Joint Training Directorate
Maj. Gen. Jason K. Kamiya
United States Army

As the director of joint training and commander of the Joint Warfighting Center, Suffolk, Va., Maj. Gen. Jason K. Kamiya ensures U.S.-based forces are prepared for multi-service/multi-national operations. He assumed his current assignment on July 25, 2006.

He and his staff, known as J-7, manage programs that train combat personnel and organizations from all services for joint operations. Additionally, the directorate assists with real-world contingency planning.

The general was commissioned a second lieutenant in June 1976 upon graduation from Gonzaga University, Spokane, Wash., with a bachelor’s degree in political science. He has served in a variety of infantry and air assault units.

Prior to coming to USJFCOM, he served as commander of Southern European Task Force (Airborne) in Vicenza, Italy. He has commanded at the company, battalion and brigade levels and has seen service in Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan and Operations Desert Shield/Storm in Saudi Arabia.

His previous joint assignments include commanding Combined Joint Task Force-76, Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan and serving as special assistant to the commander, U.S. Southern Command in Panama.

The general also holds a master’s degree in national security affairs from the U.S. Navy Post graduate School, Monterey, Calif. He attended the Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Va., and the U.S. Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Penn.

His decorations include the Defense Superior Service Medal (with Oak Leaf Cluster), the Legion of Merit (with four Oak Leaf Clusters), the Bronze Star, the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal (with three Oak Leaf Clusters) and the Army Commendation Medal. He is authorized to wear the Expert Infantryman Badge, the Pathfinder Badge, the Parachutist Badge, the Air Assault Badge and the Ranger Tab.