Lieutenant General John P. Sullivan currently serves as the 17th Deputy Commander of U.S. Transportation Command. He previously served as the Director of Strategic Plans, Policy, and Logistics at USTRANSCOM from August of 2021 to June 2022. A native of Massachusetts, he received his commission in 1987 as a Distinguished Military Graduate of the ROTC program at
Fordham University, Bronx, New York.

Highlights from LTG Sullivan’s career include Commander of the 548th Corps Support Battalion, deploying the battalion headquarters to Iraq where they served as Logistics Task Force 548; Commander of the 595th Transportation Brigade (SDDC), headquartered at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait; Executive Officer to the Commander, USTRANSCOM; 27th Chief of Transportation and Commandant of the U.S. Army Transportation School; Commander of the 19th Expeditionary Sustainment Command in Daegu, Republic of Korea; and Commander of the 1st Theater Sustainment Command in the CENTCOM theater.

He has deployed in support of Operations DESERT SHIELD/DESERT STORM, JOINT FORGE,
ENDURING FREEDOM, and IRAQI FREEDOM. 

He holds Masters Degrees in Logistics Management from the Florida Institute of Technology and in National Security and Strategic Studies from the College of Naval Command and Staff. LTG Sullivan also served as a Senior Service College Fellow at MIT.

His personal awards and decorations include the Distinguished Service Medal (with oak leaf
cluster), Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit (with two oak leaf clusters), Bronze Star Medal, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal (with three oak leaf clusters), Basic Parachutist Badge, Air Assault Badge, and Combat Action Badge.

LTG Sullivan and his wife Jennifer are blessed with a daughter, Alanna, and a son, John Thomas.