The
Adjutant General, Maine
Brigadier General James D. Campbell assumed duties as the 39th Adjutant General of the Maine National Guard and Commissioner of the Maine Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management on August 11, 2012.
General Campbell was commissioned as a Regular Army Infantry officer through the University of Maine Reserve Officers Training Corps program in 1986. He was the Officer Distinguished Honor Graduate of his US Army Ranger School class, and then served in several Infantry command and staff positions in Hawaii, Germany and in the Continental United States.
After joining the Maine Army National Guard, General Campbell served in a variety of assignments, including as a battalion and brigade Operations Officer (S3), and commander of the 11th Civil Support Team (Weapons of Mass Destruction) from 2003 to 2005. He subsequently served as a senior plans officer for the Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-Afghanistan.
In 2007, General Campbell was assigned as the Deputy Director of Operations for the Maine Army National Guard, and then served as Brigade Executive Officer at the 52d Troop Command. In 2011 he was selected to serve as the Deputy Chief, Operations Plans Division, United States Central Command at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida. General Campbell is an Army Strategic Plans and Policy Officer.
1986 Colby College, Bachelor of Arts, History, Waterville, Maine
1995 Harvard University Graduate School - Special Student (Non-Degree) - History
1997 University of Maine, Master of Arts, European History, Orono, Maine
2003 University of Maine, Doctor of Philosophy, British History, Orono, Maine
2007 Tufts University, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, International
Security Studies Fellow, Medford, Massachusetts
2009 National Defense University, Reserve Components National Security Course,
Washington, District of Columbia
2013 Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government, General and Flag
Officer Homeland Security Executive Seminar, Cambridge, Massachusetts
2013 National Defense University, Joint Forces Staff College, Advanced Joint
Professional Military Education, Norfolk, Virginia
2014 Army Strategic Leader Development Program - Basic, Falls Church, Virginia
22014 National Defense University, CAPSTONE, Washington, District of Columbia
1. June 1986 - May 1989, Rifle Platoon Leader, Company A, 3rd Battalion, 22nd
Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division (Light), Schofield Barracks, Hawaii
2. June 1989 - June 1991, Support Platoon Leader, Headquarters and Headquarters
Company, 3rd Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division (Light),
Schofield Barracks, Hawaiir />
3. June 1991 - April 1992, S4, 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment,
Schweinfurt, Germany
4. April 1992 - October 1993, Commander, Company A, 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry
Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division (Mechanized), Schweinfurt, Germany
5. October 1993 - January 1994, Battalion Assistant S3, Headquarters and
Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, Schweinfurt,
Germany
6. January 1994 - August 1995, Assistant Professor of Military Science, Reserve
Officers Training Corps Cadet Command, Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
Cambridge, Massachusetts
7. August 1995 - August 1996, Senior Tactical Officer, Maine Army National Guard
Regional Training Institute, Camp Keyes, Augusta, Maine
8. August 1996 - October 1998, Commander, Company B, 3rd Battalion, 172nd
Infantry Regiment (Mountain), Brewer, Maine
9. October 1998 - May 1999, Assistant S3 Officer, 52nd Troop Command, Bangor,
Maine
11. June 1999 - May 2002, Assistant Professor of Military Science, Reserve
Officers Training Corps Cadet Command, University of Maine, Orono, Maine
12. June 2002 - December 2002, Brigade S3, 52nd Troop Command, Bangor, Maine
13. January 2003 - June 2003, Deputy Commander, 11th Civil Support Team (Weapons
of Mass Destruction), Waterville, Maine
14. June 2003 - August 2005, Commander, 11th Civil Support Team (Weapons of Mass
Destruction), Waterville, Maine
15. August 2005 - November 2005, Executive Officer, 521st Troop Command, Bangor,
Maine
16. November 2005 - May 2006, Plans Officer, Combine Joint Special Operations
Task Force, Afghanistan
17. May 2006 - May 2007, Senior Service College Fellow, Fletcher School of Law
and Diplomacy, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts
18. June 2007 - January 2009, Deputy G3, Maine Army National Guard, Joint Force
Headquarters, Camp Keyes, Augusta, Maine
19. February 2009 - June 2011, Brigade Executive Officer, 52nd Troop Command,
Bangor, Maine
21. June 2011 - August 2012, Deputy Division Chief, J3 Operations Plans
Division, United States Central Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida
2222. August 2012 - Present, The Adjutant General, Maine National Guard, Augusta,
Maine
Legion of Merit
Bronze Star Medalr />
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal (with 1 Silver Oak Leaf Cluster)
Army Commendation Medal (with 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Achievement Medal (with 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
National Defense Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Afghanistan Campaign Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Bronze Hourglass and M Device)
Army Service Ribbon
Overseas Service Ribbon (with Numeral 2)
Army Reserve Component Overseas Training Ribbon (with Numeral 5)
North Atlantic Treaty Organization Non-Article Five Campaign Medal (Afghanistan
- ISAF)
Joint Meritorious Unit Award (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Combat Infantryman's Badge
Expert Infantryman's Badge
Ranger Tab
Parachutist Badge
Pathfinder Badge
Air Assault Badge
RaRam's Head Device
2007 U.S. Army War College Commandant's Award for Distinction in Research
Second Lieutenant (RA) 10 May 1986
First Lieutenant (RA) 28 November 1987
Captain (RA) 1 January 1991
Captain (ARNG) 2 August 1995
Major (ARNG) 3 November 1998
Lieutenant Colonel (ARNG) 8 September 2003
Colonel (ARNG) 1 May 2011
Brigadier General (ARNG) 23 May 2013
(Current as of July 2014)