Born and raised in Onalaska, Wisconsin, and was commissioned through the United States Military Academy at West Point, NY in 1989. Following commissioning and flight school, MG Rugen served in a variety of company grade positions while assigned to Camp Page, Korea and Fort Campbell, KY, culminating in company command of B Co/9-101st Aviation Battalion (Air Assault). After two years with US Special Operations Command J5, MG Rugen went back to Special Operation aviation in 2007 to command 3/160th SOAR(A) where he deployed again to Iraq and Afghanistan. In 2017, MG Rugen assumed the role of 7th Infantry Division Deputy Commanding General – Support at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. His most recent assignment was serving as the Director of U.S. Army Futures Command’s Future Vertical Lift Cross Functional Team at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama from 2018-2023.
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