James R. Clapper

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James R. Clapper
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James R. Clapper
Allegiance	U.S. Air Force (retired)
Years of service	1963-1995
Rank	Lieutenant General
Commands	Director, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Director, Defense Intelligence Agency
Battles/wars	Vietnam War
Awards	Legion of Merit (3) Bronze Star Medal (2) Air Medal (2)
Other work	Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence (nominee)

James R. Clapper, retired Lieutenant General in the United States Air Force, has been chosen by the Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates to be the second Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence - USD(I). Clapper has held several key positions within the United States Intelligence Community. He served as the Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) from 2001 until June 2006. Prior to that assignment, he was the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) from 1992 until 1995.

1 Nomination for USD(I)
2 Military Career
3 Education
4 Major Awards and Decorations

[edit] Nomination for USD(I)

President George W. Bush officially nominated Lt. Gen. Clapper to be Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence on January 29, 2007. If confirmed, Lt. Gen. Clapper would be only the second to hold this position which oversees and provides policy, program, and budgetary guidance to the defense intelligence agencies - the National Security Agency (NSA), National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) and the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) - and works closely with the Director of National Intelligence (DNI).

[edit] Military Career

After a brief enlistment in the United States Marine Corps Reserve, General Clapper transferred to the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps program. He was commissioned in 1963 as a distinguished military graduate from the University of Maryland. He commanded a signals intelligence detachment in Thailand (where he flew 73 combat support missions in EC-47s), a signals intelligence SIGINT wing at Fort George G. Meade, Md., and the Air Force Technical Applications Center, Patrick Air Force Base, Fla. Clapper served as director of intelligence for three of the unified commands: U.S. Forces Korea, U.S. Pacific Command and Strategic Air Command. Also, he served as senior intelligence officer for the Air Force.

[edit] Education

1963 Bachelor of science degree in political science, University of Maryland
1970 Master of science degree in political science, St. Mary's University, Texas
1973 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
1975 Distinguished graduate, Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Va.
1976 Air War College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
1979 National War College, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
1990 Program for Senior Executives in National and International Security, Harvard University, Mass.
1990 Harvard Defense Policy Seminar, Harvard University, Mass.

Clapper also holds an honorary doctorate in strategic intelligence from the [[Joint Military Intelligence College]], where he taught as an adjunct professor.