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BRIGADIER GENERAL JACQUELINE D. VAN OVOST
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Brig. Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost is Vice Commander, U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center, Operating Location A, Travis Air Force Base, Calif. The Air Force Expeditionary Center is the Air Force's Center of Excellence for advanced expeditionary combat support training and education, while also providing direct oversight for en route and installation support, contingency response, and partner capacity building mission sets within the global mobility enterprise.
The EC provides administrative control for six wings and two groups within Air Mobility Command, to include the 87th Air Base Wing and the 621 Contingency Response Wing at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, the 319th Air Base Wing at Grand Forks AFB, N.D.; the 515 Air Mobility Operations Wing at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii; the 521 Air Mobility Operations Wing at Ramstein Air Base, Germany; the 628th Air Base Wing at Joint Base Charleston, S.C.; the 43rd Airlift Group at Pope Field, N.C.; and 627th Air Base Group at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. The Expeditionary Center also includes the Office of the Commandant, responsible for the Mobility Operations School, Expeditionary Operations School and Expeditionary Center Support Directorate.
Brig. Gen. Van Ovost was born in Arlington Heights, Ill., and grew up in Fort Pierce, Florida. She graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy in 1988. Before her current assignment, Colonel Van Ovost was the Commander, 12th Flying Training Wing. She is a command pilot with more than 4,000 hours in several mobility aircraft including the C-32A, C-17A, C-141B, and KC-135R.
EDUCATION
1988 Bachelor of Science in aeronautical engineering, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo.
1994 Air Force Test Pilot School, Edwards AFB, Calif.
1996 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
1996 Master of Science in mechanical engineering, California State University, Fresno
1999 Master of Military Arts and Sciences, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2004 Master of Strategic Studies, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2008 Air Force Enterprise Leadership Seminar, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N.C.
2009 National Security Management Course, Syracuse University, Syracuse, N.Y.
2009 Leadership Development Program, Center for Creative Leadership, Colorado Springs, Colo.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. August 1988 - August 1989, Student, Undergraduate Pilot Training, Reese AFB, Texas
2. August 1989 - June 1993, C-141B Pilot, 17th and 76th Airlift Squadrons, Charleston AFB, S.C.
3. June 1993 - June 1994, Student, USAF Test Pilot School, Edwards AFB, Calif.
4. June 1994 - October 1997, Experimental Test Pilot, 417/418 Flight Test Squadron, Edwards AFB, Calif. 5. October 1997 - July 1998, Test Pilot Instructor and Chief, Scheduling Branch, USAF Test Pilot School, Edwards AFB, Calif.
6. July 1998 - June 1999, Student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
7. June 1999 - June 2001, Chief, C-17 Acquisition Branch and C-17 Program Element Monitor, Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Washington, D.C.
8. July 2001 - December 2001, Assistant Director of Operations, 350th Air Refueling Squadron, McConnell AFB, Kan.
9. January 2002 - July 2003, Commander, 384th Air Refueling Squadron, McConnell AFB, Kan.
10. July 2003 - June 2004, Student, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
11. July 2004 - April 2007, Chief, Standards Branch then Chief, Joint Operations Division, Operations and Plans Directorate, United States Transportation Command, Scott AFB, Ill.
12. May 2007 - March 2008, Vice Commander, 12th Flying Training Wing, Randolph AFB, Texas
13. March 2008 - February 2010, Commander, 12th Flying Training Wing, Randolph AFB, Texas
14. February 2010 - March 2012, Commander, 89th Airlift Wing, Joint Base Andrews, Md.
15. March 2012- Present, Vice Commander, U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center, Travis AFB, Calif.
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Command Pilot
Flight Hours: 4,000
Aircraft Flown: C-32A, C-12C, C-17A, C-23A, C-141B/A, F-15B, F-16B, KC-135R, T-1A, T-37B and T-38A
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Superior Service Medal
Legion of Merit
Bronze Star
Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Air Medal Aerial Achievement Medal
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant, June 1, 1988
First Lieutenant, June 1, 1990
Captain, June 1, 1992
Major, Aug. 1, 1998
Lieutenant Colonel, May 1, 2001
Colonel, Dec. 1, 2006
Brigadier General, 3 Aug., 2012
(Current as of August 2012)
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