James C. Dawkins

James C. Dawkins Jr.
James C. Dawkins Jr.
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Service years	1989–2023
Rank	Lieutenant general
Commands	Eighth Air Force ; 5th Bomb Wing ; 509th Operations Group ; 338th Combat Training Squadron
Battles / wars	War in Afghanistan
Awards	Air Force Distinguished Service Medal ; Defense Superior Service Medal (3); Legion of Merit (2)

Last updated December 09, 2025

James C. "Jim" Dawkins Jr. is a retired United States Air Force lieutenant general who served as Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategic Deterrence and Nuclear Integration of the United States Air Force from 2020 to 2023.^[1] He previously served as the director of global power programs of the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics.^[2]

Effective dates of promotions


Rank^[2]	Date
Second lieutenant	March 17, 1989
First lieutenant	March 17, 1991
Captain	March 17, 1993
Major	July 1, 2000
Lieutenant colonel	April 1, 2005
Colonel	October 1, 2008
Brigadier general	February 7, 2014
Major general	August 2, 2017
Lieutenant general	October 1, 2020

References

↑ "General Officer Announcements". United States Department of Defense. August 14, 2020. Archived from the original on October 22, 2020. Retrieved August 16, 2020. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
1 2 "Lieutenant General James C. Dawkins Jr. (USAF)". United States Air Force. May 20, 2021. Archived from the original on May 20, 2021. Retrieved August 6, 2021. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

Military offices

Preceded by

Douglas A. Cox

Commander of the 5th Bomb Wing
2011–2013

Succeeded by

Alex Mezynski

Preceded by

Sandra Finan

Principal Assistant Deputy Administrator for Military Applications of the National Nuclear Security Administration
2013–2014

Succeeded by

Stephen L. Davis

Preceded by

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Director of Strategic Capabilities Policy of the United States National Security Council
2014–2016

Succeeded by

David Kriete

Preceded by

Thomas A. Bussiere

Deputy Director for Nuclear, Homeland Defense, and Current Operations of the Joint Staff
2016–2018

Succeeded by

Michael Lutton

Commander of the Eighth Air Force
2018–2020

Succeeded by

Mark E. Weatherington

Preceded by

David A. Krumm

Director for Global Power Programs in the Office of the Assistant Secretary Acquisition, Technology & Logistics
2020

Succeeded by

Stephen L. Davis

Preceded by

Richard M. Clark

Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategic Deterrence and Nuclear Integration of the United States Air Force
2020–2023

Succeeded by

Andrew J. Gebara

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[appointment-1] "General Officer Announcements". United States Department of Defense. August 14, 2020. Archived from the original on October 22, 2020. Retrieved August 16, 2020. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

[biography-2] 1 2 "Lieutenant General James C. Dawkins Jr. (USAF)". United States Air Force. May 20, 2021. Archived from the original on May 20, 2021. Retrieved August 6, 2021. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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