Joseph F. Dunford

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Joseph Dunford (as CJCS, October 2015)

Joseph Francis Dunford Jr. Born May 14, 1955 in Boston , Massachusetts, is a general in the United States Marine Corps (USMC). He was until October 1, 2019 from October 1, 2015 Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the United States Armed Forces (Engl. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff , in short CJCS). Dunford was the 19th chairman of the JCS since its inception in 1949.

Dunford previously served as Deputy Commander of the USMC from October 2010 to December 2012 , and from February 10, 2013 to August 26, 2014, he was Commander of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and the US Forces Afghanistan (USFOR-A) On October 17, 2014, he was finally in command of the USMC .

Education and career

Dunford grew up in Quincy near Boston in an Irish Catholic family home; after high school he attended Saint Michael's Catholic College in Colchester , which he graduated in 1977. In the same year he joined the Marine Corps, where he held various posts until 1981, including as platoon leader, then one year as adjutant to the commandant of the III. Marine Expeditionary Force was deployed. Between 1988 and '91, Dunford was an instructor at the College of the Holy Cross and the Officers School at Marine Corps Base Quantico , and in 1992 was again appointed as an adjutant to the extended general staff of the Marine Corps Commandant Carl Mundy . This employment was followed from 1995 onwards in different regiments of the Marine Corps.

Dunford's postgraduate education includes a Masters degree in Government from Georgetown University , Washington, DC , and in International Relations from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy in Medford , Massachusetts; also various training courses at relevant military institutions such as the US Army War College .

Service in the rank of general

Dunford (center) in conversation with US Secretary of State John Kerry (left) in Afghanistan, March 2013

As brigadier general , Dunford served as deputy commander of the 1st Marine Division from 1999 ; During this time he was stationed in Iraq for a total of 22 months . From 2005 to 2007 he was initially Director of Operations Division, Plans, Policies and Operations at the Marine Corps headquarters in Washington, then for about six months he was Vice Director for Operations (J-3) on the United Joint Chiefs ; Dunford actually never held the rank of major general intended for this position , despite his nomination.In April 2008, he was again transferred to the naval headquarters in Washington as Commandant of Operations Division, Plans, Policies and Operations and was appointed lieutenant general. From 2009 to 2010, he commanded the I. Marine Expeditionary Force and the Marine Forces in the US Central Command , before he finally took up the post of Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps on October 22, 2010 with a promotion to general . December 2012 held.

On November 14, 2012, Dunford was appointed to succeed John R. Allen (USMC), who was then intended for the post of Supreme Allied Commander Europe , but ultimately after investigations into his dismissal in the course of the Petraeus affair asked for retirement, nominated as commander of ISAF and US Forces Afghanistan ; he finally took over this command on February 10th.

On June 5, 2014, the Department of Defense announced the nomination of Dunford as Commanding Officer of the USMC, and Dunford took command of General James Amos on October 17 . Dunford has been the 36th Commandant of the Marine Corps since it was set up in 1775.

On May 5, 2015, US President Barack Obama nominated Dunford as the new Chairman of the United Joint Chiefs of Staff. Dunford took up the position on October 1 of the same year; he succeeded Martin E. Dempsey , who in turn retired. On October 1, 2019, he passed this role to General Mark A. Milley .

In March 2014, while he was in command of ISAF, the business magazine “ Fortune ” chose Dunford in seventh place in its ranking of the “World's 50 Greatest Leaders” : “The Marine four-star general and leader of NATO's coalition in Afghanistan is probably the most complete warrior-statesman wearing a uniform today […] ” , so the magazine.

Awards

Selection of decorations, sorted based on the Order of Precedence of Military Awards :

See also

Web links

Commons : Joseph F. Dunford, Jr.  - Collection of Images, Videos, and Audio Files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 5 Things to Know about Gen. Joseph Dunford, tapped to be Joint Chiefs chairman. foxnews.com of May 5, 2015 (English; last accessed on November 20, 2015).
  2. ↑ a b Biography of the Ministry of Defense (English; last accessed on August 16, 2013).
  3. ↑ a b c Biography of ISAF ( memento from October 18, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) (English; last accessed on August 16, 2013).
  4. ^ Johnson, Kimberly: 3 tapped for stars. ( Memento August 20, 2013 in the web archive archive.today ) Marine Corps Times February 19, 2008 (last accessed August 18, 2013).
  5. ↑ Press release of the Ministry of Defense of February 19, 2008 (last accessed on December 29, 2015).
  6. ↑ Chandrasekaran, Rajiv: Gen. John Allen intends to retire, decline military's top post in Europe. Washington Post, February 19, 2013 (last accessed August 16, 2013).
  7. ↑ Press release from the Ministry of Defense of November 14, 2012 (last accessed on August 16, 2013).
  8. ↑ Press release of the Ministry of Defense of June 5, 2014 (last accessed on June 28, 2014).
  9. ^ Report on the handover of command at the USMC (English; last accessed on October 18, 2014).
  10. ↑ Video
  11. ^ Dempsey Expresses Confidence in Dunford, Selva
  12. ^ The World's 50 Greatest Leaders. fortune.com of March 14, 2014 (last accessed November 20, 2015).
personal data
SURNAME Dunford, Joseph F.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Dunford, Joseph Francis Jr.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION United States General, Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, Commandant of the Marine Corps, ISAF Commander, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
DATE OF BIRTH May 14, 1955
PLACE OF BIRTH Boston , Massachusetts