Lt. Gen. Daniel B. Allyn

Commanding General

XVIII Airborne Corps and Fort Bragg

 Lieutenant General Daniel B. Allyn is a native of Berwick, Maine, and a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York. Prior to re-joining the XVIII Airborne Corps, Lieutenant General Allyn commanded “America's First Team," including duty as Commanding General, CJTF-I and Regional Command East in Afghanistan. 

 Lieutenant General Allyn previously served as the Deputy Commanding General of XVIII Airborne Corps and Chief of Staff, XVIII Airborne Corps, including duty as Chief of Staff, Multi-National Corps Iraq. He also served in joint assignments with the Joint IED Defeat Organization and the Joint Operations Directorate, J-3, of the Joint Staff. Prior to his Joint assignments, he served as Commander, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division (Mechanized), culminating with service during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Prior to serving in the Marne Division, Lieutenant General Allyn served two tours of duty with the 82nd Airborne Division, two years with the 2nd Infantry Division, and three tours of duty with the 75th Ranger Regiment.

Lieutenant General Allyn's previous duties include Command at the Platoon through Division level and staff assignments at the Battalion through Joint Staff level. He served an overseas assignment in Korea and operational deployments for Operation Urgent Fury in Grenada, two peacekeeping deployments to the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt, Operation Just Cause in Panama, Operation Desert Storm in Saudi Arabia, and Operation Desert Spring and Enduring Freedom in Kuwait, two tours in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, and most recently was deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom XII.

Lieutenant General Allyn is a graduate of the Infantry Officer Basic and Advanced Courses at Fort Benning, Georgia; the United States Army Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas; and the Naval War College at Newport, Rhode Island, where he earned a Master of Arts degree in Strategic and National Security Studies.

 Lieutenant General Allyn is a Combat Infantryman and Master Parachutist.