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LIEUTENANT GENERAL DANIEL JAMES III
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Retired June 5, 2006.
Lt. Gen. Daniel James III is Director, Air National Guard, Arlington, Va. The general is responsible for formulating, developing and coordinating all policies, plans and programs affecting more than 106,800 Guard members in more than 88 flying units and 200 geographically separated units throughout the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam and the Virgin Islands.
General James earned his commission as a distinguished graduate of the University of Arizona's ROTC program in 1968. The general is a command pilot with approximately 4,000 hours in fighter and trainer aircraft. A combat veteran with two Distinguished Flying Crosses, General James completed two active-duty tours in Southeast Asia, logging 500 combat hours as a forward air controller and F-4 Phantom aircraft commander.
Prior to becoming ANG Director, General James was the Adjutant General for Texas National Guard headquarters.
EDUCATION 1968 Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology, University of Arizona, Tucson 1981 Air Command and Staff College 1992 National Security Management Course
ASSIGNMENTS 1. June 1968 - June 1969, student, undergraduate pilot training, Williams Air Force Base, Ariz. 2. June 1969 - August 1970, forward air controller, Cam Ranh Bay Air Base, South Vietnam 3. August 1970 - July 1972, squadron instructor pilot, Williams AFB, Ariz. 4. July 1972 - February 1973, squadron flight training class commander, Williams AFB, Ariz. 5. February 1973 - December 1973, air operations staff officer, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C. 6. December 1973 - June 1974, U.S. Air Force conversion training course, George AFB, Calif. 7. June 1974 - May 1975, squadron assistant flight commander, Udorn Royal Thai AFB, Thailand 8. May 1975 - August 1976, squadron pilot, Nellis AFB, Nev. 9. August 1976 - September 1978, squadron flight commander, Nellis AFB, Nev. 10. September 1978 - September 1979, weapons tactics officer, 149th Tactical Fighter Group, Kelly AFB, Texas 11. September 1979 - March 1982, group pilot, later, unit pilot, 182nd Tactical Fighter Squadron, Kelly AFB, Texas 12. March 1982 - December 1983, unit commander, 182nd Tactical Fighter Squadron, Kelly AFB, Texas 13. December 1983 - October 1988, Commander, A flight, 182nd Tactical Fighter Squadron, Kelly AFB, Texas 14. October 1988 - October 1989, pilot, C flight, 182nd Tactical Fighter Squadron, Kelly AFB, Texas 15. October 1989 - December 1992, command post assistant officer-in-charge, later, command post officer-in-charge, 149th Tactical Fighter Group, Kelly AFB, Texas 16. December 1992 - December 1994, Vice Commander, 149th Tactical Fighter Wing, Kelly AFB, Texas 17. December 1994 - November 1995, Commander, 149th Operations Group, Kelly AFB, Texas 18. November 1995 - June 2002, Adjutant General, Headquarters Texas National Guard, Austin 19. June 2002 - present, Director, Air National Guard, Arlington, Va.
FLIGHT INFORMATION Rating: Command pilot Flight hours: Approximately 4,000 hours Aircraft flown: T-39, T-37, T-38, O-1E, F-5E, F-4 and F-16
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS Distinguished Service Medal Legion of Merit Distinguished Flying Cross with oak leaf cluster Meritorious Service Medal Air Medal with silver and bronze oak leaf clusters Air Force Commendation Medal Air Force Achievement Medal Presidential Unit Citation Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with "V" device and oak leaf cluster Combat Readiness Medal with silver and bronze oak leaf clusters National Defense Service Medal with two bronze stars Vietnam Service Medal with four bronze stars Global War on Terrorism Service Medal Air Force Longevity Service Award Ribbon with silver and three bronze oak leaf clusters Armed Forces Reserve Medal with gold hourglass Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon Air Force Training Ribbon Vietnam Gallantry Cross with silver star Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS 1995 Black United Fund of Texas Garvey-Woodson Award 1995 - 1996 Outstanding Service Award, Texas STARBASE Executive Advisory Board 1997 Benjamin D. Foulois First Flight Award, Air Force Association-Texas 1997 - 1998 Central Texas Combined Federal Campaign Community Service Award 1998 and 1999 Honored Patriot Award, Selective Service System 1999 Commendation for Military Service, Joint Session of the Texas Legislature 1999 The Palmetto Patriot Award, South Carolina
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS 1998 - 1999 Chairman, Greater Austin Quality Council Board of Directors, Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce
PUBLICATIONS "Military-State Partnerships: A Winning Relationship for All," National Guard Review, 1997
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION Second Lieutenant June 6, 1968 First Lieutenant June 5, 1971 Captain June 5, 1975 Major June 5, 1982 Lieutenant Colonel March 19, 1987 Colonel Dec. 14, 1992 Brigadier General Sept. 25, 1996 Major General Oct. 10, 1998 Lieutenant General June 3, 2002
(Current as of February 2006)
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