Jeffrey W. Eggers is a Defense Intelligence Senior Level executive and the Chief Architect for the Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance and Cyber Effects Operations, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Arlington, Virginia. Mr. Eggers develops future architectures for the Air Force ISR enterprise and its integration with combatant and national partners.
Mr. Eggers retired from the Air Force as a colonel in 2011 after 27 years of service. He most recently served as the Mission Assurance Executive at the National Reconnaissance Office.
Mr. Eggers is a distinguished graduate with honors from the United States Air Force Academy class of 1984. He attended the Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training program and served three tours flying the A-10 Thunderbolt II and one tour flying the MQ-1 Predator. His A-10 experience culminated as Chief of A-10 Operational Flight Test where he helped develop and test the upgrades and tactics used today. In June 2005, he became the first Reserve officer to serve as Deputy Commander of the 432nd Operations Group where he performed operational, training, and test missions with the MQ-1 and MQ-9 in support of the global war on terror. As Director of Advanced ISR Capabilities and later Chief Technology Officer, Mr. Eggers directed numerous rapid innovation programs and sponsored leading-edge research. He was the creator and primary author of the Air Force ISR Horizons program, which established the long range ISR and Cyber Intelligence development visions. Mr. Eggers was a Command Pilot with more than 3000 hours in 10 aircraft and a Charles Stark Draper Fellow.
EDUCATION
1984 Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering and Mathematics, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo.
1985 Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training
1989 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
1994 Master of Science in Aeronautics and Astronautics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge
2002 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2006 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2017 Leading the Intelligence Community, Michigan Ross School of Business, Ann Arbor
2018 Data Science Certificate, Microsoft
ASSIGNMENTS
1. 1984–1984, Electrical Engineer, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo.
2. 1984–1985, Student, Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training, Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas
3. 1986–1989, Instructor Pilot, A-10, 355th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Myrtle Beach AFB, S.C.
4. 1989–1991, A-10 Operational Test Pilot, 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron, Nellis AFB, Nev.
5. 1991–1993, A-10 Test Project Manager, 57th Test Group, Nellis AFB, Nev.
6. 1993–1994, Student, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass.
7. 1995–1997, Chief, A-10 Test Division, 57th Test Group, Nellis AFB, Nev.
8. 1997–1998, Assistant Operations Officer, 422nd TES, Nellis AFB, Nev.
9. 1998–2003, Air Operations Staff Officer, Headquarters Air Force/RE, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
10. 2003–2003, Chief, Technical Integration, Headquarters Air Force/CVAZ, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
11. 2003–2007, Chief, Predator Remotely Piloted Aircraft, Headquarters Air Force Chief Software Office, OL-1, Nellis AFB, Nev.
12. 2005–2007, Deputy Commander 57th Operations Group, Nellis AFB, Nev.
13. 2007–2007, Deputy Commander 432nd Operations Group, Creech AFB, Nev.
14. 2007–2008, Director of Unmanned Aircraft Systems Transformation, Headquarters AFCSO, Pentagon, VA
15. 2008–2011 Director of Advanced Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Capabilities, Headquarters Air Force/A2Q, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
16. 2011–2017 Chief Technology Officer, Headquarters Air Force/A2Q, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
17. 2017–2020, Mission Assurance Executive, National Reconnaissance Office, Chantilly, Va.
18. 2020– present, Chief Architect, Headquarters Air Force/A2/6, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: command pilot
Flight hours: more than 3,000
Aircraft flown: MQ-1, MQ-9, A-10, F-15E, F-16, A-7K, T-37, T-38, Boeing 727, Fokker F-100
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit
Meritorious Service medal with Two Oak Leaf Clusters
Aerial Achievement Medal with One Oak Leaf Cluster
Air Force Commendation Medal
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with Two Oak Leaf Clusters
Air Force Organizational Excellence Award
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
Charles Stark Draper Fellow
Air Force Inspector General Superior Performer
422d Test and Evaluation Squadron Tester of the Year
(Current as of May 2021)