Col. Jason B. Wolff serves as the Deputy Commander, 43d Air Mobility Operations Group, Pope Army Airfield, Fort Liberty, NC. He leads a unique stand-alone group responsible for the rapid strategic deployment of forces in support of the nation’s Immediate Response Force and National Mission Force and providing combat training & readiness for Joint and MAF partners. He also serves as advisor to the Senior Air Force Liaison Officer to the Army’s XVIII Airborne Corps and Fort Liberty Installation Garrison Commanders. Comprised of over 750 personnel and eight Squadrons spanning three operating locations, the 43d Air Mobility Operations Group supports more than 2,700 Airmen and civilians as the installation command team across five Major Commands. To secure national objectives, the group is prepared to meet short-notice, humanitarian, and worldwide mobility taskings. Furthermore, the group provides combatant commanders with Airborne Joint Forcible Entry, combat airlift, aerial port, command and control, as well as other enabling capabilities.
Col. Wolff received his commission through Officer Training School at Maxwell Air Force Base in 2001. In 2007, he earned his Master of Science in Logistics Management from the Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. His Staff assignments include tours at Air Force Logistics Management Agency, The Joint Staff, and U.S. Forces Japan. Col. Wolff’s most recent command tour was the 8th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron Commander at multiple U.S. Central Command Area of Responsibility locations. He has deployed in support of Operations ENDURING FREEDOM, IRAQI FREEDOM, FREEDOM'S SENTINEL, INHERENT RESOLVE, and RESOLUTE SUPPORT.
Prior to serving as a Deputy Commander, Col Wolff was the Air Force National Defense Fellow within the Brookings Foreign Policy Program. He participated in the development and execution of high-level conferences, policy papers, seminars, and programs for senior government and business executives covering a wide spectrum of domestic and foreign policy issues.
EDUCATION
1994 Bachelor of Science, Biology, Methodist College, Fayetteville, N.C.
2001 Officer Training School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
2007 Master of Science, Logistics Management, Air Force Institute of Technology, Dayton, Ohio
2007 Distinguished Graduate (Top Third), Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2010 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2011 Lean Applied to Business Processes Executive Course, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tenn.
2012 Advanced Logistics Readiness Officer Course (ALROC), U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center, N.J.
2013 Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kan.
2014 Advanced Program in Logistics and Technology (LOGTECH), University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N.C.
2015 Joint Professional Military Education Phase II, Joint Forces Staff College, Naval Station Norfolk, Va.
2015 Air War College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., by correspondence
2017Accelerated Aircraft Maintenance Officer Course, Sheppard AFB, Texas
2018 Enterprise Logistics Course, Air Force Institute of Technology, Dayton, Ohio
2019 Negotiation and Leadership Course, Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Massachusetts
2023 National Defense Fellowship, The Brookings Institution, Washington, D.C
ASSIGNMENTS
1. March 2001 – May 2001, Officer Training School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
2. June 2001 – August 2002, Officer In-Charge of Current Operations, 414th Combat Training Squadron, Nellis AFB, Nev.
3. August 2002 – November 2003, Officer In-Charge of Vehicle Operations and Maintenance Operations, 99th Transportation Squadron, Nellis AFB, Nev.
4. November 2003 – August 2004, Flight Commander of Combat Readiness and Resources, 734th Air Mobility Squadron, Andersen AFB, Guam
5. August 2004 – August 2005, Officer In-Charge of Air Terminal Operations Center and Air Freight, 734th Air Mobility Squadro, Andersen AFB, Guam
6. August 2005 – March 2007, Master's Student, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
7. March 2007 – June 2007, Chief of Experimentation, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
8. June 2007 – March 2009, Chief of Wargames Division, Air Force Logistics Management Agency, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
9. March 2009 – June 2010, Executive Officer, Air Force Logistics Management Agency, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
10. June 2010 – June 2012, Operations Officer and Commander, 436th Aerial Port Squadron, Dover AFB, Del.
11. June 2012 – July 2013, Student, Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kan.
12. July 2013 – June 2015, Commander, 724th Air Mobility Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy
13. June 2015 – September 2015, Student, Joint Forces Staff College, Naval Station Norfolk, Va.
14. September 2015 – July 2016, Chief, Capabilities Branch, Knowledge Based Logistics Division, Logistics Directorate, The Joint Staff, Washington D.C.
15. July 2016 – July 2017, Chief, Capabilities Branch, Global Logistics Integration Division, Logistics Directorate, The Joint Staff, Washington D.C.
16. July 2017 – August 2018, Commander, 8th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron, Al Udeid AB, Qatar
17. August 2018 – February 2021, Chief, Bilateral Operations, Operations Division, United States Forces Japan, Yokota AB, Japan
18. February 2021 – July 2021, Deputy Director of Operations, Operations Division, United States Forces Japan, Yokota AB, Japan
19. July 2021– July 2022, Deputy Commander, 715th Air Mobility Operations Group, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska
20. July 2022– July 2023, Department of the Air Force National Defense Fellow, The Brookings Institution, Washington D.C.
21. July 2023– Current, Deputy Commander, 43d Air Mobility Operations Group, Pope Army Airfield, North Carolina
SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
- Joint Staff, Washington D.C., as a major and lieutenant colonel
- July 2016 – July 2017, Chief, Capabilities Branch, Global Logistics Integration Division, Logistics Directorate, The Joint Staff, Washington D.C., as a lieutenant colonel
- July 2018 – February 2021, Chief, Bilateral Operations, Operations Division, United States Forces Japan, Yokota AB, Japan, as a lieutenant colonel
- February 2021 – July 2021, Deputy Director of Operations, Operations Division, United States Forces Japan, Yokota AB, Japan, as a lieutenant colonel
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
Meritorious Service Medal with five oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air Force Achievement Medal