National Guard
Brigadier General JAMES C. WILKINS
  
Director, Joint Staff - (MT) Joint Force Headquarters (JFHQ)
Joint Force Headquarters/CoJS
Fort Harrison, MT
Since: March 2020
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SOURCE OF COMMISSIONED SERVICE  ROTC

EDUCATIONAL DEGREES
Montana State University - Bozeman - BS - Construction Engineering Technology

MILITARY SCHOOLS ATTENDED
Aviation Officer Basic Course
Military Intelligence Officer Advanced Course
Military Intelligence Officer Transition Course
United States Army Command and General Staff College
Air War College (AWC)
Joint Task Force Commanders Course (NORTHCOM)
Dual Status Commanders Course (NORTHCOM)
Army Senior Leader Development Seminar (SLDS)
Combined Force Air Component Commander's Course (CFACC)
General and Flag Officer Homeland Security Executive Seminar (GFOS)

FOREIGN LANGUAGE(S)  None Recorded

PROMOTIONS DATE OF APPOINTMENT
2LT 15 Dec 89
1LT 14 Dec 92
CPT 1 Jan 95
MAJ 17 Apr 02
LTC 29 Jun 09
COL 5 Aug 15
BG 1 Jun 20

FROM TO ASSIGNMENT
Mar 20 Present Director, Joint Staff - (MT) Joint Force Headquarters (JFHQ), Joint Force Headquarters/CoJS, Fort Harrison, Montana; dual-hatted, Dec 21 - Dec 24, Army National Guard Assistant to the Commander, 11th Airborne Division, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, AK
Jul 15 May 20 State Army Aviation Officer (SAAO), Helena, Montana; also serving as, August 2018- June 2019, Army Chief of Staff, Helena, Montana; also serving as, September 2017-July 2018, Brigade Commander, 95th Troop Command, Helena, Montana; also serving as, July 2015 – November 2017 and July 2019 – July 2020, Army Aviation Support Facility (AASF) Commander, Helena, Montana
Sep 10 Mar 14 Commander, 1-189th General Support Aviation Battalion, Helena, Montana and OPERATION SPARTAN SHIELD, Camp Buehring, Kuwait
Jun 09 Aug 10 Brigade Operations Officer, 95th Troop Command, Helena, Montana
Jul 07 May 09 Executive Officer, 1-189th General Support Aviation Battalion, Helena, Montana
Jun 04 Jun 07 Battalion Operations Officer, 1-189th Air Assault Battalion, Helena, Montana and OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM, Balad, Iraq
Apr 02 May 04 State Aviation Safety Officer, Helena, Montana
Mar 00 Mar 02 Commander, Company A, Corp Support Aviation Battalion, Helena, Montana and OPERATION DESERT SPRING, Camp Doha, Kuwait
Nov 98 Feb 00 Battalion Intelligence Officer, 1-189th Corp Support Aviation Battalion, Helena, Montana
Jun 97 Oct 98 Special Electronic Branch Chief (SEMA), 304th Military Intelligence Battalion, Fort Huachuca, Arizona
May 96 May 97 Assistant Operations Officer, 3rd Military Intelligence Battalion, Camp Humphries, Korea
Aug 95 Nov 95 Fixed Wing Multi-Engine Qualification Course, Fort Rucker, Alabama
Mar 95 Jul 95 Military Intelligence Officer Advanced Course, Fort Huachuca, Arizona
Dec 94 Mar 95 Military Intelligence Officer Transition Course, Fort Huachuca, Arizona
Apr 94 Aug 94 Assistant S-4, Headquarters, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Bliss, Texas
Jul 92 Apr 94 Platoon Leader, Combat Electronic Warfare Intelligence (CEWI) platoon, Headquarters Company, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Bliss, Texas

SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS DATE GRADE
Army National Guard Assistant to the Commander, 11th Airborne Division, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, AK Dec 21 - Dec 24 Brigadier General

SUMMARY OF OPERATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS DATE GRADE
COVID-19 Officer-In-Charge for the Montana National Guard, Helena, Montana Mar 20 - Present Colonel
Commander, Aviation Task Force, 1-189th General Support Aviation Battalion, OPERATION SPARTAN SHIELD, Camp Buehring, Kuwait May 13 - Feb 14 Lieutenant Colonel
Battalion Operations Officer, 1-189th Aviation Regiment (ASLT), OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM, Balad, Iraq Dec 04 - Nov 05 Major
Commander, Aviation Task Force 189, OPERATION DESERT SPRING, Camp Doha, Kuwait Jan 01 - Aug 01 Captain

US DECORATIONS AND BADGES
Legion of Merit
Bronze Star Medal
Meritorious Service Medal (with 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Commendation Medal (with 4 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Meritorious Unit Commendation
National Defense Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Iraq Campaign Medal
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Silver Hourglass, “M” device and Numeral 2)
Army Service Ribbon
Overseas Service Ribbon (with Numeral 3)
Army Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon
Master Aviator Badge
Army Driver and Mechanic Badge

FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Master Army Aviator
Flight hours: 2,931 hours
Aircraft flown: C-12, EH-60 (Quickfix), RC-12 (Guardrail), UH-1, UH-60 A/L
Pilot wings: Fort Rucker, Alabama

CIVILIAN OCCUPATION
Director of Joint Staff (Montana)

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
Board member on National Guard Bureau Aviation Readiness Advisory Council (RAC)
President and founder, Army Aviation Association of America (AAAA) Big Sky Chapter, Montana
National Guard Association of Montana
Association of the United States Army

 

 

As of: 21 Feb 25

 

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