Michael E. Ennis
Michael E. Ennis | |
|---|---|
 MajGen M. E. Ennis, USMC on left | |
| Allegiance |  United States of America |
| Service/ |  United States Marine Corps |
| Years of service | 1972–2007 |
| Rank |  Major general |
| Battles/wars | Cold War |
Michael E. Ennis is a former major general in the United States Marine Corps.
He is a native of
Concordia College with Bachelor of Arts degrees in French and International Relations and from Georgetown University with a Master of Arts degree in Government/National Security Studies.[2]
Career
Ennis was commissioned an officer in the Marine Corps on January 1, 1972 as a graduate of the
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
as a recruiting officer.
In 1978, he began studying Russian at the
Moscow-Washington hotline
.
In 1986, Ennis was named Naval Representative to the Commander-in-Chief of the
Moscow, Russia as Assistant Naval Attaché and U.S. military representative to Azerbaijan
.
Ennis was stationed at
HUMINT of the Central Intelligence Agency. Ennis retired from the Marine Corps in 2007. He was awarded the CIA's Distinguished Intelligence Medal in 2008.[3]
Awards he received during his military career include the
Army Achievement Medal
.
Since retiring from the Marine Corps, Ennis has served on the Federal Board of Advisors for Benchmark Executive Search.[4]
He appeared in the documentary "Meet The Real Cold War Spies Of BRIXMIS" talking about his time with U.S. Military Liaison Mission (USMLM)[5]
References
- ^ "Major General Michael E. Ennis, United States Marine Corps" (PDF). GeoInt2007.com. Retrieved 2012-01-27.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Major General Michael E. Ennis, U.S. Marine Corps". Benchmark Executive Search. Archived from the original on 2012-07-19. Retrieved 2012-01-27.
- ^ CIA, September 19, 2008, CIA’s Hayden Lauds Marine General’s Contributions Archived 2013-07-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Benchmark's Federal Board of Adivsors". Benchmark Executive Search. Archived from the original on 2012-01-04. Retrieved 2012-01-27.
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Meet The Real Cold War Spies Of BRIXMIS • FULL DOCUMENTARY | Forces TV. YouTube.