Leopoldo Aquino "Lee" Quintas Jr. (born July 5, 1964) is a retired lieutenant general in the United States Army, who last served as the deputy commanding general and chief of staff of United States Army Forces Command (FORSCOM).
Quintas was born in Connecticut and attended Montville High School, graduating in 1982. His father, Leopoldo "Leo" Quintas Sr. was born in the Philippines and was a United States Coast Guard veteran of the Vietnam War. Quintas Jr. is a graduate of United States Military Academy and was commissioned in 1986. He earned a master's degree in applied mathematics from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and returned to the Military Academy to teach mathematical sciences from 1995 to 1997. Quintas Jr. was later commandant of the United States Army Armor School at Fort Benning from 2013 to 2014.
Awards and decorations Combat Action BadgeBasic Parachutist BadgeArmy Staff Identification Badge3rd Infantry Division Combat Service Identification Badge64th Armor Regiment Distinctive Unit Insignia8 Overseas Service Bars Defense Superior Service MedalLegion of Merit with three bronze oak leaf clustersBronze Star Medal with "V" device and two oak leaf clustersMeritorious Service Medal with silver oak leaf clusterArmy Commendation Medal with oak leaf clusterArmy Achievement Medal with oak leaf clusterValorous Unit Award with oak leaf clusterMeritorious Unit CommendationNational Defense Service Medal with one bronze service starSouthwest Asia Service Medal with two service starsAfghanistan Campaign Medal with two service starsIraq Campaign Medal with three service starsGlobal War on Terrorism Expeditionary MedalGlobal War on Terrorism Service MedalArmy Service RibbonArmy Overseas Service RibbonNATO Medal for service with ISAFKuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia)Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait)
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