Colonel James L. Creighton, USA

Former Military Fellow, U.S. Army

Field Artillery Officer in the U.S. Army. Previously served as the Chief of Staff for Joint Functional Component Command, Space and Global Strike, United States Strategic Command and as the Command of the 10th Mountain Division Artillery.

Expertise:

Organizational development; military leadership; army operations and structure; space operations; cooperative security and engagement strategy; strategic deterrence; military strategy and history.

Experience:

Commander, Combined Team Uruzgan, Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan; Assistant Division Commander for Support, 2nd  Infantry Division, Korea; Commander, 10th Mountain Division Artillery, Fort Drum, New York; Commander, 3rd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Kentucky; and Commander, C Battery, 1st Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

Staff positions include: Chief of Plans, ISAF Joint Command (IJC), Kabul, Afghanistan; Special Assistant to Commander, U.S. Forces Korea; Chief of Staff, Eighth United States Army, Korea; Chief of Staff, Joint Functional Component Command, Space and Global Strike, Omaha, Nebraska; Executive Assistant to the Commander U.S. Strategic Command, Omaha, Nebraska; Chief of Staff, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, New York; Chief of Operations, Joint Task Force Bravo, Honduras; Division Artillery Executive Officer, 101st Airborne Division Artillery, Fort Campbell, Kentucky; and Division Artillery Operations Officer, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.

Honors:

Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Bronze Star, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, and NATO Service Medal.

Ranger, Air Assault, and Airborne qualified.

Past Research Project