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    HomeAbout UsBiographiesDisplay      This is the official portrait of Brig. Gen. Jason Janaros.EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
                
                Second Lieutenant                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                April 29, 1995First Lieutenant                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 May 14, 1997Captain                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          May 14, 1999Major                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            June 01, 2005Lieutenant Colonel                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               February 01, 2010Colonel                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          October 01, 2014Brigadier General                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                August 01, 2022Engage OnFacebook PostsYour browser is incompatible with this widget.
                        
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        This is the official portrait of Brig. Gen. Jason Janaros.Brigadier General Jason M. JanarosBrig. Gen. Jason M. Janaros is the Director, Air Force Reserve Personnel, Headquarters U.S Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia. He is responsible for developing and integrating Air Force Reserve personnel and services programs and policies to meet Total Force strategic objectives. He is charged with the responsibility to position the Air Force Reserve to support combatant commander requirements worldwide by managing resources affecting a budget of nearly $450 million for accessions, recruiting, retention, education, training, force structure, sustainment, compensation and benefits impacting 360,000 reservists and their dependents worldwide.
Prior to assuming his current position, Brig. Gen. Janaros was the Director, Air Force General Officer Management, Headquarters U.S. Air Force. He was responsible for planning and executing general officer force management across Air Force and joint organizations. His office provided operational support to all general officers and developed and positioned the general officer force via assignments, promotions, training and retirements.
Brig. Gen. Janaros earned his commission through the Reserve Officer Training Corps at Florida State University in 1995. He has held several command and staff positions at the base, numbered air force, major command, combatant command, and Joint Staff levels. Brig. Gen. Janaros is a Joint Qualified Officer, having served on the Joint Staff as a Politico-Military Planner and Deputy Executive Assistant to the J5 Director as well as the Deputy Executive Assistant to the Commander, NORAD and U.S. Northern Command.**EDUCATION**
1995 Bachelor of Science, Criminology, Florida State University, Tallahassee
2002 Outstanding Contributor, Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
2008 Master of Military Operational Art and Science, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2008 Distinguished Graduate, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2012 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2014 Joint and Combined Warfighting School (JPME-II), Joint Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Va.
2014 Executive Education Program, Darden School of Business, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
2015 Secretary of Defense Corporate Fellow, JPMorgan Chase and Co., New York, N.Y.
2019 Enterprise Leadership Seminar, Kenan-Flagler Business School, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
2022 Artificial Intelligence for National Security Leaders, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge**ASSIGNMENTS**
1. September 1995–February 1997, Chief, Personnel Relocations and Employment Section, Barksdale Air Force Base, La.
2. February 1997–June 1997, Chief, Training Technologies Distribution Section, Sheppard AFB, Texas
3. June 1997–October 1998, Commander, 363rd Military Training Flight, Sheppard AFB, Texas
4. October 1998–February 1999, Command, Education and Training Functional Manager, Langley AFB, Va.
5. February 1999–June 2000, Chief, Education and Training Section, Langley AFB, Va.
6. June 2000–August 2003, Flight Training Officer, Officer Training School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
7. August 2003–April 2004, Flight Commander, OTS, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
8. April 2004–July 2005, Executive Officer to the Commander, Air Force Officer Accessions and Training Schools, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
9. July 2005–July 2007, Commander, Headquarters Squadron, Third Air Force, Ramstein Air Base, Germany
10. July 2007–July 2008, Student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
11. July 2008–July 2010, Commander, 31st Force Support Squadron, Aviano AB, Italy
12. November 2009–May 2010, Commander, 376th Expeditionary Force Support Squadron, Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyz Republic
13. July 2010–March 2011, Politico-Military Planner, Strategic Plans and Policy Directorate (J5), Joint Staff, Washington, D.C.
14. March 2011–November 2011, Deputy Executive Assistant to the Director (J5), Joint Staff, Washington, D.C.
15. November 2011–June 2014, Deputy Executive Assistant to the Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, Peterson AFB, Colo.
16. June 2014–July 2015, Secretary of Defense Corporate Fellow, JPMorgan Chase and Co., New York, N.Y.
17. July 2015–June 2017, Commander, 50th Mission Support Group, 50th Space Wing, Schriever AFB, Colo.
18. July 2017–June 2018, Director of Manpower, Personnel and Services, Air Mobility Command, Scott AFB, Ill.
19. July 2018–July 2020, Commander, 37th Training Wing, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas
20. July 2020–July 2022, Director, Air Force General Officer Management, Deputy Chief of Staff for Manpower, Personnel and Services, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
21. August 2022–present Director, Air Force Reserve Personnel, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.**SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS**
1. July 2010–March 2011, Politico-Military Planner, Strategic Plans and Policy Directorate (J5), Joint Staff, Washington, D.C., as a lieutenant colonel
2. March 2011–November 2011, Deputy Executive Assistant to the Director (J5), Joint Staff, Washington, D.C., as a lieutenant colonel
3. November 2011–June 2014, Deputy Executive Assistant to the Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, Peterson AFB, Colo., as a lieutenant colonel**MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS**
Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster
Defense Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster
Joint Meritorious Unit Award with three oak leaf clusters
Meritorious Unit Award
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with four oak leaf clusters
Air Force Organizational Excellence Award
National Defense Service Medal with bronze star
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal**EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION**
Second Lieutenant April 29, 1995
First Lieutenant May 14, 1997
Captain May 14, 1999
Major June 1, 2005
Lieutenant Colonel Feb. 1, 2010
Colonel Oct. 1, 2014
Brigadier General Aug. 1, 2022
(Current as of November 2022)
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