LIEUTENANT COLONEL JENNIFER MACK Lieutenant Colonel Jennifer M. Mack Is the Chief of the Assignments Policy, Joint Officer Manag
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U N I T E D S T A T E S A I R F O R C E LIEUTENANT COLONEL JENNIFER MACK Lieutenant Colonel Jennifer M. Mack is the Chief of the Assignments Policy, Joint Officer Management, and AFPAK Hands Branch at Headquarters Air Force, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C. In this capacity, she provides strategic guidance for Air Force human resource policies including assignments and joint officer management for more than 507,000 active, guard, and reserve component personnel. Prior to this assignment, she served as the Commander, 96th Force Support Squadron at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. In this capacity, she was responsible for AFMC’s largest Force Support Squadron with 715 personnel who manage all military and civilian personnel, manpower, education and training, Airman and Family Readiness, lodging, food service, fitness, child and youth development, recreation, mortuary affairs, and Honor Guard functions in support of the Air Forces’s largest installation Lt Col Mack was raised in Defiance, Ohio. She entered the Air Force and was commissioned through Officer Training School in April of 2003. Lt Col Mack has served in various squadron, group, and wing positions. She has completed four deployments in support of Operations IRAQI FREEDOM and ENDURING FREEDOM to Ali Base, Iraq; Camp Eggers, Afghanistan; Joint Base Balad, Iraq; and Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan. EDUCATION 2001 Bachelor of Science Degree, Athletic Training Education, Defiance College, Defiance, Ohio 2004 Air and Space Basic Course, Air University, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. 2007 Squadron Officer School, Air University, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 2011 Master of Arts Degree, Human Services and Executive Leadership, Liberty University, Lynchburg, Va. 2014 Air Command and Staff College, Air University, Maxwell AFB, Ala. (non-residence) 2016 Master of Military Operational Art and Science Degree, Air Command and Staff College, Air University, Maxwell AFB, Ala. (residence) ASSIGNMENTS 1. April 2003 - April 2004, Officer in Charge, Fitness and Sports, 377th Services Squadron, Kirtland AFB, N.M. 2. April 2004 - April 2005, Officer in Charge, Protocol, 377th Air Base Wing, Kirtland AFB, N.M. 3. April 2005 - September 2005, Chief of Protocol, 407th Air Expeditionary Group, Ali Base, Iraq 4. September 2005 - August 2006, Operations Officer, 377th Services Squadron, Kirtland AFB, N.M. 5. August 2006 - October 2007, Flight-Line Protocol Duty Officer, 316th Wing, Andrews AFB, Md. 6. October 2007 - April 2008, Director, MWR, Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan, Kabul, Afghanistan 7. April 2008 - November 2008, Sustainment Services Flight Commander, 316th Force Support Squadron, Andrews AFB, Md. 8. November 2008 - December 2009, Instructor, Force Support Officer Course, 335th Training Squadron, Keesler AFB, Miss. 9. December 2009 - June 2010, Community Services Flight Commander, 332d Expeditionary Force Support Squadron, Joint Base Balad, Iraq 10. June 2010 - December 2010, Instructor Supervisor, Force Support Officer Course, 335th Training Squadron, Keesler AFB, Miss. 11. December 2010 - May 2012, Executive Officer, 81st Training Group, Keesler AFB, Miss. 12. June-December 2012, Action Officer, Joint Visitors Bureau, Combined Joint Task Force 1, Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan 13. December 2012 - September 2013, Chief, Command Promotions and Evaluations Branch, Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 14. September 2013 - July 2014, Chief, Command Military Personnel Branch, Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 15. July 2014 - July 2015, Commander, Air Force Materiel Command Headquarters Operations Support, Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command, Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio 16. July 2015 - May 2016, Student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 17. June 2016 - July 2018, Commander, 96th Force Support Squadron, Eglin AFB, Fla. 18. July 2018 - Present, Chief, Assignments Policy, Joint Officer Management, and AFPAK Hands Branch, Headquarters Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C. MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS Defense Meritorious Service Medal Meritorious Service Medal (three oak leaf clusters) Air Force Commendation Medal (three oak leaf clusters) Army Commendation Medal Air Force Achievement Medal (one oak leaf cluster) Joint Meritorious Unit Award Meritorious Unit Award Air Force Outstanding Unit Award (two oak leaf clusters) Air Force Organizational Excellence Award National Defense Service Medal Afghanistan Campaign Medal (two devices) Iraq Campaign Medal (one device) Global War on Terrorism Service Medal NATO Medal EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION Second Lieutenant April 4, 2003 First Lieutenant April 4, 2005 Captain April 4, 2007 Major March 1, 2013 Lieutenant Colonel January 1, 2018 Current as of January 2019 .