| Joseph Anderson | |
| Birth Date: | 14 September 1959 |
| Birth Place: | New York City, United States |
| Allegiance: | United States |
| Branch: | United States Army |
| Serviceyears: | 1981–2020 |
| Rank: | Lieutenant General |
| Commands: | XVIII Airborne Corps International Security Assistance Force Joint Command 4th Infantry Division 2nd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) 502d Infantry Regiment 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment |
| Battles: | United States invasion of Panama Iraq War War in Afghanistan |
| Awards: | Defense Distinguished Service Medal Army Distinguished Service Medal (3) Defense Superior Service Medal (2) Legion of Merit (3) Bronze Star Medal (6) |
Joseph Anderson (born September 14, 1959) is a retired lieutenant general in the United States Army, who last served as Deputy Chief of Staff of the Army, G-3/5/7, previously serving as the commanding general of the XVIII Airborne Corps, Commander of International Security Assistance Force Joint Command and Deputy Commanding General, US Forces – Afghanistan. Born in New York in 1959,[1] he was commissioned upon his graduation from the United States Military Academy in 1981.[2]
| Defense Distinguished Service Medal | |
| Army Distinguished Service Medal with two bronze oak leaf clusters | |
| Defense Superior Service Medal with oak leaf cluster | |
| Legion of Merit with two oak leaf clusters | |
| Bronze Star Medal with Valor device | |
| Bronze Star Medal with four oak leaf clusters | |
| Defense Meritorious Service Medal | |
| Meritorious Service Medal with silver oak leaf cluster | |
| Joint Service Commendation Medal | |
| Army Commendation Medal with eight oak leaf clusters | |
| Army Commendation Medal (second ribbon to denote tenth award) | |
| Joint Service Achievement Medal | |
| Army Achievement Medal with silver oak leaf cluster | |
| Joint Meritorious Unit Award with two oak leaf clusters | |
| Meritorious Unit Commendation | |
| Superior Unit Award | |
| National Defense Service Medal with one bronze service star | |
| Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal with Arrowhead device | |
| Kosovo Campaign Medal with two service stars | |
| Afghanistan Campaign Medal with service star | |
| Iraq Campaign Medal with service star | |
| Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal | |
| Global War on Terrorism Service Medal | |
| Armed Forces Service Medal | |
| Army Service Ribbon | |
| Army Overseas Service Ribbon with bronze award numeral 2 | |
| NATO Meritorious Service Medal | |
| NATO Medal for the former Yugoslavia with two service stars | |
| Badge of Honour of the Bundeswehr in gold (Germany) |