MAJOR GENERAL JOHN F. "JEFF" NEWELL III
Maj. Gen. John F. "Jeff" Newell III is Director of Strategy, Concepts and Assessments, Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategic Plans and Requirements, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C. He is responsible for developing the overall strategy for the United States Air Force, through concept development, wargaming, and assessments. He also oversees the CSAF’s Strategic Studies Group.
Prior to this assignment, General Newell was the Director of Strategy, Policy and Plans (J5), North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. Previously, General Newell served in various staff assignments, including Deputy Director for Politico-Military Affairs for Asia, The Joint Staff, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Military Aide to the President of the United States, and Senior Military Advisor to the Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan. He has also served as a Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York.
General Newell was commissioned in 1986 through the ROTC program at the Georgia Institute of Technology. His operational flying experience includes special operations and air mobility, with assignments in the MC-130E and the C-130H. He has commanded the 39th Airlift Squadron at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas; the 12th Operations Group at Randolph AFB, Texas; and the 374th Airlift Wing at Yokota Air Base, Japan.
EDUCATION
1985 Bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
1994 Master of Arts, International Relations, Troy State University, Ala.
1997 Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kan.
1998 Master of Airpower Art and Science, School of Advanced Airpower Studies, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2002 Air War College, by correspondence
ASSIGNMENTS
1. August 1986 - January 1992, T-37 instructor pilot, flight examiner and flight commander, 47thth Flying Training Wing, Laughlin AFB, Texas
2. January 1992 - July 1992, student, C-130E initial qualification training, Little Rock AFB, Ark.
3. August 1992 - June 1996, MC-130E instructor pilot and crew commander, 8th Special Operations Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
4. July 1996 - June 1997, student, Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kan.
5. July 1997 - June 1998, student, School of Advanced Airpower Studies, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
6. July 1998 - May 1999, action officer, National Defense Review Division (Quadrennial Defense Review), Directorate of Strategic Plans, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
7. June 1999 - September 2000, action officer, CSAF Chief's Group, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
8. January 2001 - January 2002, Commander, 39th Airlift Squadron, Dyess AFB, Texas
9. February 2002 - February 2004, aide to the President, the White House, Washington, D.C.
10. March 2004 - July 2006, Commander, 12th Operations Group, Randolph AFB, Texas
11. August 2006 - July 2007, Air Force Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations, New York City, N.Y.
12. July 2007 - April 2009, Commander, 374th Airlift Wing, Yokota Air Base, Japan
13. April 2009 - May 2010, Director, Secretary of the Air Force and Chief of Staff Executive Action Group, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
14. May 2010 - May 2012, Deputy Director for Politico-Military Affairs for Asia (J5), Joint Staff, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
15. May 2012 - June 2013, Senior Military Adviser to the U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, U.S. State Department, Washington, D.C.
16. June 2013 - July 2015, Director of Strategy, Policy & Plans (J5), North American Aerospace Defense Command and United States Northern Command, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado
17. July 2015 - present, Director of Strategy, Concepts, and Assessments, Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategic Plans and Requirements, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
1. February 2002 - February 2004, aide to the President, the White House, Washington, D.C.
2. May 2010 - May 2012, Deputy Director for Politico-Military Affairs for Asia (J5), Joint Staff, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
3. May 2012 - June 2013, Senior Military Adviser to the U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, U.S. State Department, Washington, D.C.
4. June 2013 - present, Director of Strategy, Policy and Plans (J5), North American Aerospace Defense Command and United States Northern Command, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: command pilot
Flight hours: more than 3,500
Aircraft flown: MC-130E, C-130E/H, T-6 and T-37
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Superior Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster
Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant Feb. 28, 1986
First Lieutenant Feb. 28, 1988
Captain Feb. 28, 1990
Major Aug. 1, 1996
Lieutenant Colonel May 1, 2000
Colonel August 1, 2004
Brigadier General July 3, 2010
Major General July 8, 2013
(Current as of September 2015)
Prior to this assignment, General Newell was the Director of Strategy, Policy and Plans (J5), North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. Previously, General Newell served in various staff assignments, including Deputy Director for Politico-Military Affairs for Asia, The Joint Staff, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Military Aide to the President of the United States, and Senior Military Advisor to the Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan. He has also served as a Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York.
General Newell was commissioned in 1986 through the ROTC program at the Georgia Institute of Technology. His operational flying experience includes special operations and air mobility, with assignments in the MC-130E and the C-130H. He has commanded the 39th Airlift Squadron at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas; the 12th Operations Group at Randolph AFB, Texas; and the 374th Airlift Wing at Yokota Air Base, Japan.
EDUCATION
1985 Bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
1994 Master of Arts, International Relations, Troy State University, Ala.
1997 Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kan.
1998 Master of Airpower Art and Science, School of Advanced Airpower Studies, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2002 Air War College, by correspondence
ASSIGNMENTS
1. August 1986 - January 1992, T-37 instructor pilot, flight examiner and flight commander, 47thth Flying Training Wing, Laughlin AFB, Texas
2. January 1992 - July 1992, student, C-130E initial qualification training, Little Rock AFB, Ark.
3. August 1992 - June 1996, MC-130E instructor pilot and crew commander, 8th Special Operations Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
4. July 1996 - June 1997, student, Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kan.
5. July 1997 - June 1998, student, School of Advanced Airpower Studies, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
6. July 1998 - May 1999, action officer, National Defense Review Division (Quadrennial Defense Review), Directorate of Strategic Plans, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
7. June 1999 - September 2000, action officer, CSAF Chief's Group, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
8. January 2001 - January 2002, Commander, 39th Airlift Squadron, Dyess AFB, Texas
9. February 2002 - February 2004, aide to the President, the White House, Washington, D.C.
10. March 2004 - July 2006, Commander, 12th Operations Group, Randolph AFB, Texas
11. August 2006 - July 2007, Air Force Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations, New York City, N.Y.
12. July 2007 - April 2009, Commander, 374th Airlift Wing, Yokota Air Base, Japan
13. April 2009 - May 2010, Director, Secretary of the Air Force and Chief of Staff Executive Action Group, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
14. May 2010 - May 2012, Deputy Director for Politico-Military Affairs for Asia (J5), Joint Staff, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
15. May 2012 - June 2013, Senior Military Adviser to the U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, U.S. State Department, Washington, D.C.
16. June 2013 - July 2015, Director of Strategy, Policy & Plans (J5), North American Aerospace Defense Command and United States Northern Command, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado
17. July 2015 - present, Director of Strategy, Concepts, and Assessments, Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategic Plans and Requirements, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
1. February 2002 - February 2004, aide to the President, the White House, Washington, D.C.
2. May 2010 - May 2012, Deputy Director for Politico-Military Affairs for Asia (J5), Joint Staff, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
3. May 2012 - June 2013, Senior Military Adviser to the U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, U.S. State Department, Washington, D.C.
4. June 2013 - present, Director of Strategy, Policy and Plans (J5), North American Aerospace Defense Command and United States Northern Command, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: command pilot
Flight hours: more than 3,500
Aircraft flown: MC-130E, C-130E/H, T-6 and T-37
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Superior Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster
Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant Feb. 28, 1986
First Lieutenant Feb. 28, 1988
Captain Feb. 28, 1990
Major Aug. 1, 1996
Lieutenant Colonel May 1, 2000
Colonel August 1, 2004
Brigadier General July 3, 2010
Major General July 8, 2013
(Current as of September 2015)