James F. "Jim" Amos (born November 12, 1946) is a retired United States Marine Corps four-star general who served as the 35th commandant of the Marine Corps. As a naval aviator, Amos commanded the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing during the Iraq War in 2003 and 2006.

Nov 10, 2017 · A military appeals court has sharply rebuked the former commandant of the Marine Corps, saying now-retired Gen. James Amos committed "an unusually flagrant example" of unlawful command influence...

Dec 20, 2015 · The Defense Department Inspector General investigated this flurry of activity as part of a wider whistleblower complaint alleging Gen. James Amos abused his authority as commandant the...

General James F. Amos, USMC, was the 35th Commandant of the Marine Corps. A Naval aviator by trade, General Amos held command at all levels from Lieutenant Colonel to Lieutenant General. Most notably he commanded the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing in combat during Operations Iraqi Freedom I and II from 2002-2004, followed by command of the II Marine ...

Oct 14, 2014 · As Gen. Jim Amos neared the start of his final year leading the Marine Corps, his staff at the Pentagon asked a select group of senior officers for suggestions on how he and the service could...

Growing up as the son of a career Navy pilot, General James Amos was deeply influenced by the values of discipline, service, and patriotism. These early experiences shaped his path toward a distinguished military career. General Amos graduated from the University of Idaho in 1970, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in finance and economics.

General Amos most recently served as the 35th Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps, retiring on Dec. 1, 2014, after 42 years of active service. Born in the northwest, General Amos graduated from the University of Idaho in January 1970 with a degree in Finance.

General Amos: When the Marine Corps comes out of Afghanistan, we’re going to reset the force and get back to our role as America’s crisis response force. Even with our commitments in Iraq and Afghanistan over the past 10 years, we’ve shown that we can do anything. We did crisis response in Japan during their tsunami/nuclear crisis and also