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James C. Slife

United States Air Force general

James C. Slife
Born	1967 (age 56–57) Michigan, United States
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Air Force
Years of service	1989–present
Rank	General
Commands held	Air Force Special Operations Command 1st Special Operations Wing Joint Special Operations Aviation Detachment-Afghanistan 27th Special Operations Group Joint Special Operations Aviation Detachment-Arabian Peninsula 21st Special Operations Squadron
Battles/wars	Gulf War War in Afghanistan Iraq War
Awards	Air Force Distinguished Service Medal Defense Superior Service Medal (4) Legion of Merit Bronze Star Medal (2)

James C. Slife (born 1967) is a United States Air Force four-star general who has served as the vice chief of staff of the United States Air Force since December 19, 2023.^[1] He most recently served as the deputy chief of staff for operations of the United States Air Force from December 2022 to December 2023.

He served as the commander of Air Force Special Operations Command from June 2019 to December 2022, having previously served as the vice commander from July 2018 to June 2019 and chief of staff of United States Special Operations Command from June 2017 to June 2018.^[2][3] Slife was commissioned through the ROTC program at Auburn University in 1989.^[4]

In September 2023, Slife was nominated for promotion to general and appointment as vice chief of staff of the Air Force.^[5]

Personal decorations Air Force Distinguished Service Medal Defense Superior Service Medal with three bronze oak leaf clusters Legion of Merit Bronze Star Medal with oak leaf cluster Defense Meritorious Service Medal Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters Air Medal with three oak leaf clusters Aerial Achievement Medal with two oak leaf clusters Joint Service Commendation Medal Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster Air Force Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster Air Force Combat Action Medal Unit awards Joint Meritorious Unit Award with four oak leaf clusters Gallant Unit Citation Air Force Meritorious Unit Award with oak leaf cluster Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with Valor device and silver oak leaf cluster Air Force Organizational Excellence Award Service awards Combat Readiness Medal with oak leaf cluster Campaign and service medals National Defense Service Medal with one bronze service star Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal with two service stars Southwest Asia Service Medal with service star Kosovo Campaign Medal with service star Afghanistan Campaign Medal with three service stars Iraq Campaign Medal with three service stars Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal Global War on Terrorism Service Medal Korea Defense Service Medal Armed Forces Service Medal with two service stars Humanitarian Service Medal with two service stars Service, training, and marksmanship awards Air Force Overseas Short Tour Service Ribbon Air Force Overseas Long Tour Service Ribbon with oak leaf cluster Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon with gold frame and silver oak leaf cluster Air Force Longevity Service Award with one silver and two bronze oak leaf cluster Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon with service star Air Force Training Ribbon Foreign awards NATO Medal for the former Yugoslavia with two service stars Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait)

Other accoutrements US Air Force Command Pilot Badge Basic Parachutist Badge Office of the Secretary of Defense Identification Badge

Insignia	Rank	Date
	General	December 19, 2023
	Lieutenant general	June 29, 2018
	Major general	May 02, 2016
	Brigadier general	July 12, 2013
	Colonel	March 01, 2006
	Lieutenant colonel	March 01, 2002
	Major	July 01, 1999
	Captain	October 20, 1993
	First lieutenant	October 20, 1991
	Second lieutenant	June 09, 1989

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1. ^ "General James C. "Jim" Slife". U.S. Air Force. Retrieved 2023-12-28.

^ Saphore, Cassandra (December 9, 2022). "Bauernfeind new leader of Air Commandos". Air Force Special Operations Command. Hurlburt Field, Florida: AFSOC Public Affairs. Retrieved December 11, 2022. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.