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Antonio Fletcher
Official portrait, 2021
AllegianceUnited States
Service / branchUnited States Army
Years of service1989–2024
RankLieutenant General
CommandsNATO Special Operations Headquarters
Special Operations Command South
7th Special Forces Group
Special Operations Task Force 73
3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group
Battles / warsGulf War
War in Afghanistan
AwardsArmy Distinguished Service Medal
Legion of Merit (3)
Bronze Star Medal (3)

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]

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]

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  1. ^ "FLETCHER BECOMES 6TH COMMANDER FOR NATO SPECIAL OPERATIONS HEADQUARTERS". NATO Public Affairs Office. October 15, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "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 Director of Strategy, Policy, and Plans of the United States Southern Command
2017–2018
Succeeded by
Preceded by Commander of Special Operations Command South
2018–2020
Succeeded by
Preceded by Deputy Director of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency
2020–2021
Succeeded by
Preceded by Commander of the Allied Special Operations Forces Command
2021–2024
Succeeded by