Brig. Gen. Jason Corrothers is the Director, Financial Management and Comptroller, Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. As the Command’s Chief Financial Officer, he serves as principal financial advisor to the Commander and is responsible for more than 35% of the Air Force’s appropriated budget. This includes the financial planning and execution of the Air Force’s research, development, test, acquisition and sustainment programs, alongside administering the Air Force Working Capital Fund. Collectively, these budgets total more than $60 billion annually. He leads a team of 3,000 professional financial managers providing vital services supporting the command’s units worldwide, including 10 major bases and over 89,000 military and civilian personnel.
Brig. Gen. Corrothers commissioned through Officer Training School in 1996. He has multiple joint deployments, including service in Iraq, Afghanistan and with the Joint Improvised Explosive Defeat Task Force. Brig. Gen. Corrothers is also a multiple time Commander, including command of 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, Brig. Gen. Corrothers is also a former Congressional liaison, Senior Military Assistant and assignments officer.
Prior to his current assignment, the general served as Director, Budget Operations and Personnel, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Budget, the Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia.
EDUCATION
1994 Bachelor of Arts, Business Administration, Cameron University, Lawton, Okla.
1998 Master of Science, Administrative Management, Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant
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 at Chapel Hill
2023 Executive Program in Organizational Culture and Leadership, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.
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, South 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, 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, HI
16. June 2022–June 2025, Director, Budget Operations and Personnel, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Budget, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
17. June 2025–present, Director, Financial Management and Comptroller, Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command Financial Management, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit with two oak leaf clusters
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 July 2025)