Robert P. Ashley Jr.

Robert P. Ashley Jr.
AllegianceUnited States
Service/branchUnited States Army
Years of service1984–2020
RankLieutenant general
CommandsDefense Intelligence Agency
United States Army Intelligence Center
525th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade (Airborne)
206th Military Intelligence Battalion
Battles/warsWar in Afghanistan
Iraq War
AwardsArmy Distinguished Service Medal (2)
Defense Superior Service Medal (3)
Legion of Merit (2)
Bronze Star Medal (3)

Robert Paul Ashley Jr. is a retired lieutenant general in the United States Army who served as the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency from 2017 to 2020. He previously served as Deputy Chief of Staff of the Army G-2.[1] He received a commission through ROTC as a 1984 graduate of Appalachian State University.[2] He retired from active duty on October 1, 2020.[3] He currently serves as Senior Advisor to the Chairman of Arcanum, a global strategic intelligence company.[4] He is the son of a United States Air Force veteran of the Korean War who later lived in North Carolina and worked a sewing machine mechanic.[5] Ashley is a commissioner on the Afghanistan War Commission.[6]

  1. ^ "Lieutenant General Robert P. Ashley, Jr., USA > Defense Intelligence Agency > Article View". www.dia.mil.
  2. ^ "Lieutenant General Robert P. Ashley, Jr., class of 1984". Lieutenant General Robert P. Ashley, Jr., class of 1984. April 19, 2017.
  3. ^ "DIA celebrates retirement of Lt. Gen. Ashley, welcomes 22nd director Lt. Gen. Berrier".
  4. ^ "FORMER US DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY CHIEF JOINS ARCANUM". Arcanum Global. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  5. ^ "Sewell speaks to National Security Forum at Miles College". September 4, 2019.
  6. ^ "Commissioners". AFGHANISTAN WAR COMMISSION. Retrieved July 19, 2024.