John W. Nicholson Jr.

John Nicholson (here as Major General , 2012)

John W. Nicholson Jr. (born May 8, 1957 ) is a general in the United States Army (USA) and was in command of Mission Resolute Support (formerly International Security Assistance Force , ISAF) and US Forces Afghanistan ( USFOR-A).

Life

John W. Nicholson, Jr. studied history at Georgetown University and military science at National Defense University . In the 1990s he was on duty in Sarajevo. From 2006 to 2012 he served in Afghanistan. Most recently he commanded the 82nd Airborne Division. From March 3, 2016 to August 31, 2018, Nicholson Jr. was Commander in Chief of Mission Resolute Support and USFOR-A, succeeding General John F. Campbell . Austin S. Miller followed Nicholson .

On the 70th anniversary of the Berlin Airlift , Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen awarded him the Great Cross of Merit with Star of the Federal Republic of Germany.

Web links

John Nicholson is the new NATO commander in chief in Afghanistan - dpa via FAZ on March 2, 2016
eastwest.ngo: Biography of John W. Nicholson Jr. (English), accessed March 28, 2016

Individual evidence

↑ defensenews.com: Nicholson Nominated as Next Afghan War Head ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as broken. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English), accessed March 28, 2016@1@ 2

↑ nato-pa.int: Lieutenant General John W. Nicholson Jr. ( Memento of the original from March 28, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English), accessed March 28, 2016

^ Sayed Salahuddin, "Gunfire erupts in Afghan governor's compound after meeting with US commander," Washington Post, October 18, 2018

^ Matthias Baumann- http://www.btb-concept.de : 70 years of the Berlin Airlift - Reception and serenade in the Allied Museum in Clayallee. Retrieved June 8, 2019 .

personal data
SURNAME	Nicholson, John W. Jr.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American general
DATE OF BIRTH	May 8, 1957

[1] senews.com: Nicholson Nominated as Next Afghan War Head ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as broken. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English), accessed March 28, 2016@1@ 2

[2] to-pa.int: Lieutenant General John W. Nicholson Jr. ( Memento of the original from March 28, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English), accessed March 28, 2016 @1@ 2

[3] Sayed Salahuddin, "Gunfire erupts in Afghan governor's compound after meeting with US commander," Washington Post, October 18, 2018

[4] Matthias Baumann- http://www.btb-concept.de : 70 years of the Berlin Airlift - Reception and serenade in the Allied Museum in Clayallee. Retrieved June 8, 2019 .