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General James F. Amos, USMC
31st Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps
Nickname Tamer
Allegiance United States United States of America
Service/branch USMC logo.svg United States Marine Corps
Years of service 1970-present
Rank US-O10 insignia.svg General
Commands held Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps
Marine Corps Combat Development Command
Deputy Commandant, Combat Development and Integration
II Marine Expeditionary Force
3rd Marine Aircraft Wing
Marine Aircraft Group 31
VMFA-312
Battles/wars Iraq War
Awards Distinguished Service Medal
Defense Superior Service Medal
Legion of Merit (2)
Bronze Star

General James F. Amos, USMC, is the 31st and current Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps. A Naval aviator by trade, General Amos has held command at all levels, most notably with the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing during Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003 and 2004. He previously served as Commanding General, Marine Corps Combat Development Command and Deputy Commandant, Combat Development and Integration from 2004 to July 2008. General Amos assumed his current assignment on July 3, 2008.[1]

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[edit] Career

General Amos graduated from the University of Idaho in 1970. He was designated a Naval Aviator in 1971, and has held a variety of operational and staff assignments since 1972.

Operational assignments include tours with VMFA-212, VMFA-235, VMFA-232 and VMFA-122 where he flew the F-4 Phantom II. In 1985 then-Lieutenant Colonel Amos assumed command of Marine Air Base Squadron 24. Transitioning to the F/A-18 Hornet, he assumed command of VMFA-312 and subsequently joined Carrier Air Wing Eight onboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71). In May 1996, General Amos took command of Marine Aircraft Group 31 in Beaufort, South Carolina. In August 2002, he assumed command of the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing and deployed with them to Kuwait and Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. General Amos served as Commanding General of the II Marine Expeditionary Force from July 2004 to July 2006.

General Amos' staff assignments include tours with MAG-15 and MAG-31, the III Marine Amphibious Force, Training Squadron Seven, The Basic School, and with the MAGTF Staff Training Program. Promoted to brigadier general in 1998, he was assigned to NATO as Deputy Commander, Naval Striking Forces, Southern Europe, and as the U.S. Deputy Commanding General, Fleet Marine Force, Europe, Naples Italy. During this tour he commanded NATO's Kosovo Verification Coordination Center, and served as Chief of Staff, U.S. Joint Task Force Noble Anvil during the air campaign over Kosovo. Transferred in 2000 to The Pentagon, he was assigned as Assistant Deputy Commandant for Aviation. Reassigned in December 2001, General Amos served as the Assistant Deputy Commandant for Plans, Policies and Operations Department, Headquarters Marine Corps. From August 2006 to July 2008, General Amos served as Commanding General, Marine Corps Combat Development Command (MCCDC), and Deputy Commandant for Combat Development and Integration.

General Amos became the 31st Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps on July 3, 2008.[1]

General Amos as well as other Marines presented a speech at Chaminade High School on Long Island, New York. [cn]

[edit] Military schools

General Amos is a graduate of the Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Virginia and the Air War College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama.

[edit] Awards

Naval Aviator Badge.jpg
Navy Distinguished Service ribbon.svg US Defense Superior Service Medal ribbon.svg
Gold award star
Legion of Merit ribbon.svg
Bronze Star ribbon.svg
Meritorious Service ribbon.svg Joint Service Commendation ribbon.svg Navy and Marine Corps Achievement ribbon.svg NavyPres.gif
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Joint Meritorious Unit Award-3d.svg
Navy Unit Commendation ribbon.svg
Bronze service star
Bronze service star
National Defense Service Medal ribbon.svg
AFEMRib.svg
Bronze service star
Bronze service star
KosovoRib.svg
Iraq Campaign ribbon.svg Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary ribbon.svg Global War on Terrorism Service ribbon.svg
Armed Forces Service Medal ribbon.svg
Bronze service star
Bronze service star
Bronze service star
Bronze service star
Sea Service Deployment Ribbon.svg
Navy and Marine Corps Overseas Service Ribbon.svg
Bronze service star
NATO Yugoslavia ribbon.PNG
Naval Aviator insignia
1st Row Navy Distinguished Service Medal Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit w/ 1 award star Bronze Star
2nd Row Meritorious Service Medal Joint Service Commendation Medal Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal Navy Presidential Unit Citation
3rd Row Joint Meritorious Unit Award w/ 1 oak leaf cluster Navy Unit Commendation National Defense Service Medal w/ 2 service stars Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
4th Row Kosovo Campaign Medal w/ 2 service stars Iraq Campaign Medal Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
5th Row Armed Forces Service Medal Navy Sea Service Deployment Ribbon w/ 4 service stars Navy and Marine Corps Overseas Service Ribbon NATO Medal for Yugoslavia w/ 1 service star

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[edit] Notes

  1. ^ a b United States Marine Corps History Division Marine Corps Assistant Commandants

[edit] References

PD-icon.svg This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Marine Corps.



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