Brig. Gen. Douglas "Doug" D. Jackson is the Director of Operations for U.S. Transportation Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. In this capacity, Brig. Gen. Jackson is responsible for directing globally integrated, joint, and all-domain operations in wartime and peacetime for the Department of War. His responsibilities include command and control, force projection, maneuver, sustainment, the distribution of supplies and equipment, humanitarian relief and the provision of policy guidance. Additionally, he is responsible for force protection for USTRANSCOM and its components and has operational control of the Defense Courier Service and the Joint Operational Support Airlift Center.
Brig. Gen. Jackson was a distinguished graduate of U.S. Air Force ROTC at the University of Pennsylvania in 1997. He commanded at the squadron, group, and two times at the wing level. His staff assignments include the Joint Staff, Headquarters Air Force, Air Mobility Command, and the 603rd Air Operations Center.
Brig. Gen. Jackson is a command pilot with more than 4,600 flight hours in mobility and trainer aircraft, including over 500 combat hours in support of operations in Iraq, Afghanistan, Yemen, and Somalia. Prior to his current assignment, he was USTRANSCOM’s Chief of the Global Operations Center.
EDUCATION
1997 Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, University of Pennsylvania, U.S. Air Force ROTC Detachment 750, Saint Joseph's University, Philadelphia
2003 Squadron Officers School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
2005 Master of Arts, International Relations, Norwich University, Northfield, Vt.
2007 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2009 Master of Arts, Strategic Communication, George Mason University, Fairfax, Va.
2009 Air Force Strategic Communication Fellow, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
2011 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2014 Master of Science, Eisenhower School, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
2018 Air Force Enterprise Leadership Seminar, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
2023 Artificial Intelligence for National Security Leaders, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge Mass.
2023 Leading Strategically, Center for Creative Leadership, Colorado Springs, Colo.
2024 CAPSTONE 25-1, National Defense University, Washington, D.C.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. May 1997–October 1997, Special Assistant to the Commander, U.S. Air Force ROTC Detachment 750, Saint Joseph's University, Philadelphia, Pa.
2. October 1997–November 1998, Student, Undergraduate Pilot Training, Vance Air Force Base, Okla.
3. November 1998–March 2002, T-37 Instructor Pilot, Assistant Flight Commander and Check Pilot, 8th Flying Training Squadron, Vance AFB, Okla.
4. March 2002–February 2005, C-5 Instructor Aircraft Commander, Group and Squadron Executive Officer, 22nd Airlift Squadron, Travis AFB, Calif.
5. February 2005–June 2008, C-5 Flight Examiner Aircraft Commander, Chief Wing Executive Officer, Assistant Operations Officer, 9th Airlift Squadron, Dover AFB, Del.
6. June 2008–December 2009, Strategic Communication Fellow, Air Force Intern Program, George Mason University, Fairfax, Va.
7. December 2009–June 2011, Director Air Force Weeks, Chief of Programs and Resources, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force for Public Affairs, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
8. July 2011–June 2013, Commander, 436th Operations Support Squadron, Dover AFB, Del.
9. July 2013–June 2014, Student, Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
10. June 2014–June 2016, Operations Officer, The Joint Staff, Joint Operations Directorate, U.S. Central Command Branch, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
11. June 2016–June 2017, Deputy Commander, 603rd Air Operations Center, Ramstein Air Base, Germany
12. July 2017–May 2019, Commander, 721st Air Mobility Operations Group, Ramstein AB, Germany
13. May 2019–June 2021, Commander, 621st Contingency Response Wing, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J.
14. June 2021–June 2022, Military Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations, New York, N.Y.
15. July 2022–May 2023, Inspector General, Air Mobility Command, Scott AFB, Ill.
16. June 2023–June 2024, Commander, 379th Air Expeditionary Wing, Al Udeid AB, Qatar
17. June 2024–April 2025, Deputy Director of Operations, Strategic Deterrence and Nuclear Integration, Headquarters AMC, Scott AFB, Ill.
18. May 2025–August 2025, Director of Operations, Strategic Deterrence and Nuclear Integration, Headquarters AMC, Scott AFB, Ill.
19. August 2025–July 2026, Chief Global Operations Center, U.S. Transportation Command, Scott AFB, Ill.
20. July 2026–present, Director of Operations, U.S. Transportation Command, Scott AFB, Ill.
SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
1. June 2014–June 2016, Operations Officer, The Joint Staff, J3, Joint Operations Directorate, U.S. Central Command Branch, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va. as a lieutenant colonel
2. August 2025–present, Director of Operations and Chief Global Operations Center, U.S. Transportation Command, Scott Air Force Base, Ill., as a brigadier general
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: command pilot
Flight hours: more than 4,600
Aircraft flown: T-37B, T-1A, C-5A/B/C/M, KC-135R, and RC-135W
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Foreign Area Officer Association Award for Excellence in International Affairs
Legion of Merit with three oak leaf clusters
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Air Medal with oak leaf cluster
Aerial Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air and Space Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Joint Service Achievement Medal
Joint Meritorious Unit Award
Meritorious Unit Award with two oak leaf clusters
Air and Space Outstanding Unit Award with silver and three oak leaf clusters
(Current as of August 2026)