# Daniel J. O'Donohue

Daniel J. O'Donohue is a retired U.S. Marine lieutenant general. O'Donohue previously served as commanding general of 1st Marine Division and commanding officer of 1st Marine Regiment.

## Marine Corps career

O'Donohue graduated from the College of William and Mary and was commissioned in 1984 as a second lieutenant. He graduated from The Basic School at Marine Corps Base Quantico and served as platoon leader in the 2nd Marine Division.
His staff and command assignments include:
* student, Amphibious Warfare School;
* student, Naval Postgraduate School, Ground Structure Planner, Headquarters Marine Corps (1988-1992);
* Company Commanding Officer with 1st Battalion, 2nd Marines (1993-1995);
* Operations Officer, 8th Marine Regiment (1995-1996);
* Operations Officer, Joint Task Force Assured Response and Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Liberia (1996);
* Tactics Instructor and Program Director, Amphibious Warfare School (1997-2000);
* Operations Officer, 1st Marine Division (2001-2002);
* student, School of Advanced Warfighting;
* Commanding Officer, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines (2002-2004);
* Assistant Chief of Staff G-7 / Division Combat Assessment Officer (2004);
* Deputy Branch Head, Secretary of the Defense's Office of Force Transformation (2005-2007);
* Branch Head, Ground Combat Element Branch, Plans, Policies and Operations, Headquarters Marine Corps (2007-2008);
* Assistant Chief of Staff G-3, 1st Marine Division (2008-2009);
* Commanding Officer, 1st Marine Regiment (2009-2010);
* student, National War College;
* Director, Capabilities Development Directorate, Headquarters Marine Corps (2010-2012);
* Deputy Director for Force Management, Joint Staff J-8 (2013), Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, ISAF Joint Command (2014);
* Commanding General of Marine Corps Forces Cyberspace Command (2015);
* Commanding General, 1st Marine Division (2015-2017);
* Deputy Commandant, Information, Headquarters Marine Corps (2017-2018)
* and Director for Joint Force Development, Joint Staff J-7.

## Awards and decorations

U.S. military decorations :
| | Defense Superior Service Medal with two bronze oak leaf clusters |
| | Legion of Merit |
| | Bronze Star Medal with Combat Distinguishing Device |
| | Meritorious Service Medal with one gold award star |
| | Joint Service Commendation Medal |
| | Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal |
| | Combat Action Ribbon |
| U.S. Unit Awards ||
| | Navy Presidential Unit Citation |
| | Joint Meritorious Unit Award with two oak leaf clusters |
| U.S. Service (Campaign) Medals and Service and Training Ribbons ||
| | National Defense Service Medal with one bronze service star |
| | Afghanistan Campaign Medal with service star |
| | Iraq Campaign Medal with two service stars |
| | Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal |
| | Global War on Terrorism Service Medal |
| | Humanitarian Service Medal |
| | Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal |
| | Sea Service Deployment Ribbon with three service stars |
| | NATO Medal for service with ISAF |
U.S. badges, patches and tabs :
* Rifle Expert Badge
* Pistol Expert Badge
* Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge