Preceded by:
Gen. Michael E. Ryan
| Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force
2001–present
| Succeeded by:
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Education
- 1966 Bachelor of science degree in electrical engineering, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington
- 1975 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Alabama
- 1978 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Alabama
- 1979 Master of business administration degree, Golden Gate University, San Francisco, California
- 1982 National War College, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
Assignments
- June 1966 – July 1967, student pilot, 3550th Student Squadron, Moody Air Force Base, Georgia
- July 1967 – September 1967, C-7 upgrade training, Sewart AFB, Tennessee
- October 1967 – October 1968, C-7 pilot, 459th Tactical Airlift Squadron, Phu Cat Air Base, South Vietnam
- November 1968 – July 1969, F-4 upgrade training, 431st Tactical Fighter Squadron, George AFB, California
- July 1969 – May 1970, instructor pilot, weapons officer and fast forward air controller, 555th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Udorn Royal Thai AFB, Thailand
- June 1970 – July 1974, instructor pilot, flight examiner and standardization and evaluation chief, 81st Tactical Fighter Wing, Royal Air Force Bentwaters, England
- July 1974 – August 1977, flight instructor, later, flight commander, U.S. Air Force Fighter Weapons School, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada
- August 1977 – June 1978, student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama
- June 1978 – August 1981, Staff Officer for Operations and Readiness, Tactical Division, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
- August 1981 – July 1982, student, National War College, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
- July 1982 – February 1983, Chief of Safety, 474th Tactical Fighter Wing, Nellis AFB, Nevada
- March 1983 – July 1983, Commander, 430th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Nellis AFB, Nevada
- July 1983 – August 1986, Special Assistant and Executive Officer to the Commander, Headquarters Tactical Air Command, Langley AFB, Virgina
- August 1986 – February 1988, Vice Commander, later, Commander, 33rd Tactical Fighter Wing, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida
- February 1988 – May 1990, Commander, 57th Fighter Weapons Wing, Nellis AFB, Nevada
- June 1990 – April 1992, Deputy Director for Politico-Military Affairs, Strategic Plans and Policy Directorate, the Joint Staff, Washington, D.C.
- May 1992 – February 1994, Senior Military Assistant to the Secretary of Defense, Washington, D.C.
- February 1994 – July 1994, Special Assistant to the Air Force Chief of Staff for Roles and Missions, Washington, D.C.
- August 1994 – June 1996, Commander, 9th Air Force and U.S. Central Command Air Forces, Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina
- June 1996 – November 1997, Deputy Chief of Staff for Air and Space Operations, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
- December 1997 – February 2000, Commander, U.S. Air Forces in Europe, and Commander, Allied Air Forces Central Europe, Ramstein AB, Germany
- February 2000 – September 2001, Commander, Headquarters ACC, Langley Air Force Base, Viginia
- September 2001 – present, Chief of Staff, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
Flight information
- Rating: Command pilot
- Flight hours: More than 5,000
- Aircraft flown: C-7, C-17, C-20, C-37, T-37, T-38, F-4, F-15, F-16, F/A-22 and Eurofighter Typhoon.
Major awards and decorations
Effective dates of promotion
- Second Lieutenant June 12, 1966
- First Lieutenant December 12, 1967
- Captain June 12, 1969
- Major January 1, 1978
- Lieutenant Colonel October 1, 1980
- Colonel Oct. 1, 1985
- Brigadier General August 1, 1989
- Major General February 1, 1992
- Lieutenant General September 1, 1994
- General November 17, 1997
References
General John P. Jumper (http://www.af.mil/bios/bio.asp?name=John+Jumper)de:John P. Jumper
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