General
James C McConville
General James C McConville assumes duties as the 40th chief of staff of
the US Army, 9 August 2019, after most recently serving as the 36th Vice
Chief of Staff of the US Army.
He is a native of Quincy, Massachusetts, and a graduate of the US Military
Academy at West Point, New York. He holds a Master of Science in Aerospace
Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology and was a National Security
Fellow at Harvard University in 2002.
McConville’s command assignments include commanding general of the 101st
Airborne Division (Air Assault), where he also served as the commanding general
of Combined Joint Task Force-101, OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM; deputy
commanding general (Support) of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault),
where he also served as the deputy commanding general (Support) of Combined
Joint Task Force-101, OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM, commander of 4th
Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Operation Iraqi Freedom; commander of 2nd
Squadron, 17th Calvary Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault); and
commander of C Troop, 2nd Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 7th Infantry
Division (Light).
His key staff assignments include the US Army deputy chief of staff, G-1; chief
of Legislative Liaison; executive officer to the vice chief of staff of the Army; G-3
for 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault); J5 strategic planner for US Special
Operations Command; S-3 for 25th Combat Aviation Brigade; S-3 for 5th
Squadron, 9th Cavalry; and S-3 for Flight Concepts Division.
McConville is a senior Army aviator qualified in the AH-64D Longbow Apache,
OH-58 Kiowa Warrior, AH-6, AH-1 Cobra and other aircraft. His awards and
decorations include two Distinguished Service Medals, three Legions of Merit,
three Bronze Star Medals, two Defense Meritorious Service Medals, three
Meritorious Service Medals, two Air Medals, the Joint Service Commendation
Medal, two Army Commendation Medals, four Army Achievement Medals,
the Combat Action Badge, the Expert Infantryman’s Badge, the Master Army
Aviator Badge, the Air Assault Badge, the Parachutist Badge, and the Army Staff
Identification Badge.
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