Major General Marcia Martin Anderson is the highest-ranking African American woman in the history of the United States Army. She made history in 2011 as the first African American woman in the Army’s history to achieve the rank of major general.
Major General Marcia M. Anderson is the current deputy chief of the Army Reserve.
She has commanded at the Company level through General Officer. She has also served in a variety of staff positions at Battalion, Brigade, and Division level.In July 2005, she assumed Command of the 6th Brigade, 95th Division, where she was responsible for the 95th Division Drill Sergeant School located at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, as well as the conduct of Intermediate Level Education (ILE) and Combined Arms Exercise courses for officer professional development over an eight state area.
In June 2006, General Anderson was appointed acting Assistant Division Commander-Operations for the 95th Division in Oklahoma City, Okla. In April 2007, she was confirmed for promotion to Brigadier General and in October 2007, assumed command of the 85th Support Command (Regional Support Group West), Arlington Heights, Il.
She assumed responsibility as Deputy Commander of the U.S. Army Human Resources Command 1 October 2010. Effective 1 October 2011, Major General Anderson was assigned as the Deputy Chief, Army Reserve (IMA) with duty at the Pentagon.
Her military education includes the Adjutant General Basic and Advance courses, Basic and Intermediate Government Auditing, Command and General Staff College Course, Advanced Joint Professional Military Education, Capstone, and the United States Army War College, where she was awarded a Masters Degree in Strategic Studies.
Major General Anderson has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Creighton University and a Juris Doctorate degree from Rutgers University School of Law.
Her military awards and decorations include the Legion of Merit, Meritorious Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal, Parachutist Badge, and Physical Fitness Badge.
As a citizen-Soldier, General Anderson is employed by the United States Courts, where she serves as the Clerk of Bankruptcy Court, Western District of Wisconsin, located in Madison, WI. She is married to Amos Anderson.