Maj. Gen. Jeffrey R. King is the Director of Logistics, Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Engineering and Force Protection, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia. He is responsible for organizing, training and equipping those who generate the mission, maintain and sustain the Air Force’s inventory of weapon systems, munitions, and related vehicles and support equipment. The general provides strategic guidance for aircraft and munitions maintenance, materiel management, fuels, vehicle operations and management, deployment and distribution, personal property, traffic management and logistics plans. He develops policy and oversees the force development and readiness of more than 201,000 aircraft maintenance, munitions and logistics readiness personnel, the single largest element of manpower supporting Air Force operations world-wide. The general is responsible for developing strategies, plans, and initiatives to optimize support for combat and humanitarian operations and counter contested logistics, as well as developing requirements for, and driving innovation into, Sustainment and Warfighting Logistics activities, equipment, and information technology. He is also responsible for building logistical capacity and increasing interoperability with partner nations.

Maj. Gen. King entered the Air Force in 1993 after receiving his commission as a Distinguished Graduate of the Air Force ROTC program at Loyola Marymount University. He is a career aircraft maintenance officer and served as an acquisitions officer through the Acquisitions and Logistics Experience Exchange Tour program. Maj. Gen. King has commanded at the squadron, group and wing levels, and has served in a variety of maintenance, logistics and acquisitions positions at the wing, center, major command and Headquarters Air Force levels. He has deployed in support of operations Southern Watch, Northern Watch and Iraqi/Enduring Freedom.

EDUCATION
1993 Bachelor of Arts, Business Administration, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, Calif.
2000 Distinguished Graduate, Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
2001 Master of Arts, Business Administration, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Va.
2006 Master of Science, Military Operational Art and Science, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2012 Master of Science, National Security Strategy, National War College, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
2015 Executive Leadership Development Program, Center for Creative Learning, Colorado Springs, Colo.
2020 Program for Executives in Logistics and Technology, University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School, Chapel Hill
2021 Program for Senior Executives in National and International Security, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.

ASSIGNMENTS
1. October 1993–May 1995, Officer in Charge, Aircraft Maintenance Flight and Fabrication Flight Commander, 1st Equipment Maintenance Squadron, Langley Air Force Base, Va.
2. May 1995–March 1996, Chief of Gold Flag, 1st Logistics Support Squadron, Langley AFB, Va.
3. March 1996–May 1997, Sortie Support Flight Commander, 27th Fighter Squadron, Langley AFB, Va.
4. May 1997–April 2000, Sortie Generation Flight Commander, 67th Fighter Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan
5. April 2000–June 2001, F-16 Support Systems Team Chief, F-16 System Program Office, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
6. June 2001–June 2002, Assistant to the Commander, Aeronautical Systems Center, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
7. June 2002–June 2003, F-22 Site Activation Team Lead, F-22 SPO, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
8. June 2003–September 2003, Maintenance Operations Flight Commander, 33rd Maintenance Operations Squadron, Eglin AFB, Fla.
9. September 2003–August 2005, Maintenance Operations Officer, 33rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Eglin AFB, Fla.
10. August 2005–July 2006, Student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
11. July 2006–June 2008, Commander, 3rd Component Maintenance Squadron, Elmendorf AFB, Alaska
12. July 2008–May 2010, Chief, Congressional Branch and Chief, Logistics Panel Branch, Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Installations, and Mission Support, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
13. June 2010–July 2011, Chief, Execution Team, Secretary of the Air Force/Air Force Chief of Staff Executive Action Group, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
14. August 2011–June 2012, Student, National War College, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
15. July 2012–July 2013, Commander, 455th Expeditionary Maintenance Group, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan
16. August 2013–May 2015, Commander, 18th Maintenance Group, Kadena AB, Japan
17. June 2015–July 2017, Commander, 78th Air Base Wing, Robins AFB, Ga.
18. August 2017–April 2018, Associate Director of Resource Integration, Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Engineering and Force Protection, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
19. May 2018–June 2020, Director of Logistics, Engineering and Force Protection, Headquarters Pacific Air Forces, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii
20. July 2020–July 2023, Commander, Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex, Tinker AFB, Okla.
21. August 2023–December 2023, Special Assistant to the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Air Force for Logistics, Engineering and Force Protection, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
22. December 2023–present, Director of Logistics, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Air Force for Logistics, Engineering and Force Protection, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Distinguished Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
Legion of Merit with two oak leaf clusters
Bronze Star Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with five oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal with valor device and oak leaf cluster
Air Force Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster

(Current as of July 2025)