William F. Mullen III
| William F. Mullen III | |
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| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
 United States Marine Corps
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| Years of service | 1986–present |
| Rank |
 Brigadier general
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| Commands held |
2nd Battalion, 6th Marines Marine Corps Tactics and Operations Group Marine Corps University |
| Battles/wars |
Gulf War Iraq War |
| Awards |
Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit Bronze Star Medal |
Brigadier General William F. Mullen III is an officer in the United States Marine Corps. He was deployed in Fallujah, Iraq, in 2007 during Operation Iraqi Freedom. He has co-written a book with Daniel Green called Fallujah Redux: The Anbar Awakening and the Struggle with Al-Qaeda.
Mullen earned both bachelor's and master's degrees in political science from Marquette University. He also earned a master's degree in national security and strategic studies from the Naval War College.
While attending Marquette University, Mullen was commissioned in 1986 through the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps program. From 1987 to 1990, he served as a Platoon Commander and Training Officer for the 1st Battalion 3rd Marines in Kaneohe, Hawaii. He was then transferred to the Marine Corps Security Force Battalion at Mare Island, California, where he served as a platoon commander, executive officer, and Commanding Officer of the Fleet Anti-Terrorism Security Team Company.
During this time, Mullen was deployed for Operation Desert Shield, where he was involved in counter-narcotics missions with Joint Task Force 6 (now known as Joint Task Force North). Following the conclusion of Operation Desert Storm in 1993, he attended the Advanced Artillery Officer Course at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. He then served as Commanding Officer of Fox Company, 2nd Battalion 6th Marines. In 1994, he took part in Operation Sea Signal, the U.S. military's humanitarian mission in the Caribbean. From 1995 to 1996, he served in the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit and in the 2nd Battalion 24th Marines in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He later led a counter-narcotics mission in the Los Padres National Forest in California.
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