John W. Nicholson Jr.

John W. Nicholson Jr.
John W. Nicholson Jr.
	General John W. Nicholson in 2017
Born	May 8, 1957 (age 67); Baltimore, Maryland
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Army Reserve
Years of service	1982–2018
Rank	General
Commands held	Resolute Support Mission; United States Forces Afghanistan; Allied Land Command; 82nd Airborne Division; 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment
Battles/wars	United States invasion of Grenada; War in Afghanistan
Awards	Defense Distinguished Service Medal (2); Army Distinguished Service Medal; Defense Superior Service Medal (5); Legion of Merit (3); Bronze Star Medal (2)

John William "Mick" Nicholson Jr. (born May 8, 1957) is a retired United States Army four-star general who last commanded U.S. Forces – Afghanistan (USFOR-A) and the 41-nation NATO-led Resolute Support Mission from March 2, 2016, to September 2, 2018, succeeding General John F. Campbell.^[2] He was the longest-serving commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan until 2021, having been the senior officer in theatre for 2 years, 6 months.^[3] He was previously commanding general, Allied Land Command from October 2014^[4] and commander of the 82nd Airborne Division. Nicholson is the son of John W. "Jack" Nicholson, also a retired general officer in the United States Army, and is distantly related to British brigadier general John Nicholson.^[5]

^ Register of Graduates and Former Cadets of the United States Military Academy. 1991.
^ "US General: Taliban Won't Capture a City by Winter". Voice of America. Archived from the original on 8 May 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
^ Nicholson, John W. "Opinion The U.S. must respond forcefully to Russia and the Taliban. Here's how". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2021-02-25.
^ SHAPE Public Affairs Office. "Change of Command at NATO's Allied Land Command". Allied Command Operations. NATO. Archived from the original on 29 March 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
^ Carlotta Gall (8 April 2014). The Wrong Enemy: America in Afghanistan, 2001–2014. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. p. 115. ISBN 978-0-544-04568-2.

[1] Register of Graduates and Former Cadets of the United States Military Academy. 1991.

[2] "US General: Taliban Won't Capture a City by Winter". Voice of America. Archived from the original on 8 May 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2017.

[3] Nicholson, John W. "Opinion The U.S. must respond forcefully to Russia and the Taliban. Here's how". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2021-02-25.

[4] SHAPE Public Affairs Office. "Change of Command at NATO's Allied Land Command". Allied Command Operations. NATO. Archived from the original on 29 March 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2015.

[5] Carlotta Gall (8 April 2014). The Wrong Enemy: America in Afghanistan, 2001–2014. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. p. 115. ISBN 978-0-544-04568-2.

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John W. Nicholson Jr.
General John W. Nicholson in 2017
Born	(1957-05-08) May 8, 1957 (age 67)^[1] Baltimore, Maryland
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Army Reserve
Years of service	1982–2018
Rank	General
Commands held	Resolute Support Mission United States Forces Afghanistan Allied Land Command 82nd Airborne Division 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment
Battles/wars	United States invasion of Grenada War in Afghanistan
Awards	Defense Distinguished Service Medal (2) Army Distinguished Service Medal Defense Superior Service Medal (5) Legion of Merit (3) Bronze Star Medal (2)