Brig. Gen. Jason Lennen is Director of Policy and Resources at the Office of the Surgeon General, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Falls Church, Virginia. His directorate is responsible for the development and execution of Air Force Medical Service policy, plans, budgets, and programs for the delivery of comprehensive operational healthcare and health service support to Department of the Air Force missions by 43,000 active-duty officer, enlisted, and civilian medical personnel at 76 installations with a budget of more than $6.2 billion. Additionally, Brig. Gen. Lennen is responsible for personnel policy, force development and staffing requirements, as well as Air Force medical education and training worldwide.
Brig. Gen. Lennen is also the Chief of the Air Force Biomedical Sciences Corps, serving as a senior advisor to the Air Force Surgeon General and leading the development, management, and sustainment of 2,300 officers to provide Air Force capabilities in 13 professions: Audiologist, Bioenvironmental Engineer, Biomedical Laboratory Officer, Clinical Psychologist, Clinical Social Worker, Dietitian, Occupational Therapist, Optometrist, Pharmacist, Physical Therapist, Physician Assistant, Podiatric Surgeon, and Public Health Officer.
Brig. Gen. Lennen received a direct commission as a second lieutenant and entered the U.S. Air Force in August 1998. He has been assigned to clinic, ambulatory surgery center, hospital, and medical center locations in a variety of student, staff, instructor, and leadership positions. The general is a licensed pharmacist and Board-Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist that has held clinical privileges in both inpatient and outpatient settings. He has deployed twice in support of operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom, served in five headquarters staff positions, and commanded a medical operations squadron and two medical groups. Prior to his current position, Brig. Gen. Lennen was the Command Surgeon for the Air Force District of Washington, headquartered at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland.
EDUCATION
1998 Bachelor of Science, Pharmacy, Albany College of Pharmacy, Albany, New York
1999 Aerospace Basic Course, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
2001 Master of Business Administration, Webster University, St. Louis, Mo. (Bolling AFB, Washington, D.C. campus)
2002 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala. by correspondence
2002 Air Mobility Command High Flight, Scott AFB, Ill.
2003 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2005 Doctor of Pharmacy, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Ind.
2007 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2009 Master of Military Operational Art and Science, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2010 Intermediate Executive Skills Course, San Antonio, Texas
2012 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2015 Master of Strategic Studies, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2016 Interagency Institute for Federal Health Care Executives, Bethesda, Md.
2017 Combined Senior Leadership Course, Falls Church, Va.
2018 Capstone Course for Military Health System Leaders, Falls Church, Va.
2022 Leading Strategically Course, Center for Creative Leadership, Colorado Springs, Colo.
2022 Medical Strategic Leadership Program, U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence, San Antonio, Texas
2024 Senior Leader Orientation Course, Joint Base Andrews, Md.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. August 1998–August 2000, Staff Pharmacist, 89th Medical Group, Andrews Air Force Base, Md.
2. August 2000–June 2002, Pharmacy Element Chief, 62d Medical Group, McChord AFB, Wash.
3. June 2002–August 2003, Diagnostics and Therapeutics Flight Commander, 62nd Medical Group, McChord AFB, Wash.
4. August 2003–May 2005, Doctor of Pharmacy Student, Air Force Institute of Technology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Ind.
5. May 2005–July 2007, Clinical Pharmacy Practice Element Leader, 59th Medical Wing, Lackland AFB, Texas (January 2007–May 2007, Pharmacy Officer in Charge, 379th Expeditionary Medical Group, Southwest Asia)
6. July 2007–August 2008, Pharmacy Residency Director and Pharmacotherapy Element Chief, 59th Medical Wing, Lackland AFB, Texas
7. August 2008–July 2009, Intermediate Developmental Education Student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
8. July 2009–July 2012, Pharmacy Flight Commander and Biomedical Sciences Corps Executive, 35th Medical Group, Misawa Air Base, Japan (December 2011–June 2012, Pharmacy Consultant and Division Pharmacist, Regional Command-East/Combined Joint Task Force-1, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan)
9. August 2012–June 2013, Commander, 92nd Medical Operations Squadron, Fairchild AFB, Wash.
10. June 2013–June 2014, Commander, 92nd Medical Operations Squadron and Deputy Commander, 92nd Medical Group, Fairchild AFB, Wash.
11. July 2014–June 2015, Senior Developmental Education Student, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
12. July 2015–July 2016, Pharmacy Division Chief, Air Force Medical Operations Agency, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas
13. July 2016–August 2017, Executive Officer to the Air Force Surgeon General, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
14. August 2017–June 2018, Air Force Surgeon General’s Special Assistant for National Defense Authorization Act Activities, Defense Health Headquarters, Falls Church, Va.
15. June 2018–June 2020, Commander, 87th Medical Group, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J.
16. July 2020–July 2022, Commander and Director, 316th Medical Group, Joint Base Andrews, Md.
17. August 2022–February 2024, Command Surgeon, Air Force District of Washington, Joint Base Andrews, Md.
18. March 2024–July 2024, Command Surgeon, Air Force District of Washington and Chief, Air Force Biomedical Sciences Corps, Joint Base Andrews, Md.
19. July 2024–present, Director of Policy and Resources, Office of the Surgeon General and Chief, Air Force Biomedical Sciences Corps, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Falls Church, Va.
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Superior Service Medal
Legion of Merit with two oak leaf clusters
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with silver oak leaf cluster
Air Force Commendation Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal
Air Force Recognition Ribbon
(Current as of September 2024)