Adjutant General, Mississippi National GuardMajor General James H. Lipscomb III was appointed the Adjutant General of Mississippi on July 6, 2000. As Adjutant General, he serves as a member of the Governor's Cabinet and Commander of the Military Department of Mississippi, which includes the Army National Guard, Air National Guard and the Mississippi State Guard. The Adjutant General is charged with the responsibility to organize, train and equip the more than 13,000 citizen soldiers and airmen of the Mississippi National Guard to perform its federal and state missions. His duties include administration and management of personnel, fiscal and legislative matters pertaining to the military department and maintaining readiness of the force.
The General began his military career when he enlisted in the 1st Battalion, 114th Field Artillery, in 1961. He served on initial active duty training at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, and Fort Sill, Oklahoma, in 1961. He completed the Mississippi Army National Guard Military Academy (OCS) and was commissioned as a second lieutenant, Field Artillery, in 1964. He served in positions of forward observer, executive officer, battalion staff officer, battery commander, and S-3, in the 1st Battalion, 114th Field Artillery. Later, he transferred to Headquarters, 631st Field Artillery Brigade as communications-electronics staff officer. His command experience includes 1st Battalion, 114th Field Artillery, 631st Field Artillery Brigade and State Area Command. General Lipscomb served as the Assistant Adjutant General prior to his transfer to the United States Army Reserve.
1965 Mississippi State University -- Bachelor of Science, College of Business and Industry
1. Sep 64 --Sep 67, Forward Observer, Battery A, 1st Battalion, 114th Field Artillery, Lexington, Mississippi
2. Sep 67 -- Jun 68, Executive Officer, Battery A, 1st Battalion, 114th Field Artillery, Drew, Mississippi
3. Jun 68 -- Oct 68, Inactive National Guard
4. Oct 68 -- Aug 69, Ammunition Officer, Service Battery, 1st Battalion, 114th Field Artillery, Greenwood, Mississippi
5. Aug 69 -- Nov 71, Liaison Officer, Headquarters, 1st Battalion, 114th Field Artillery, Greenwood, Mississippi
6. Nov 71 -- Nov 75, Commander, Battery C, 1st Battalion, 114th Field Artillery, Water Valley, Mississippi
7. Nov 75 -- Jan 77, Communications-Electronics Staff Officer, Headquarters, 1st Battalion, 114th Field Artillery, Greenwood, Mississippi
8. Jan 77 -- Feb 80, S-3, Headquarters, 1st Battalion, 114th Field Artillery, Greenwood, Mississippi
9. Mar 80 -- Aug 83, Communications-Electronics Staff Officer, Headquarters, 631st Field Artillery, Grenada, Mississippi
10. Aug 83 -- Dec 83, S-3, Headquarters, 631st Field Artillery Brigade, Grenada, Mississippi
11. Jan 84 -- Jan 88, Commander, 1st Battalion, 114th Field Artillery, Greenwood, Mississippi
12. Jan 88 -- Feb 88, Executive Officer, 631st Field Artillery Brigade, Grenada, Mississippi
13. Feb 88 -- Aug 89, Deputy Troop Commander, Detachment 1, State Area Command, Mississippi Army National Guard, Jackson, Mississippi
14. Sep 89 -- Apr 90, Commander, 631st Field Artillery Brigade, Grenada, Mississippi
15. May 90 -- Feb 91, Deputy State Area Command Commander, Headquarters, State Area Command, Mississippi Army National Guard, Jackson, Mississippi
16. Feb 91 -- Jan 92, Assistant Adjutant General (Troop Commander), Headquarters, State Area Command, Mississippi Army National Guard, Jackson, Mississippi
17. Jan 92 -- May 96, United States Army Reserve, Control Group Standby (Inactive)
18. May 96 -- Jul 00, United States Army Retired Reserve
19. Jul 00 -- Present, Adjutant General, Mississippi National Guard, Jackson, Mississippi
Meritorious Service Medal (with one Oak Leaf Cluster)
Army Commendation Medal
Army Achievement Medal
Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal (with four Oak Leaf Clusters)
National Defense Service Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Hour Glass Device)
Army Service Ribbon
President of Lipscomb Oil Company, Inc., and Lipscomb Transports, Inc., of Greenville, Mississippi, until his appointment as Adjutant General.
President, Mississippi Petroleum Marketers Association
Past Director, Petroleum Marketers Association of America
National Brand Chairman, Exxon Brand
Board of Directors, Petroleum Marketing Education Foundation
Member, Exxon Company, U.S.A.'s National Distributor Advisory Council
Officer Director, Greenville Area Chamber of Commerce
Chairman, Mississippi Groundwater Protection Advisory Committee
Founding Director, Tiger Managers Acceptance Corporation
Director, Federated Insurance Companies of Owatonna, Minnesota
Chairman, Mississippi Food and Fuel Workers Compensation Trust
Chairman, Insurance and Regulations Committee of the Mississippi Petroleum Marketers
Association
Member, Guaranty Bank and Trust Company's Greenville Advisory Board
Member, Society of Independent Petroleum Marketers
Member, Petroleum Marketers Association of America
Member, National Association of Convenience Stores
Past President, National Guard Association of Mississippi
Member, Board of Directors of the National Guard Association of Mississippi
Life Member, National Guard Association of the United States
2LT ARNG 22 Sep 64
1LT ARNG 22 Sep 67
CPT ARNG 20 Jan 70
MAJ ARNG 01 Feb 77
LTC ARNG 25 Aug 83
COL ARNG 21 Mar 88
BG ARNG 15 May 91
BG USAR 16 Jan 92
MG ARNG 24 May 01
(Current as of May 2001)
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