Antonio Fletcher

Antonio M. Fletcher is a retired United States Army lieutenant general who last served as commander of the Allied Special Operations Forces Command (formerly NATO Special Operations Headquarters) from 2021 to 2024.^[1] He most recently served as the deputy director of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency from 2020 to 2021. Previously, he served as the Commander of Special Operations Command South from 2018 to 2020.^{[2][3][4][5][6]}

Antonio Fletcher
Official portrait, 2021
Allegiance	United States
Service / branch	United States Army
Years of service	1989–2024
Rank	Lieutenant General
Commands	NATO Special Operations Headquarters Special Operations Command South 7th Special Forces Group Special Operations Task Force 73 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group
Battles / wars	Gulf War War in Afghanistan
Awards	Army Distinguished Service Medal Legion of Merit (3) Bronze Star Medal (3)

In July 2021, he was nominated for promotion to lieutenant general, replacing Mark C. Schwartz as the nominee for the commander of the NATO Special Operations Headquarters.^[7][8] He was promoted to his present rank on October 15, 2021.^[2]

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Government.

1. "FLETCHER BECOMES 6TH COMMANDER FOR NATO SPECIAL OPERATIONS HEADQUARTERS". NATO Public Affairs Office. October 15, 2021.
2. "Lieutenant General Antonio M. Fletcher – General Officer Management Office". www.gomo.army.mil. Archived from the original on May 22, 2021. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
3. "Deputy Director". www.dtra.mil. Archived from the original on March 18, 2021. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
4. Communications, Florida International University-Digital. "Major General Antonio M. Fletcher". lead.fiu.edu. Archived from the original on July 14, 2021. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
5. "Guardians of the South change guard". www.army.mil. Archived from the original on March 22, 2021. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
6. "New Command Team at Special Operations Command South | SOF". July 25, 2020. Archived from the original on August 4, 2020. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
7. "PN814 — Maj. Gen. Antonio M. Fletcher — Army". U.S. Congress. Archived from the original on July 14, 2021. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
8. "General Officer Assignments". U.S. Department of Defense. Retrieved August 12, 2021.

Military offices
Preceded by Paul J. Rock	Director of Strategy, Policy, and Plans of the United States Southern Command 2017–2018	Succeeded by David Bellon
Preceded by Collin P. Green	Commander of Special Operations Command South 2018–2020	Succeeded by Keith Davids
Preceded by Darsie Rogers	Deputy Director of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency 2020–2021	Succeeded by Ryan B. Scholl
Preceded by Rob Stephenson Acting	Commander of the Allied Special Operations Forces Command 2021–2024	Succeeded by Richard E. Angle