Brig. Gen. Jonathan C. Rice, IV is the Director, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Operations, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for ISR and Cyber Effects Operations, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia. He directs policy, guidance and oversight for the global Air Force ISR enterprise; leads the development of future Air Force ISR concepts and capabilities; and directs Air Force ISR Chief Information Office activities. He also manages the Air Force’s Information Warfare portfolio. He oversees the $72 billion Air Force ISR and IW enterprises, impacting 73,000 Airmen.
A Distinguished Graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy, Brig. Gen. Rice commanded the 363rd ISR Wing, the 707th ISR Group at the National Security Agency, and the 314th Training Squadron at the Defense Language Institute. He served as Senior Intelligence Officer for four air wings in Europe, in the Pacific and while deployed for Operation Iraqi Freedom. The general served as the Director of ISR, Seventh Air Force (Air Forces Korea) and in positions at U.S. Southern Command, Joint Special Operations Command, Air Force Special Operations Command and the Office of the Secretary of Defense. He served in Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Summit Cap in the Czech Republic, Joint Task Force Liberia and various joint special operations missions. Brig. Gen. Rice holds graduate degrees from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, The George Washington University, Air University and U.S. Army War College.
Prior to this assignment, Brig. Gen. Rice served as the Vice Director of Intelligence and Information for North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, both headquartered at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado.
EDUCATION
1994 Distinguished Graduate, Bachelor of Science, Political Science and Social Sciences with minor in Arabic, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo.
1996 Master of Public Policy, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.
2000 Distinguished Graduate, Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
2002 Master of Arts, Organizational Management, The George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
2006 Distinguished Graduate, Master of Military Operational Art and Science, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2009 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2013 Master of Strategic Studies, U.S. Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Pa.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. June 1994–June 1996, Graduate Student, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.
2. July 1996–March 1997, Student, 315th Training Squadron, Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas
3. April 1997–March 1998, Intelligence Plans Officer, Directorate of Plans and Policy (J5), Joint Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, N.C.
4. March 1998–June 2000, Intelligence Collection Manager, Directorate of Intelligence (J2), Joint Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, N.C.
5. June 2000–June 2002, Air Force Intern, with duty on the Air Staff and in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
6. July 2002–June 2003, Intelligence Flight Commander, 100th Operations Support Squadron, Royal Air Force Mildenhall, United Kingdom
7. June 2003–July 2004, Aide-de-Camp to the Commander, Third Air Force, RAF Mildenhall, United Kingdom
8. July 2004–June 2005, Aide-de-Camp to the Commander, Air Force Special Operations Command, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
9. July 2005–June 2006, Student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Montgomery, Ala.
10. July 2006–February 2008, Intelligence Flight Commander, 18th Operations Support Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan
11. February 2008–June 2010, Commander, 314th Training Squadron, Presidio of Monterey, Calif.
12. July 2010–July 2011, Chief, Intelligence Operations and Plans Division, Directorate of Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (J2), U.S. Southern Command, Miami, Fla.
13. July 2011–July 2012, Chief, Intelligence Resources Division, Directorate of ISR (J2) and Command Intelligence Portfolio Manager, U.S. Southern Command, Miami, Fla.
14. July 2012–June 2013, Student, U.S. Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Pa.
15. June 2013–June 2015, Commander, 707th ISR Group, Fort George G. Meade, Md.
16. June 2015–June 2017, Director of ISR (A2), Seventh Air Force (Air Forces Korea) and Deputy Director of ISR, Republic of Korea/U.S. Air Component Command, Osan AB, South Korea
17. July 2017–March 2019, Commander, 363rd ISR Wing, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va.
18. April 2019–February 2021, Executive Assistant to the Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, Peterson Space Force Base, Colo.
19. February 2021–September 2022, Vice Director of Intelligence and Information (J2), NORAD and USNORTHCOM, Peterson SFB, Colo.
20. September 2022–present, Director, ISR Operations, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for ISR and Cyber Effects Operations, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
1. April 1997–June 2000, Intelligence Plans Officer, Directorate of Plans and Policy (J5), and Intelligence Collection Manager, Directorate of Intelligence (J2), JSOC, Fort Bragg, N.C., as a first lieutenant then captain
2. July 2010–July 2012, Chief, Intelligence Operations and Plans Division, and Chief, Intelligence Resources Division, Directorate of Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (J2), U.S. Southern Command, Miami, Fla., as a lieutenant colonel then colonel
3. April 2019–September 2022, Executive Assistant to the Commander and Vice Director of Intelligence (J2), North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, Peterson Space Force Base, Colo., as a colonel then brigadier general
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Distinguished Service Medal
Defense Superior Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
Legion of Merit with two oak leaf clusters
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters
Joint Service Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air and Space Commendation Medal
Army Commendation Medal
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
“Four Core Questions for U.S. Cyberattack Guidance” published in Joint Force Quarterly (Fall 2013); 1st Place, Secretary of Defense National Security Essay Competition
(Current as of September 2024)