John S. Kolasheski

Major General John S. Kolasheski  is the commanding officer for the First Infantry Division.

Career
Major General John S. Kolasheski was assigned to the First Infantry Division from 2001 to 2005. He was deployed to support of Operation Iraqi Freedom as well as Operation Enduring Freedom.

He was the 1st Infantry Division (United States) Deputy Commanding General (Maneuver) from 2015 to 2016. He was also Commandant of the Armor School and Deputy Commanding General at the Maneuver Center of Excellence at Fort Benning .

He has also previously served as Deputy Chief of Staff, G-3/5/7 for U.S. Armed Forces Command at Fort Bragg.

He was commissioned as an Armor Officer after graduating.

Education
Kolasheski is a 1989 graduate of Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, where he earned a bachelor's degree in business administration. He has a master's degree in engineering management and interactive simulations from the University of Central Florida. He also has a degree in strategic studies from the United States Army War College.