Malcolm B. Frost
Malcolm Bradley Frost is a retired United States Army major general who last served as Commanding General, Center for Initial Military Training, United States
Army, Training and Doctrine Command, Fort Eustis, VA. MG Frost most recently served as Chief of Public Affairs for the U.S. Army at the Pentagon in Washington, DC. Frost's previous assignment was Deputy Commanding General of the 82nd Airborne Division at Ft. Bragg, NC from March 2014 to March 2015. In March 2014, Frost completed his assignment as deputy director for Operations at the National Military Command Center, J3 the Joint Staff at the Pentagon. Prior to that, he completed an assignment as the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations for the United States Army Pacific. and commanded the 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division.
Early life and education
Frost graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York, in May 1988.Frost is a graduate of the Infantry Officer Basic and Advanced Courses, the Command and General Staff College, and the U.S. Army War College. He holds master's degrees in Human Resources Development from Webster University and Strategic Studies from the U.S. Army War College.
Frost is married to Patricia A. Jones, the daughter of Major General Lincoln Jones. Patricia Frost Jones was also a career army officer and retired as a major general.
Career
In 1990, Frost was assigned with the 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division at Fort Carson, Colorado where he served as a Rifle and Support Platoon Leader and Company Executive Officer.Italy and Bosnia
In 1993, Frost served with the 3rd Airborne Battalion Combat Team, 325th Infantry in Vicenza, Italy where he served as the Battalion Logistics and Air Operations Officer and C Company Commander. His command tour included deployment to Bosnia-Hercegovina in support of Operation Joint Endeavor. On 18 December 1995, the company he commanded deployed from Aviano Air Base, Italy to Tuzla Air Base, Bosnia as the lead element from 3-325 ABCT, the first U.S. unit to deploy to Bosnia after the signing of the Dayton Peace Accords. C Company was responsible for security on the north side of Tuzla Air Base, including the Main Gate Entrance point. On 20 December 1995 his unit officially relieved elements of the United Nations Protection Force as part of the Bosnia-wide transfer of authority from UNPROFOR to the NATO-led Implementation Force.The Old Guard and the Aide-de-Camp to the Army Chief of Staff
In 1996, Frost was assigned to Fort Myer, Virginia where he commanded C Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment, also known as "The Old Guard".In 1998, Frost was assigned as the Aide-de-Camp to the Chief of Staff of [the United States Army|Chief of Staff of the Army], General Dennis J. Reimer at the Pentagon.
82nd Airborne Division and the War in Afghanistan
In 2000, Frost was assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, North Carolina where he served as the Division Training Officer and Operations Officer for both the 3rd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment and 1st Brigade. His tour as Brigade Operations Officer was highlighted by 1st Brigade's deployment to Afghanistan in 2002–2003 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. From December 2002 to May 2003, the brigade was the U.S. Army's sole combat brigade in Afghanistan. It conducted over a dozen Brigade Air Assault operations, numerous Ground Assault Convoy operations, and several Air Drop and Civil Military operations. Under the theatre level Combined Joint Task Force 180 and the subordinate Combined Task Force 82, the brigade operated with numerous coalition and special operations partners against al-Qaeda and the Taliban.Hawaii and the Iraq War
From 2004 to 2005, Frost served as the G3 and later Chief of Staff for the 25th ID Rear and U.S. Army Hawaii.In 2003, Frost was assigned to the 25th Infantry Division at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii where he served as the Chief of Exercises. Frost commanded the 2nd Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment and later the 3rd Squadron, 4th US Cavalry Regiment, 25th ID from 2005–2008 to include 3-4 Cavalry's deployment to Iraq in 2006–2007 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. While deployed for 15 months during the Surge in Iraq, 3-4 Cavalry was responsible for operations in Western Nineveh Province in the north of Iraq.
After the squadron returned from Iraq, Frost concluded his service in Hawaii with a six-month tour as the Chief of the Training and Exercise Division for the U.S. Army Pacific at Fort Shafter, Hawaii.
After attending the U.S. Army War College, Frost returned to Hawaii and commanded the 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th ID at Schofield Barracks from 2009 to 2011. It included the brigade's deployment to Iraq in 2010-2011 where it served in Diyala and Salah ad Din Provinces as an Advise and Assist Brigade in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and later Operation New Dawn.