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COMMANDER // b. 1950

Jim Mattis

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Lifespan

1950 – c. 2023

19501960197019801990200020102020War on Terrorism · 2001-2021War in the Sahel · 2011Syrian Civil War · 2011Operation Juniper Shield — February 6, 2007 · Algeria · War on TerrorismOpération Barkhane — August 1, 2014 · France · War in the SahelWar against the Islamic State — June 13, 2014 · CJTF–OIR · Syrian Civil WarBattle of Khasham — February 8, 2018 · United States · Syrian Civil War

Active service 2007–2018 — 4 battles across 3 wars; first command at age 57.

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Battles (4)

Last verified June 2026
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