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BRIGADIER GENERAL JAMES R. MARRS
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Selected for reassignment as Vice Director, Intelligence, J-2, Joint Staff, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
Brig. Gen. James Marrs serves as Deputy to the Deputy Chief of Staff, Intelligence, Headquarters International Security Assistance Force, Kabul, Afghanistan as well as Deputy Director, Intelligence, United States Forces-Afghanistan.
General Marrs was commissioned in 1987 as a distinguished and honors graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy. His career includes a variety of operational intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance duties, including operational experience spanning five regional combatant commands. He has multiple deployments to Southwest Asia during operations Desert Shield, Desert Storm, and Southern Watch and he's commanded at the squadron, group, center, and wing levels.
General Marrs is a graduate of the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University and the School of Advanced Air and Space Studies. He also served as a special adviser to the Vice President of the United States, where he provided advice and expertise on a range of national security issues. Prior to his current assignment, General Marrs was the Senior Military Assistant to the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence, Washington, D.C.
EDUCATION
1987 Bachelor of Science, International Affairs, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo.
1989 Master of Public Policy degree, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.
1993 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
1998 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
1999 Master of Airpower Art and Science degree, School of Advanced Air and Space Studies, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2003 Senior Service School, National Defense Fellow, Institute for Defense Analyses, Alexandria, Va.
2006 National Security Management Course, Maxwell School, Syracuse University, Syracuse, N.Y.
2007 Executive Leadership Seminar, Kenan-Flagler Business School, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
2009 Joint Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Va.
2010 Senior Executive Fellows Program, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. June 1987 - July 1989, Student, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.
2. July 1989 - January 1990, Student, Intelligence Officer Technical Training, Goodfellow AFB, Texas
3. January 1990 - November 1992, Intelligence Requirements Officer, Air Force Electronic Warfare Center, Kelly AFB, Texas
4. November 1992 - May 1993, Chief, Center C4I Systems, Air Force Electronic Warfare Center, Kelly AFB, Texas
5. May 1993 - August 1993, Chief, Command and Control Warfare Tactical Analysis Branch, Air Force Electronic Warfare Center, Kelly AFB, Texas
6. August 1993 - March 1994, Command Staff Analyst, Commander's Action Group, Headquarters Air Intelligence Agency, Kelly AFB, Texas
7. March 1994 - August 1997, Operations Officer, 18th Intelligence Squadron, Schriever AFB, Colo.
8. August 1997 - July 1998, Student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
9. July 1998 - June 1999, Student, School of Advanced Air and Space Studies, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
10. June 1999 - August 2000, Chief, Air and Space Strategy Branch, Directorate of Strategic Planning, Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans and Programs, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
11. August 2000 - February 2001, Chief, Information Operations, and Speechwriter for the Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force, Chief of Staff of the Air Force Operations Group, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
12. February 2001 - June 2001, Director of Operations, 70th Intelligence Wing, Fort George G. Meade, Md.
13. June 2001 - August 2002, Commander, 91st Intelligence Squadron, Fort George G. Meade, Md.
14. August 2002 - April 2003, National Defense Fellow, Institute for Defense Analyses, Alexandria, Va.
15. April 2003 - June 2005, Special Adviser to the Vice President, National Security Affairs, the White House, Washington, D.C.
16. July 2005 - June 2007, Commander, National Security Agency/Central Security Service Texas, and 543rd Intelligence Group, Lackland AFB, Texas
17. June 2007 - April 2009, Commander, 480th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing, Langley AFB, Va.
18. April 2009 - June 2009, Student, Joint Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Va.
19. June 2009 - July 2010, Senior Air Force planner and Chief, Joint Chiefs of Staff and National Security Council Matters Division, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
20. July 2010 - July 2011, Senior Military Assistant, Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence, Washington, D.C.
21. August 2011 - present, Deputy to the Deputy Chief of Staff, Intelligence, Headquarters International Security Assistance Force, Kabul, Afghanistan and Deputy Director, Intelligence, United States Forces-Afghanistan.
SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
1. April 2003 - June 2005, Special Adviser to the Vice President, National Security Affairs, the White House, Washington, D.C., as a lieutenant colonel and colonel
2. June 2009 - July 2010, Senior Air Force Planner and Chief, JCS/NSC Matters Division, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C., as a colonel
3. July 2010 - July 2011, Senior Military Assistant, Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence, Washington D.C., as a colonel and brigadier general
4. August 2011 - present, Deputy to the Deputy Chief of Staff, Intelligence, Headquarters International Security Assistance Force, Kabul, Afghanistan and Deputy Director, Intelligence, United States Forces-Afghanistan
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Superior Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Legion of Merit
Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant May 27, 1987
First Lieutenant May 27, 1989
Captain May 27, 1991
Major Sept. 1, 1997
Lieutenant Colonel May 1, 2000
Colonel Aug. 1, 2004
Brigadier General April 1, 2011
(Current as of June 2012)
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