James Jenkins

Colonel (Retired) James H. Jenkins III (Jimmy) is President and General Manager of the Defense Systems sector at Blue Halo. Prior to that, he was the Director of Strategic Programs Strategy and Capture for Dynetics’ working hypersonics, high-energy lasers, Indirect Fire Protection Capabilities (IFPC), space systems, sensors, and other areas. He previously spent five (5) years at Northrop Grumman culminating as the Operating Unit Director for Integrated Air and Missile Defense Systems where he had profit and loss responsibility for multiple programs, including the Army’s Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System (IBCS) and Joint Tactical Ground Stations (JTAGS) in the Missile Defense and Protective Systems Division, Mission Systems Sector in Huntsville, AL. During his first years, he performed Business Development and Capture duties across all services and in the international market and was the Capture Manager for the Royal Saudi Air Defense Forces C4I Modernization pursuit.

Col. (Ret.) Jenkins retired from the Army in January 2014 after nearly 28 years of service. His last assignment in the Army was as Deputy Commander for Operations for the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command (SMDC). In this role, he was responsible for the Nation’s forces that defend the U.S. from rogue Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) attacks and subordinate Space enabler and Satellite Communications units. His previous assignment was as the Chief of Staff for SMDC. Before coming to SMDC, he was the Brigade Commander of the 69th Air Defense Artillery Brigade at Fort Hood, TX. He deployed his brigade headquarters in his last year of command to command and control most of the air defense forces in the Central Command area of operations throughout the Middle East comprised of about 4,000 soldiers in seven countries.