Brig. Gen. Jeremy T. Sloane is the Commander, 36th Wing, Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. The wing is comprised of five groups and 17 squadrons, executing Pacific Command's Bomber Task Force, Theater Security Packages, Contingency Response Operations and peacetime and combat operations in the Indo-Pacific Region. The wing is also tasked to ensure the successful deployment, employment and integration of air and space forces from the most forward sovereign U.S. Air Force Base in the Indo-Pacific Region. As installation commander, he is responsible for the well-being of more than 7,900 joint military and civilian personnel on Andersen AFB. Additionally, he supports Department of Defense installation management of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands as the Deputy Commander of Joint Region Marianas.
Brig. Gen. Sloane graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy in 1992 with a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering. He earned his pilot wings at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi, in 1996 and completed the F-16 Initial Qualification Course at Luke AFB, Arizona, in 1997. He has held a variety of F-16 flying assignments to include USAF Thunderbirds Operations Officer, Operations Support Squadron Commander, Deputy Operations Group Commander, Vice Wing Commander and 8th Fighter Wing Commander, Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea. Brig. Gen. Sloane has served on the Joint
Staff as the Broader Middle East Division Chief, Operations Directorate (J3), and as the Vice Director of Operations for North American Aerospace Defense Command. Prior to his current assignment, the general served as the Commandant, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Alabama.
Brig. Gen. Sloane is a command pilot with more than 2,500 flying hours in the F-16, T-37 and T-38, including 235 combat hours in Operations Northern Watch, Southern Watch, Joint Guard and Allied Force.
EDUCATION
1992 Bachelor of Science, Engineering, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo.
1998 Distinguished Graduate, Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
2003 Master of Science, Aeronautics, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (with Distinction)
2004 Air Command and Staff College, Montgomery, Ala., by correspondence
2011 Master of Strategic Studies, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2014 Leadership Enhancement Program, Center for Creative Leadership, University of North Carolina, Greensboro, N.C.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. June 1992–October 1995, Project Manager, Advanced Radiation Detection Unit, Defense Support Program, Los Angeles Air Force Base, Calif.
2. November 1995–January 1997, Student, Undergraduate Pilot Training, then Student, Introduction to Fighter Fundamentals, 49th Flying Training Wing, Columbus AFB, Miss.
3. February 1997–October 1997, Student, F-16 Replacement Training Unit, 56th Fighter Wing, Luke AFB, Ariz.
4. November 1997–September 2000, Chief of Plans and F-16 Flight Lead, 23d Fighter Squadron, Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany
5. October 2000–May 2001, Chief of Plans and F-16 Instructor Pilot, 308th Fighter Squadron, Luke AFB, Ariz.
6. June 2001–July 2002, Flight Commander and F-16 Instructor Pilot, 62d Fighter Squadron, Luke AFB, Ariz.
7. August 2002–August 2003, Chief, Wing Weapons and F-16 Instructor Pilot, 56th Operations Support Squadron, Luke AFB, Ariz.
8. September 2003–October 2004, Assistant Operations Officer and F-16 Flight Evaluator, 62d Fighter Squadron, Luke AFB, Ariz.
9. November 2004–March 2007, Operations Officer and F-16 Instructor Pilot, U.S. Air Force Aerial Demonstration Squadron "Thunderbirds," Nellis AFB, Nev.
10. April 2007–January 2008, Operations Officer, 34th Fighter Squadron, Hill AFB, Utah
11. February 2008–June 2010, Commander, 388th Operations Support Squadron, and Deputy Commander, 388th Operations Group, Hill AFB, Utah
12. July 2010–May 2011, Student, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
13. June 2011–May 2012, Operations Officer, Pacific Command Division, Deputy Directorate for Regional Operations (J3), Joint Staff, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
14. June 2012–June 2013, Chief, Broader Middle East Division, Deputy Directorate for Regional Operations (J3), Joint Staff, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
15. July 2013–April 2015, Vice Commander, 56th Fighter Wing, Luke AFB, Ariz.
16. May 2015–May 2016, Commander, 8th Fighter Wing, Kunsan AB, Republic of Korea
17. June 2016–June 2017, Vice Director of Operations, North American Aerospace Defense Command, Peterson AFB, Colo.
18. June 2017–July 2020, Commandant, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
19. July 2020–present, Commander, 36th Wing, Andersen AFB, Guam
SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
1. June 2011–May 2012, Operations Officer, Pacific Command Division, Deputy Directorate for Regional Operations (J3), Joint Staff, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va. as a colonel
2. June 2012–July 2013, Chief, Broader Middle East Division, Deputy Directorate for Regional Operations (J3), Joint Staff, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va. as a colonel
3. June 2016–June 2017, Vice Director of Operations, North American Aerospace Defense Command, Peterson AFB, Colo. as a colonel
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: command pilot
Flight hours: more than 2,500 with 235 combat hours Aircraft flown: F-16 (Block 20/30/40/50), T-38 and T-37
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Superior Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
Legion of Merit with two oak leaf clusters
Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air Medal with four oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
Army Commendation Medal
Republic of Korea Order of National Security Merit (Samil Medal)
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant May 27, 1992
First Lieutenant May 27, 1994
Captain May 27, 1996
Major Jan. 1, 2003
Lieutenant Colonel Sept. 1, 2007
Colonel June 1, 2012
Brigadier General May 2, 2018
(Current as of December 2021)