CHAPLAIN (BRIGADIER GENERAL) JACK K. SEWELL
Retired.
Retired effective 1 May 2012.
Chaplain (Brig. Gen.) Jack K. Sewell is the mobilization assistant to the Air Force Chief of Chaplains, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Bolling Air Force Base, Washington, D.C. He advises the Chief of Chaplains on issues related to the training, readiness, and utilization of 560 Air Reserve Chaplain Service personnel. In this capacity he assists in developing the Air Force Chaplain Service strategic plan, total force policy and strategic planning objective for the Air Force Reserve Chaplain Program. He coordinates Air Force Reserve related information between the Chief of the Chaplain Service, Headquarters Air Force Reserve Command and Headquarters Air National Guard. Chaplain Sewell is a member of both the Air Force Chaplain Service Council and the Reserve Chaplain Service Council.
Chaplain Sewell received a direct commission into the Air Force Reserve in October 1981. He has served at staff, wing and major command levels, and he has participated in numerous deployments.
In civilian life, Chaplain Sewell was ordained in June 1978 as a Roman Catholic priest of the Diocese of Orange, Calif. He received his law degree from Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium, in 1987. Father Sewell has served for 14 years as an associate pastor and pastor, and for 11 years as Adjutant Judicial Vicar, Office of Canonical Services. He is presently Pastor, Our Lady of Fatima Church, San Clemente, Calif. He is also a Federal Aviation Agency certificate flight instructor.
EDUCATION
1974 Bachelor of Arts degree, St. John's Seminary, Camarillo, Calif.
1978 Master of Divinity degree, St. John's Seminary, Camarillo, Calif.
1982 Air Force Officer Orientation Course and Chaplain Orientation Course
1985 Squadron Officer School, by correspondence
1987 Licentiate in Canon Law, Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium
1989 Chaplain Intermediate Course
1992 Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence
1996 Wing Chaplain Course
2000 Air War College, by correspondence
ASSIGNMENTS
1. October 1981 - June 1985, staff chaplain, March AFB, Calif.
2. July 1985 - August 1987, staff chaplain, Bitburg Air Base, West Germany
3. September 1987 - October 1991, staff chaplain, March AFB, Calif.
4. November 1991 - August 1993, individual mobilization augmentee to the Command Chaplain, Air Force Space Command, Peterson AFB, Colo. (April 1993 - July 1993, staff chaplain, Operation Southern Watch)
5. September 1993 - July 1996, individual mobilization augmentee to the Command Chaplain, Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
6. August 1996 - September 2002, individual mobilization augmentee to the Wing Chaplain, Los Angeles AFB, Calif.
7. October 2002 - August 2004, individual mobilization augmentee to the Command Chaplain, Air Combat Command, Langley AFB, Va.
8. September 2004 - present, mobilization assistant to the Chief of Chaplains, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Bolling AFB, Washington, D.C.
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Organizational Excellence Award
National Defense Service Medal
Southwest Asia Service Medal with bronze star
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Air Force Longevity Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters
Armed Forces Reserve Medal with hourglass and "M" device
Air Force Training Ribbon
Kuwait Liberation Medal (Government of Kuwait)
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
First Lieutenant Oct. 10, 1981
Captain July 1, 1985
Major Oct. 1, 1990
Lieutenant Colonel Oct. 1, 1998
Colonel March 1, 2003
Brigadier General Aug. 4, 2007
(Current as of October 2007)
Retired effective 1 May 2012.
Chaplain (Brig. Gen.) Jack K. Sewell is the mobilization assistant to the Air Force Chief of Chaplains, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Bolling Air Force Base, Washington, D.C. He advises the Chief of Chaplains on issues related to the training, readiness, and utilization of 560 Air Reserve Chaplain Service personnel. In this capacity he assists in developing the Air Force Chaplain Service strategic plan, total force policy and strategic planning objective for the Air Force Reserve Chaplain Program. He coordinates Air Force Reserve related information between the Chief of the Chaplain Service, Headquarters Air Force Reserve Command and Headquarters Air National Guard. Chaplain Sewell is a member of both the Air Force Chaplain Service Council and the Reserve Chaplain Service Council.
Chaplain Sewell received a direct commission into the Air Force Reserve in October 1981. He has served at staff, wing and major command levels, and he has participated in numerous deployments.
In civilian life, Chaplain Sewell was ordained in June 1978 as a Roman Catholic priest of the Diocese of Orange, Calif. He received his law degree from Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium, in 1987. Father Sewell has served for 14 years as an associate pastor and pastor, and for 11 years as Adjutant Judicial Vicar, Office of Canonical Services. He is presently Pastor, Our Lady of Fatima Church, San Clemente, Calif. He is also a Federal Aviation Agency certificate flight instructor.
EDUCATION
1974 Bachelor of Arts degree, St. John's Seminary, Camarillo, Calif.
1978 Master of Divinity degree, St. John's Seminary, Camarillo, Calif.
1982 Air Force Officer Orientation Course and Chaplain Orientation Course
1985 Squadron Officer School, by correspondence
1987 Licentiate in Canon Law, Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium
1989 Chaplain Intermediate Course
1992 Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence
1996 Wing Chaplain Course
2000 Air War College, by correspondence
ASSIGNMENTS
1. October 1981 - June 1985, staff chaplain, March AFB, Calif.
2. July 1985 - August 1987, staff chaplain, Bitburg Air Base, West Germany
3. September 1987 - October 1991, staff chaplain, March AFB, Calif.
4. November 1991 - August 1993, individual mobilization augmentee to the Command Chaplain, Air Force Space Command, Peterson AFB, Colo. (April 1993 - July 1993, staff chaplain, Operation Southern Watch)
5. September 1993 - July 1996, individual mobilization augmentee to the Command Chaplain, Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
6. August 1996 - September 2002, individual mobilization augmentee to the Wing Chaplain, Los Angeles AFB, Calif.
7. October 2002 - August 2004, individual mobilization augmentee to the Command Chaplain, Air Combat Command, Langley AFB, Va.
8. September 2004 - present, mobilization assistant to the Chief of Chaplains, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Bolling AFB, Washington, D.C.
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Organizational Excellence Award
National Defense Service Medal
Southwest Asia Service Medal with bronze star
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Air Force Longevity Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters
Armed Forces Reserve Medal with hourglass and "M" device
Air Force Training Ribbon
Kuwait Liberation Medal (Government of Kuwait)
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
First Lieutenant Oct. 10, 1981
Captain July 1, 1985
Major Oct. 1, 1990
Lieutenant Colonel Oct. 1, 1998
Colonel March 1, 2003
Brigadier General Aug. 4, 2007
(Current as of October 2007)