LEAD, S.D. – A Lead native and longtime military attorney has been promoted to the rank of colonel in the South Dakota Army National Guard.
Colonel Jason Campbell received the promotion during a ceremony Saturday at Joint Force Headquarters on Camp Rapid in Rapid City. Campbell currently serves as the Guard’s staff judge advocate and will assume a new role December 1st as South Dakota’s U.S. Property and Fiscal Officer, overseeing federal equipment and funding allocated to the South Dakota National Guard.
Campbell began his military career in 1989 as a combat medic and later earned a commission in the Judge Advocate General’s Corps. Over the years, he has served in a variety of legal and leadership positions, including a deployment to Africa as a command judge advocate.
A graduate of the University of South Dakota School of Law, Campbell has also held several civilian leadership roles, including state’s attorney, mayor of Britton, and city attorney for Deadwood.
National Guard leaders say Campbell’s promotion recognizes decades of military service and leadership dedicated to supporting service members and the Guard’s mission.
