Major General Levon E. Cumpton assumed duties as the Chief of Staff / Deputy Commanding General for Army National Guard at U.S. Army Europe and Africa in February 2025.
Previously he served as the Adjutant General of the Missouri National Guard in Jefferson City, Missouri.
Major General Cumpton commissioned in 1990 through the Wentworth Military Academy Reserve Officer Training Corps program.
He previously served simultaneously as the 35th Engineer Brigade Commander and the Director of Manpower and Personnel for the Missouri Army National Guard.
His prior assignments include Deputy of Operations/Plans/Training, Missouri Army National Guard; Deputy Brigade Commander, 110th Maneuver Enhanced Brigade; Commander, 1-138th Infantry Battalion; Training/Operations and Executive Officer, 1138th Engineer Battalion; Commander, C Company 2-502nd Infantry, Fort Campbell, KY.
Maj. Gen. Cumpton’s operational deployments include peacekeeping missions in the Former Yugoslavian Republic of Macedonia and Kosovo, stability operations in Bosnia, and a combat tour in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Additionally, in Missouri, he supported multiple declared state emergencies in Missouri.
He earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Central Missouri State University in Warrensburg, Missouri and a Master of Strategic Studies degree from the Air War College at Maxwell Airforce Base in Montgomery, Alabama.
Maj. Gen. Cumpton awards, decorations, and badges include the Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart, Meritorious Service Medal (with one silver oak leaf cluster), Ranger Tab, Combat Action Badge and the Missouri Conspicuous Service Medal. He was awarded the Bronze Order of the de Fleury Medal and the Order of Saint Maurice (Legionnaire).
Major General Cumpton and his wife have two children.