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James O. Ellis, Jr.
James O. Ellis, Jr.
Born	July 20, 1947 (age 76)
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Navy
Years of service	1969–2004
Rank	Admiral
Commands held	U.S. Naval Forces, Europe; United States Strategic Command
Battles/wars	Vietnam War; Gulf War; 1999 NATO Bombing of Yugoslavia
Awards	Defense Distinguished Service Medal; Navy Distinguished Service Medal; Legion of Merit (4)
Other work	Lockheed Martin

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Admiral James O. Ellis, Jr. (born July 20, 1947) is a retired 4-star admiral and former Commander, United States Strategic Command, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska. He was President and Chief Executive Officer, Institute of Nuclear Power Operations until May 2012 and serves on the board of directors of Lockheed Martin.^[2]

Biography

Ellis, born in Spartanburg, South Carolina,^[3] is a 1969 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy. He was designated a Naval Aviator in 1971 and has held a variety of sea and shore assignments since 1972.

Tours of Duty

His sea duty billets as a Navy fighter pilot included tours with Fighter Squadron 92 aboard USS Constellation (CV-64) and Fighter Squadron 1 aboard USS Ranger (CV-61). Ellis was the first Commanding Officer of Strike/Fighter Squadron 131, deploying in 1985 with new F/A-18 Hornets aboard USS Coral Sea (CV-43). He served as Executive Officer of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) and as Commanding Officer of USS La Salle (AGF-3), the Persian Gulf flagship of the Commander, Joint Task Force, Middle East. In 1991 he assumed command of USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) and participated in Operation Desert Storm while deployed during her maiden voyage in the western Pacific and Persian Gulf. In June 1995, Ellis assumed command of Carrier Group Five/Battle Force Seventh Fleet, breaking his flag aboard USS Independence (CV-62), forward deployed to the Western Pacific and homeported in Yokosuka, Japan. As Carrier Battle Group Commander he led contingency response operations to both the Persian Gulf and Taiwan Straits.

Ellis' shore and staff assignments include tours as an experimental/operational test pilot, service in the Navy Office of Legislative Affairs, and duty as F/A-18 Program Coordinator, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Air Warfare). He has also served as Deputy Commander and Chief of Staff, Joint Task Force FIVE, the counter-narcotics force for U.S. Commander in Chief Pacific. In November 1993 he reported as Inspector General, U.S. Atlantic Fleet, and subsequently served as Director for Operations, Plans and Policy (N3/N5) on the staff of the Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet. He assumed duties as Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Plans, Policy and Operations) in November 1996. Ellis became Commander in Chief, U.S. Naval Forces, Europe headquartered in London, England, and Commander in Chief, Allied Forces, Southern Europe headquartered in Naples, Italy, in October 1998.

Achievements

Ellis holds Master of Science degrees in Aerospace Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology, and in Aeronautical Systems from the University of West Florida. He is also a 1975 graduate of U.S. Naval Test Pilot School. He completed United States Navy nuclear power training in 1987 and is a graduate of the Senior Officer Program in National Security Strategy at Harvard University.

Awards and decorations

Naval Aviator Badge
Master Parachutist Badge
Defense Distinguished Service Medal with one bronze oak leaf cluster Navy Distinguished Service Medal
Legion of Merit with three gold award stars	Defense Meritorious Service Medal	Meritorious Service Medal with award star
Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal	Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal	Joint Meritorious Unit Award with two oak leaf clusters
Navy Unit Commendation	Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation	Navy E Ribbon
Navy Expeditionary Medal	National Defense Service Medal with two bronze service stars	Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Vietnam Service Medal with service star	Southwest Asia Service Medal with service star	Kosovo Campaign Medal with service star
Armed Forces Service Medal	Humanitarian Service Medal with service star	Navy Sea Service Deployment Ribbon with silver service star
Navy & Marine Corps Overseas Service Ribbon	Special Operations Service Ribbon	Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, Grand Officer
Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary, Military Grand Cross	NATO Medal for the former Yugoslavia with service star	United Nations Medal with service star
Vietnam Campaign Medal	Kuwait Liberation Medal from Kuwait	Navy Expert Pistol Shot Medal
Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge
United States Strategic Command Badge

Ellis retired from the Navy in 2004.^[4]

References

^ http://militaryhistory.about.com/od/battleswars1900s/p/alliedforce.htm
^ "Biography, James O. Ellis, Jr". Lockheed Martin. Retrieved 2006-11-15. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters: |month= and |coauthors= (help) ^{[dead link]}
^ "Biography, James O. Ellis, Jr". Lockheed Martin. Retrieved 2006-11-15. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters: |month= and |coauthors= (help) ^{[dead link]}
^ "Biography, James O. Ellis, Jr". Lockheed Martin. Retrieved 2006-11-15. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters: |month= and |coauthors= (help) ^{[dead link]}

External links

This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: https://web.archive.org/web/20070113055906/http://www.defenselink.mil/bios/ellis_bio.html

Military offices
Preceded by Richard W. Mies	Commander, United States Strategic Command 2002–2004	Succeeded by James E. Cartwright

[1] ttp://militaryhistory.about.com/od/battleswars1900s/p/alliedforce.htm

[2] "Biography, James O. Ellis, Jr". Lockheed Martin. Retrieved 2006-11-15. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters: |month= and |coauthors= (help) ^{[dead link]}

[3] "Biography, James O. Ellis, Jr". Lockheed Martin. Retrieved 2006-11-15. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters: |month= and |coauthors= (help) ^{[dead link]}

[4] "Biography, James O. Ellis, Jr". Lockheed Martin. Retrieved 2006-11-15. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters: |month= and |coauthors= (help) ^{[dead link]}

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