Robert L. Edmonson

Robert L. Edmonson II (born 1966) is a retired United States Army two-star general who last served as the Commanding General of the United States Army Communications-Electronics Command and Senior Commander of Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland from August 6, 2021, to June 7, 2024.

Early life and education Edmonson was born in 1966 in Fürth, Germany. He is a biological son of an American soldier and German mother and was placed for adoption without the knowledge of his biological father. He was adopted in 1967 by another U.S. Army Soldier, Robert L. Edmonson, and his Austrian wife, Margaret K. Edmonson. He grew up in Willingboro, New Jersey.

Edmonson attended Frostburg State University in Maryland, where he was introduced to the Army R.O.T.C during a visit to play college football. While attending Frostburg State, Edmonson played college football and participated in Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity. a Master of Science Administration in information resource management from Central Michigan University and a Master of Science in national security strategy from the National Defense University. In 2022, Frostburg State University granted him an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters.

In 1993, Edmonson transitioned to the Signal Corps, serving as a Signal Platoon Leader and Assistant S-3 in the 501st Signal Battalion, Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

Edmonson served the 17th commander of the U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Command and Senior Commander of Aberdeen Proving Ground from August 6, 2021, to June 7, 2024.

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