Patrick B. Roberson Explained

Honorific Prefix:	Major General
Patrick B. Roberson
Branch:	Army
Serviceyears:	1990 - Present
Rank:	Major General
Commands:	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)
Battles:	Operation Provide Comfort Operation Joint Guard Operation Iraqi Freedom Operation Enduring Freedom Operation Inherent Resolve
Alma Mater:	Mankato State University

Patrick B. Roberson^[1] is a United States Army Major General, serving as the Deputy Commanding General of the United States Army Special Operations Command since August 2022.^{[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,^[4] and as Commander of Special Operations Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve Iraq and Syria July 2018 and June 2019.^{[5] [6]}

Military career

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).^[10] He then served as the Deputy Commanding General for Special Operations Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve in Iraq and Syria. Following this, he took the position of Deputy Chief of Staff G-3/5/7, United States Army Reserve Command at Fort Liberty. His follow-on assignment was as Commanding General Special Operations Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve in Iraq and Syria from 2018-2019.

Roberson was assigned as Commander, United States John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School in August 2019. His current assignment is as the Deputy Commanding General of the United States Army Special Operations Command.

Awards and decorations

U.S. military decorations Army Distinguished Service Medal Defense Superior Service Medal with bronze "C" device and two bronze oak leaf clusters Legion of Merit with bronze "C" device and 4 oak leaf clusters Bronze Star Medal with three bronze oak leaf clusters Defense Meritorious Service Medal with one bronze oak leaf cluster Meritorious Service Medal with three bronze oak leaf clusters Joint Service Commendation Medal Army Commendation Medal with bronze oak leaf cluster Army Achievement Medal with bronze oak leaf cluster U.S. Unit Awards Valorous Unit Award with Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster Superior Unit Award U.S. Service (Campaign) Medals and Service and Training Ribbons National Defense Service Medal with one bronze service star Afghanistan Campaign Medal with one campaign star Iraq Campaign Medal with five campaign star Inherent Resolve Campaign Medal with two campaign star Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal Global War on Terrorism Service Medal NATO Medal Bosnia Service Army Service Ribbon Badges Combat Infantryman Badge Expert Infantryman Badge Special Forces Tab Ranger Tab Master Parachutist Badge with USASOC background trimming United States Army Special Operations Command Combat Service Identification Badge Israeli Parachutist Badge Special Forces Distinctive Unit Insignia 10 Overseas Service Bars

Notes and References

1. Web site: Major General Patrick B. Roberson - General Officer Management Office . 2023-12-26 . www.gomo.army.mil.
2. Web site: Riley . Rachael . 'Founded on a culture of excellence': New Fort Bragg commander to oversee training of special operation forces . 2023-12-26 . The Fayetteville Observer . en-US.
3. News: Roberts . Sam . 2023-10-06 . Ellsworth Johnson, Last Survivor of a Secret Army Unit, Dies at 100 . en-US . The New York Times . 2023-12-26 . 0362-4331.
4. Web site: USAJFKSWCS Change of Command and Change of Responsibility . 2023-12-26 . DVIDS . en.
5. Web site: 2018-07-25 . Roberson Assigned Commander of Special Operations Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve AFCEA International . 2023-12-26 . www.afcea.org . en.
6. Web site: SOJTF-OIR Commanding General reflects on the defeat of Daesh's physical caliphate (no music) . 2023-12-26 . DVIDS . en.
7. Web site: Goodrich . Kristine . 2016-04-01 . Special Forces commander is first ROTC Hall of Fame inductee . 2023-12-26 . Mankato Free Press . en.
8. Web site: Patrick B. Roberson Small Wars Journal . 2023-12-26 . smallwarsjournal.com . en.
9. Web site: Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-Afghanistan, A Short History . 2023-12-26 . arsof-history.org.
10. News: Lamothe . Dan . 2021-10-27 . The Army denied a Medal of Honor to this Green Beret war hero. What happened? . en-US . Washington Post . 2023-12-26 . 0190-8286.