James C. Dawkins Jr.
AllegianceUnited States
Service/branchUnited States Air Force
Years of service1989–2023
RankLieutenant general
Commands heldEighth Air Force
5th Bomb Wing
509th Operations Group
338th Combat Training Squadron
Battles/warsWar in Afghanistan
AwardsAir Force Distinguished Service Medal
Defense Superior Service Medal (3)
Legion of Merit (2)

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 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


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  1. ^ "General Officer Announcements". United States Department of Defense. August 14, 2020. Retrieved August 16, 2020. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ^ a b "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. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
Military offices Preceded byDouglas A. Cox Commander of the 5th Bomb Wing 2011–2013 Succeeded byAlex Mezynski Preceded bySandra Finan Principal Assistant Deputy Administrator for Military Applications of the National Nuclear Security Administration 2013–2014 Succeeded byStephen L. Davis Preceded by??? Director of Strategic Capabilities Policy of the United States National Security Council 2014–2016 Succeeded byDavid Kriete Preceded byThomas A. Bussiere Deputy Director for Nuclear, Homeland Defense, and Current Operations of the Joint Staff 2016–2018 Succeeded byMichael Lutton Commander of the Eighth Air Force 2018–2020 Succeeded byMark E. Weatherington Preceded byDavid A. Krumm Director for Global Power Programs in the Office of the Assistant Secretary Acquisition, Technology & Logistics 2020 Succeeded byStephen L. Davis Preceded byRichard M. Clark Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategic Deterrence and Nuclear Integration of the United States Air Force 2020–2023 Succeeded byAndrew J. Gebara
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