James F. Amos

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James F. Amos

Lieutenant General James F. Amos
Nickname	Tamer
Allegiance	USMC
Years of service	1970-present
Commands	Marine Aircraft Group 31 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing Marine Corps Combat Development Command II Marine Expeditionary Force
Battles/wars	Operation Iraqi Freedom
Awards	Distinguished Service Medal Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit (2) Bronze Star,

James F. Amos is a Lieutenant General in the United States Marine Corps and is the current commander of the Marine Corps Combat Development Command. A Naval aviator by trade, LtGen Amos has held command at all levels, most notably with the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing during Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003 and 2004.

1 Career
2 Military schools
3 Awards
4 References

[edit] Career

Lieutenant General Amos graduated from the University of Idaho in 1970. He was designated a Naval Aviator in 1971, and has held a variety of operational and staff assignments since 1972.

Operational assignments include tours with VMFA-212, VMFA-235, VMFA-232 and VMFA-122 where he flew the F-4 Phantom II. In 1985 then Lieutenant Colonel Amos assumed command of Marine Air Base Squadron 24. Transitioning to the F/A-18 Hornet, he assumed command of VMFA-312 and subsequently joined Carrier Air Wing Eight onboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71). In May 1996, Lieutenant General Amos took command of Marine Aircraft Group 31 in Beaufort, South Carolina. In August 2002, he assumed command of the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing and deployed with them to Kuwait and Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Lieutenant General Amos served as Commanding General of the II Marine Expeditionary Force from July 2004 to July 2006.

Lieutenant General Amos' staff assignments include tours with MAG-15 and MAG-31, the III Marine Amphibious Force, Training Squadron Seven, The Basic School, and with the MAGTF Staff Training Program. Promoted to Brigadier General in 1998 he was assigned to NATO as Deputy Commander, Naval Striking Forces, Southern Europe, and as the U.S. Deputy Commanding General, Fleet Marine Force, Europe, Naples Italy. During this tour he commanded NATO's Kosovo Verification Coordination Center, and served as Chief of Staff, U.S. Joint Task Force Noble Anvil during the air campaign over Kosovo. Transferred in 2000 to the Pentagon, he was assigned as Assistant Deputy Commandant for Aviation. Reassigned in December 2001, Lieutenant General Amos served as the Assistant Deputy Commandant for Plans, Policies and Operations Department, Headquarters Marine Corps. In July 2006, Lieutenant General Amos assumed command of the Marine Corps Combat Development Command (MCCDC).