Major General Patrick B. Roberson | |
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Service/ | Army |
Years of service | 1990 - Present |
Rank | Major General |
Commands held | United States Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School (Commanding General) Operation Inherent Resolve(Commanding General) CJOSTF Afghanistan (TF Commander) 3rd Special Forces Group (Group Commander) 10th Special Forces Group (Battalion, Company, Detachment Commander)Contents |
Battles/wars | Operation Inherent Resolve Operation Enduring Freedom Operation Iraqi Freedom Operation Joint Guard Operation Provide Comfort |
Alma mater | Mankato State University |
Patrick B. Roberson [1] is a United States Army Major General, serving as the Deputy Commanding General of
United States Army Special Operations Command since August 2022. [1] [2] [3] He previously served as Commanding General, United States Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School from August 2019 to August 2022, [1] [2] [4] and as Commander of Special Operations Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve Iraq and Syria July 2018 and June 2019. [1] [5] [6]
Roberson attended the Minnesota State University, Mankato and graduated in 1990 with a Bachelor of Science degree in political science, and was commissioned from the Maverick ROTC Battalion as a second lieutenant into the Infantry Branch. [7] His initial assignment was with the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment at Fort Liberty as a rifle platoon leader, then a heavy weapons platoon leader, and finally as a company executive officer.
In 1994, Roberson volunteered for US Army Special Forces. Upon completion of the Special Forces Qualification Course, Roberson served in 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) as a Detachment Commander in Iraq during Operation Provide Comfort and in Bosnia-Herzegovina during Operation Joint Guard. He served as a Company Commander in Task Force Viking, a Battalion Executive Officer, and as the Battalion Commander of a Special Operations Task Force in Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom
Following Battalion Command in 2010, Roberson attended the School of Advanced Military Studies War College Fellowship [8] and then assumed command of 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) at Fort Liberty. A significant part of this time was spent in Afghanistan as the Commander of CJSOTF Afghanistan as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. [9] Upon completion of command, he was selected to serve as the United States Army Special Operations Command Chief of Staff.
In 2015, Roberson was assigned as Deputy Commanding General-Operations, 1st Special Forces Command (Airborne). [1] [10] He then served as the Deputy Commanding General for Special Operations Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve in Iraq and Syria. [1] Following this, he took the position of Deputy Chief of Staff G-3/5/7, United States Army Reserve Command at Fort Liberty. [1] His follow-on assignment was as Commanding General Special Operations Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve in Iraq and Syria from 2018-2019. [1]
Roberson was assigned as Commander, United States John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School [1] [2] [4] in August 2019. His current assignment is as the Deputy Commanding General of the United States Army Special Operations Command. [3] [1] [2]
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