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1971-2008 united states army u.s. army pacific command 10th mountain division fort benning , georgia united states of america army of merit/bronze star distinguished service medal defense superior service medal legion lieutenant general james l campbell.jpg james l. campbell
 james l campbell
james l. campbell

lieutenant general james l. campbell -lrb- born 16 august 1949 -rrb- is a retired lieutenant general in the united states army and was previously director of the army staff .
he previously commanded the u.s. army , pacific from november 2002 to august 2004 .
commissioned through rotc , he graduated in 1971 from the university of missouri with a bachelor of science in physical education .
he went on to earn a master of science from the university of illinois , also in physical education , as well as a master of arts in national security and strategic studies from the u.s. naval war college .
campbell served in several high profile operations , including operation restore hope in somalia in 1993 , and in operation uphold democracy in haiti in 1994 .
during his time as commanding general of the 10th mountain division from 1999 to 2001 , he deployed to bosnia and herzegovina and served as commanding general for the multi-national division -lrb- north -rrb- for operation joint forge .
other major duty assignments for campbell include commander of the joint task force for full accounting for united states pacific command .
from 1997 to 1999 he served as assistant division commander for the 25th infantry division .
prior to his usarpac command , he served as special assistant to the commanding general at fort shafter .
significant awards for campbell are the distinguished service medal , the defense superior service medal , the legion of merit , and the bronze star .
after his tenure at usarpac , campbell was assigned to the staff of the vice chief of staff for the u.s. army in washington , d.c. campbell is currently serving as senior vice president , chief of staff and operations for military professional resources inc. .
