United States Air Force general
John Phillip Jumper [ 1] United States Air Force (USAF)general , who served as 17thchief of staff of the United States Air Force from September 6, 2001 to September 2, 2005. He retired from the USAF on November 1, 2005. Jumper was succeeded as chief of staff by GeneralT. Michael Moseley .
He is the son ofmajor-general Jimmy J. Jumper , USAF. During his career he served as acommand pilot with more than 5,000flying hours . He later served as theCEO ofLeidos from 2012 to 2014.
Air Force Chief of Staff General John P. Jumper flies anF-22 Raptor . Jumper speaking as a CEO ofLeidos , September 2013
John Jumper was born on February 4, 1945 inParis ,Texas . Jumper has stated that his fathergeneral Jimmy Jefferson Jumper enlisted in theUnited States Army Air Forces inWorld War II "probably for a way to get out of Paris, Texas", became apilot , and retired as atwo star general .
While his father served in theoccupation of Japan afterWorld War II , John and his mother once traveled aboard aliberty ship to join his father there.[ 2] cotton farmer from Paris, Texas and served in theU.S. Navy duringWorld War I .[ 3] [ 4] [ 5] veteran having served in theU.S. Army .[ 6] [ 7] purple heart recipientkilled in action and whose name is on theVietnam Veteran's Memorial .[ 8] [ 9]
John went on to earn his commission as a distinguished graduate ofVirginia Military Institute 'sAir Force ROTC program in 1966. He has commanded a fighter squadron, two fighter wings, aNumbered Air Force ,U.S. Air Forces in Europe andAllied Air Forces Central Europe .
1962Hampton High School (Hampton, Virginia) 1966Bachelor of Science degree inelectrical engineering ,Virginia Military Institute , Lexington 1975 Squadron Officer School,Maxwell AFB ,Alabama 1978 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Alabama 1979Master of Business Administration degree,Golden Gate University ,San Francisco, California 1982 National War College, Fort Lesley J. McNair,Washington, D.C. By October 1967 he was serving in combat operations inVietnam . He was assigned to the459th Tactical Airlift Squadron atPhu Cat Air Base and was part of the unit based inDa Nang . In January 1968 during theTet Offensive he flew missions intoKhe Sanh six days a week. He flew in supplies ofwhole blood and would fly off before being spotted by theNorth Vietnamese Army . He also transported supplies tospecial forces units sometimes up to "six or seven hours" a day in twenty minutes stints. He later served inEngland from 1970 to 1974.[ 10]
Prior to becoming Chief of Staff of the Air Force, the general served as commander ofAir Combat Command atLangley Air Force Base . Jumper has also served atthe 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 later retired from the Air Force on November 1, 2005.[ 11]
Air Force Chief of Staff General John P. Jumper andSecretary of the Air Force James Roche during a briefing at The Pentagon. During the9/11 terrorist attacks he was stationed at thePentagon having sworn in asAir Force Chief of Staff just five days earlier. By 9:33 amair traffic control warned that a third high jacked airplane was flying off course. Jumper stated in an interview “We knew instantly we were the likely target.” By 9:37 am the plane struck the opposite side of the building and Jumper stated “James Roche was standing at his desk on the telephone looking out his window. I grabbed him by the collar, and as I pulled him into the hallway, the whole building rattled.” Jumper and his staff retreated to the basement command center of the Pentagon to help ensure continuity of theU.S. Government .[ 12]
In June 2007 Jumper joined board of directors ofScience Applications International Corporation , a federal contractor company.[ 13] SAIC 'sCEO [ 14] Leidos .[ 15] Roger Krone succeeded him as the company's new CEO, but Jumper stayed on as chairman of the company's board of directors.[ 16]
Jumper's wife is named Ellen McGhee and they have three daughters Melissa, Catherine, and Janet, all of whom have served in the Air Force.[ 17] [ 18] [ 19]
On November 6, 2022 his daughter Catherine was promoted tobrigadier general and Commander of theVirginia National Guard Air Component . John Jumper served as the presiding official over the ceremony.[ 20]
Jumper has five grandchildren.[ 21]
Jumper appeared as himself in theStargate SG-1 Lost City: Part 2 " (S07E22).[ 22]
June 1966 – July 1967, student pilot, 3550th Pilot Training Squadron,Moody Air Force Base , Georgia July 1967 – September 1967,C-7 upgrade training,Sewart AFB , Tennessee October 1967 – October 1968, C-7 pilot,459th Tactical Airlift Squadron ,Phu Cat Air Base ,South Vietnam November 1968 – July 1969, F-4 upgrade training, 431st Tactical Fighter Squadron,George AFB , California July 1969 – May 1970, instructor pilot, weapons officer andfast forward air controller ,555th Tactical Fighter Squadron ,Udon Royal Thai AFB , Thailand June 1970 – July 1974, instructor pilot, flight examiner and standardization and evaluation chief,81st Tactical Fighter Wing ,Royal Air Force Bentwaters , England July 1974 – August 1977, flight instructor, later, flight commander, U.S. Air Force Fighter Weapons School,Nellis Air Force Base , Nevada August 1977 – June 1978, student, Air Command and Staff College,Maxwell Air Force Base , Alabama June 1978 – August 1981, staff officer for operations and readiness, Tactical Division, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C. August 1981 – July 1982, student,National War College ,Fort Lesley J. McNair , Washington, D.C. July 1982 – February 1983, chief of safety, 474th Tactical Fighter Wing, Nellis AFB, Nevada March 1983 – July 1983, commander, 430th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Nellis AFB, Nevada July 1983 – August 1986, special assistant and executive officer to the commander, headquarters Tactical Air Command,Langley AFB , Virginia August 1986 – February 1988, vice commander, later, commander, 33rd Tactical Fighter Wing,Eglin Air Force Base , Florida February 1988 – May 1990, commander, 57th Fighter Weapons Wing, Nellis AFB, Nevada June 1990 – April 1992, deputy director for politico-military affairs, Strategic Plans and Policy Directorate, the Joint Staff, Washington, D.C. May 1992 – February 1994, senior military assistant to the secretary of defense, Washington, D.C. February 1994 – July 1994, special assistant to the Air Force chief of staff for roles and missions, Washington, D.C. August 1994 – June 1996, commander, 9th Air Force and U.S. Central Command Air Forces,Shaw Air Force Base , South Carolina June 1996 – November 1997, deputy chief of staff for air and space operations, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C. December 1997 – February 2000, commander, U.S. Air Forces in Europe, and commander, Allied Air Forces Central Europe,Ramstein AB , Germany February 2000 – September 2001, commander, Headquarters ACC,Langley Air Force Base , Virginia September 2001 – September 2005, chief of staff, headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C. Rating: Command pilot Flight hours: More than 5,000 Aircraft flown:C-7 ,C-17 ,C-20 ,C-37 ,T-37 ,T-38 ,F-4 ,F-15 ,F-16 ,F-22A andEurofighter Typhoon . The General John P. Jumper Awards for Excellence in Warfighting Integration is named in his honor.[ 23]
He is in the Virginia Military Institute Air Force ROTC Hall of Fame[ 24]
On May 18, 2024Nellis Air Force Base dedicated its new headquarters building in honor of Jumper. It was named the General John P. Jumper Headquarters Complex. During the ceremony retired Air Force General Lori Robinson stated "Today we are honoring a leader, warrior, mentor and visionary — someone who represents the heart and soul of our Air Force".[ 25]
Awards and decorations [ edit ] Effective dates of promotion [ edit ] Promotions Insignia Rank Date General November 17, 1997 Lieutenant General September 1, 1994 Major General February 1, 1992 Brigadier General August 1, 1989 Colonel October 1, 1985 Lieutenant Colonel October 1, 1980 Major January 1, 1978 Captain June 12, 1969 First Lieutenant December 12, 1967 Second Lieutenant June 12, 1966
Tanker Lease Scandal [ edit ] On June 7, 2005 General Jumper apologized toSenator McCain for internal Air Force emails about the Senator in the context of the tanker lease scandal, calling them "unprofessional and not worthy of a great Air Force."[ 27]
[ edit ] Members of theUnited States Air Force were under investigation by theFBI for having awarded a $50 million contract for audio-visual presentation services to Strategic Message Solutions of Plymouth Meeting, Pa.[ 28] [ 29] [ 30] T. Michael Moseley .
It was suggested that the contract price was inflated, because a friend of the two generals, Air Force General (ret.)Hal Hornburg , was associated with Strategic Message Solutions.[ 31] [ 32]
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