James C. McConville
{{short description|United States Army general}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2024}}{{Use American English|date=December 2024}}
{{Infobox military person
| name = James McConville
| image = GEN James C. McConville (4).jpg
| birth_name = James Charles McConville
| caption = Official portrait, 2022
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1959|3|16|df=y}}
| birth_place = Quincy, Massachusetts, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| allegiance = United States
| branch = United States Army
| serviceyears = 1981–2023
| rank = General
| commands = {{plainlist|
- Chief of Staff of the Army
- Vice Chief of Staff of the Army
- 101st Airborne Division
- 4th Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division
- 2nd Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment
}}
| battles = {{ubl|War in Afghanistan|Iraq War}}
| awards = {{ubl|Army Distinguished Service Medal (2)|Legion of Merit (3)|Bronze Star (3)}}
| alma_mater = {{plainlist|
}}
| module = {{Listen
|pos = center
|embed = yes
|filename = GEN McConville Testifies on FY2023 Army Budget.ogg|title=James C. McConville's voice
|type = speech
|description = McConville's opening statement at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the FY2023 Army budget
Recorded 5 May 2022}}
}}
James Charles McConville (born 16 March 1959)[https://books.google.com/books?id=FqspAQAAIAAJ&q=%22McConville%22 Register of Graduates and Former Cadets, United States Military Academy]. 1986. Page 875. is a retired four-star United States Army general who served as the 40th chief of staff of the Army from 2019 to 2023.{{Citation |title=Get to know the 40th Chief of Staff of the Army | date=9 August 2019 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6D6ZK7VnBE |language=en |access-date=2022-12-07}}{{cite web|url=https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/32423|title=Webcast: Relinquishment of Responsibility for GEN James McConville / Change of Responsibility SMA Michael Grinston|access-date=2023-07-28|website=DVIDS}} He previously served as the 36th vice chief of staff of the Army from 2017 to 2019. Prior to that, he served as the Army's Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel (G1).
Early life and education
McConville was born and raised in the Merrymount neighborhood of Quincy, Massachusetts, near Boston. He graduated from Archbishop Williams High School in Braintree and then attended the United States Military Academy where he was commissioned as an Infantry officer in the United States Army after his graduation in 1981.{{Cite web |url=http://www.rs.nato.int/about-isaf/leadership/major-general-james-c.-mcconville.html |title=Nato Biography, James C. McConville |access-date=2015-05-20 |archive-date=2016-06-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160625135227/http://www.rs.nato.int/about-isaf/leadership/major-general-james-c.-mcconville.html |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |title=GENERAL JAMES C. McCONVILLE |url=https://quincygenerals.com/general-james-mcconville/ |website=quincygenerals.com |access-date=20 September 2022}} He earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the United States Military Academy, a Master of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology, and was a 2002 National Security Fellow at Harvard University.
Military career
File:Gen. James C. McConville is Sworn In as Chief of Staff of the Army 190809-A-UE916-3101.jpg by acting Secretary of the Army Ryan D. McCarthy, 9 August 2019]]
McConville's command assignments include commanding general of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), where he also served as the commanding general of the Combined Joint Task Force-101, Operation Enduring Freedom; deputy commanding general for support of the Combined Joint Task Force-101, Operation Enduring Freedom; commander of the 4th Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Operation Iraqi Freedom; commander of the 2nd Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault); and commander of C Troop, 2nd Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division (Light).
McConville's key staff assignments include the U.S. Army deputy chief of staff, G-1; chief of legislative liaison; executive officer to the vice chief of staff of the Army; G-3 for 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault); J5 strategic planner for U.S. Special Operations Command; S-3 for 25th Combat Aviation Brigade; S-3 for 5th Squadron, 9th Cavalry; and S-3 for Flight Concepts Division.
McConville is a master army aviator qualified in the OH-58 Kiowa Warrior, the AH-64D Longbow Apache, the AH-6, AH-1 Cobra and other aircraft. He was nominated for appointment to vice chief of Staff on 24 April 2017.{{cite news|url=https://www.armytimes.com/articles/army-personnel-boss-nominated-to-be-next-vice-chief-of-staff|title=Army personnel boss nominated to be next vice chief of staff|author=Myers, Meghann|website=ArmyTimes|date=April 25, 2017|access-date=April 27, 2017}}{{cite news|url=https://insidedefense.com/insider/army-g-1-nominated-serve-vice-chief|title=Army G-1 nominated to serve as vice chief|author=McBride, Courtney|website=Inside Defense|date=April 25, 2017|access-date=April 27, 2017}} On 25 March 2019, McConville was nominated for appointment as chief of staff of the Army.{{cite web|url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/116th-congress/518|title=PN518 — Gen. James C. McConville — Army, 116th Congress (2019-2020)|date=2019-03-25|access-date=2022-12-06|website=U.S. Congress}} He relinquished office as chief of staff on 4 August 2023.{{Cite web |last=Judson |first=Jen |date=2022-10-10 |title=Five questions with Gen. James McConville, US Army chief of staff |url=https://www.defensenews.com/interviews/2022/10/10/five-questions-with-gen-james-mcconville-us-army-chief-of-staff/ |access-date=2022-12-07 |website=Defense News |language=en}}{{cite web|url=https://www.politico.com/news/2023/08/04/tuberville-hold-as-james-mcconville-retires-00109833|title=Army chief retires as Tuberville hold snarls the Pentagon's top ranks|date=2023-08-04|website=Politico}}
Awards and decorations
| {{ribbon devices|number=1|type=oak|ribbon=U.S. Army Distinguished Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=60}} Army Distinguished Service Medal with one bronze oak leaf cluster |
| {{ribbon devices|number=2|type=oak|ribbon=Legion of Merit ribbon.svg|width=60}} Legion of Merit with two oak leaf clusters |
| {{ribbon devices|number=2|type=oak|ribbon=Bronze Star ribbon.svg|width=60}} Bronze Star Medal with two oak leaf clusters |
| {{ribbon devices|number=1|type=oak|ribbon=Defense Meritorious Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=60}} Defense Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster |
| {{ribbon devices|number=2|type=oak|ribbon=Meritorious Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=60}} Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters |
| {{ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Air Medal ribbon.svg|width=60}}11px Air Medal with bronze award numeral 2 |
| {{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Joint Service Commendation ribbon.svg|width=60}} Joint Service Commendation Medal |
| {{ribbon devices|number=1|type=oak|ribbon=Army Commendation Medal ribbon.svg|width=60}} Army Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster |
| {{ribbon devices|number=3|type=oak|ribbon=Army Achievement Medal ribbon.svg|width=60}} Army Achievement Medal with three oak leaf clusters |
| {{ribbon devices|number=1|type=oak|ribbon=Joint Meritorious Unit Award ribbon.svg|width=60}} Joint Meritorious Unit Award with oak leaf cluster |
| {{ribbon devices|number=1|type=service-star|ribbon=National Defense Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=60}} National Defense Service Medal with one bronze service star |
| {{ribbon devices|number=2|type=service-star|name=Afghanistan Campaign ribbon|width=60}} Afghanistan Campaign Medal with two campaign stars |
| {{ribbon devices|number=2|type=service-star|ribbon=Iraq Campaign Medal ribbon.svg|width=60}} Iraq Campaign Medal with two campaign stars |
| {{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Global War on Terrorism Service ribbon.svg|width=60}} Global War on Terrorism Service Medal |
| {{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Army Service Ribbon.svg|width=60}} Army Service Ribbon |
| {{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Army Overseas Service Ribbon.svg|width=60}}11px Army Overseas Service Ribbon with award numeral 4 |
| {{ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=NATO Medal ribbon (Non-Article 5).svg|width=60}} NATO Medal for service with ISAF |
| {{ribbon devices|ribbon=Kartika Eka Paksi Utama.gif|width=60}} Kartika Eka Paksi Utama (Army Meritorious Service Star), First Class (Indonesia) |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{Commonscat|James C. McConville}}
- [https://www.army.mil/leaders/csa/ Chief of Staff of the Army official website]
{{s-start}}
{{s-mil}}
{{s-bef|before=John F. Campbell}}
{{s-ttl|title=Commander of the 101st Airborne Division|years=2011–2014}}
{{s-aft|after=Gary J. Volesky}}
|-
{{s-bef|before=Howard B. Bromberg}}
{{s-ttl|title=Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel of the United States Army|years=2015–2017}}
{{s-aft|after=Thomas C. Seamands}}
|-
{{s-bef|before=Daniel B. Allyn}}
{{s-ttl|title=Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Army|years=2017–2019}}
{{s-aft|after=Joseph M. Martin}}
|-
{{s-bef|before=Mark A. Milley}}
{{s-ttl|title=Chief of Staff of the United States Army|years=2019–2023}}
{{s-aft|after=Randy A. George}}
{{s-end}}
{{US Army Chiefs of Staff}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:McConville, James}}
Category:American Master Army Aviators
Category:Military personnel from Massachusetts
Category:People from Quincy, Massachusetts
Category:Recipients of the Distinguished Service Medal (US Army)
Category:Recipients of the Legion of Merit
Category:Chiefs of Staff of the United States Army
Category:United States Army generals