David Morris ( United States Army officer ) David A . Morris is an American Major General who serves as Director of the Joint Irregular Warfare Center , and Director , Joint Reserve Directorate , US Joint Forces Command ( USJFCOM ) . Military career and background . Morris graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point , New York in 1975 and served on active duty as an Infantry and Special Forces officer until 1984 . His active duty assignments were highlighted by a tour as a Special Forces detachment commander and advisor during the Salvadoran Civil War in 1980 and 1981 while a member of the 7th Special Forces Group . He also served as a Special Forces instructor at Fort Bragg , North Carolina , in addition to operational assignments with Special Forces units . As a United States Army Reserve soldier , Morris served with the Joint Special Operations Agency , the U . S . Special Operations Command ( USSOCOM ) , the U . S . Southern Command ( SOUTHCOM ) , Special Operations Command Europe ( SOCEUR ) , and with the Special Operations Command Joint Forces Command ( SOCJFCOM ) , where he commanded the Joint Reserve Unit . As a Brigadier General , he served as the Deputy Commanding General of the US Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command ( Airborne ) ( USACAPOC ( A ) ) and later as Commanding General from 2007 - 2009 . From 2009 - 2010 , he served as Deputy Director of the Joint Capabilities Directorate ( J8 ) , USJFCOM . A veteran of the Global War on Terrorism , Morris mobilized for Operation Desert Storm for service with USSOCOM , Operation Enduring Freedom with SOCJFCOM , and Operation Iraqi Freedom , where he served as the Commander , Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force - Arabian Peninsula in Iraq . In addition to his degree from West Point , Morris holds a Master of Public Administration with a triple major from Golden Gate University , and is a graduate of the Army Command and General Staff College , and US Army War College . As a civilian , Morris had extensive service in the intelligence community , including assignments with the Central Intelligence Agency , the Intelligence Directorates of the U . S . Special Operations Command and the United States European Command ( EUCOM ) . He was the senior civilian for the Joint Analysis Center , RAF Molesworth in Great Britain , and last served as a member of the Senior Intelligence Executive Service at the U . S . Joint Forces Command , where he was the Director of Intelligence Policy , Plans and Programs . Maj . Gen . Morris also worked in the private sector for a period of time where he was responsible for the research and development of planning and analytical methodologies and tools to support Special Operations , Intelligence and Counterterrorism . His most significant military awards and decorations include the Defense Superior Service Medal , Legion of Merit , Bronze Star , Defense Meritorious Service Medal , two Joint Service Commendation Medal s , Army Commendation Medal , two Combat Infantryman Badge s , Special Forces Tab , Ranger Tab , Master Parachutist Badge , Colombian Lancero ( Ranger ) Badge and parachutist badges of nine foreign nations .