Joint Irregular Warfare Center/Joint Reserve Directorate
Major General David A. Morris
United States Army

Army Maj. Gen. David A. Morris serves as the director of the Joint Irregular Warfare Center (JIWC) and the Joint Reserve Directorate (JRD) at U.S. Joint Forces Command (USJFCOM). 

As the JIWC director, he is also responsible for the execution of USJFCOM's mission as the Department of Defense executive agent for joint urban operations.  He and the JIWC team lead, coordinate and integrate efforts across USJFCOM, the Department of Defense, and other partners to ensure the abilities to conduct irregular warfare and urban operations are core competencies of the joint force.

As the JRD director, he oversees the training and management of over 1100 assigned reservists across the five uniformed services and serves as the senior advisor to the commander of USJFCOM on all reserve matters.

After graduating from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., in 1975, he served on active duty as an infantry and special forces officer until 1984.  His career spans a variety of active duty and reserve positions, with combat experience in El Salvador and Iraq, where he commanded the Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-Arabian Peninsula.  He served as commanding general, U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne), Fort Bragg, N.C. from June 2007-September 2009.
 
He has served as a civilian and a reserve officer at USJFCOM, most recently as the deputy director of the Joint Capability Development Directorate (J8).  As a member of the Senior Intelligence Executive Service, he was the director of intelligence policy at USJFCOM and commanded the joint reserve unit of Special Operations Command-Joint Forces Command from 2003 to 2005. 

Morris attended several military training schools and holds a bachelor’s degree from the U.S. Military Academy and a master’s of public administration degree from Golden Gate University.  He has attended both the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College and the U.S. Army War College.

His decorations include the Defense Superior Service Medal, the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star Medal, the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, the Joint Service Commendation Medal, the Army Commendation Medal and the Army Achievement Medal.

He has earned the Combat Infantryman with Star and Master Parachutist identification badges, the Colombian Ranger Badge (Lancero), and parachutist badges from nine different countries.  He is Special Forces and Ranger qualified