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'''James C. King'''<ref>US Army Register: Regular Army Active List. I. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office. 1 January 1972. p. 433.</ref> is a retired [[United States Army]] [[Lieutenant general (United States)|Lieutenant General]]. A career [[Military Intelligence Corps (United States Army)|Military Intelligence]] officer, he served on active duty from 1968 to 2001. At the time of his retirement he was the Director of the [[National Imagery and Mapping Agency]] one of the intelligence agencies of the [[United States Intelligence Community]].
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==Education==
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King earned a Bachelor of Science in political science from [[Utah State University]] and was a distinguished military graduate through the [[Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps]] program. He holds a Masters of Science in Public Administration from the [[University of Missouri–Kansas City]]. His professional military education included completion of the Signal Officer Basic Course, the Military Intelligence Officer Advanced Course, the [[United States Army Command and General Staff College|Army Command and General Staff College]], and the [[United States Army War College|Army War College]].<ref>https://fas.org/irp/agency/nga/leaders.pdf</ref>
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==Military career==
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===Company grade assignments===
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Upon being commissioned as a [[Second lieutenant#United States|Second Lieutenant]] in Military Intelligence (MI), King was first assigned to the [[United States Army Security Agency|Army Security Agency]] (ASA) Field Station in [[Hakata, Japan]]. In that assignment he was a [[Company Commander]], [[Staff (military)#Continental Staff System|S1]], and S3. His following assignment was to the [[Republic of Vietnam]] where he commanded the [[United States Army Security Agency#Vietnam War|509th Radio Research Group]]. His unit was responsible for
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tracking North Vietnamese forces during the end of American participation in the [[Vietnam War]]. He subsequently served in staff positions at the [[National Security Agency]] (NSA) and in the 307th ASA Battalion in Germany.<ref>https://www.ikn.army.mil/apps/MIHOF/biographies/King,%20James.pdf</ref>
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===Field grade assignments===
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King served two assignments at U.S. Total Army Personnel Command, with stint in between in Germany commanding the 307th MI Battalion. His last assignment at PERSCOM was as Chief, Military Intelligence Branch. King went on to serve as Chief of Intelligence, Electronic Warfare, Reconnaissance, Surveillance and Target Acquisition; Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations and Plans, [[United States Department of the Army|Department of the Army Staff]] in June 1989. King then went on to command the [[66th Military Intelligence Brigade]] in Germany. After command, he returned to the Army Staff and was [[Executive officer#United States Army|Executive Officer]] to the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Army for Intelligence.
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===General officer assignments===
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Promoted to Brigadier General in 1993, King became the Associate Deputy Director for Operations (Military Support)/Chief of Operations and Targeting Group, NSA, [[Fort George G. Meade]]. In August 1994, he was assigned as the Director of Intelligence (J2), [[United States Central Command]] (CENTCOM), [[MacDill Air Force Base]]. King then became the J2, [[Joint Chiefs of Staff]] in 1996. In March 1998 King was made the Director, [[National Imagery and Mapping Agency]] (NIMA). He is credited as being a, "driving force behind the 'geospatial' concept, forcing the Intelligence Community to integrate the entire spectrum of NIMA products into their planning and lexicon." Under King's successor, NIMA was renamed the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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The agency is comprised of 13,000 employees and contractors, created as a result of the merger of eight distinct organizations. He was the principal architect for the intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance input for information superiority and information operations planning and implementation, for the Secretary of Defense and [[Joint Chiefs of Staff]]. "He has managed budgets of over $900M, implemented one of the largest digital information management acquisition programs in government, and led the Department of Defense and Intelligence Community effort to establish a national collaborative environment."<ref>Quoted in Sourcewatch https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/James_C._King</ref>
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==Civilian career==
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In retirement King has continued to work in defense and intelligence related industries. In 2005, he was named as the Chief Executive of MZM, Inc. at a time when it had come under serious scrutiny in what became the [[Cunningham scandal]].<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/27/AR2005062701856.html</ref> MZM was renamed Athena Innovative Solutions, eventually coming under the ownership of [[Veritas Capital]].<ref>http://projects.washingtonpost.com/top-secret-america/companies/athena-innovative-solutions-inc</ref><ref>http://www.veritascapital.com/Portfolio/Portfolio_Detail.aspx?id=9</ref> King stayed on as Chief Executive Officer at Athena. Athena was bought by [[CACI]] in 2007.<ref>https://www.caci.com/about/news/news2007/09_24_07_NR.html</ref>
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King was a staff member of the Commission on the Intelligence Capabilities of the United States Regarding Weapons of Mass Destruction.<ref>https://fas.org/irp/offdocs/wmd_report.pdf|website=Federation of American Scientists</ref> He was a commissioner on the Independent Commission on the Security Forces of Iraq.<ref>https://www.politico.com/pdf/PPM43_070905_independentcommission_on_securityforces_of_iraqreport_part1a.pdf</ref> King has also served on the boards of Gestalt, LLC. and [[Salient CRGT]].<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20050324104555/http://www.gestalt-llc.com/about/jking.html</ref><ref>http://www.salientcrgt.com/crgt-appoints-retired-lt-gen-james-c-king-to-board-of-directors/</ref>
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Latest revision as of 09:11, 11 April 2024

Person.png James C. King   SourcewatchRdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(spook)
James C. King.jpg
Born18 March 1946
Leader of the 13,000 employees and contractors in the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

Employment.png Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

In office
1998 - September 2001
Succeeded byJames Clapper
At that time 'National Imagery and Mapping Agency', which under his successor was renamed the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

Not to be confused with John C. King

James C. King[1] is a retired United States Army Lieutenant General. A career Military Intelligence officer, he served on active duty from 1968 to 2001. At the time of his retirement he was the Director of the National Imagery and Mapping Agency one of the intelligence agencies of the United States Intelligence Community.

Education

King earned a Bachelor of Science in political science from Utah State University and was a distinguished military graduate through the Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps program. He holds a Masters of Science in Public Administration from the University of Missouri–Kansas City. His professional military education included completion of the Signal Officer Basic Course, the Military Intelligence Officer Advanced Course, the Army Command and General Staff College, and the Army War College.[2]

Military career

Company grade assignments

Upon being commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in Military Intelligence (MI), King was first assigned to the Army Security Agency (ASA) Field Station in Hakata, Japan. In that assignment he was a Company Commander, S1, and S3. His following assignment was to the Republic of Vietnam where he commanded the 509th Radio Research Group. His unit was responsible for tracking North Vietnamese forces during the end of American participation in the Vietnam War. He subsequently served in staff positions at the National Security Agency (NSA) and in the 307th ASA Battalion in Germany.[3]

Field grade assignments

King served two assignments at U.S. Total Army Personnel Command, with stint in between in Germany commanding the 307th MI Battalion. His last assignment at PERSCOM was as Chief, Military Intelligence Branch. King went on to serve as Chief of Intelligence, Electronic Warfare, Reconnaissance, Surveillance and Target Acquisition; Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations and Plans, Department of the Army Staff in June 1989. King then went on to command the 66th Military Intelligence Brigade in Germany. After command, he returned to the Army Staff and was Executive Officer to the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Army for Intelligence.

General officer assignments

Promoted to Brigadier General in 1993, King became the Associate Deputy Director for Operations (Military Support)/Chief of Operations and Targeting Group, NSA, Fort George G. Meade. In August 1994, he was assigned as the Director of Intelligence (J2), United States Central Command (CENTCOM), MacDill Air Force Base. King then became the J2, Joint Chiefs of Staff in 1996. In March 1998 King was made the Director, National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA). He is credited as being a, "driving force behind the 'geospatial' concept, forcing the Intelligence Community to integrate the entire spectrum of NIMA products into their planning and lexicon." Under King's successor, NIMA was renamed the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.

The agency is comprised of 13,000 employees and contractors, created as a result of the merger of eight distinct organizations. He was the principal architect for the intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance input for information superiority and information operations planning and implementation, for the Secretary of Defense and Joint Chiefs of Staff. "He has managed budgets of over $900M, implemented one of the largest digital information management acquisition programs in government, and led the Department of Defense and Intelligence Community effort to establish a national collaborative environment."[4]

Civilian career

In retirement King has continued to work in defense and intelligence related industries. In 2005, he was named as the Chief Executive of MZM, Inc. at a time when it had come under serious scrutiny in what became the Cunningham scandal.[5] MZM was renamed Athena Innovative Solutions, eventually coming under the ownership of Veritas Capital.[6][7] King stayed on as Chief Executive Officer at Athena. Athena was bought by CACI in 2007.[8]

King was a staff member of the Commission on the Intelligence Capabilities of the United States Regarding Weapons of Mass Destruction.[9] He was a commissioner on the Independent Commission on the Security Forces of Iraq.[10] King has also served on the boards of Gestalt, LLC. and Salient CRGT.[11][12]


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References

  1. ↑ US Army Register: Regular Army Active List. I. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office. 1 January 1972. p. 433.
  2. ↑ https://fas.org/irp/agency/nga/leaders.pdf
  3. ↑ https://www.ikn.army.mil/apps/MIHOF/biographies/King,%20James.pdf
  4. ↑ Quoted in Sourcewatch https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/James_C._King
  5. ↑ https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/27/AR2005062701856.html
  6. ↑ http://projects.washingtonpost.com/top-secret-america/companies/athena-innovative-solutions-inc
  7. ↑ http://www.veritascapital.com/Portfolio/Portfolio_Detail.aspx?id=9
  8. ↑ https://www.caci.com/about/news/news2007/09_24_07_NR.html
  9. ↑ https://fas.org/irp/offdocs/wmd_report.pdf%7Cwebsite=Federation of American Scientists
  10. ↑ https://www.politico.com/pdf/PPM43_070905_independentcommission_on_securityforces_of_iraqreport_part1a.pdf
  11. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20050324104555/http://www.gestalt-llc.com/about/jking.html
  12. ↑ http://www.salientcrgt.com/crgt-appoints-retired-lt-gen-james-c-king-to-board-of-directors/
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