Bryan P. Fenton
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| Birth name | Bryan Patrick Fenton |
| Born | 1965 (age 60–61) New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch | United States Army |
| Service years | 1987–2025 |
| Rank | General |
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| Alma mater | University of Notre Dame (BBA) United States Army Command and General Staff College (MA) |
Bryan P. Fenton (born 1965) is a retired United States Army general who served as the 13th commander of the United States Special Operations Command (SOCOM) at MacDill Air Force Base in Florida, from 30 August 2022 until 3 October 2025. Earlier, he had served as the 16th commander of the Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) at Fort Bragg in North Carolina, from July 2021 to August 2022, and as a senior military assistant to two Secretaries of Defense, from 12 August 2019 to June 2021. He had previously served as the deputy commander of United States Indo-Pacific Command. Fenton is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame.
Fenton relinquished command of SOCOM to Navy Adm. Frank M. Bradley at a change of command ceremony in Tampa, Florida, on 3 October 2025, on the eve of his retirement.