[1] Previously, he served as the Commander of the United States Army Africa and the Southern European Task Force.

[2][3][4] Cloutier graduated from the University of San Diego in 1988 with a bachelor's degree in political science and a masters in international relations.

[2] In April 2022, unconfirmed sources began circulating that Cloutier had been captured by Russian forces in Mariupol whilst training the Azov Battalion.

[5] Following the claims a rebuttal was made as an online post via Cloutier's LinkedIn profile.

[6] This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Government.