MG (Ret) Robert “Bo” Dyess served in the Army for 36 years including assignments in the 82nd Airborne Division, where he participated in combat operations in Operation Urgent Fury in Grenada, and 3rd Infantry Division both in Germany and Fort Stewart, Georgia. He served as the Chief of Force Integration in Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan in the Combined Security Transition Command to grow and mature the Afghan National Army. His last Army assignment was as acting Director of the Army Capabilities Integration Center (ARCIC). Prior to that, Dyess served as the Director of Force Development (FD) in Army G-8.
Following retirement, Bo served as Vice President, Government Relations (Army and Missile Defense) at Northrop Grumman’s Corporate Headquarters. Dyess was recently selected as Senior Vice President, Business Development, Munitions and Government, Day & Zimmermann. Bo also serves as Chairman for the Marshall Legacy Institute (MLI) a humanitarian organization founded by General Gordon R. Sullivan.
MG (Ret) Dyess was inducted into the Army’s Force Management Hall of Fame in August 2021 for his significant and lasting contributions that enhanced the practice of Army force management. Dyess is a member of the Virginia War Memorial Foundation Board.
His awards include the Distinguished Service Medal (with oak leaf), Legion of Merit (with oak leaf), Bronze Star (with oak leaf), the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, the French National Order of Merit, The Combat Infantryman’s badge, the Ranger Tab, and the Senior Parachutist Badge.
EDUCATION
U.S. Air War College, M.S., International I Global Studies
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, M.S., Systems Engineering
U.S. Military Academy at West Point, B.S., Engineering