Rick Baccus

Rick Baccus
Brigadier General Baccus, Former Commander of Joint Task Force 160
Born (1952-08-30) August 30, 1952 (age 72)
Allegiance United States
Service / branch United States Army
Years of service1974–2002
Rank Brigadier General
Commands
Battles / wars

Rick Baccus (born August 30, 1952) is a retired Army National Guard Brigadier General. Baccus received a regular Army commission in 1974 as an Infantry Officer through the Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) program and immediately entered active duty. He is most noted for commanding the Guantanamo Bay detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba in 2002.