Editing Joseph M. Cosumano

{{short description|United States Army general}}
[[File:Joseph M Cosumano.jpg|thumb|right|Lieutenant General Joseph M. Cosumano Jr.]]
'''Lieutenant General Joseph M. Cosumano Jr.''' (born December 15, 1946),<ref name=Register>{{cite book |title=US Army Register: Regular Army Active List |date=January 1, 1972 |volume=I |page=88 |publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office |location=Washington, D.C.}}</ref> was the commander of the [[Space and Missile Defense Command|U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command (SMDC)]] and the [[U.S. Army Space Command]] from April 30, 2001, to December 16, 2003, when he was replaced by Lieutenant General [[Larry J. Dodgen]].

Raised in [[Shreveport, Louisiana]],<ref name=Yearbook>{{cite book |title=1970 Potpourri |page=270 |publisher=Northwestern State College |location=Natchitoches, Louisiana}}</ref> Cosumano is a 1964 graduate of Woodlawn High School.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.woodlawnclassof64.com/classof64.html |title=Class of 1964 Directory |publisher=Woodlawn High School Class of 1964 |location=Shreveport, Louisiana |access-date=2021-03-21}}</ref> He earned B.S. and M.S. degrees in industrial technology from [[Northwestern State University|Northwestern State College]].<ref name=Yearbook/> Commissioned through the [[Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps|Army ROTC]] program at Northwestern State in 1968,<ref name=Register/> Cosumano reported for duty after completing his master's degree in 1970.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/43115506/alumni-columns-northwestern-state-university-alumni |title=ROTC Honorees |date=Winter 2008 |page=3 |magazine=Alumni Columns |publisher=Northwestern State University of Louisiana |location=Natchitoches, Louisiana |access-date=2021-03-21}}</ref>

In 2013, he joined CFD Research Corporation (CFDRC) as president.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cfdrc.com/news/229-ltg-ret-joseph-m-cosumano-jr-joins-cfdrc |title=LTG(ret) Joseph M. Cosumano Jr. Joins CFDRC |accessdate=2014-06-09 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130214050914/http://www.cfdrc.com/news/229-ltg-ret-joseph-m-cosumano-jr-joins-cfdrc |archivedate=2013-02-14 }}</ref>

LTG (Ret) Joseph Cosumano currently serves as the Honorary Colonel of the Northwestern Demon Regiment at his [[alma mater]], Northwestern State University of Louisiana in [[Natchitoches, Louisiana]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://rotc.nsula.edu/aboutalumni/ |title=NDR Organization |publisher=Northwestern State University of Louisiana |location=Natchitoches, Louisiana |access-date=2021-03-21}}</ref>

==Awards and decorations==
His military decorations include the [[Defense Distinguished Service Medal]], the [[Distinguished Service Medal (U.S. Army)|Army Distinguished Service Medal]], the [[Defense Superior Service Medal]], the [[Legion of Merit]] with two oak leaf clusters and the [[Meritorious Service Medal (United States)|Meritorious Service Medal]] with three oak leaf clusters.<ref name=Bradley/> He has earned the [[Parachutist Badge (United States)|Parachutist Badge]], [[United States Aviator Badge|Army Aviator Badge]], [[Army Staff Identification Badge]], [[Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge]] and [[Office of the Secretary of Defense Identification Badge]].<ref>[http://www.smdc.army.mil/pubaff/01Press/Cosumano.html LTG Cosumano assumes command at USASMDC] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070812183314/http://www.smdc.army.mil/PubAff/01Press/Cosumano.html |date=2007-08-12 }}</ref>

*[[File:Defense Distinguished Service Medal ribbon.svg|60px]]&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Defense Distinguished Service Medal]]
*[[File:U.S. Army Distinguished Service Medal ribbon.svg|60px]]&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Distinguished Service Medal (U.S. Army)|Army Distinguished Service Medal]]
*[[File:US Defense Superior Service Medal ribbon.svg|60px]]&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Defense Superior Service Medal]]
*[[File:Legion of Merit ribbon.svg|60px]]&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Legion of Merit]] with two oak leaf clusters
*[[File:Meritorious Service Medal ribbon.svg|60px]]&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Meritorious Service Medal (United States)|Meritorious Service Medal]] with three oak leaf clusters

In 2016, Cosumano was inducted into the U.S. Army ROTC National Hall of Fame.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.nsula.edu/home/alumni-inducted-to-rotc-hall-of-fame/ |title=Alumni inducted to ROTC Hall of Fame |first=Leah |last=Jackson |date=July 26, 2016 |publisher=Northwestern State University of Louisiana |location=Natchitoches, Louisiana |access-date=2021-03-21 |archive-date=2016-09-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160907052213/http://news.nsula.edu/home/alumni-inducted-to-rotc-hall-of-fame |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2020, he was presented the Omar N. Bradley Spirit of Independence Award.<ref name=Bradley>{{cite news |url=https://www.natchitochestimes.com/2020/10/15/nsu-alumnus-retired-lt-gen-joseph-m-cosumano-jr-to-receive-omar-n-bradley-spirit-of-independence-award/ |title=NSU alumnus retired Lt. Gen. Joseph M. Cosumano, Jr. to receive Omar N. Bradley Spirit of Independence Award |first=David |last=West |date=October 15, 2020 |newspaper=Natchitoches Times |access-date=2021-03-21}}</ref>

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