MAJOR GENERAL JAY H. LINDELL

Maj. Gen. Jay H. Lindell is Director, Global Power Programs, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C. General Lindell is responsible for directing, planning and programming for 170 Air Force, joint service and international programs with a $10 billion annual budget. 

The general entered the Air Force in 1978 following graduation from the U.S. Air Force Academy, and he attended undergraduate pilot training at Williams Air Force Base, Ariz. He is a command pilot with more than 4,000 flying hours, primarily in the F-111 and F-16 aircraft. He has had numerous operational and staff assignments, to include commanding the 35th Fighter Squadron, Kunsan Air Base, South Korea, and the 27th Operations Group, Cannon AFB, N.M. Prior to his current assignment, the general was Deputy Commanding General, Combined Air Power Transition Force, Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan, Kabul, Afghanistan.

General Lindell's combat experience includes Operation Eldorado Canyon in 1986 and Operation Desert Storm in 1991.

EDUCATION
1978 Bachelor of Science degree, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo.
1983 U.S. Air Force Fighter Weapons School, Mountain Home AFB, Idaho
1984 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
1987 Master's degree in public administration, Troy State University, Ala.
1992 Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kan.
1995 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2002 National Security Management Course, Syracuse University, N.Y.

ASSIGNMENTS
1. November 1978 - October 1979, student, undergraduate pilot training, Williams AFB, Ariz.
2. January 1980 - March 1983, F-111A instructor pilot, F-111 Fighter Weapons School, Mountain Home AFB, Idaho
3. April 1983 - September 1987, F-111F instructor pilot and flight commander, Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England
4. January 1988 - May 1991, F-16A/C instructor pilot, flight commander, and Chief, Standardization and Evaluation, Hill AFB, Utah
5. June 1991 - June 1992, student, U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kan.
6. July 1992 - June 1994, F-16 Program Chief, Plans and Programs, Air Combat Command, Langley AFB, Va.
7. July 1994 - June 1995, student, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
8. October 1995 - January 1997, Director of Operations, 353rd Combat Training Squadron, Eielson AFB, Alaska
9. February 1997 - March 1998, Commander, 35th Fighter Squadron, Kunsan AB, South Korea
10. April 1998 - June 2001, Deputy Commander, later, Commander, 27th Operations Group, Cannon AFB, N.M.
11. July 2001 - February 2004, Chief, Joint Contact Team Program, Plans and Policy Directorate; Chief, International Division, and special assistant to the Director, Logistics and Security Assistance Directorate;  Headquarters U.S. European Command, Stuttgart, Germany
12. March 2004 - May 2006, Director of Logistics, Headquarters U.S. Air Forces in Europe, Ramstein AB, Germany
13. June 2006 - August 2007, Commandant, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
14. September 2007 - September 2008, Deputy Commanding General, Combined Air Power Transition Force, Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan, Kabul, Afghanistan
15. October 2008 - December 2011, Director, Global Power Programs, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.

SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
1. July 2001 - February 2004, Chief, Joint Contact Team Program, Plans and Policy Directorate; Chief, International Division, and special assistant to the Director, Logistics and Security Assistance Directorate; Headquarters U.S. European Command, Stuttgart, Germany, as a colonel
2. September 2007 - September 2008, Deputy Commanding General, Combined Air Power Transition Force, Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan, Kabul, Afghanistan, as a brigadier general

FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Command pilot
Flight hours: More than 4,000
Aircraft flown: F-111 and F-16

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Silver Star
Defense Superior Service Medal
Legion of Merit with two oak leaf clusters
Distinguished Flying Cross
Bronze Star Medal 
Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters
Air Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Aerial Achievement Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal
Combat Readiness Medal with three oak leaf clusters
National Defense Service Medal with bronze star
Armed Forces Expeditionary Service Medal
Southwest Asia Service Medal with two bronze stars
Afghanistan Campaign Medal with service star
Korea Defense Service Medal
NATO International Security Assistance Force Medal
Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia)
Kuwait Liberation Medal (Government of Kuwait)

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant May 31, 1978
First Lieutenant May 31, 1980
Captain May 31, 1982
Major Dec. 1, 1988
Lieutenant Colonel June 1, 1993
Colonel April 1, 1999
Brigadier General Jan. 1, 2005
Major General  June 20, 2008

(Current as of July 2011)