William Zana

William L. Zana
William L. Zana
	Official portrait as Commanding General, Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, 2021
Born	1966
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Army
Years of service	1993–present
Rank	Major General
Commands held	Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa; 3rd Battalion, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team
Awards	Defense Superior Service Medal; Legion of Merit (2); Bronze Star Medal

William L. Zana (born 1966) is a United States Army major general from the Army National Guard who serves as the commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa since May 15, 2020.^[1]^[2] He previously served as Deputy Director for J-5 Politico-Military Affairs (Africa) on the Joint Staff.^[3] As a brigadier general, Zana previously led CJTF-HOA from May 2018 to June 2018.

Dates of rank[]

Insignia	Rank	Date
	Major General	May 17, 2021
	Brigadier General	December 27, 2017
	Colonel	September 21, 2012
	Lieutenant Colonel	August 8, 2008
	Major	February 13, 2003
	Captain	September 3, 1998
	First Lieutenant	July 23, 1996
	Second Lieutenant	July 24, 1993

References[]

Military offices
Preceded by Lapthe C. Flora	Commanding General of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa 2021-present	Incumbent

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[1] "Commanding General". https://www.hoa.africom.mil/about/commanding-general.

[2] Brown, Morgan (2021-05-15). "CJTF-HOA welcomes a new commander". https://www.dvidshub.net/news/396529/cjtf-hoa-welcomes-new-commander.

[3] "Brigadier General WILLIAM L. ZANA". https://www.nationalguard.mil/portals/31/Features/ngbgomo/bio/3/3390.html.

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