Bryan P. Fenton

Bryan Patrick Fenton[1] (born 1965) is a United States Army general who serves 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]

Bryan Fenton
Birth nameBryan Patrick Fenton
Born1965 (age 5758)
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
AllegianceUnited States
Service/branchUnited States Army
Years of service1987–present
RankGeneral
Commands held
Battles/wars
Awards
Alma materUniversity of Notre Dame (BBA)

Awards and decorations

Gen. Fenton accepts the USSOCOM command guidon from Command Sgt. Maj. Shane W. Shorter on 30 August 2022.
Expert Infantryman Badge
Special Forces Tab
Ranger tab
Military Free Fall Parachutist Badge
Master Parachutist Badge
Army Staff Identification Badge
Office of the Secretary of Defense Identification Badge
United States Army Special Operations Command CSIB
Silver German Parachutist Badge
Ecuadorian Parachutist Badge
Unidentified Badge
1st Special Forces Command Distinctive Unit Insignia
4 Overseas Service Bars
Defense Superior Service Medal
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Legion of Merit with one bronze oak leaf cluster
Width-44 scarlet ribbon with width-4 ultramarine blue stripe at center, surrounded by width-1 white stripes. Width-1 white stripes are at the edges. Bronze Star Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Defense Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Army Commendation Medal
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Joint Service Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster
Army Achievement Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Joint Meritorious Unit Award
Valorous Unit Award
Meritorious Unit Commendation
Army of Occupation Medal
Bronze star
National Defense Service Medal with one bronze service star
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Bronze star
Afghanistan Campaign Medal with service star
Iraq Campaign Medal with two service stars
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Army Service Ribbon
NATO Medal for the former Yugoslavia

References

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