William E. Ward

William E. "Kip" Ward (born June 3, 1949) is a former United States Army four-star general who served as Commander, United States Africa Command from October 1, 2007 to March 8, 2011. Prior to that, Ward served as Deputy Commander, United States European Command. After he left Africa Command, Ward reverted to his permanent rank of major general and served as a special assistant to the army's Vice Chief of Staff after the Department of Defense concluded he had misused taxpayer money. Ward then retired with the rank of lieutenant general in November 2012.