Major General Richard W. Corner II is a native of Quincy, Massachusetts. He currently serves as the Commander, United States Army Reserve Support Command, First Army and Deputy Commanding General – Support, First Army Headquarters, Rock Island, Illinois.
MG Corner has served in a variety of command, staff, and nominative positions to include, Battalion Commander, 1st Battalion, Army Reserve Careers Division; Reserve Affairs Officer, United States Army Special Operations Command (Airborne); Integration Policy Branch Chief, Military Personnel Management Directorate, Military Personnel Enlisted Division, Deputy Chief of Staff, G-1; General Officer Management Office, Office of the Chief of Staff of the Army; Deputy G-1, Office of the Chief of Army Reserve (OCAR); Army Reserve G-1, U.S. Army Reserve Command; Assistant Chief of Staff, OCAR; Commanding General, 85th U.S. Army Reserve Support Command, Arlington Heights, Illinois, and Special Assistant to the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Manpower & Reserve Affairs, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Manpower & Reserve Affairs), Washington, DC.
MG Corner holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from Boston College, a Master of Arts in Management from Webster University, and a Master of Strategic Studies from the United States Army War College. His awards and decorations include the Legion of Merit (Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster), Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious Service Medal (Silver Oak Leaf Cluster), Joint Service Commendation Medal, Army Commendation Medal (two Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters), Army Achievement Medal (4 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters), Combat Action Badge, Basic Parachutist Badge, and Army Staff Identification Badge.