John W. Brennan
Official portrait, 2021
AllegianceUnited States
Service/branchUnited States Army
RankMajor General
Commands heldCombined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve
1st Special Forces Command (Airborne)
Battles/warsWar in Afghanistan
Iraq War
Operation Inherent Resolve
AwardsDefense Superior Service Medal (2)
Legion of Merit (3)
Bronze Star Medal (6)

John W. Brennan Jr. is a United States Army major general who currently serves as the Special Assistant to the Commanding General, United States Army Special Operations Command. He most recently served as director of operations of the United States Special Operations Command from October 2022 to July 2023,[1] commander of the Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve since September 9, 2021 to September 8, 2022.[2][3] He previously served as the Commanding General of the 1st Special Forces Command (Airborne) from November 2019 to August 2021, and as the Deputy Commander of Joint Special Operations Command.[4][5][6][7][8][9]

In March 2023, Brennan was nominated for promotion to lieutenant general with assignment as the deputy commander of United States Africa Command.[10][11]

Awards and decorations

Bronze oak leaf cluster
V
Silver oak leaf cluster
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Width-44 crimson ribbon with two width-8 white stripes at distance 4 from the edges.
Bronze star
Bronze star
Badge Combat Infantryman Badge
Badge Master Parachutist Badge
1st row Defense Superior Service Medal
with 2 bronze Oak leaf clusters (2 awards)
2nd row Legion of Merit
with 2 bronze Oak leaf clusters (3 awards)		 Bronze Star
with "V" device and 1 silver Oak leaf cluster (6 awards, including 1 for valor)		 Defense Meritorious Service Medal
with 2 bronze Oak leaf clusters (3 awards)
3rd row Meritorious Service Medal
with 1 bronze Oak leaf cluster (2 awards)		 Joint Service Commendation Medal Army Commendation Medal
4th row Army Achievement Medal National Defense Service Medal
with 1 bronze Service star		 Afghanistan Campaign Medal
with 1 bronze Campaign star
5th row Iraq Campaign Medal
with 2 bronze Campaign stars		 Inherent Resolve Campaign Medal
with 2 bronze Campaign stars		 Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
6th row Global War on Terrorism Service Medal Army Service Ribbon Army Overseas Service Ribbon
Tabs Special Forces Tab Ranger Tab
Badges Military Freefall Parachutist Badge Air Assault Badge Special Operations Diver Badge

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to John W. Brennan, Jr..

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Government.

  1. ↑ "General Officer Assignment Announcement, dtd 2 June 2022". GOMO. Office of the Chief of Staff of the Army. June 2, 2022. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
  2. ↑ "FY 21 Announcements". GOMO. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Coalition Welcomes New Commander, Continues Mission".
  4. ↑ "Major General John W. Brennan, Jr. - General Officer Management Office". www.gomo.army.mil.
  5. ↑ Rempfer, Kyle (October 24, 2019). "JSOC deputy tapped to lead division-level 1st Special Forces Command during modernization period". Army Times.
  6. ↑ "USASFC Home Page". www.soc.mil.
  7. ↑ "Funeral held for Medal of Honor recipient killed by COVID-19". Associated Press. December 16, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Special Forces Command Seeks Key Data Aggregation, Cyber Tools". SIGNAL Magazine. February 17, 2021.
  9. ↑ "JSOC General who commanded the Delta Force ISIS raid now in charge of Army SOF". SOFREP. December 12, 2019.
  10. ↑ "PN386 — Maj. Gen. John W. Brennan Jr. — Army, 118th Congress (2023-2024)". U.S. Congress. March 6, 2023. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
  11. ↑ Senate Session, Part 3. C-SPAN (video). July 26, 2023. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.