Bryan P. Fenton (born 1965) is a United States Army general who served as the 13th commander of the United States Special Operations Command (SOCOM) at MacDill Air Force Base in Florida, from 30 August 2022 until 3 October 2025. Earlier, he had served as the 16th commander of the Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) at Fort Bragg in North Carolina, from July 2021 to August 2022, and as a senior military assistant to two Secretaries of Defense, from 12 August 2019 to June 2021. He had previously served as the deputy commander of United States Indo-Pacific Command. Fenton is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame.
Fenton relinquished command of SOCOM to Navy Adm. Frank M. Bradley at a change of command ceremony in Tampa, Florida, on 3 October 2025, on the eve of his retirement.
Personal life Bryan Patrick Fenton was born in 1965 in New Orleans, Louisiana. He is married with two daughters.
Awards and decorations
Expert Infantryman Badge Special Forces Tab Ranger tab Military Free Fall Parachutist Badge Master Parachutist Badge Army Staff Identification Badge Office of the Secretary of Defense Identification Badge United States Army Special Operations Command CSIB Silver German Parachutist Badge Ecuadorian Parachutist Badge Royal Thai Army Master Parachutist Badge 1st Special Forces Command Distinctive Unit Insignia 4 Overseas Service Bars Defense Distinguished Service Medal Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit with one bronze oak leaf cluster Bronze Star Medal with two oak leaf clusters Defense Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters Joint Service Commendation Medal Army Commendation Medal Joint Service Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster Army Achievement Medal with two oak leaf clusters Joint Meritorious Unit Award Valorous Unit Award Meritorious Unit Commendation Army of Occupation Medal National Defense Service Medal with one bronze service star Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal Afghanistan Campaign Medal with service star Iraq Campaign Medal with two service stars Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal Global War on Terrorism Service Medal Army Service Ribbon NATO Medal for the former Yugoslavia
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