Colonel Jason Woodruff is the Commander, 22d Maintenance Group, McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, where he is responsible for over 1,200 officers, enlisted, and civilian members comprising 27 different Air Force specialty codes and oversees maintenance for 18 KC-135 Stratotankers and 22 KC-46 Pegasus aircraft with an associated value of $4.5 billion. Additionally, he is responsible for maintaining readiness to support deployments and contingency operations, as well as U.S. Strategic Command’s operational plans.
Colonel Woodruff’s core Air Force specialty is acquisition program management. His experience spans all phases of the systems acquisition life cycle. He has served as an executive officer at both the Wing and Directorate levels and completed an operational, career broadening tour in aircraft maintenance. He was the officer in charge of an F-22 aircraft maintenance unit and also deployed to Afghanistan as a maintenance operations officer where he led over 570 aircraft technicians to maintain A-10C, C-130H, and HH-60 aircraft at Bagram Airfield in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM objectives.
Colonel Woodruff served as the Commander of the United States Air Force Honor Guard in Washington, DC where he led 325 Airmen in more than 3,400 ceremonies performed annually for the President, Secretary of Defense, Secretary of the Air Force, Chief of Staff of the Air Force, and other dignitaries. He ensured the Air Force complied with the congressional mandate to provide Air Force Veterans with appropriate military honors at Arlington National Cemetery and was also responsible for the policies, training, and performance standards of 220 U.S. Air Force base honor guard units worldwide. Prior to his current position, the Colonel was the Deputy Director of Plans and Programs for the Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.
EDUCATION
1998 Bachelor of Science in Mathematics Education, University of New Hampshire, Durham
2002 Officer Training School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2003 Air and Space Basic Course, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2003 Acquisition Fundamentals Course, Lackland AFB, Texas
2006 Master of Business Administration, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, Calif. 2009 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2010 Aircraft Maintenance Officer Course, Distinguished Graduate, Sheppard AFB, Texas
2012 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence 2016 Security Cooperation Management Course, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 2022 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
ASSIGNMENTS
- November 2002 - March 2004: Action Officer, Program Executive Officer Action Group, Joint Strike Fighter Program Office, Crystal City, VA
- March 2004 - June 2005: Project Manager, F-35 Propulsion Technology Transition, Joint Strike Fighter Program Office, Crystal City, VA
- June 2005 - Dec 2006: Student, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA
- December 2006 - January 2010: Project Manager, Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS) Radar Upgrade, Hanscom AFB, MA
- Jan 2010 - July 2010: Fabrication Flight Commander, 1st Equipment Maintenance Squadron, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, VA
- July 2010 - July 2011: Officer In Charge, 94th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, VA
- July 2011 - May 2012: Executive Officer, 1st Fighter Wing, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, VA
- May 2012 - Dec 2012: Maintenance Operations Officer, 455th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan
- December 2012 - October 2013: Project Manager, Lessons Learned Division, Air Education and Training Command, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, TX
- October 2013 - August 2014: Executive Officer, Directorate of Plans, Programs, Requirements and Assessments, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, TX
- August 2014 - January 2016: Program Manager, Advanced Distributed Learning Service (ADLS), Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, TX
- January 2016 - June 2017: Chief of Operations, Europe/NATO/Africa Foreign Military Sales (FMS), Air Force Security Assistance and Cooperation Directorate, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH
- June 2017 - July 2018: Deputy Chief, FMS International Construction, Air Force Security Assistance and Cooperation Directorate, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH
- July 2018 - July 2019: Chief, Program Execution and Director’s Action Group, Mobility and Training Aircraft Directorate, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH
- July 2019 - July 2021: Commander, USAF Honor Guard, Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Washington, DC
- July 2021 - June 2022: Student, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, AL
- June 2022 - May 2023: Director of Operations, Airman Biosciences Division, 711th Human Performance Wing, Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH
- May 2023 - July 2024: Deputy Director, Plans and Programs, Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH
- July 2024 - Present: Commander, 22d Maintenance Group, McConnell AFB, KS
ACQUISITION INFORMATION
Certifications: Program Management (advanced); Life Cycle Logistics (foundational)
Systems Experience: C-5, C-17, C-130, E-8, F-35, T-6, T-7, T-38, ADLS, FMS, Human Systems
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Air Force Meritorious Service Medal with five devices
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal Air Force Achievement Medal
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant November 8, 2002
First Lieutenant November 8, 2004
Captain November 8, 2006
Major November 1, 2012
Lieutenant Colonel August 1, 2017
Colonel September 1, 2023
(Current as of July 2024)