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John W. Brennan
Official portrait, 2024
Bornc. 1968 (age 55–56)
AllegianceUnited States
BranchUnited States Army
Years of service1990–present
RankLieutenant General
CommandsCombined 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. (born c. 1968) is a United States Army lieutenant general who has served as the deputy commander of United States Africa Command since April 2024. He most recently served as director of operations of the United States Special Operations Command from October 2022 to July 2023, commander of the Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve since September 9, 2021 to September 8, 2022. 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.

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

Awards and decorations

Bronze oak leaf cluster
VSilver oak leaf cluster
Bronze oak leaf clusterWidth-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

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.
Military offices
Preceded bySteven W. Gilland Deputy Commanding General for Operations of the 101st Airborne Division
2017–2019 		Succeeded byDavid C. Foley
Preceded byMark C. Schwartz Deputy Commander of the Joint Special Operations Command
2019 		Succeeded byRichard E. Angle
Preceded byE. John Deedrick Commanding General of the 1st Special Forces Command (Airborne)
2019–2021
Preceded byPaul T. Calvert Commander of Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve
2021–2022 		Succeeded byMatthew W. McFarlane
Preceded byVincent K. Becklund Director of Operations of the United States Special Operations Command
2022–2023 		Succeeded byMichael E. Martin
Preceded byKirk W. Smith Deputy Commander of the United States Africa Command
2024–present 		Incumbent
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