BRIGADIER GENERAL JAMES C. LETTKO

Deputy Commander, Joint Task Force Guantanamo

Brigadier General James C. Lettko serves as Deputy Commander, Joint Task Force Guantanamo.

General Lettko earned his commission in 1984 through the Clarkson University Reserve Officer Training Corps Program. He then entered active duty attending Engineer Officer Basic Course, Fort Belvoir, Virginia with a follow-on assignment with the 7th Engineer Brigade, near Stuttgart Germany. General Lettko left active duty in 1987 to join the New York Army National Guard where he served in a variety of combat support and engineer unit command and staff positions to include engineer battalion commander and engineer brigade executive officer. In 2005, he deployed to North Central Iraq with the 42nd Infantry Division and led the Division's infrastructure reconstruction efforts focusing on Iraqi strategic infrastructure security and improvement. Subsequent to his deployment in 2005, General Lettko served as Director, New York Army National Guard Personnel Office (G1) and Army Chief of Staff for the New York Joint Force Headquarters. Concurrent to these assignments, he earned a Masters Degree in Strategic Studies from the United States Army War College. General Lettko has participated in most domestic operations affecting New York State since 1995 ranging from weather events to the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001.

EDUCATION:

1982 Hudson Valley Community College, Associate of Applied Science, Transportation and Distribution Management, Troy, New York
1984 Clarkson University, Bachelor of Science, Management, Potsdam, New York
2009 United States Army War College, Masters of Science, Strategic Studies, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania
2009 United States Army War College, by Correspondence
2011 Syracuse University, National Security Management Course, Syracuse, New York
2011 United States Northern Command, Joint Task Force Commanders Training Course, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado Springs, Colorado.

ASSIGNMENTS:

1. May 1984 - September 1984, Student, Engineer Officer Basic Course, Fort Belvoir, Virginia
2. October 1984 - November 1985, Platoon Leader, 503d Engineer Company (Combat Support Equipment), Kornwestheim, Germany
3. December 1985 - March 1986, S5, 7th Engineer Brigade, Kornwestheim, Germany
4. April 1986 - April 1987, Assistant Stationing Officer, VII (United States) CORPS, Directorate of Engineering and Housing, Stuttgart-Vaihingen, Germany
5. May 1987 - July 1987, Individual Ready Reserve
6. August 1987 - November 1987, Assistant Engineer Staff Officer, 27th Support Center, Latham, New York
7. December 1987 - June 1988, Assistant Operations Officer, Headquarters State Area Command, Troop Command, Latham, New York
8. July 1988 - April 1989, Area Damage Control Officer, 205th Support Group, Troy, New York
9. May 1989 - February 1993, Assistant S3, 152nd Engineer Battalion, Buffalo, New York
10. March 1993 - February 1995, Commander, Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 221st Engineer Group, Buffalo, New York
11. March 1995 - July 1997, Assistant Division Engineer, Engineer Brigade/42nd Infantry Division, Buffalo, New York
12. August 1997 - January 2000, S3, 152nd Engineer Battalion, Buffalo, New York
13. February 2000 - June 2001, S3, Engineer Brigade/42nd Infantry Division, Buffalo, New York
14. July 2001 - January 2003, Executive Officer, Engineer Brigade, 42nd Infantry Division, Buffalo, New York
15. February 2003 - January 2004, Commander, 152nd Engineer Battalion, Buffalo, New York
16. February 2004 - January 2005, Assistant Division Engineer, Engineer Brigade, 42nd Infantry Division, Buffalo, New York and Camp Buerhing Kuwait
17. February 2005 - November 2005, Regional Reconstruction Operations Center Officer in Charge, Engineer Brigade/42nd Infantry Division, Tikrit, Iraq
18. December 2005 - March 2006, Executive Officer, Engineer Brigade/42d Infantry Division, Buffalo, New York
19. April 2006 - September 2006, Executive Officer, New York Joint Force Headquarters, New York, Latham, New York
20. October 2006 - February 2008, Director, Military Personnel, New York Joint Force Headquarters, New York, Latham, New York
21. March 2008 - October 2011, Army Chief of Staff, New York Joint Force Headquarters, Latham, New York
22. October 2011 - Present, Deputy Commander, Joint Task Force Guantanamo, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba

AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:

Legion of Merit
Bronze Star
Meritorious Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Army Commendation Medal (with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Achievement Medal
National Defense Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Iraqi Campaign Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Silver Hourglass and M Device)
Army Service Ribbon
Overseas Service Ribbon (with Numeral 2)
Army Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon (with Numeral 2)
Meritorious Unit Citation

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP & AFFILIATIONS:

Association of the United States Army
National Guard Association of the United States
Member, Militia Association of New York
Boat Owners Associations of the United States

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:

Second Lieutenant 12 May 1984
First Lieutenant 23 November 1985
Captain 19 September 1988
Major 2 February 1996
Lieutenant Colonel 18 December 2001
Colonel 19 September 2006
Brigadier General 2 October 2011

(Current as of February 2012)