Brig. Gen. Jason E. Corrothers is the Director, Budget Operations and Personnel, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Budget, the Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia. He is responsible for planning and directing the execution of the Department of the Air Force’s Operations and Maintenance and Military Personnel budgets. Collectively, these budgets total more than $110 billion annually. He leads a team of military and civilian budget professionals who develop, integrate, and justify readiness and personnel budgets for the Department of the Air Force and defend the Department of the Air Force budget requirements as they are addressed by the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Office of Management and Budget and Congress.
Prior to his current assignment, Brig. Gen. Corrothers served as the Director of Financial Management and Comptroller for Pacific Air Forces. He has multiple joint deployments, including service in Iraq, Afghanistan and with the Joint Improvised Explosive Defeat Organization. Brig. Gen. Corrothers has held multiple commands, most recently commanding the 737th Training Group at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas – the Air Force’s only basic military training organization, comprised of nine squadrons and more than 8,000 personnel. In addition to his depth of experience as a comptroller, he is also a former congressional liaison, senior military assistant and assignments officer.
EDUCATION
1994 Bachelor of Arts, Business Administration, Cameron University, Lawton, Okla.
1998 Master of Science, Administrative Management, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, Mich.
2000 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
2009 Master of Military Operational Art and Science, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2015 Distinguished Graduate, Master of Science, National Resource Strategy, The Eisenhower School, National Defense University, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
2021 Executive Leadership Seminar: Leading Strategically, Center for Creative Leadership
2022 Executive Leadership Seminar: Enterprise Leadership, Keenan-Flagler Business School, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
ASSIGNMENTS
1. January 1996–September 1997, Chief of Budget, Technology Transition Office, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio
2. October 1997–June 1999, F-22 Acquisition Analyst, Aeronautical Systems Center, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
3. July 1999–December 2002, Flight Commander, Financial Analysis, 325th Fighter Wing, Tyndall AFB, Fla.
4. January 2002–January 2003, Flight Commander, Financial Services, 51st Fighter Wing, Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea
5. February 2003–February 2005, Assignments Officer, Air Force Personnel Center, Randolph AFB, Texas
6. March 2005–March 2006, Chief, Flying Operations Branch, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Financial Management and Comptroller, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
7. April 2006–July 2008, Appropriations Liaison, U.S. Congress, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Financial Management and Comptroller, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
8. August 2008–June 2009, Student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
9. July 2009–June 2011, Commander, 21st Comptroller Squadron, Peterson AFB, Colo.
10. July 2011–January 2013, Chief, Budget Operations, Headquarters Air Combat Command, Langley AFB, Va.
11. February 2013–July 2014, Senior Military Assistant to the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Financial Management and Comptroller, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
12. July 2014–June 2015, Student, The Eisenhower School (Industrial College of the Armed Forces), National Defense University, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
13. July 2015–June 2017, Budget Director, Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
14. June 2017–June 2019, Commander, Air Force Basic Military Training, 737th Training Group, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas
15. June 2019–June 2022, Director, Financial Management and Comptroller, Headquarters Pacific Air Forces, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii
16. June 2022–present, Director, Budget Operations and Personnel, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Budget, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
DECORATIONS AND AWARDS
Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster
Defense Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
Meritorious Service Medal with silver and oak leaf clusters
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Air and Space Commendation Medal
Air and Space Achievement Medal
Afghanistan Campaign Medal
Iraq Campaign Medal
Korean Defense Service Medal
NATO International Security Assistance Force Medal
(Current as of June 2024)