Lieutenant General Bennet S. Sacolick, is a retired general officer in the United States Army, former commander of Delta Force and John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School. He has participated in numerous combat operations, such as; Operation Just Cause in 1989, Operation Desert Storm in 1991, Operation Gothic Serpent in 1993 and since 2001 the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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| Allegiance |  United States |
| Service |  United States Army |
| Years of service | 1981-2016 |
| Rank |  Lieutenant general |
| Commands | Delta Force John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School Deputy Director for Defense, Counter Terrorism Center CIA Director of Force Management and Development, Army Special Operations Command Chief of Current Operations, Joint Special Operations Command 7th Special Forces Group |
| Battles / wars | Operation Just Cause Operation Desert Storm Battle of Mogadishu Iraq War War in Afghanistan |
| Awards | Army Distinguished Service Medal Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit Bronze Star Medal |
Military career
editSacolick enlisted in the United States Army in 1981 and was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment prior to attending Officer Candidate School. Sacolick earned his commission in the Infantry Branch in 1982 and was assigned to the Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC), 4th Battalion, 325th Infantry Regiment, U.S. Army Southern European Task Force-Italy as a rifle platoon leader. In 1986, after completing the Special Forces Qualification Course, he was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group and participated in combat operations in El Salvador, Peru, Colombia and Panama during Operation Just Cause.[1] In 1990 Sacolick volunteered for and completed a specialized selection course for assignment to the 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment - Delta (1st SFOD-D), commonly known as "Delta Force", based out of Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Following completion of the unit's operators' training course (OTC), Sacolick served as Assistant Operations Officer and Troop Commander, participating in numerous combat operations during Operation Desert Storm in Iraq, Operation Gothic Serpent in Somalia and Operation Joint Endeavor in Bosnia. Sacolick subsequently served as Deputy Operations Officer, Squadron Commander and later as the unit's commander from April 2003 to July 2005.[2][3] From 2005 to 2008, Sacolick served as Deputy Director for Defense at the Central Intelligence Agency's Counter Terrorism Center, providing liaison and support for the agency's counterterrorism mission in addition to serving as a subject matter expert for Special Operations. Sacolick subsequently assumed command of the John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School in August 2010.[4] From 2012 to 2014, Sacolick was assigned as Director of Force Management and Development for the U.S. Special Operations Command at MacDill Air Force Base.[5] Prior to his retirement in 2016, he served as the director for Strategic Planning at the National Counterterrorism Center.
Sacolick's military education includes graduation from the Infantry Officers Basic Course, Infantry Officers Advanced Course, Special Forces Qualification Course, Defense Language Institute (Spanish) and United States Army Command and General Staff College.
Awards and decorations
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References
edit- ^ "Bennet S. Sacolick".
- ^ "LTG Bennet Sacolick - Benchmark Executive Search".
- ^ "Major General Bennet Sacolick" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-12-29.
- ^ "Brigadier General Bennet Sacolick" (PDF). Archived from the original on 2022-09-08. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
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