John M. Jansen
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Allegiance | United States |
Service/ | United States Marine Corps |
Years of service | 1986–2021 |
Rank | Lieutenant General |
Commands held | Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade Marine Aircraft Group 11 VMFA-251 |
Battles/wars | Southern Iraq War in Afghanistan War in Afghanistan War in Iraq |
Awards | Distinguished Service Medal Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit (2) Defense Meritorious Service Medal Meritorious Service Medal Air Medal-Strike Flight Medal |
John M. Jansen is a retired United States Marine Corps lieutenant general who last served as the Deputy Commandant for Programs and Resources.[1] He previously served as the chairman of the Board of Directors, Marine Corps Community Services and was the 44th Commandant (College President) of the Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy. He commanded 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, Marine Aircraft Group 11, and Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 251. He was a Marine fighter pilot flying the F/A-18 Hornet in which he had almost 3,000 hours and in which he made over 480 arrested carrier landings. He was the Marine Tailhooker of the Year Award recipient in 2006. For more than three decades, Jansen led Marines in first-response, security and high-risk combat operations around the globe to include nine overseas deployments.
He served in four separate combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as NATO support operations flying combat contingency missions over Bosnia/Herzegovina. He spent nearly two years at sea including three deployments aboard aircraft carriers and time aboard amphibious assault ships. He spent seven additional years stationed abroad in Japan, Germany, and Italy. Jansen served 35 years, from 1986 until 2021.[2][3][4][5]
He received a bachelor of science in finance from Kelley School of Business at Indiana University Bloomington.
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This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Government.
- ^ "EC1813 — Executive Communication, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". U.S. Congress. Retrieved September 29, 2021.
- ^ "Lieutenant General John M. Jansen". www.hqmc.marines.mil.
- ^ https://es.ndu.edu/Portals/75/Documents/general/es-44th-commandant-bgen-john-jansen1.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Lieutenant General John M. Jansen, USMC". The Georgetowner. May 29, 2019.
- ^ "Maj. Gen. John Jansen Nominated to Serve as Marine Corps' Top Budget Officer". Executive Gov. June 13, 2018.
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