BRIGADIER GENERAL JEREMY C. HORN
Retired January 01, 2020
Brig Gen Jeremy C. Horn was the Assistant Adjutant General – Air, Washington National Guard and also served as the Commander, Washington Air National Guard. He was responsible for over 2,000 Airmen accomplishing over 20 mission areas. He also served as the Washington National Guard Director, Joint Staff, responsible for the joint response of 8,500 Soldiers and Airmen to support civil authorities in times of crisis. Additionally, General Horn supervised the 10th Civil Support Team, Counter-Drug Task Force, 10th Homeland Response Force, and the Washington State Guard.
General Horn received his commission upon graduating, with military honors, from the United States Air Force Academy in 1989. He attended the Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training program at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas and received an assignment to the A-10 “Warthog” upon graduation. He deployed twice to Incirlik Airbase, Turkey in support of Operation PROVIDE COMFORT. General Horn has more than 2,300 hours in the A-10 as an attack pilot, forward air controller, and depot flight test pilot and completed over three years as a T-38 instructor pilot and aerospace physiologist. He also served as an air liaison officer with the Army’s 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, 101st Air Assault Division, and I Corps. In 2010, he deployed to Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan as a joint terminal attack controller supporting Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Prior to his current assignment, General Horn has commanded at both the group and wing level.
EDUCATION
1989 Bachelor of Science in Human Factors Engineering, United States Air Force Academy, USAF Academy, Colorado
1995 Squadron Officer School (SOS), in residence
2003 Master of Science in Aeronautical Science, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University , Eglin, AFB, Florida
2004 Air Command and Staff College (ACSC), by correspondence
2006 Air War College, by correspondence
2015 Dual Status Commanders Course (NORTHCOM)
2015 Joint Task Force Commanders Course (NORTHCOM)
2016 Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center, Security Studies Senior Executive Orientation Course
2017 General and Flag Officer Homeland Security Executive Seminar, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.
2017 Harvard University, General and Flag Officer Homeland Security Executive Seminar
ASSIGNMENTS
1. May 1989 - September 1990, Student, Undergraduate Pilot Training, Sheppard AFB, Texas
2. September 1990 - October 1992, A-10 Fighter Pilot, 510th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Royal Air Force, Bentwaters, England
3. October 1992 - July 1994, Aircraft Commander, 354th Fighter Squadron, McChord AFB, Wash.
4. August 1994 - June 1996, Ranger Liaison Officer, 8th Air Support Operations Flight, Fort Lewis, Wash.
5. June 1996 - May 1997, Corps Fighter Liaison Officer, 1st Air Support Operations Group, Fort Lewis, Wash.
6. May 1997 - May 1998, Instructor Pilot, 90th Flying Training Squadron, Sheppard AFB, Texas
7. May 1998 - May 1999, Executive Officer, 90th Flying Training Squadron, Sheppard AFB, Texas
8. May 1999 - May 2000, Aerospace Physiology Flight Commander, 82d Aerospace Medicine Squadron, Sheppard AFB, Texas
9. May 2000 - May 2001, A-10 Depot Function Check Flight Pilot, 622d Regional Support Group, Hill AFB, Utah
10. May 2001 - January 2009, A-10 Operations Officer, 514th Flight Test Squadron, Hill AFB, Utah
11. February 2009 - November 2012, Deputy Commander, 194th Air Support Operations Group, Camp Murray, Wash.
12. November 2012 - April 2015, Commander, 194th Air Support Operations Group, Camp Murray, Wash.
13. May 2015 - January 2017, Commander, 194th Wing, Camp Murray, Wash.
14. February 2017 - June 2018, Chief of Staff, Camp Murray, Wash.
15. July 2018 - December 2019, Assistant Adjutant General, Tacoma, WA
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Command Pilot and Master Parachutist
Flight hours: More than 3,000
Aircraft flown: A-10, OA-10, T-38A, AT-38B
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit
Bronze Star
Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters
Aerial Achievement Medal with thirteen oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Army Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
Army Achievement Medal
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant May 31, 1989
First Lieutenant May 31, 1991
Captain May 31, 1993
Major Aug. 1, 2000
Lieutenant Colonel Sept. 30, 2004
Colonel March 2, 2013
Brigadier General Sept. 28, 2017
(Current as of January 2020)
