Maj. Gen. Jeffrey R. King is the Director of Logistics, Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Engineering and Force Protection, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia. He is responsible for organizing, training and equipping those who generate the mission and maintain the Air Force’s inventory of weapon systems, munitions and related support equipment. The general provides strategic guidance for aircraft and munitions maintenance, materiel management, fuels, vehicle operations and management, deployment and distribution, personal property, traffic management, and logistics plans. He develops policy and oversees the force development and readiness of more than 201,000 aircraft maintenance, munitions and logistics readiness personnel, the single largest element of manpower supporting Air Force operations world-wide. The general is also responsible for increasing logistical interoperability with partner nations and developing strategies and initiatives to counter contested logistics.
Maj. Gen. King entered the Air Force in 1993 after receiving his commission as a Distinguished Graduate of the Air Force ROTC program at Loyola Marymount University. He is a career aircraft maintenance officer with experience broadening through the Acquisitions and Logistics Experience Exchange Tour program. Maj. Gen. King has commanded at the squadron, group, and wing levels, and has served in a variety of maintenance, logistics, and acquisitions positions at the wing, center, major command, and Headquarters Air Force levels. He has deployed in support of operations Southern Watch, Northern Watch and Iraqi/Enduring Freedom.
EDUCATION
1993 Bachelor of Arts, Business Administration, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, Calif.
2000 Distinguished Graduate, Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
2001 Master of Arts, Business Administration, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Va.
2006 Master of Science, Military Operational Art and Science, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2012 Master of Science, National Security Strategy, National War College, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
2015 Executive Leadership Development Program, Center for Creative Learning, Colorado Springs, Colo.
2020 Program for Executives in Logistics and Technology, University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School, Chapel Hill, N.C.
2021 Program for Senior Executives in National and International Security, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. October 1993–May 1995, Officer in Charge, Aircraft Maintenance Flight and Fabrication Flight Commander, 1st Equipment Maintenance Squadron, Langley Air Force Base, Va.
2. May 1995–March 1996, Chief of Gold Flag, 1st Logistics Support Squadron, Langley AFB, Va.
3. March 1996–May 1997, Sortie Support Flight Commander, 27th Fighter Squadron, Langley AFB, Va.
4. May 1997–April 2000, Sortie Generation Flight Commander, 67th Fighter Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan
5. April 2000–June 2001, F-16 Support Systems Team Chief, F-16 Systems Program Office, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
6. June 2001–June 2002, Assistant to the Commander, Aeronautical Systems Center, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
7. June 2002–June 2003, F-22 Site Activation Team Lead, F-22 SPO, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
8. June 2003–September 2003, Maintenance Operations Flight Commander, 33rd Maintenance Operations Squadron, Eglin AFB, Fla.
9. September 2003–August 2005, Maintenance Operations Officer, 33rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Eglin AFB, Fla.
10. August 2005–July 2006, Student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
11. July 2006–June 2008, Commander, 3rd Component Maintenance Squadron, Elmendorf AFB, Alaska
12. July 2008–May 2010, Chief, Congressional Branch and Chief, Logistics Panel Branch, Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Installations, and Mission Support, Headquarters Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
13. June 2010–July 2011, Chief, Execution Team, Secretary of the Air Force/Air Force Chief of Staff Executive Action Group, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
14. August 2011–June 2012, Student, National War College, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
15. July 2012–July 2013, Commander, 455th Expeditionary Maintenance Group, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan
16. August 2013–May 2015, Commander, 18th Maintenance Group, Kadena AB, Japan
17. June 2015–July 2017, Commander, 78th Air Base Wing, Robins AFB, Ga.
18. August 2017–April 2018, Associate Director of Resource Integration, Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Engineering and Force Protection, HAF, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
19. May 2018–June 2020, Director of Logistics, Engineering and Force Protection, Headquarters Pacific Air Forces, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii
20. July 2020–June 2023, Commander, Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex, Tinker AFB, Okla.
21. June 2023—December 2023, Special Assistant to Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Engineering and Force Protection Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
22. December 2023–present, Director of Logistics, Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Engineering and Force Protection, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit with two oak leaf clusters
Bronze Star Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with five oak leaf clusters
Air and Space Commendation Medal with “V” device and oak leaf cluster
Air and Space Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster
(Current as of January 2024)