Lieutenant General James B. Bartholomees III

Lieutenant General James B. Bartholomees III received his commission as an Infantry Officer from the United States Military Academy (USMA) in 1995. He is a graduate of the Infantry Officer Basic and Advanced Courses, Command and General Staff College and U.S. Army War College.

Prior to assuming command as USMA’s 62nd Superintendent in August 2026, Lieutenant General Bartholomees commanded the 25th Infantry Division and U.S. Army Hawaii. He also served as the G3 and Chief of Staff, U.S. Army Pacific and Executive Officer to the Director of the Army Staff. He commanded the 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne) in Europe; 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, as well as 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division in Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.

His previous field grade assignments include Operations Officer, Executive Officer and Deputy Commander, 75th Ranger Regiment, as well as Liaison Officer and Executive Officer, 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment. His previous company grade assignments include Company Command and Staff in 3rd Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, as well as 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment. He began his Army career as a Platoon Leader in the 82nd Airborne Division and Platoon Leader in 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment.

Lieutenant General Bartholomees' peacekeeping deployments include Haiti with the 82nd Airborne Division in 1996 and Bosnia-Herzegovina with the 3rd Infantry Division in 2000 – 2001. He deployed several times to Iraq including the initial assault with 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment in 2003 as well as multiple deployments in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan from 2004 to 2016.

Lieutenant General Bartholomees is married and has four children.