James Cartwright

Infobox Military Person
name= James E. Cartwright
born= birth date and age|1949|9|22
died=
placeofbirth= Rockford, Illinois
placeofdeath=
placeofburial=


caption= General James Cartwright 8^th Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
nickname= "Hoss"cite web|accessdate=2008-08-28
url=http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/06/20070628-1.html
author=Bush, President George W.
title=President Bush Nominates Admiral Michael Mullen and General James Cartwright to Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
publisher=Office of the Press Secretary, The White House
date=June 28, 2007]
allegiance=flag|United States of America
branch=United States Marine Corps
serviceyears= 1971-present
rank= General
commands= Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff United States Strategic Command 1st Marine Aircraft Wing Marine Aircraft Group 31 Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 232
unit=
battles=
awards= Naval Aviator Badge Naval Flight Officer Badge Defense Distinguished Service Medal (3) Legion of Merit (2) Meritorious Service Medal
laterwork=

General James E. "Hoss" Cartwright, USMC, (born September 22, 1949) is the 8^th and current Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Early life

Born in Rockford, Illinois, Cartwright was the oldest of 6 children and the only boy. He attended West High School and then went on to the University of Iowa where he graduated in 1971 with a degree in Pre-medicine.

Military career

Cartwright was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the Marine Corps in November 1971. He attended Naval Flight Officer training and graduated in April 1973. He attended Naval Aviator training and graduated in January 1977. He has operational assignments as an NFO in the F-4, and as a pilot in the F-4, OA-4, and F/A-18.cite web
url=http://www.defenselink.mil/bios/biographydetail.aspx?biographyid=138
title=Official Biography: General James E. Cartwright
publisher=United States Marine Corps
accessdate=2006-05-16]

Cartwright's operational assignments include: Commanding General, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (2000-2002), Deputy Commanding General Marine Forces Atlantic (1999-2000), Commander Marine Aircraft Group 31 (1994-1996), Commander Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 232 (1992), Fixed Wing Operations Marine Aircraft Group 24 (1991), Commander Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 12 (1989-1990), Administration Officer and Officer-In-Charge Deployed Carrier Operations VMFAT-101 (1983-1985), Aircraft Maintenance Officer VMFA-235 (1979-1982), Line Division Officer VMFA-333 USS Nimitz (1975-1977), Embarkation OIC VMFA-251 & 232 (1973-1975).

Cartwright's staff assignments include: Director for Force Structure, Resources and Assessment, J-8 the Joint Staff (2002-2004); Directorate for Force Structure, Resources and Assessment, J-8 the Joint Staff (1996-1999); Deputy Aviation Plans, Policy, and Budgets Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps (1993-1994); Assistant Program Manager for Engineering, F/A-18 Naval Air Systems Command (1986-1989).

Cartwright was named the Outstanding Carrier Aviator by the Association of Naval Aviation in 1983. He graduated with distinction from the Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB 1986, and received his Master of Arts in National Security and Strategic Studies from the Naval War College, Newport, Rhode Island 1991. He was selected for and completed a fellowship with Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1994.

From 9 July 2004 to August 10 2007, Cartwright served as the Commanding officer of United States Strategic Command.cite web
url=http://www.usmc.mil/genbios2.nsf/biographies/A12F0CE8687DFFD585256803004C023D?opendocument
title=Official Biography: General James E. Cartwright
publisher=United States Strategic Command
accessdate=2006-05-16] He was promoted to the rank of General on September 1, 2004."Public Directory of: U.S. Marine Corps General Officers & Senior Executives", U.S. Marine Corps, January 8, 2008.]

Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

On June 8, 2007, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates recommended Cartwright to be the next Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, to replace retiring Admiral Edmund Giambastiani; President George W. Bush formally announced the nomination, with that of Admiral Michael Mullen to be Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, on June 28, 2007cite news
accessdate=2007-06-09
url=http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/06/navy_jcschair_mullen_070608w/
title=Gates taps new JCS chairman, vice chair |date=2007-06-08
author=McMichael, William H.
work=Marine Corps Times] .

Senator John Warner of Virginia, the senior Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee, stated, "General Cartwright has an extraordinary grasp and understanding of the global posture that America must maintain in this era of new and ever-changing threats."cite news
accessdate=2007-06-09
url=http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/06/08/gates.pace/
title= Pace leaving as Joint Chiefs chairman
author=Starr, Barbara and Suzanne Malveaux
date=June 8, 2007
publisher="CNN"]

Cartwright's nomination was confirmed by the Armed Services Committee on August 3, 2007. Due to the retirement of ADM Giambastiani on July 27, 2007, Cartwright assumed the position immediately, but hadn't been officially sworn-in until October. [cite news
accessdate=2007-08-17
url=http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=46957
title= Senate Confirms Mullen, Cartwright for Top Military Positions
author=Miles, Donna
date=August 6, 2007
publisher="American Forces Press Service"]

Military awards and badges

* Naval Aviator badge
* Naval Flight Officer badge

ee also

*Joint Chiefs of Staff

References

External links

* [http://www.jcs.mil/ Joint Chiefs of Staff]
* [http://www.stratcom.mil/ U.S. Strategic Command]