BLACK SOCIAL HISTORY : AFRICAN AMERICAN BRIGADIER GENERAL JAMES R. GORMAN DIRECTOR JOINT STAFF NORTH CAROLINA JOINT FORCE HEAD QUARTERS : GOES INTO THE " HALL OF BLACK GENIUS "

Brigadier General James R. Gorham assumed duties as Director, Joint Staff, North Carolina Joint Force Headquarters, Raleigh, North Carolina on 15 January 2009. He also serves as Commander, North Carolina National Guard Joint Task Force and is responsible for joint training and deployment.

General Gorham was commissioned in 1980 through Officer Candidate School, North Carolina Military Academy at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Prior to receiving his commission, he served as an enlisted member both on active duty and with the North Carolina Army National Guard for a total of 6 years. His previous military assignments include commanding at the company, battalion, and brigade levels, as well as various staff positions. General Gorham’s most recent assignments include mobilization in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom as Commander, 130th Finance Battalion; Deputy Commander, 130th Combat Support Brigade (Maneuver Enhanced), Commander, 113th Sustainment Brigade; and Assistant Adjutant General-Army, North Carolina National Guard.

EDUCATION:

1981 East Carolina University, Bachelor of Arts, History, Greenville, North Carolina
2004 United States Army War College, Master of Science, Strategic Studies, by correspondence
2004 United States Army War College, by correspondence
2011 National Defense University, CAPSTONE, Fort, McNair, Washington, District of Columbia