Army Lt. Gen. Thomas Metz has been nominated as director of the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization, the Pentagon announced Tuesday. Metz, a 1971 West Point graduate, serves as the deputy commanding general and chief of staff at U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command at Ft. Monroe, VA. Previously, he worked as commanding general of III Corps and Ft. Hood, TX, and as chief of staff at U.S. Central Command during Operation Enduring Freedom. He would replace Retired Gen...