John G. Voorhees, Jr. was inducted into the Senior Executive Service in 2017 and serves as the Deputy Director of Security, Special Program Oversight and Information Protection, Office of Competitive Activities, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force. In this role, he provides security leadership, policy direction, integration and oversight of the Department of the Air Force’s Special Access Programs and Information Protection Enterprise.
Prior to his current position, Mr. Voorhees served as the Director of Security for the U.S. Agency for International Development and as the agency’s Federal Senior Intelligence Coordinator. He led the execution and oversight of the agency’s physical security, counterintelligence and insider threat programs. He also managed USAID’s security clearance program, intelligence support, security training and the agency’s counter threat finance vetting program at the FBI’s Terrorist Screening Center in Vienna, Virginia.
While at USAID, Mr. Voorhees served on the Executive Boards for the U.S. Department of State’s Overseas Security Advisory Council, the Overseas Security and Policy Board and the Interagency Security Committee. He represented USAID at National Security Council engagements related to his responsibilities. In 2021, at the request of the U.S. Senate Sergeant at Arms, Mr. Voorhees completed a five-month detail assignment with the U.S. Senate.
Mr. Voorhees commissioned into the U.S. Army in 1989 and served more than 28 years in leadership and operational positions. In addition to military police units, he commanded specialized investigative teams focused on cybercrime, procurement fraud, special access program investigations and executive protection for the senior Department of Defense leadership. His final military assignment was as the Deputy Commander (Chief Operating Officer) for the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command, Quantico, Virginia. His duties included oversight of the Defense Forensic Science Center in Forest Park, Georgia, and serving on the FBI’s National Joint Terrorism Task Force Executive Board.
Mr. Voorhees served three combat tours: Operation Desert Storm (1990-91), Operation Iraqi Freedom (2003-04), and Operation Enduring Freedom (2010-11) with the unique experience serving under both United Kingdom and Canadian commands.
EDUCATION
1989 Bachelor of Science, Human Resources, U.S Military Academy, West Point, N.Y.
1999 Master of Arts, Education (Organizational Training), University of Louisville, Ky.
2002 Graduate, U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kan.
2012 Master of Arts, National Security Strategy, National War College, Washington, D.C.
2013 Certificate, Organizational Leadership, University of Kansas, Fort Leavenworth
2023 Senior Executives in National Security, Harvard Kennedy School, Cambridge, Mass.
2024 Executive Certificate, Global Security, Florida International University, Miami
CAREER CHRONOLOGY
1. June 1989–November 1989, Student, Military Police Officer Basic Couse, Fort McClellan, Ala.
2. December 1989–May 1991, Platoon Leader, 503d Military Police Company, 3d Armored Division, Frankfurt, Germany (December 1990–July 1991, Platoon Commander, 503 Military Police Company, Saudi Arabia)
3. June 1991–May 1993, Commander, Headquarters, 716th Military Police Battalion, Fort Riley, Kan.
4. June 1993–July 1994, Instructor, Military Police Officer Basic Course, Fort McClellan, Ala.
5. July 1994–April 1996, Commander, 209th Military Police Company, Fort McClellan, Ala.
6. April 1996–September 1997, Aide-de-Camp to the CG, U.S Army Recruiting Command, Fort Knox, Ky.
7. September 1998–May 2000, Commander, U.S Army Regional Confinement Facility, Fort Knox, Ky.
8. July 2000–July 2001, Brigade Operations Officer, 8th Military Police Brigade, Seoul, South Korea
9. August 2001–June 2002, Student, U.S Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kan.
10. July 2002–July 2004, Battalion Operations Officer, 504th Military Police Battalion, Fort Lewis, Wash. (March 2003–April 2004, Operations Officer, 504 Military Police Battalion, Hilla, Iraq)
11. July 2004–July 2006, Military Police Organizational Integrator, Army G3/5/7, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
12. July 2006–November 2008, Initiatives Chief for the U.S. Army Provost Marshal General, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
13. November 2008–July 2011, Commander, 504th Military Police Battalion, Fort Lewis, Wash. (June 2010–June 2011, Battalion Commander, 504 Military Police Battalion, Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan)
14. August 2011–June 2012, Student, National War College, National Defense University, Washington, D.C.
15. July 2012–July 2014, Commander, 701st Military Police Group, U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command, Quantico, Va.
16. July 2014–March 2016, Deputy Commander, Headquarters, U.S. Army Criminal Investigations Command, Quantico, Va.
17. March 2016–August 2025, Director of Security, U.S Agency for International Development, Washington, D.C.
18. August 2025–present, Deputy Director, Security, Special Program Oversight and Information Protection, Office of Competitive Activities, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit
Bronze Star Medal with two oak leaf clusters
U.S. Army Meritorious Service Medal with silver oak leaf cluster
U.S. Army Commendation Medal with “V” device
U.S. Army Combat Action Badge
U.S. Army Military Police Corps Order of the Marechaussee in silver
(Current as of March 2026)