 Benjamin C. Freakley ( born 21 August 1953 ) is a retired United States Army lieutenant general , and a professor & policy advisor at Arizona State University . From Woodstock , Virginia , Freakley was commissioned as an infantry officer in 1975 , and served in Operation Desert Storm , Operation Iraqi Freedom , and Operation Enduring Freedom - Afghanistan before retiring in 2012 . After retirement Freakley began a career in education . 
