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Joseph Francis Dunford Jr. (born December 23, 1955) is a retired
Early life and education
Dunford was born in Boston on December 23, 1955,[3] and raised in Quincy, Massachusetts. His father served as an enlisted Marine in the Korean War. He is an Irish Catholic[4] and Red Sox fan.[5]
He graduated from
Military career
In 1978, Dunford served in the
From 1988 to 1991, Dunford was assigned as the Marine Officer Instructor at the
In 1999, Dunford was the
From 2005 to 2007, Dunford returned to Headquarters Marine Corps to serve as the Director of the Operations Division of the Plans, Policies and Operations staff, and eventually became the Vice Director for Operations (J-3) at the Joint Staff in 2008.[6] In December 2007, Dunford was nominated for promotion to the rank of major general.[11] Two months later, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates announced that President George W. Bush had nominated Dunford for promotion to lieutenant general and appointment as Deputy Commandant for Plans, Policies and Operations, to succeed Lieutenant General Richard F. Natonski.[11] In April 2008, his appointment to the permanent rank of major general was confirmed by the United States Senate, and he was simultaneously appointed to the grade of lieutenant general for his new assignment.
On May 1, 2009,
Less than a year into that assignment, Dunford was nominated by Secretary of Defense Robert Gates to succeed James F. Amos as Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, who had been nominated to succeed James Conway as Commandant.[13][14] President Obama approved his promotion and Dunford assumed the duties and new rank on October 23, 2010.[15]
On October 10, 2012, Dunford was nominated by President Obama to lead U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan.[16] Dunford assumed command of the International Security Assistance Force and U.S. Forces Afghanistan (USFOR-A) from General John Allen on February 10, 2013.[17]
On June 5, 2014, Dunford was nominated by President Obama to be the 36th Commandant of the Marine Corps. His nomination was confirmed by the Senate on July 23, 2014, and he became Commandant on October 17, 2014.[18] On January 23, 2015, Dunford released the 36th Commandant's Planning Guidance.[19]
During his tenure, Dunford worked to keep
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
President Barack Obama nominated Dunford to be the next
During an event in December 2018, Joseph Dunford criticized
Dunford stepped down as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on September 30, 2019, declining interviews and praising his successor, General
Effective dates of promotion
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Second Lieutenant |
June 8, 1977 |
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First Lieutenant |
June 8, 1979 |
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Captain | February 1, 1982 |
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Major | July 1, 1989 |
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Lieutenant Colonel |
September 1, 1994 |
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Colonel | October 1, 1999 |
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Brigadier General |
January 1, 2005 |
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Major General |
August 8, 2008* |
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Lieutenant General |
August 8, 2008* |
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General | October 23, 2010 |
* Appointed to Lieutenant General and confirmed by the United States Senate in April 2008. Simultaneously, he was appointed Deputy Commandant for Plans, Policies and Operations, skipping the rank of Major General. For administrative purposes, his promotion to permanent major general and lieutenant general are on the same date.
Awards and decorations
Dunford is the recipient of the following awards:
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He also earned the U.S. Army Ranger tab.
Civilian awards
On April 6, 2016, Dunford was honored with the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS) "Honor Guard Gala Military Award", which he received "on Behalf of America's Armed Forces".[46] On September 8, 2016, Dunford received the Heroes Award from nonprofit organization Tuesday's Children at their annual Roots of Resilience Gala. He accepted it on behalf of the men and women of the Armed Forces.[47] On July 23, 2018, Dunford received the coveted "Dwight D. Eisenhower" award during a ceremony from the VFW (Veterans of Foreign Wars). On May 10, 2019, he received the same award from the National Defense Industrial Association.[48] On December 7, 2018, Dunford received the Andrew J. Goodpaster award from the George C. Marshall Foundation.[49]
Dunford was awarded the title of Honorary Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in the Military Division in 2018.[50] He also received Canada's Meritorious Service Cross (MSC) in the Military Division that same year, and accepted the award at the Halifax International Security Forum. In 2020 he was made an Honorary Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (KBE) in the Military Division.[51] While, as an honorary knight, he may not use the title of Sir, he retains the right to use post-nominals for any Commonwealth awards.
A street in Quincy Center in Dunford's childhood hometown of Quincy, Massachusetts, was named "General Joseph F. Dunford Drive" in his honor in 2021.[52] Seven general officers from Quincy, including Dunford, were honored with the construction of a public park in Quincy Center, as well as a bridge connecting Quincy Center to the Thomas E. Burgin Parkway. The Generals Park was dedicated in September 2021, and the Generals Bridge opened to traffic in January 2022.[53]
Civilian career
As of February 10, 2020, Dunford joined the board of directors at Lockheed Martin, serving on the Classified Business and Security Committee and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.[54] He is also on the board of a New York private equity firm,[55] following a path taken by other prominent retired 4-star officers, such as David Petraeus (who went to work for the global investment firm KKR[56]) and Ray Odierno (who became a senior advisor at JPMorgan Chase).[57] In May 2022, he joined the board of directors at Satellogic, an Argentine satellite company.[58] Dunford is a member of the Board of Directors of Georgetown University.
See also
References
This article incorporates public domain material from Official Biography: Lieutenant General Joseph F. Dunford, Jr., Deputy Commandant for Plans, Policies, and Operations. United States Marine Corps.
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- ^ "Top U.S. general urges Google to work with military". Reuters. 2018-12-06.
- ^ "Gen. Dunford Slams Google's "Inexplicable" Deepened Ties With China As It Cuts Pentagon Projects". Yahoo! News. 2018-12-07.
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- ^ "Dunford Award". www.jcs.mil.
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- ^ "Dunford receives 1st class of Singapore DSO (M)". DoD.
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- ^ Ferdinando, Lisa (September 10, 2016). "Dunford Salutes Troops, 9/11 Family Support Groups". U.S. Dept of Defense. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
- ^ "Dunford Salutes Service Members, Receives Award at VFW Ceremony". U.S. Department of Defense. July 23, 2018.
- ^ @thejointstaff (9 December 2018). "#GenDunford received the 2018 Andrew J. Goodpaster award from the @georgecmarshall Foundation on Friday" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Honorary appointment Joseph Dunford Order of Australia" (PDF). Australian Government. June 26, 2018.
- ^ "Honorary awards to foreign nationals in 2020". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
- ^ Whitfill, Mary (22 June 2021). "Generals Dunford, McConville to be honored with roads in downtown Quincy". The Patriot Ledger. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
- ^ Whitfill, Mary (9 January 2022). "Generals Bridge connecting Burgin Parkway to downtown Quincy to open this week". The Patriot Ledger. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
- ^ "Lockheed Martin Elects Joseph F. Dunford Jr. to Board of Directors - Jan 24, 2020". Media - Lockheed Martin. Retrieved 2020-01-27.
- ^ MacQuarrie, Brian (6 September 2020). "Last year, he was the country's top military officer. Now, he is retired on the South Shore". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 2020-09-08.
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