Lt Gen Sean M. Farrell is the Deputy Commanding General for U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), MacDill Air Force Base, Florida. He ensures the readiness of joint special operations forces and, as directed, conducts operations worldwide.
Lt Gen Farrell was commissioned through the Reserve Officer Training Corps at Florida State University. He is a command pilot with over 3,500 flight hours in the AC-130H Spectre, AC-130W Stinger, AC-130U Spooky and C-130E Hercules aircraft. He has commanded at the wing, group, and squadron levels.
Prior to his current assignment, Lt Gen Farrell was the Deputy Commanding General, Joint special Operations Command, Fort Liberty, North Carolina.
Became the deputy commander of U.S. Special Operations Command, March 2024.
February 1991 – February 1992, student, undergraduate pilot training, Williams AFB, Ariz.
February 1992 – December 1993, student, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
USSOCOM Chief of Staff
December 1993 – November 1994, Program Manager for International Cooperation, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
November 1994 – March 1997, C-130E Pilot, training officer, Moody AFB, Ga.
March 1997 – April 1998, AC-130H Pilot, Chief of Flight Safety, 16th Special Operations Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
April 1998 – April 2000, instructor pilot, Chief of Squadron Safety, 16th Special Operations Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
April 2000 – April 2001, evaluator pilot, Flight Commander, 16th Special Operations Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
April 2001 – April 2002, AC-130H, Chief Pilot, Standardization and Evaluation, 16th Operations Group, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
April 2002 – April 2003, AC-130H/U, Chief Pilot, Standardization and Evaluation, Headquarters Air Force Special Operations Command, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
April 2003 – December 2003, Chief, Standards and Evaluations AC-130 Branch, Headquarters Air Force Special Operations Command, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
December 2003 – March 2006, operations officer, Readiness Division, J-3, Joint Staff, Washington, D.C.
March 2006 – January 2008, operations officer, 16th Special Operations Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
January 2008 – June 2009, Commander, 16th Special Operations Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla., and Cannon AFB, N.M.
August 2009 – September 2009, Deputy Commander, 1st Special Operations Group, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
September 2009 – April 2010, C-130J Program Element Monitor, Secretary of the Air Force, Acquisitions, Global Reach, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
April 2010 – December 2010, Chief, Tactical Airlift Branch, Secretary of the Air Force, Acquisitions, Global Reach, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
December 2010 – April 2011, Chief, Tactical Airlift, SOF & Trainer Division, Secretary of the Air Force, Acquisitions, Global Reach, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
August 2011 – June 2012, student, Industrial College of the Armed Forces, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
June 2012 – May 2013, Senior Analyst, Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation, Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
May 2013 – January 2015, Commander, 27th Special Operations Group, Cannon AFB, N.M.
January 2015 – June 2016, Commander, 1st Special Operations Wing, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
June 2016 – July 2018, Director, Strategic Plans, Programs and Requirements, Air Force Special Operations Command, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
July 2018 – June 2019, Director, Air Force Security Assistance and Cooperation Directorate, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio.
June 2019 – September 2019, Special Assistant to the Commander, U.S. Special Operations Command, MacDill AFB, Fla.
June 2021 – March 2024, Deputy Commanding General, Joint Special Operations Command, Fort Liberty, NC
March 2024 – present, Deputy Commanding General, U.S. Special Operations Command, MacDill AFB, FL
1990 Bachelor of Arts in political science, Florida State University, Tallahassee
1993 Master of Science in applied behavioral science, communications systems technology, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio
1998 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
2004 Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence
2009 Air War College, by correspondence
2012 Master of Science in national resource strategy, The Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
General Bryan P. Fenton currently serves as the 13th Commander of the U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM). USSOCOM is headquartered at MacDill Air Force Base, FL, and oversees all Special Operations for the U.S. Department of Defense.
The Deputy Commander acts on the Commander's behalf when required and performs other duties as directed by the Commander. Furthermore, the Deputy Commander gives advice in all fields of concern related to the Corps.
Bryan Patrick Fenton (born 1965) is a United States Army general who has been serving as the 13th commander of the United States Special Operations Command since 30 August 2022.
USSOCOM's components are U.S. Army Special Operations Command (USASOC), Naval Special Warfare Command (NAVSPECWARCOM), Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) and Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command. The Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) is a USSOCOM sub- unified command.
After serving three years as the Command Senior Enlisted Leader of U.S. Special Operations Command, Command Chief Master Sgt.Greg Smith hands the responsibility to Command Sgt. Major Shane Shorter during a change of responsibility ceremony held in the headquarters, Aug. 4, 2022.
The United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM or SOCOM) is a Unified Combatant Command that oversees Special Operations Forces from the Army, Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps. The command is part of the Department of Defense.
General Horner retired in 1994 with more than 5,300 flying hours in a variety of fighters. He has recently cooperated with Tom Clancy on a new book, Every Man a Tiger, and now lives near Eglin AFB, Florida, with his wife, Mary Jo.
Tony D.Bauernfeind is the Commander, Air Force Special Operations Command, Hurlburt Field, Florida. The command is the Air Force component of U.S. Special Operations Command. AFSOC provides Air Force special operations forces for worldwide deployment and assignment to unified combatant commanders.
Gen.Michael Conley assumed command of Air Force Special Operations Command after previously serving as the director of operations for Headquarters AFSOC.
CAPT Allman assumed his duties as the 90th Commandant of Midshipmen at the U.S. Naval Academy in June 2024. CAPT Allman's decorations include the Silver Star, Legion of Merit (four awards), Bronze Star with Combat 'V' (five awards), Defense Meritorious Service Medal (two awards) and others.
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