page_title: John P. Jumper
section_title: Background
hierarchical_section_title: John P. Jumper / Background
caption_attribution_description: English: TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Staff Sgt. Jonathon Tringali helps Air Force Chief of staff Gen. John P. Jumper prepare to fly in an F/A-22 Raptor here Jan. 12. The Raptor makes the ninth Air Force aircraft type the general has flown. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lisa Norman)
context_page_description: John P. Jumper is a retired United States Air Force general, who served as 17th Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force from September 6, 2001 to September 2, 2005. He retired from the Air Force on November 1, 2005. Jumper was succeeded as Chief of Staff by General T. Michael Moseley.
context_section_description: Jumper was born in Paris, Texas. He earned his commission as a distinguished graduate of Virginia Military Institute's Air Force ROTC program in 1966. He has commanded a fighter squadron, two fighter wings, a numbered Air Force, and U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Allied Air Forces Central Europe. Prior to becoming Chief of Staff of the Air Force, the general served as Commander of Air Combat Command at Langley Air Force Base.
  Jumper has also served at the Pentagon as Deputy Chief of Staff for Air and Space Operations, as the Senior Military Assistant to two secretaries of defense, and as Special Assistant to the Chief of Staff for Roles and Missions. A command pilot with more than 5,000 flying hours, principally in fighter aircraft, Jumper served two tours in Southeast Asia, accumulating more than 1,400 combat hours.
  Jumper retired from the Air Force on November 1, 2005.
  In June 2007 Jumper joined Board of Directors of Science Applications International Corporation, a federal contractor company. 
  On March 1, 2012 Jumper became SAIC's CEO and was essential in splitting the company into two. After the split Jumper remained the CEO of the company which changed its name to Leidos. Jumper retired as CEO in July 2014, when Roger Krone succeeded him as the company's new CEO, but Jumper stayed on as chairman of the company's board of directors.
caption: Air Force Chief of Staff General John P. Jumper flies an F-22 Raptor.
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