John F. Mulholland, Jr.

John F. Mulholland Jr.

Born	1954/1955 (age 61–62) Clovis, New Mexico
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Army
Years of service	1978–Present
Rank	Lieutenant General
Commands held	Deputy Commander, USSOCOM Commander, USASOC Commander, SOCCENT Deputy Commander, JSOC
Battles/wars	Operation Iraqi Freedom Operation Enduring Freedom
Awards	Army Distinguished Service Medal Defense Superior Service Medal (4) Legion of Merit (2)

Lieutenant General John F. Mulholland, Jr. (born c. 1955) is a senior officer in the United States Army and current Associate Director of the Central Intelligence Agency for Military Affairs. LTG Mulholland previously served as Deputy Commander of the United States Special Operations Command, a post for which he was exceptionally well-qualified by virtue of a distinguished career in the US Army’s Special Forces. He commanded special operations task forces in both Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom, earning an appointment as Deputy Commanding General of the Joint Special Operations Command and later as Commanding General, US Army Special Operations Command at Fort Bragg.

Born in Clovis, New Mexico, Mulholland grew up in Bethesda, Maryland. He graduated from Furman University in 1978 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in history.

Mulholland graduated from Furman University in 1978 with a bachelor’s degree in history and was commissioned there as a second lieutenant in the infantry. His first assignment was in Fort Clayton, Panama, from 1979 to 1980, where he served as a rifle platoon leader in Company C, 4th Battalion (Mechanized), 20th Infantry, 193rd Infantry Brigade. From 1980 to 1982, he was rifle platoon leader and weapons platoon leader in Company A (Airborne), 3rd Battalion, 5th Infantry in Fort Kobbe, Panama. In 1983, he completed the Infantry Officer Advanced Course and then graduated from the Special Forces Qualification Course. He then was assigned to the 5th Special Forces Group (A) at Fort Bragg, where he served as Operational Detachment-A commander and a Company commander from 1984 to 1986. Mulholland returned to Panama from 1987 to 1989, where he was appointed current operations officer and later exercises and ground operations officer in J-3 (Operations), Special Operations Command South, U.S. Southern Command.