Brigadier General Jorge M. Fonseca, Deputy Commanding General (Reserve Component), U.S. Army Intelligence Center of Excellence
Brig. Gen. Jorge M. Fonseca serves as the Deputy Commanding General–Reserve Component, U.S. Army Intelligence Center of Excellence (USAICoE) at Fort Huachuca, Arizona. In this dual-hatted assignment, he concurrently serves as the Director of the Joint Staff, Illinois National Guard, where he is the senior advisor to The Adjutant General on joint matters and leads joint force integration, interagency coordination, and operational oversight across Army and Air National Guard forces.
Fonseca enlisted in the U.S. Army Reserve in 1991 and commissioned as a Medical Service Corps officer through Officer Candidate School in 1996. He transitioned to the Military Intelligence Branch in 2002 and has spent more than two decades serving in command, intelligence, joint, and strategic leadership positions across the Army National Guard, the Defense Intelligence Agency, and overseas operational commands.
Prior to assuming his current dual-hatted assignment, Fonseca served as Chief of Staff, Middle East/Africa Regional Center, Defense Intelligence Agency, where he directed staff operations supporting intelligence integration across U.S. Central Command, U.S. Africa Command, the Intelligence Community, and allied partners. He previously served as Deputy Center Chief for Integration, Middle East/Africa Regional Center, Defense Intelligence Agency from 2019-2021.
From 2021-2023, Fonseca commanded U.S. Army Garrison Poland, headquartered in Poznań, Poland, becoming the Army's first garrison commander on NATO's eastern flank. In that role, he oversaw installation support operations, host nation coordination, and permanent U.S. infrastructure development supporting forward-deployed U.S. and allied forces across multiple operating sites. He has also deployed in support of Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom and has extensive experience leading joint, multinational, and interagency operations.
Fonseca has served in a broad range of command, intelligence, joint, and strategic leadership assignments throughout the Army National Guard and the Defense Intelligence Agency. His previous assignments include Deputy Commander, 129th Regiment (Regional Training Institute); Commander, Bilateral Embedded Support Team, Afghanistan; Brigade Intelligence Officer with the Bilateral Embedded Support Team, Afghanistan; Senior Liaison Officer, Multinational Forces–Iraq; and Commander, Company C, 341st Military Intelligence Battalion.
His military education includes Officer Candidate School, the Army Medical Department Officer Basic Course, the Military Intelligence Officer Transition Course, the Military Intelligence Advanced Course, Command and General Staff College, the U.S. Army War College, the Joint Task Force Commanders Course, and the Dual Status Commander Course. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Medical Technology from Northern Illinois University and a Master of Strategic Studies degree from the U.S. Army War College.
His awards and decorations include the Defense Superior Service Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Meritorious Service Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Army Commendation Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Army Achievement Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Combat Action Badge, NATO Medal, the Gold Medal of the Polish Army, and campaign and service medals for Iraq and Afghanistan.