RESOLUTION NO. 2025-21
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TORRANCE, CALIFORNIA
EXPRESSING APPRECIATION TO
LIEUTENANT GENERAL JONATHAN P. BRAGA
FOR SERVING AS GRAND MARSHAL OF THE
63rd ANNUAL ARMED FORCES DAY PARADE AND OBSERVANCE
WHEREAS, Lieutenant General Jonathan P. Braga , currently serves as the Commanding General of the United States Army Special Operations Command, a role he’s held since August 13, 2021 . His prior leadership includes serving as Deputy Commanding General of the U nited State Army Pacific from 2020-2021, then as Commander of Special Operations Command Pacific from 2018 -2020, consistently d emonstrating exemplary leadership, valor, and unwavering commitment to duty; and
WHEREAS, Lt. Gen. Braga, a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, began a distinguished military career defined by honor, discipline, and exceptional service. He has held key command roles within the Army’s most elite units, including the 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) with assignments at Fort Bragg, North Carolina , and Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico. His extensive service includes numerous deployments and humanitarian missions across the Caribbean, Central, and South America; and
WHEREAS, following this tour, Lt. Gen. Braga returned to Fort Bragg to serve with the U.S. A rmy Special Operations Command Special Mission Unit , leading multiple deployments as a Task Force Commander to Afghanistan and Iraq for Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom, a s well as Operation Willing Spirit in Columbia , conducting critical special operations that shaped national security and protected countless lives; and
WHEREAS, Lt. Gen. Braga later earned a master’s degree from the Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island , and served as Operations Officer for the Joint Reconnaissance Task Force under Joint Special Operations Command in Washington, D.C. From 2006-2008, he led a Special Operations Task Force across three geographic commands, and from 2008 -2012 held various leadership roles within the same Special Mission Unit. His recent assignments included Special Operations Fellow at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California, Garrison Commander at the National Training Center in Fort Irwin, Chief of Staff at Joint Special Operations Command, and Director of Operations for C ombined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve in Iraq.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Counci l, on behalf of its members and the citizens of Torrance, California, expresses its appreciation to the 6 3rd Annual Armed Forces Day and Parade Grand Marshal
LIEUTENANT GENERAL JONATHAN P.
BRAGA
who, by his presence, contributes honor and prestige to this annual patriotic event in the City of Torrance.
INTRODUCED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 6th day of May 2025.
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Mayor George K. Chen
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Patrick Q. Sullivan, City Attorney
by ________________________________
Tatia Y. Strader
Assistant City Attorney
ATTEST:
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Rebecca Poirier
City Clerk