Lt. Gen. Charles D. Costanza most recently served as the Acting Deputy Commanding General, USAREUR-AF, prior to that he served as the Commanding General of the 3rd Infantry Division and to that served as the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-3/5/7, FORSCOM. LTG Costanza received his commission in the Armor Branch from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1991. He holds a Masters Degree in Military Studies from American Military University and in Advanced Military Studies from the United States Army Command and General Staff College.
Command assignments: M Company, 3d Squadron, and Regimental Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 3d Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colorado; 1st Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; and 3d Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3d Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Georgia.
Other assignments: Plans Officer, CJTF-7, V Corps; Aide-de-Camp to the Commanding General, Multi-National Security Transition Command-Iraq; Deputy G-3 (Rear), 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; Chief, Armor Branch, Officer Personnel Management Directorate, HRC, Fort Knox, Kentucky; Senior Service College Fellow, Texas A&M University; Director, Concepts Development Division, Capabilities Development and Integration Directorate, U.S. Army Maneuver Center of Excellence, Fort Benning, Georgia; Chief of Staff, 1st Armored Division, Fort Bliss, Texas; Deputy Commanding General (Support), 1st Armored Division, Fort Bliss, Texas; and Director of Training, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-3/5/7, Headquarters, Department of the Army.
LTG Costanza’s operational deployments and combat tours include Operation Joint Guard - Bosnia/Herzegovina, Operation Iraqi Freedom, and Operation Inherent Resolve. His military education includes the Armor Officer Basic Course, the Infantry Officer Advance Course, United States Army Command and Staff College, the School of Advanced Military Studies, and Senior Service College Fellowship at Texas A&M University.