1. James Edward "Hoss" Cartwright was born on September 22,1949 and is a retired United States Marine Corps general who last served as the eighth vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from August 31,2007, to August 3,2011.
35 Facts About James Cartwright
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James Cartwright previously served as the Commander, US Strategic Command, from September 1,2004, to August 10,2007, and as Acting Commander, US Strategic Command from July 9,2004, to September 1,2004.
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James Cartwright retired from the Marine Corps on August 3,2011, after nearly 40 years of service.
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James Cartwright was indicted for lying to the FBI regarding the time and locations of meetings with Sanger.
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James Cartwright was never charged with leaking any classified information; Sanger maintains that James Cartwright did not provide him with any classified material.
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James Cartwright had been scheduled to be sentenced on January 31,2017, but was pardoned and had his security clearance restored by President Barack Obama on January 17,2017.
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James Cartwright was born on September 22,1949, in Rockford, Illinois, and attended West High School before going on to the University of Iowa.
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James Cartwright was commissioned a second lieutenant in the US Marine Corps in November 1971.
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James Cartwright attended Naval Flight Officer training and graduated in April 1973.
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James Cartwright attended Naval Aviator training and graduated in January 1977.
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James Cartwright's callsign comes from the fictional character Eric "Hoss" Cartwright, the middle brother on the classic 1960s TV show Bonanza, who was played by actor Dan Blocker.
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James Cartwright was named the Outstanding Carrier Aviator by the Association of Naval Aviation in 1983.
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James Cartwright graduated with distinction from the Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB 1986, and received his Master of Arts in National Security and Strategic Studies from the Naval War College, Newport, Rhode Island, 1991.
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James Cartwright was selected for and completed a fellowship with MIT Seminar XXI in 1994.
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On September 1,2004, James Cartwright was sworn in as Commander, United States Strategic Command.
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James Cartwright was promoted to full general on the same day.
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On June 8,2007, Defense Secretary Robert Gates recommended James Cartwright to be the next Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, to replace retiring Admiral Edmund Giambastiani.
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Senator John Warner of Virginia, the senior Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee, stated, "General James Cartwright has an extraordinary grasp and understanding of the global posture that America must maintain in this era of new and ever-changing threats".
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James Cartwright's nomination was confirmed by the full Senate on August 3,2007.
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James Cartwright was sworn in on August 31,2007, as the 8th Vice Chairman.
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On March 18,2009, Secretary of Defense Gates announced that James Cartwright had been nominated for a second term as Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs.
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James Cartwright was confirmed by the Senate on July 31,2009.
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Questions about how he oversaw his staff were mentioned as a reason James Cartwright had fallen out as the favored candidate of President Obama for Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in 2011.
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James Cartwright received the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard distinguished service medals.
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In June 2013, it was reported that James Cartwright had received a target letter from the US Justice Department, informing him that he was under investigation for leaking classified information about Stuxnet, a computer virus used in a US-Israel cyberattack against centrifuges in Iranian nuclear facilities.
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Federal investigators reportedly suspected that James Cartwright leaked details of the operation to a New York Times reporter.
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Cartwright denied any wrongdoing; his attorney, Gregory B Craig, said in March 2015 that Cartwright had no contact with federal investigators for over a year.
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James Cartwright has devoted his entire life to defending the United States.
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Hoss James Cartwright is a national treasure, a genuine hero and a great patriot.
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On November 2,2012, in an interview with the FBI, James Cartwright denied he was the source of the leaks.
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James Cartwright is an advisor for several corporate entities involved in global management consulting, technology services and program solutions, predictive and big data analytics, and advanced systems engineering, integration, and decision-support services.
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James Cartwright serves as an advisor to the board of directors for Accenture, Enlightenment Capital, IxReveal, Logos Technologies, Opera Solutions, and TASC Inc James Cartwright is affiliated with a number of professional organizations, including the Aspen Strategy Group, The Atlantic Council, the Nuclear Threat Initiative, and the Sanya Initiative.
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James Cartwright is a leading advocate for the phased and verified elimination of all nuclear weapons worldwide.
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In June 2015, James Cartwright was a signatory to a public letter written by a bipartisan group of 19 US diplomats, experts, and others, on the then-pending negotiations for an agreement between Iran and world powers over Iran's nuclear program.
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James Cartwright endorsed the final agreement in August 2015, becoming one of 36 retired generals and admirals to sign an open letter in support of the agreement.