James C. "Jim" Dawkins Jr. is a retired United States Air Force lieutenant general who served as Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategic Deterrence and Nuclear Integration of the United States Air Force from 2020 to 2023.[1] He previously served as the director of global power programs of the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics.[2]
James C. Dawkins Jr. | |
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Allegiance | United States |
Service/ | United States Air Force |
Years of service | 1989–2023 |
Rank | Lieutenant general |
Commands held | Eighth Air Force 5th Bomb Wing 509th Operations Group 338th Combat Training Squadron |
Battles/wars | War in Afghanistan |
Awards | Air Force Distinguished Service Medal Defense Superior Service Medal (3) Legion of Merit (2) |
Rank[2] | Date |
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Second lieutenant | March 17, 1989 |
First lieutenant | March 17, 1991 |
Captain | March 17, 1993 |
Major | July 1, 2000 |
Lieutenant colonel | April 1, 2005 |
Colonel | October 1, 2008 |
Brigadier general | February 7, 2014 |
Major general | August 2, 2017 |
Lieutenant general | October 1, 2020 |