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|birth_date=December 23, 1955 | |birth_date=December 23, 1955 | ||
|alma_mater=Boston College High School,Saint Michael's College (Vermont),United States Army War College, Ranger School, United States Army Airborne School, Amphibious Warfare School,Georgetown University,Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy | |alma_mater=Boston College High School,Saint Michael's College (Vermont),United States Army War College, Ranger School, United States Army Airborne School, Amphibious Warfare School,Georgetown University,Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy | ||
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| − | '''Joseph Francis Dunford Jr.''' is a retired [[United States Marine Corps]] [[General (United States)|four-star general]] | + | '''Joseph Francis Dunford Jr.''' is a retired [[United States Marine Corps]] [[General (United States)|four-star general]]. |
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| + | == Career == | ||
| + | Dunford was the 19th [[chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff]] from October 1, 2015 until September 30, 2019. He was the 36th [[commandant of the Marine Corps]]. Dunford is the first [[Officer Candidates School (United States Marine Corps)|Marine Corps officer]] to four different [[Four-star rank|four-star]] positions; the others include commander of the [[International Security Assistance Force]] and United States Forces – [[Afghanistan]] from February 2013 until August 2014,<ref name="isaf.nato.int">https://web.archive.org/web/20141018181048/http://www.isaf.nato.int/about-isaf/leadership/general-joseph-f.-dunford-jr.html </ref> and as the 32nd [[Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps]] from October 23, 2010, to December 15, 2012. He has commanded several units, including the [[5th Marine Regiment (United States)|5th Marine Regiment]] during the [[2003 invasion of Iraq]]. | ||
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| Born | December 23, 1955 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Boston College High School, Saint Michael's College (Vermont), United States Army War College, Ranger School, United States Army Airborne School, Amphibious Warfare School, Georgetown University, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy | |||||||||||||
| Member of | Atlantic Council/Board, Atlantic Council/Distinguished Leadership Awards, Lockheed | |||||||||||||
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff 2015-2019
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Joseph Francis Dunford Jr. is a retired United States Marine Corps four-star general.
Career
Dunford was the 19th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from October 1, 2015 until September 30, 2019. He was the 36th commandant of the Marine Corps. Dunford is the first Marine Corps officer to four different four-star positions; the others include commander of the International Security Assistance Force and United States Forces – Afghanistan from February 2013 until August 2014,[1] and as the 32nd 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.
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