James J. Mingus
Official portrait, 2024
Born	1964 (age 59–60)
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Army
Years of service	1981–present
Rank	General
Commands	82nd Airborne Division 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division Regimental Special Troops Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment 4th Ranger Training Battalion
Battles/wars	War in Afghanistan Iraq War
Awards	Army Distinguished Service Medal Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit (3) Bronze Star Medal (5) Purple Heart

James J. Mingus (born 1964) is a United States Army general who has served as the vice chief of staff of the Army since January 5, 2024. He most recently served as the director of the Joint Staff from 2022 to 2024. He previously served as the director for operations of the Joint Staff from 2020 to 2022. He attended the United States Army War College and Winona State University. A native of Spencer, Iowa,^[1] he first enlisted in the Iowa Army National Guard in 1981 and was commissioned in 1985.^[2]^[3]^[4]

In July 2023, Mingus was nominated for promotion to general and assignment as vice chief of staff of the United States Army.^[5]

Awards and decorations

Legion of Merit with three oak leaf clusters

Bronze Star Medal four oak leaf clusters

Meritorious Service Medal with silver oak leaf cluster

Army Commendation Medal with one bronze oak leaf cluster

Army Achievement Medal with four oak leaf clusters

Joint Meritorious Unit Award with one bronze oak leaf cluster

Iraq Campaign Medal with two campaign stars

NATO Medal for service with ISAF

References

Military offices Preceded byWillard Burleson Deputy Director of Strategy, Plans, and Policy of the United States Central Command 2014–2015 Succeeded byBradley Gericke Preceded by??? Deputy Commanding General (Maneuver) of the 4th Infantry Division 2015–2016 Succeeded byChris Donahue Preceded byWillard Burleson Director of the Mission Command Center of Excellence of the United States Army Combined Arms Center 2016–2018 Succeeded byDouglas C. Crissman Preceded byMichael E. Kurilla Commanding General of the 82nd Airborne Division 2018–2020 Succeeded byChris Donahue Preceded byAndrew P. Poppas Director for Operations of the Joint Staff 2020–2022 Succeeded byDouglas A. Sims II Director of the Joint Staff 2022–2024 Preceded byRandy A. George Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Army 2024–present Incumbent

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Senior Officer / Commanding General	Washington Knox Doughty Harmar St. Clair Wayne Hamilton Wilkinson Dearborn J. Brown Macomb W. Scott McClellan Halleck Grant Sherman Sheridan Schofield Miles
Chiefs of Staff	Young Chaffee Bates Bell Wood Wotherspoon H. Scott Bliss March Pershing Hines Summerall MacArthur Craig Marshall Eisenhower Bradley Collins Ridgway Taylor Lemnitzer Decker Wheeler Johnson Westmoreland B. Palmer Abrams Weyand Rogers Meyer Wickham Vuono Sullivan Reimer Shinseki Schoomaker Casey Dempsey Odierno Milley McConville George
Vice Chiefs of Staff	Collins Haislip Hull Bolte W. Palmer Lemnitzer Decker Eddleman Hamlett Abrams Haines B. Palmer Haig Weyand Kerwin Kroesen Vessey Wickham Thurman A. Brown RisCassi Sullivan Reimer Peay Tilelli Griffith Crouch Shinseki Keane Casey Cody Chiarelli Austin Campbell Allyn McConville Martin George Mingus