John W. Brennan

For other people named John Brennan, see John Brennan (disambiguation).

John W. Brennan
Official portrait, 2024
Bornc. 1968 (age 57–58)
AllegianceUnited States
BranchUnited States Army
Service years1990–present
RankLieutenant General
CommandsCombined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve
1st Special Forces Command (Airborne)
5th Special Forces Group
Conflicts
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 has previously 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 from September 2021 to September 2022,[2][3] 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]

He was the commander of the 5th Special Forces Group from August 2013 to July 2015.[10] In March 2023, Brennan was nominated for promotion to lieutenant general with assignment as the deputy commander of United States Africa Command.[11][12]

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

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  1. ^ "General Officer Assignment Announcement, dtd 2 June 2022". GOMO. Office of the Chief of Staff of the Army. 2 June 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  2. ^ "FY 21 Announcements". GOMO. Retrieved 22 July 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 (24 October 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. 16 December 2020.
  8. ^ "Special Forces Command Seeks Key Data Aggregation, Cyber Tools". SIGNAL Magazine. 17 February 2021.
  9. ^ "JSOC General who commanded the Delta Force ISIS raid now in charge of Army SOF". SOFREP. 12 December 2019.
  10. ^ Mahaffey, Jacob (20 July 2015). "5th Special Forces change of command". www.army.mil. U.S. Army. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
  11. ^ "PN386 — Maj. Gen. John W. Brennan Jr. — Army, 118th Congress (2023-2024)". U.S. Congress. 6 March 2023. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  12. ^ Senate Session, Part 3. C-SPAN (video). 26 July 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
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