Richard D. Clarke Jr. is a retired United States Army four-star general who last served as the 12th commander of United States Special Operations Command from 29 March 2019 to 30 August 2022. Prior to assuming command of USSOCOM, Clarke served as Director for Strategic Plans and Policy (J5), Joint Staff, the Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia.
Official portrait, 2021
Clarke and Joseph Dunford (left), at Clarke's promotion to general on 29 March 2019.
Clarke, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (center), and CENTCOM commander Gen Frank McKenzie visit the WebOPS building at MacDill Air Force Base on 18 June 2019.
Clarke delivers remarks at the USSOCOM 9/11 remembrance ceremony on 11 September 2021.
The National War College (NWC) of the United States is a school in the National Defense University. It is housed in Roosevelt Hall on Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., the third-oldest Army post still active.
Roosevelt Hall at Fort Lesley J. McNair, which houses the National War College
Roosevelt Hall of National War College