John S. Kolasheski


John S. Kolasheski is a senior officer in the United States Army and the current commanding general of the 1st Infantry Division.

Military career

John S. Kolasheski was assigned to the 1st Infantry Division from 2001 to 2005. He was deployed to support of Operation Iraqi Freedom as well as Operation Enduring Freedom.
Kolasheski was the Deputy Commanding General of the 1st Infantry Division from 2015 to 2016. He was also Commandant of the United States Army Armor School and Deputy Commanding General at the Maneuver Center of Excellence at Fort Benning.
Kolasheski has also previously served as Deputy Chief of Staff, G-3/5/7 for U.S. Armed Forces Command at Fort Bragg.
In May 2020, Kolasheski was nominated to command the newly reactivated V Corps. If confirmed by the Senate he will receive a third star. Kolasheski was confirmed to the rank of lieutenant general on May 21 2020.

Education

Kolasheski is a 1989 graduate of Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, where he earned a bachelor's degree in business administration. He has a master's degree in engineering management and interactive simulations from the University of Central Florida. He also has a degree in strategic studies from the United States Army War College.