Major General Jesse T. Simmons Jr
Maj. Gen. Jesse T. Simmons, Jr. was the Assistant Adjutant General - Air, Georgia National Guard. His duties and responsibilities include direct supervision of the Georgia State Air Guard staff, and command of 2,877 Georgia Air National Guard members serving in two flying wings, seven geographically separated units and the Air Dominance Center.
General Simmons was commissioned in 1985 through the Officer Training School program at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. He completed undergraduate pilot training at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi and C-130 initial qualification training at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas. He commanded at squadron, group, and wing levels, and served as Commander, 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, Karshi-Khanabad Air Base, Uzbekistan in 2005 and Deputy Commander, 455th Expeditionary Operations Group, Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, in 2009. General Simmons is a command pilot with more than 4,900 flying hours in the T-37, T-38, and C-130E/H/H2, including 96 combat missions in Southwest Asia and 140 combat support missions in South America and Southwest Asia
EDUCATION
1984 Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, The University of Tennessee , Chattanooga, Tennessee
1990 Squadron Officer School (SOS), by correspondence
1997 Air Command and Staff College (ACSC), non-residence
2002 Air War College (AWC), by correspondence
2015 SLOC, in residence
2016 AFSO21, in residence
ASSIGNMENTS
1. March 1985 - October 1987, Officer in Charge of the Shop Service Center, Assistant Chief of the Material Management Branch, Assistant Chief of the Combat Oriented Supply Organization, 347th Supply Squadron, Moody Air Force Base, Georgia
2. November 1987 - November 1988, Student, Undergraduate Pilot Training, 14th Student Squadron, Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi
3. December 1988 - June 1989, Student, C-130 Initial Qualification Training, Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas
4. July 1989 - April 1992, C-130E pilot and aircraft commander, 39th Tactical Airlift Squadron, Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina
5. May 1992 - April 1995, C-130E/H Instructor and Evaluator Pilot, Chief of Training, Flight Commander of Plans, Tactics and Training, 24th Operations Support Squadron, 310th Mobility Airlift Squadron, Howard Air Force Base, Panama
6. May 1995 - January 1997, Chief of C-130 Operations Inspections, 8th Air Force Inspector General Office, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana
7. January 1997 - February 1999, Chief of Air Mobility Plans, Headquarters Air Mobility Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois
8. February 1999 - January 2001, Plans and Program Officer, 165th Airlift Wing, Savannah International Airport, Georgia
9. January 2001 - November 2004, Chief of Safety, 165th Airlift Wing, Savannah International Airport, Georgia
10. December 2004 - March 2007, Commander, 165th Operations Group, 165th Airlift Wing, Savannah International Airport, Georgia, deployment; January 2005 - April 2005, Commander, 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, Karshi-Khanabad Air Base, Uzbekistan
11. April 2007 - October 2009, Vice Commander, 165th Airlift Wing, Savannah International Airport, Georgia, deployment; May 2009 - September 2009, Deputy Commander, 455th Expeditionary Operations Group, Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan
12. October 2009 - November 2012, Commander, 165th Airlift Wing, Savannah International Airport, Georgia
13. November 2012 - February 2015, Director of Staff, Headquarters Georgia Air National Guard, Clay National Guard Center, Marietta, Georgia
14. February 2015 - January 2019, Assistant Adjutant General, Marietta, GA
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Command Pilot
Flight hours: More than 4,900
Aircraft flown: T-37, T-38, C-130E/H/H2
AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit
Bronze Star
Meritorious Service Medal with two bronze oak leaf clusters
Air Medal with four bronze oak leaf clusters
Aerial Achievement Medal with silver oak leaf cluster and bronze oak leaf cluster
Air Force Commendation Medal with bronze oak leaf cluster
Army Commendation Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal with bronze oak leaf cluster
Meritorious Unit Award
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with Valor device and three bronze oak leaf clusters
Combat Readiness Medal with silver oak leaf cluster and two bronze oak leaf clusters
National Defense Service Medal with bronze star
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Southwest Asia Service Medal with three bronze stars
Afghanistan Campaign Medal with two bronze stars
Iraq Campaign Medal with bronze star
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Air Force Overseas Ribbon (Short)
Air Force Overseas Ribbon (Long)
Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon with gold border and two bronze oak leaf clusters
Air Force Longevity Service Ribbon with silver oak leaf cluster and two bronze oak leaf clusters
Armed Forces Reserve Medal three "M" devices and bronze hourglass
Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon
Air Force Training Ribbon
NATO Medal with two bronze stars
Kuwait Liberation Medal Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Kuwait Liberation Medal Government of Kuwait
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS & AFFLIATIONS
National Guard Association of the United States
National Guard Association of Georgia
Military Officers Association of America
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant Feb. 19, 1985
First Lieutenant Feb. 19, 1987
Captain Feb. 19, 1989
Major Sept. 8, 1996
Lieutenant Colonel Oct. 1, 2001
Colonel March 17, 2005
Brigadier General Feb. 24, 2015
Major General March 29, 2017
(Current as of February 2019)
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