John W. Brennan

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John W. Brennan
John W. Brennan, Jr. (4).jpg
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 serves as commander of the Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve since September 9, 2021.[1][2] 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.[3][4][5][6][7][8]

Awards and decorations[]

Combat Infantry Badge.svg
US Army Airborne master parachutist badge.gif
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Bronze oakleaf-3d.svgBronze oakleaf-3d.svg
V
Silver oak leaf cluster
 Bronze oakleaf-3d.svgBronze oakleaf-3d.svg
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Width-44 crimson ribbon with two width-8 white stripes at distance 4 from the edges.
Bronze star
Bronze star
Bronze-service-star-3d-vector.svgBronze-service-star-3d-vector.svg Bronze-service-star-3d-vector.svgBronze-service-star-3d-vector.svg
Einzelbild Special Forces (Special Forces Insignia).svg Ranger Tab.svg
USAF - Occupational Badge - High Altitude Low Opening.svg AirAssault.svg SFDiver.PNG
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[]

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

  1. ^ "FY 21 Announcements". GOMO. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
  2. ^ "Coalition Welcomes New Commander, Continues Mission".
  3. ^ "Major General John W. Brennan, Jr. - General Officer Management Office". www.gomo.army.mil.
  4. ^ Rempfer, Kyle (October 24, 2019). "JSOC deputy tapped to lead division-level 1st Special Forces Command during modernization period". Army Times.
  5. ^ "USASFC Home Page". www.soc.mil.
  6. ^ "Funeral held for Medal of Honor recipient killed by COVID-19". Associated Press. December 16, 2020.
  7. ^ "Special Forces Command Seeks Key Data Aggregation, Cyber Tools". SIGNAL Magazine. February 17, 2021.
  8. ^ "JSOC General who commanded the Delta Force ISIS raid now in charge of Army SOF". SOFREP. December 12, 2019.
Military offices
Preceded by Deputy Commanding General for Operations of the 101st Airborne Division
2017–2019 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Deputy Commander of the Joint Special Operations Command
2019 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Commanding General of the 1st Special Forces Command (Airborne)
2019–2021
Preceded by Commander of Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve
2021–present 		Incumbent
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