David Barno — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Retired U.S. Army Lieutenant General.
Commander of Combined Forces Command-Afghanistan from 2003 to 2005.
Professor of Practice at Johns Hopkins SAIS.
Contributing Editor and Columnist at War on the Rocks.
Graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1976.
Earned a Master of Arts in National Security and Strategic Studies from Georgetown University.
Led a Ranger Rifle Company during the invasion of Grenada in 1983 and played a key role in the planning and execution of the invasion of Panama in 1989.

Biography

David William Barno is a retired lieutenant general of the United States Army. He is recognized for his command of Combined Forces Command-Afghanistan from 2003 to 2005. Barno is currently a Professor of Practice at Johns Hopkins SAIS and serves as a contributing editor and columnist at War on the Rocks, where he focuses on national security and leader development issues.

Barno's extensive military career began upon his graduation from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1976.