John F. Kelly Military person

John Francis Kelly (born 1950) is an United States Marine Corps general, who served as the commanding general of the Multi-National Force—West in Iraq from February 2008 to February 2009. He was promoted to lieutenant general and assumed command of Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces North in October 2009. He has been promoted to a four star, and succeeded General Douglas M. Fraser as commander of U.S. Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM) on November 19, 2012.

Personal facts

John F. Kelly
Birth dateJanuary 01, 1950
Birth place
Boston

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Military person

award
Defense Distinguished Service Medal
Legion of Merit
Defense Superior Service Medal
military operations
Iraq War
Gulf War
military branch
United States Marine Corps
military command
1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion
Multi-National Force— West
service start1970
service end1970

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