Loading AI tools
United States Army general (born 1964) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
James J. Mingus (born 1964) is a United States Army general who has served as the vice chief of staff of the Army since January 5, 2024. He most recently served as the director of the Joint Staff from 2022 to 2024. He previously served as the director for operations of the Joint Staff from 2020 to 2022. He attended the United States Army War College and Winona State University. A native of Spencer, Iowa,[1] he first enlisted in the Iowa Army National Guard in 1981 and was commissioned in 1985.[2][3][4]
James J. Mingus | |
|---|---|
Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Born | 1964 (age 59–60) |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1981–present |
| Rank | General |
| Commands |
|
| Battles / wars | |
| Awards | |
In July 2023, Mingus was nominated for promotion to general and assignment as vice chief of staff of the United States Army.[5]
 Army Distinguished Service Medal |
 Defense Superior Service Medal |
  |
 |
 Purple Heart |
 Defense Meritorious Service Medal |
  |
 Joint Service Commendation Medal |
 Joint Service Achievement Medal |
 |
 |
 |
 Meritorious Unit Commendation |
  |
  Afghanistan Campaign Medal with two campaign stars |
 Iraq Campaign Medal with two campaign stars |
 Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal |
 Global War on Terrorism Service Medal |
 Army Service Ribbon |
 Army Overseas Service Ribbon |
 NATO Medal for service with ISAF |
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.
.svg){kind=icon}
.svg)
