John W. Brennan | |
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 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Born | c. 1968 (age 55–56) |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1990–present |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Commands held | Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve 1st Special Forces Command (Airborne) |
| Battles/wars | War in Afghanistan Iraq War Operation Inherent Resolve |
| Awards | Defense 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,[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]
- ^ "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.
- ^ "FY 21 Announcements". GOMO. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
- ^ "Coalition Welcomes New Commander, Continues Mission".
- ^ "Major General John W. Brennan, Jr. - General Officer Management Office". www.gomo.army.mil.
- ^ Rempfer, Kyle (October 24, 2019). "JSOC deputy tapped to lead division-level 1st Special Forces Command during modernization period". Army Times.
- ^ "USASFC Home Page". www.soc.mil.
- ^ "Funeral held for Medal of Honor recipient killed by COVID-19". Associated Press. December 16, 2020.
- ^ "Special Forces Command Seeks Key Data Aggregation, Cyber Tools". SIGNAL Magazine. February 17, 2021.
- ^ "JSOC General who commanded the Delta Force ISIS raid now in charge of Army SOF". SOFREP. December 12, 2019.
- ^ "PN386 — Maj. Gen. John W. Brennan Jr. — Army, 118th Congress (2023-2024)". U.S. Congress. March 6, 2023. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
- ^ Senate Session, Part 3. C-SPAN (video). July 26, 2023. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
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