| Lieutenant General Daniel
James III |
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 104,000 Guard
members in more than 1,841 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:
| June
1968 - June 1969 |
student, undergraduate
pilot training, Williams Air Force Base, Ariz. |
| June
1969 - August 1970 |
forward air controller,
Cam Ranh Bay Air Base, South Vietnam |
| August
1970 - July 1972 |
squadron instructor
pilot, Williams Air Force Base, Ariz. |
| 4.
July 1972 - February 1973 |
squadron flight
training class commander, Williams Air Force Base, Ariz. |
| February
1973 - December 1973 |
air operations
staff officer, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C. |
| December
1973 - June 1974 |
U.S. Air Force
conversion training course, George Air Force Base, Calif. |
| June
1974 - May 1975 |
squadron assistant
flight commander, Udorn Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand |
| May
1975 - August 1976 |
squadron pilot,
Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. |
| August
1976 - September 1978 |
squadron flight
commander, Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. |
| September
1978 - September 1979 |
weapons tactics
officer, 149th Tactical Fighter Group, Kelly Air Force Base,
Texas |
| September
1979 – March 1982 |
group pilot, later,
unit pilot, 182nd Tactical Fighter Squadron, Kelly Air Force
Base, Texas |
| March
1982 - December 1983 |
unit commander,
182nd Tactical Fighter Squadron, Kelly Air Force Base, Texas |
| December
1983 - October 1988 |
Commander, A flight,
182nd Tactical Fighter Squadron, Kelly Air Force Base, Texas |
| October
1988 - October 1989 |
pilot, C flight,
182nd Tactical Fighter Squadron, Kelly Air Force Base, Texas |
| October
1989 – December 1992 |
command post assistant
officer-in-charge, later, command post officer-in-charge, 149th
Tactical Fighter Group, Kelly Air
Force Base, Texas |
| December
1992 - December 1994 |
Vice Commander,
149th Tactical Fighter Wing, Kelly Air Force Base, Texas |
| December
1994 - November 1995 |
Operations Group
Commander, 149th Operations Group, Kelly Air Force Base, Texas |
| November
1995 - June 2002 |
Adjutant General,
Headquarters Texas National Guard, Austin |
| 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:
| • Legion
of Merit |
| • Distinguished
Flying Cross with oak leaf cluster |
| • Meritorious
Service Medal |
| • Air Medal
with six oak leaf clusters |
| • Air Force
Commendation Medal |
| • Air Force
Achievement Medal |
| • Presidential
Unit Citation |
| • Air Force
Outstanding Unit Award with “V” device |
| • Combat
Readiness Medal with five oak leaf clusters |
| • National
Defense Service Medal with service star |
| • Vietnam
Service Medal with four service stars |
| • Air Force
Longevity Service Award Ribbon with six oak leaf clusters |
| • Armed Forces
Reserve Medal |
| • Small Arms
Expert Marksmanship Ribbon |
| • Air Force
Training Ribbon |
| • Vietnam
Gallantry Cross with Palm |
| • 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 – 1999 |
Chairman, Greater Austin Quality
Council |
| 1999 |
Commendation for Military Service,
Joint Session of the Texas Legislature |
| 1998 and 1999 |
Honored Patriot Award, Selective
Service System Board of Directors, Greater Austin Chamber of
Commerce |
| 1999 |
The Palmetto Patriot Award,
South Carolina |
PUBLICATIONS:
“Military-State Partnerships: A Winning Relationship for All”,
National Guard Review, 1997
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:
| Second Lieutenant |
Jun 6, 1968 |
| First Lieutenant |
Jun 5, 1971 |
| Captain |
Jun 5, 1975 |
| Major |
Jun 5, 1982 |
| Lieutenant Colonel
|
Mar 19, 1987 |
| Colonel |
Dec 14, 1992 |
| Brigadier General |
Sep 25, 1996 |
| Major General |
Oct 10, 1998 |
| Lieutenant General |
Jun 3, 2002 |
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