James C. McConville

James Charles McConville (born 16 March 1959) is a retired United States Army general who served as the 40th chief of staff of the Army from 2019 to 2023. He previously served as the 36th vice chief of staff of the Army from 2017 to 2019.

McConville was born and raised in Massachusetts and was commissioned as an Army officer from the United States Military Academy in 1981. He served as an aviator, becoming a helicopter pilot. He was deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan several times, including as the commander of the 4th Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, during the Iraq War and as the commander of the 101st Airborne Division during the war in Afghanistan. He became the longest serving commander of the 101st Airborne Division, from 2011 to 2014, and later served as Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel of the Army from 2015 to 2017.