James H. Dickinson | |
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Born | 1962or1963(age 61–62) Estes Park, Colorado, U.S. |
Allegiance | United States |
Branch | United States Army |
Years of service | 1985–2024 |
Rank | General |
Commands | |
Battles/wars | Gulf War Operation Enduring Freedom Iraqi Freedom |
Awards | |
Alma mater | Colorado State University (BS) Colorado School of Mines (MS) United States Army War College (MS) |
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James H. Dickinson (born 1962) is a retired United States Army general who served as the commander of the United States Space Command from 2020 to 2024. He previously served as deputy commander of the United States Space Command from 2019 to 2020.
Dickinson was born in Estes Park, Colorado. [1] In 1985, he graduated from Colorado State University with a B.S. degree in mechanical engineering. According to him, his engineering degree helped shape his life and career by teaching him discipline and follow-through, team building, solving complex problems, and lifelong learning. He also received an M.S. in operations research and systems analysis from the Colorado School of Mines. [2] Additionally, he earned a master's degree in strategic studies from the United States Army War College. [3] [4]
In 1985, Dickinson was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the United States Army's Air Defense Artillery Branch after completing Colorado State University's Reserve Officers' Training Corps program. [2]
Previous command assignments he held were the Brigade Commander of the 35th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, Commander of the Eighth U.S. Army, Republic of Korea, and Battalion Commander of 1st Battalion, 7th Air Defense Artillery, which deployed to support Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom in the mid-2000s. [4]
From 2010 to 2011, Dickinson served as deputy director for operations at the National Military Command Center. In 2011, he took command of the 94th Army Air and Missile Defense Command (94th AAMDC). At this time, he was promoted to brigadier general. He served as commander of the 94th AAMDC for a year, after which he served as commander of the 32nd Army Air and Missile Defense Command from 2012 to 2014. After that, he served as deputy inspector general of the United States Army for a year. From 2015 to 2016, he was assigned at the Missile Defense Agency, serving as the director of test. [5]
In 2016, Dickinson was assigned as chief of staff of the United States Strategic Command. Following the suicide of Lieutenant General John G. Rossi, who was then confirmed to take command of the United States Army Space and Missile Defense Command (SMDC), Dickinson was selected to take command instead. On January 5, 2017, he took command of the SMDC. In this role, he also served as the commander of the Joint Functional Component Command for Integrated Missile Defense. [5]
In August 2019, the United States Space Command was reestablished and Dickinson was selected to serve as its first deputy commander. In December 2019, the United States Space Force was established and General John W. Raymond, U.S. Space Command's commander, became its first chief of space operations while retaining command of the combatant command. Dickinson was then nominated and confirmed to replace Raymond as commander of the United States Space Command. On August 20, 2020, he was promoted to general and took command of the U.S. Space Command. [6] On January 10, 2024, Dickinson relinquished command to General Stephen Whiting. After this command tour, he retired from the U.S. Army. [7]
Dickinson is the recipient of the following awards:
Rank | Date [5] |
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Brigadier general | November 2, 2011 |
Major general | July 2, 2014 |
Lieutenant general | January 5, 2017 |
General | August 20, 2020 |
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