National Guard
Brigadier General JAMES H. HANKINS, JR
  
Director, Joint Staff
Joint Force Headquarters
Jackson, MS
Since: November 2024
 Official Photo
SOURCE OF COMMISSIONED SERVICE  ROTC

EDUCATIONAL DEGREES
University of Southern Mississippi - BS - Psychology
Millsaps College - MBA - Management
Millsaps College - MA - Accounting
United States Army War College - MS - Strategic Studies

MILITARY SCHOOLS ATTENDED
AMEDD Officer Basic Course
Military Intelligence Captains Career Course
United States Army Command and General Staff College
United States Army War College

FOREIGN LANGUAGE(S)  None Recorded

PROMOTIONS DATE OF APPOINTMENT
2LT 11 Jan 95
1LT 11 Jan 97
CPT 5 Mar 02
MAJ 22 Jul 08
LTC 7 Jan 15
COL 26 Sep 19
BG 1 Nov 24

FROM TO ASSIGNMENT
Nov 24 Present Director, Joint Staff, Joint Force Headquarters, Jackson, Mississippi
Aug 22 Oct 24 Commander, Special Operations Detachment- South, Jackson, Mississippi
Apr 19 Jul 22 Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Joint Force Headquarters, Mississippi Army National Guard, Jackson, Mississippi
Jan 15 Mar 19 Intelligence Plans Officer, Special Operations Detachment- South, Jackson, Mississippi and Operation INHERENT RESOLVE, Baghdad, Iraq
Jan 13 Dec 14 Plans Officer, Special Operations Detachment- South, Jackson, Mississippi
Jan 12 Dec 12 Director of Intelligence, Joint Force Headquarters, Mississippi National Guard, Jackson, Mississippi
Jul 10 Dec 11 Intelligence Plans Officer, Special Operations Detachment- South, Jackson, Mississippi
May 09 Jun 10 Director of Intelligence, Joint Force Headquarters, Mississippi National Guard, Jackson, Mississippi
May 07 Apr 09 Deputy Director of Intelligence, Joint Force Headquarters, Mississippi National Guard, Jackson, Mississippi
Jan 07 Apr 07 Medical Plans Officer, 106th Support Battalion, 155th Brigade Combat Team, Monticello, Mississippi
Apr 04 Dec 07 Intelligence Officer, 2nd Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Jackson, Mississippi and Operation ENDURING FREEDOM, Bagram, Afghanistan
Apr 02 Mar 04 Military Intelligence Detachment Commander, 2nd Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Jackson, Mississippi and Operation ENDURING FREEDOM, Karshi Kanabad (K2), Uzbekistan
Apr 97 Dec 98 Medical Platoon Leader, 1-327th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (AASLT), Fort Campbell, Kentucky and Multinational Force & Observers (MFO), Sinai, Egypt
Jun 96 Mar 97 Assistant Intelligence and Operations Officer, 86th Combat Support Hospital, 44th Medical Brigade (Airborne), Fort Campbell, Kentucky
Apr 95 May 96 Detachment Executive Officer, 666th Medical Detachment, 86th Combat Support Hospital, 44th Medical Brigade (Airborne), Fort Campbell, Kentucky

SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS DATE GRADE
Intelligence Plans Officer, Special Operations Detachment- South, Jackson, Mississippi and Operation INHERENT RESOLVE, Baghdad, Iraq Jan 15 - Mar 19 Lieutenant Colonel

SUMMARY OF OPERATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS DATE GRADE
Director of Intelligence, Special Operations Joint Task Force - OIR (Baghdad), Operation INHERENT RESOLVE, Baghdad, Iraq Mar 17 - Nov 17 Lieutenant Colonel
Director of Intelligence, Vigilant Guard Project Officer, Joint Force Headquarters, Jackson, Mississippi Nov 09 - May 11 Major
Intelligence Officer, 2nd Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Operation ENDURING FREEDOM, Bagram, Afghanistan Jan 06 - Sep 06 Captain
Military Intelligence Detachment Commander, 2nd Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Operation ENDURING FREEDOM, Karshi Kanabad (K2), Uzbekistan Jan 03 - Sep 03 Captain
Medical Platoon Leader, 1-327th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (AASLT), Multinational Force & Observers (MFO), Sinai, Egypt Jul 97 - Jan 98 First Lieutenant

US DECORATIONS AND BADGES
Bronze Star Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Army Commendation Medal (with 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Achievement Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Army Meritorious Unit Commendation
Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal (with 1 Silver and 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
National Defense Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Star)
Humanitarian Service Medal
Afghanistan Campaign Medal
Inherent Resolve Campaign Medal
Global War on Terrorism-Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism-Service Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Silver Hourglass, M Device, and Numeral 2)
Army Service Ribbon
Overseas Service Ribbon
Army Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon (with Numeral 2)
Coast Guard Special Operations Service Ribbon
North Atlantic Treaty Organization Medal
Multinational Force and Observers Medal
Combat Action Badge
Expert Field Medical Badge
Parachutist Badge
Air Assault Badge

CIVILIAN OCCUPATION
Federal Bureau of Investigation, Supervisory Intelligence Analyst (0132), May 2011 to present- Responsible for the strategic, operational, and tactical level intelligence support for all national security threat issues for the Jackson, MS Field Office. Supervise Intelligence Analysts and Staff Operations Specialists embedded with the Counterterrorism, Counterintelligence, Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD), Cyber, and Special Surveillance Group (SSG) programs.

 

 

As of: 31 Jul 25

 

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