James Jarrard

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James Jarrard
Lt. Gen. James B. Jarrard.jpg
Official portrait, 2022
BornGermany
AllegianceUnited States
Service / branch United States Army
Years of service1988–2024
Rank Lieutenant General
Commands 25th Infantry Division
Special Operations Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve
Battles / wars Gulf War
War in Afghanistan
Iraq War
Operation Inherent Resolve
Awards Defense Superior Service Medal (5)
Legion of Merit
Bronze Star Medal (4)
RelationsMajor General Joseph Jarrard (brother)

James B. Jarrard is a retired United States Army lieutenant general who last served as the deputy commanding general of United States Army Pacific from 2022 to 2024. [1] [2] [3] He most recently served as the chief of staff of the United States Indo-Pacific Command from 2021 to 2022, succeeding Ronald P. Clark. [4] Previously, he served as the Director of Operations of the United States Special Operations Command. [5] [6] [7] [8]

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Early Life

Born in Germany and raised in Gainesville, Georgia, [9] Jarrard graduated from North Georgia College with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in 1988. His twin brother Joseph Jarrard is an Army major general. [9]

Military Career

Jarrard served in the Army National Guard while at UNG, then commissioned and entered active duty in May 1988 as a second lieutenant. Jarrard served as platoon leader with 7th Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Division, in Germany and deployed during Operation Desert Storm in Kuwait. He then served at the 5th Ranger Training Battalion at Fort Benning, Georgia. He completed numerous specialized courses including Basic Airborne Course at Fort Bragg, Army Ranger Course at Fort Benning and Air Assault School located at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. Jarrard received assignment to 25th Infantry Division at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii where he served as company commander with 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment and later Assistant S3 with 3rd Brigade. In 2001, Jarrard volunteered for and completed a specialized selection course and operator training course for assignment to 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment – Delta (1st SFOD-D), publicly known as Delta Force, at Fort Bragg, where he held numerous leadership positions including squadron operations officer, troop commander, executive officer, squadron commander and unit commander. Jarrard planned, rehearsed and operated during classified operations overseas and deployed in support of multiple combat operations including Operation Uphold Democracy, Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom. [10] Jarrard was Senior Service College Fellow at the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies from 2010 to 2011. [11] Jarrard earned a Master of Science degree in military operational art and science from the Air University, Air Command and Staff College at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, Alabama. [6]

Jarrard served various command and staff assignments including deputy commanding general for operations, 7th Infantry Division from 2013-2014 , Director, Pakistan and Afghanistan Coordination Cell, J-5, Joint Staff from July 2015 to July 2017, Commander of Special Operation Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve from Sept 2017 to July 2018, Director of Operations, J3, Joint Special Operations from 2018 to 2019, Commanding General of the 25th Infantry Division from 2019 to 2021, then as the Chief of Staff, US INDOPACOM at Camp Smith, Hawaii. [12]

Dates of rank

Promotions
US-O7 insignia.svg Brigadier general December 2, 2014
US-O8 insignia.svg Major general February 2, 2018 [13]
US-O9 insignia.svg Lieutenant general May 26, 2022 [14]

Awards and decorations

U.S. military decorations
Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg
US Defense Superior Service Medal ribbon.svg
Defense Superior Service Medal with one bronze oak leaf cluster
Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg
Legion of Merit ribbon.svg
Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster
Valor device.svg
Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg
Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg
Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg
Bronze Star ribbon.svg
Bronze Star Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg
Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg
Defense Meritorious Service ribbon.svg
Defense Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg
Meritorious Service ribbon.svg
Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg
Joint Service Commendation ribbon.svg
Joint Service Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg
Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg
Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg
Army Commendation Medal ribbon.svg
Army Commendation Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg
Army Achievement Medal ribbon.svg
Army Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster
U.S. Unit Awards
Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg
Presidential Unit Citation ribbon.svg
Presidential Unit Citation
Bronze oakleaf-3d.svg
Joint Meritorious Unit Award ribbon.svg
Joint Meritorious Unit Award
Meritorious Unit Commendation ribbon.svg Bronze oak leaf-3d.svg Bronze oak leaf-3d.svg Bronze oak leaf-3d.svg Bronze oak leaf-3d.svg Meritorious Unit Commendation with four oak leaf clusters
U.S. Service (Campaign) Medals and Service and Training Ribbons
Ribbonstar-bronze.svg
National Defense Service Medal ribbon.svg
National Defense Service Medal with one bronze service star
Ribbonstar-bronze.svg
Afghanistan Campaign Medal ribbon.svg
Afghanistan Campaign Medal with bronze service star
Ribbonstar-bronze.svg
Iraq Campaign Medal ribbon.svg
Iraq Campaign Medal with bronze service star
Ribbonstar-bronze.svg
Inherent Resolve Campaign Medal ribbon.svg
Inherent Resolve Campaign Medal with service star
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary ribbon.svg Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service ribbon.svg Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Army Service Ribbon.svg Army Service Ribbon
Army Overseas Service Ribbon.svg Award numeral 4.png Army Overseas Service Ribbon with bronze award numeral 4
NATO Medal ribbon (Non-Article 5).svg NATO Medal for service with ISAF
Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia) ribbon.svg Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia)
Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait) ribbon.svg Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait)
Badges
Combat Infantry Badge.svg Combat Infantryman Badge
Expert Infantry Badge.svg Expert Infantryman Badge
Ranger Tab.svg Ranger Tab
Master Parachutist badge (United States).svg Master Parachutist Badge
USAF - Occupational Badge - High Altitude Low Opening.svg Military Free Fall Parachutist Badge
AirAssault.svg Air Assault Badge
BW Sonderabzeichen Fallschirmspringer.png German Parachutist badge in bronze
Joint Chiefs of Staff seal (2).svg Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge
75 Ranger Regiment SCSIB.png 75th Ranger Regiment Combat Service Identification Badge
ArmyOSB.svg 6 Overseas Service Bars

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Military offices
Preceded by
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Deputy Commanding General for Operations of the 7th Infantry Division
2013–2014
Succeeded by
Preceded by Commanding General of Special Operations Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve
2017–2018
Succeeded by
Preceded by Director of Operations of the United States Special Operations Command
2018–2019
Succeeded by
Preceded by Commanding General of the 25th Infantry Division
2019–2021
Succeeded by
Chief of Staff of the United States Indo-Pacific Command
2021–2022
Succeeded by
Preceded by Deputy Commanding General of United States Army Pacific
2022–2024
Succeeded by