Joel B. Vowell is a

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who has served as the deputy commanding general of

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since 30 September 2024. He most recently served as the commanding general of

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from 2023 to 2024. He previously commanded United States Army Japan from 2021 to 2023. He also served as deputy director, strategic planning and policy, U.S. INDOPACOM/J5. He previously served as 25th ID Deputy Commanding Officer-Operations.

Military career

Lieutenant General Joel "JB" Vowell grew up in a military family and received his commission as an infantry officer upon graduation from The University of Alabama in 1991. During his career, he has been stationed in Europe, the Pacific, and many posts across the United States. He has been on three combat tours in Afghanistan and two in Iraq, including both surge campaigns. He recently commanded the 3rd Brigade Combat Team ("Rakkasans") of the 101st Airborne Division at

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. Lt. Gen. Vowell was a War College Fellow at

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and was the Army Chief of Staff's Senior Fellow to the Brookings Institution. In July 2024, Vowell was nominated for promotion to

and assignment as deputy commanding general of

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