Meet The 'Invisible General' Leading The War On ISIS

Reuters Gen. Lloyd Austin greeting the final convoy of US troops to leave Iraq in 2011.

A man who was once described as an "invisible general" who holds master's degrees in both education and business management  is in charge of the military operations against the jihadist group Islamic State and the Al Qaeda franchise Khorasan in Syria and Iraq.  Continue.....

A Department of Defense spokesperson confirmed to Business Insider in an email Tuesday that General Lloyd J. Austin III  was the "combatant commander" of the operations in both countries through his role as the Commander of US Central Command .

As CENTCOM commander, Austin oversees the US military presence in 20 countries in the Middle East, Central Asia, and Southeast Asia. His role means Austin is leading the military operations in Syria and Iraq and heads the strategic planning for the efforts to fight ISIS and Khorasan in both countries.