Colonel John W. Doe graduated Summa Cum Laude from Norwich 

University in 1990 with a major in International Affairs and a minor in 

German. He was commissioned through the Naval ROTC scholarship 

program. Colonel Doe reported to U. S. Southern Command in June 

2015 and currently serves as the Director of Logistics (J4).

 He graduated from the USMC Basic Engineer Officers’ Course at Camp 

Lejeune, NC and is a distinguished graduate of the U. S. Army Engineer 

Captains’ Career Course at Fort Leonard Wood, MO. He also graduated 

from the U. S. Marine Corps Command and Staff Course (DE) and is 

currently enrolled in the Air War College (Distance Learning). 

First Name MI. Last Name, Suffix

Title, Military Branch

Director, JX

U.S. Southern Command

 Colonel Doe's command & leadership assignments have included: Platoon commander, 2d Combat Engineer 

Battalion; Company Commander, 8th Engineer Support Battalion (Bulk Fuel Co. & “B” Co.); Battalion 

Commander, 8th Engineer Support Battalion, and; OIC, Coordination, Liaison, and Assessment Teams (CLATs), 

Marine Corps Security Cooperation Group.

 His staff positions have been: Operations Officer, RS Twin Cities, MN; Assistant Operations Officer, 8th 

Engineer Support Battalion; Operations Officer for CSSDs 27, 28, & 63; Facilities Officer and (subsequently) 

Assistant Operations Officer, Marine Corps Security Force Battalion; USMC Personnel Exchange Program 

Officer, Peruvian Naval Infantry, Lima, Peru; Operations Officer, Marine Wing Support Squadron - 272; Force 

Engineer, U. S. Marine Corps Forces Command; Executive Officer, Marine Corps Security Cooperation Group, 

and; Assistant Chief of Staff G-7 (Government & External Affairs), Marine Corps Installations, Pacific.

 Colonel Doe’s operational deployments have been with the 22d Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special 

Operations Capable), two SPMAGTFs in support of humanitarian assistance in Latin America, Multi-National 

Corps-Iraq, the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), Afghanistan, and with the 2d Marine 

Expeditionary Brigade (OEF).

 Colonel Doe speaks Spanish, German, Portuguese and French.

 His personal decorations include the Legion of Merit, Defense Meritorious Service Medal and Joint Service 

Commendation Medal, among others. Colonel Doe is married to the former Jane W. Doe of Bainbridge, OH. 

They have three children. 

EDUCATION

 1986 Bachelor of Science degree, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, CO. 

 1992 Distinguished graduate, F‐16 Fighter Weapons Instructor Course, Nellis AFB, NV.

 1994 Distinguished graduate, Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, AL. 

 1999 Master of Military Arts and Science degree, Army Command and General Staff College, Fort

Leavenworth, KS.
ASSIGNMENTS

1. August 1986 ‐ August 1987, Student, Undergraduate Pilot Training, Laughlin AFB, TX

2. September 1987 ‐ November 1987, Student, Fighter Lead‐In Training, Holloman AFB, NM

3. December 1987 ‐ June 1988, Student, F‐16 Replacement Training Unit, MacDill AFB, FL

4. August 1988 ‐ January 1991, F‐16 Instructor, 70th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Moody AFB, GA

5. January 1991 ‐ January 1992, F‐16 Instructor Pilot, Wing Standardization and Evaluation Flight Examiner,

80th Fighter Squadron, Kunsan AB, South Korea

6. January 1992 ‐ November 1994, F‐16 Instructor Pilot Wing Standardization and Evaluation Flight Examiner 

and Weapons Officer, 389th Fighter Squadron, Mountain Home AFB, ID

7. November 1994 ‐ January 1997, F‐16 Operational Test and Evaluation Pilot, Standardization and

Evaluation Flight Examiner and Flight Commander, 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron, Eglin AFB, FL

8. January 1997 ‐ June 1998, Air Combat Command Fighter Combat Operations Representative to the

National Security Agency, Fort George G. Meade, MD

9. June 1998 ‐ June 1999, Student, Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, KSAugust 

1999 ‐ June 2003, Operations Officer and Commander, 77th Fighter Squadron, Shaw AFB, SC

10. June 2003 ‐ June 2004, Student, National War College, National Defense University, Fort Lesley J. McNair, 

Washington, D.C.

11. June 2004 ‐ May 2006, Chief, Air and Sea Branch, Force Application Assessment Division (J8), Joint Staff, 

the Pentagon, Washington, D.C.

12. May 2006 ‐ June 2007, Commander, 8th Operations Group, Kunsan AB, South Korea

13. June 2007 ‐ September 2008, Commander, 51st Fighter Wing, Osan AB, South Korea

14. October 2008 ‐ February 2010, Executive Officer to the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, Headquarters U.S.

Air Force, Washington, D.C.

15. February 2010 ‐ May 2010, Special Assistant to the Commander, 12th Air Force (Air Forces Southern),

Davis‐Monthan AFB, AZ

16. June 2010 ‐ May 2012, Vice Commander, 12th Air Force (Air Forces Southern), Davis‐Monthan AFB,

AZ (August 2010 ‐ December 2010, Director, Combined Air and Space Operations Center, Southwest Asia)

17. June 2012 ‐ May 2013, Director to United States Air Forces in Europe‐United Kingdom, Royal Air Force 

Mildenhall, England

18. May 2013 ‐ June 2014, Commander, 31st Fighter Wing, Aviano AB, Italy

19. June 2014 – February 2015, Chief of Staff, Headquarters Pacific Air Forces, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, 

HI

20. February 2015 – August 2015, Vice Commander, Headquarters Pacific Air Forces, Joint Base Pearl HarborHickam, HI

21. August 2015 – May 2017, Director, Global Power Programs, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air 

Force for Acquisition, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C.

22. June 2017 – present, Chief of Staff, U.S. Southern Command, Doral, FL