Bryan Patrick Fenton[1] (born 1965) is a United States Army general who has been serving as the 13th commander of the United States Special Operations Command since 30 August 2022.[2] He most recently served as the 16th commander of the Joint Special Operations Command from July 2021 to August 2022[3] and as the senior military assistant to the Secretary of Defense from 12 August 2019 to June 2021.[4] He previously served as the deputy commander of United States Indo-Pacific Command. Fenton is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame.[5][6]
Awards and decorations

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Legion of Merit with one bronze oak leaf cluster |
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Defense Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster |
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Joint Service Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster |
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National Defense Service Medal with one bronze service star |
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Afghanistan Campaign Medal with service star |
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References
- ^ "Bryan P. Fenton".
- ^ "U.S. Special Operations Command Change of Command Ceremony". DVIDS. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ^ "General Bryan P. Fenton (USA)". GOMO. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
- ^ "DVIDS – Images – 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit hosts U.S. Secretary of Defense [Image 3 of 4]". www.dvidshub.net. Archived from the original on 26 September 2019.
- ^ "Deputy Commander, U.S. Pacific Command > U.S. Pacific Command > Article View". www.pacom.mil. Archived from the original on 13 July 2017.
- ^ "Fenton succeeds Kilrain at Special Operations Command, Pacific".
External links
Media related to Bryan P. Fenton at Wikimedia Commons