COLONEL JEFFREY A. SMITH

Colonel Jeffrey A. Smith is the commander of the 932d Airlift Wing, an Air Force Reserve Command Wing, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. He is responsible for organizing, training, and equipping over 1,100 mission-ready Citizen Airmen supporting national interests worldwide. His responsibilities include providing first-class, safe and reliable C-40C airlift for our nation’s senior political, military leaders and their staffs; global aeromedical evacuation and rapid maintenance response capability; deliver logistics readiness, supply, and personnel support; provide tactical, deployed, expeditionary and AFRC medical care; and Mercy Hospital System training affiliation agreement integration.

Colonel Smith was commissioned in May 2000 from Fayetteville State University’s Air Force ROTC program. After completing pilot training, he served in a wide variety of positions to include recently deploying to Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait as Director of Intelligence, Operations, and Plans. In addition, he has served as Deputy Command Center Director at NORAD/USNORTHCOM, Headquarters Chief of Joint Manpower, and Air Expert for NATO operations in Afghanistan. Prior to his current assignment, he was Director of Safety, Headquarters Air Mobility Command, Scott Air Force Base.

Colonel Smith is a command pilot with over 2,400 hours in the C-130E/H/J, C-17A, TC-12, T-44A, & T-37.

EDUCATION

2000 Bachelor of Arts, Geography, Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville, NC

2006 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, AL

2007 Master of Business Administration, Touro University International, CA

2009 Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence

2013 Naval War College, by correspondence

2013 Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, KS

2014 Air War College, by correspondence

2015 Joint Forces Staff College, Norfolk, VA

2020 Joint Advanced Warfighting School, Norfolk, VA

ASSIGNMENTS

1. May 2000 – December 2000, Pilot Trainee, Pope Air Force Base, NC

2. January 2001 – August 2001, Student, Undergraduate Pilot Training, Columbus AFB, MS

3. August 2001 – March 2002, Student, Advanced Multi-Engine Pilot Training, VT-31, NAS Corpus Christi, TX

4. March 2002 – March 2006, C-130E Aircraft Commander, Chief of Safety, 41st Airlift Squadron, Pope AFB, NC

5. March 2006 – December 2008, TC-12B Instructor/Evaluator, VT-35, NAS Corpus Christi, TX

6. January 2009 – October 2009, Wing Executive Officer, TRAWING 4, NAS Corpus Christi, TX

7. October 2009 – April 2011, C-130H Instructor Pilot, Assistant Director of Operations, 36th Airlift Squadron, Yokota AB, Japan

8. April 2011 – December 2012, Chief, Wing Plans and Exercises, 374th Airlift Wing, Yokota AB, Japan

9. January 2013 – December 2013, Student, Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, KS

10.January 2014 – February 2015, Chief of ISAF Air Ops, HQ Allied Joint Force Command Brunssum, Netherlands

11.February 2015 – July 2016, Aide-de-Camp to Deputy Chief of Staff Operations, HQ Allied Joint Force Command Brunssum, Netherlands

12.July 2016 – June 2017, Director of Operations, 423d Mobility Training Squadron, JB McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, NJ

13.June 2017 – June 2019, Commander, Air Operations Squadron, HQ Air Mobility Command, Scott AFB, IL

14.June 2019 – June 2020, Student, Joint Advanced Warfighting School, NDU, Norfolk, VA

15.July 2020 – July 2021, Deputy Command Center Director, NORAD/USNORTHCOM, Peterson SFB, CO

16.July 2022 – July 2023, Director of Intelligence, Operations, and Plans, 386th AEW, Ali Al Salem AB, Kuwait

17.July 2023 – September 2023, Director of Safety, HQ Air Mobility Command, Scott AFB, IL

18.October 2023 – Present, Commander, 932d Airlift Wing, Scott AFB, IL

 

SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS

1. July 2020 – June 2021, Chief, Warfighting Branch, NORAD J35, Peterson SFB, CO as a Lieutenant Colonel

2. June 2021 – July 2022, Deputy Command Center Director, NORAD/USNORTHCOM, Peterson SFB, CO as a Colonel

 

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS

Legion of Merit Defense Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf clusters

Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters

Air Medal with oak leaf cluster

Aerial Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster

Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster

Army Commendation Medal Navy Commendation Medal

Air Force Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster

Navy Achievement Medal

Afghanistan Campaign Medal with bronze star

Iraqi Campaign Medal with bronze star

Inherent Resolve Campaign Medal

Nuclear Deterrence Operations Service Medal

NATO Medal