Joseph Dunford | |
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 Official portrait, 2015 | |
| Nickname(s) | "Fighting Joe"[1] |
| Born | December 23, 1955 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Service | United States Marine Corps |
| Years of service | 1977–2019 |
| Rank | General |
| Commands | Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Commandant of the Marine Corps International Security Assistance Force U.S. Forces Afghanistan Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps 2nd Battalion, 6th Marines 5th Marine Regiment I Marine Expeditionary Force Marine Forces Central Command |
| Battles / wars | Iraq War War in Afghanistan |
| Awards | Defense Distinguished Service Medal Navy Distinguished Service Medal Defense Superior Service Medal (2) Legion of Merit with Valor |
Joseph Francis Dunford Jr. (born December 23, 1955) is a retired United States Marine Corps general who served as the 19th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from October 1, 2015 to September 30, 2019. He was the 36th commandant of the Marine Corps. Dunford is the first Marine Corps officer to serve in four different four-star positions; the others include commander of the International Security Assistance Force and United States Forces – Afghanistan from February 2013 to August 2014,[2] and as the thirty-second assistant commandant of the Marine Corps from October 23, 2010 to December 15, 2012. He has commanded several units, including the 5th Marine Regiment during the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
- ^ Mohammad Manzarpour (February 21, 2013). "Joseph Dunford: "Fighting Joe" to lead United States out of Afghanistan". BBC News. Retrieved February 21, 2013.
- ^ "Leadership: General Joseph F. Dunford, Jr". isaf.nato.int. Kabul, Afghanistan: International Security Assistance Force. Archived from the original on October 18, 2014. Retrieved October 18, 2014.