James A. Jacobson is a

United States Air Force The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part of the United States Army Signal ...

lieutenant general Lieutenant general (Lt Gen, LTG and similar) is a three-star military rank (NATO code OF-8) used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages, where the title of lieutenant general was held by the second-in-command on the ...

who serves as the deputy commander of the

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since August 2021. He most recently served as the director of training and readiness of the U.S. Air Force. Previously, he was the commander of the

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. In July 2021, he was nominated and confirmed for promotion to

and assigned as deputy commander of the

. His promotion became effective on August 20, 2021.

Effective dates of promotions

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