Brigadier General Richard Coffman

BG Ross Coffman is married to Jacqui Coffman, and together they have three daughters: Lindsey, Lauren, and Katelyn.    

Upon graduating from Centre College and completing the University of Kentucky’s ROTC program, he was commissioned in to the Armor Corps.

His company grade years were spent with the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, and the NTC Operations Group.   

BG Coffman served as a Field Grade field grade officer in the Joint Interagency Task Force South (JIATF-S), the 1st Armored Division, the National Training Center, and twice with the 3rd Infantry Division. 

Most recently, BG Coffman served as the Deputy Commanding General for Maneuver in the 1st Infantry Division with duty in Eastern Europe.

His civilian education includes a Bachelor degree from Centre College, an MBA from Embry Riddle University, and a Graduate Fellowship at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government