S. Southern Command Headquarters in Doral, Florida. She later served at the Pentagon as the Chief of Staff and Senior Military Assistant to the Principal Deputy to the Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs.

Her operational deployments in support of Operations Iraqi Freedom, New Dawn, and Enduring Freedom include Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, and Bagram, Afghanistan. She has earned the Army Aviator Badge, Air Assault Badge, and Parachutist Badge.

Her awards and decorations include the Defense Superior Service Medal, the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, the Joint Service Commendation Medal, the Army Commendation Medal with 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters, and the Army Achievement Medal with Silver Oak Leaf Cluster.