BRIGADIER GENERAL CATHERINE M. JUMPER
Brig. Gen. Catherine M. Jumper serves as the Chief of Staff of the Virginia Air National Guard, Joint Force Headquarters, Richmond, Virginia. Her responsibilities include leading 1,250 Virginia National Guard Airman in the execution of federal and state missions including F-22 Air Dominance, global intelligence operations, cyber operations, civil engineering (RED HORSE), and Chemical, Biological, Radiation, Nuclear, and Explosive Response Force Package (CERFP). She is the primary advisor to the Adjutant General of Virginia on all Air National Guard State and Federal matters. In addition, General Jumper serves as the Air National Guard Assistant to the Commander, Air Force Sustainment Center, Air Force Material Command, Tinker AFB, Oklahoma. She is the senior Air National Guard and Total Force advisor on matters relating to end-to-end life-cycle sustainment and logistics for aircraft, missiles, propulsion systems, aerospace commodities, and weapons system software to preserve Department of Defense warfighting readiness.General Jumper earned her commission as a Distinguished Graduate of the University of Virginia’s ROTC program in 1995. She has served equal time in all three components of the Total Force, including leading deployed teams supporting both Operations SOUTHERN and NORTHERN WATCH and launching the first Operation NOBLE EAGLE sorties after the 2001 terrorist attacks. She has commanded at both the Squadron and Group levels and served in various positions at the Wing, Major Command and Headquarters levels. Her notable staff assignments include Secretary of the Air Force Congressional Liaison Officer, and F-15/F-16 Weapons System Team Chief, Air Combat Command. Prior to her current assignment, Brigadier General Jumper served as J3, Director of Operations, Joint Staff, Virginia National Guard, serving as the primary advisor to the Adjutant General and Director of the Joint Staff for operational matters.
EDUCATION
1995 Bachelor of Arts, Mathematics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
1999 Applied Maintenance Management Concepts, LOG 262, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio
2000 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2000 Master of Arts, Business Administration and Management, Troy University, Ala.
2011 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2017 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2018 Air National Guard Commanders Development Course, Joint Base Andrews, Md.
2023 General and Flag Officer Homeland Security Executive Seminar, Harvard Kennedy School, Cambridge, Mass.
2023 Senior Leader Orientation Course, JB Andrews, Md.
2024 Continuous Improvement and Innovation Executive Course, Duke Fuqua School of Business, Durham, N.C.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. June 1995 - July 1996, Aerospace Ground Equipment Flight Commander, 1st Equipment Maintenance Squadron, Langley Air Force Base, Va.
2. July 1996 - September 1997, Munitions Flight Commander, 1st Equipment Maintenance Squadron, Langley AFB, Va.
3. September 1997 - July 1998, Sortie Support Flight Commander, 94th Fighter Squadron, Langley AFB, Va. (September 1997 – December 1997, Sortie Support Flight Commander, Operation SOUTHERN WATCH, Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia)
4. July 1998 - July 1999, Assistant Sortie Generation Flight Commander, 25th Fighter Squadron, Osan AB, Korea
5. July 1999 - June 2000, Quality Assurance Flight Commander, 1st Logistics Group, Langley AFB, Va.
6. June 2000 - May 2001, Sortie Generation Flight Commander, 94th Fighter Squadron, Langley AFB, Va. (August 2000 – November 2001, Sortie Generation Flight Commander, Operation NORTHERN WATCH, Incirlik AB, Turkey)
7. May 2001 - July 2002, Maintenance Operations Officer, 1st Maintenance Group, Langley AFB, Va.
8. July 2002 - September 2005, Commandant of Cadets, Assistant Professor of Aerospace Studies, Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFROTC), University of Virginia, Charlottesville
9. September 2005 - March 2011, Congressional Liaison Officer, Secretary of the Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
10. March 2011 - October 2015, Deputy Chief, F-15 and F-16 Weapons System Team, Air Combat Command, JB Langley-Eustis, Va.
11. October 2015 - December 2017, Commander, 192d Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, JB Langley-Eustis, Va.
12. December 2017 - February 2020, Commander, 192d Maintenance Group, JB Langley-Eustis, Va.
13. February 2020 - September 2021, Vice Commander, 192d Wing, JB Langley-Eustis, Va.
14. September 2021 - October 2022, Director of Operations, J3A, Joint Force Headquarters, Richmond, Va.
15. October 2022 - Present, Chief of Staff - Air, Joint Force Headquarters, Richmond, Va.; dual-hatted, December 2023 - Present, Air National Guard Assistant to the Commander, Air Force Sustainment Center, Air Force Materiel Command, Tinker AFB, Okla.
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Meritorious Service Medal with six oak leaf clusters
Air and Space Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air and Space Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
1995 Distinguished Graduate, Reserve Officer Training Corps, University of Virginia
1995 Distinguished Graduate, Aircraft Maintenance Officer Course
1998 General Lew Allen Award, Outstanding Maintenance Manager, 1st Fighter Wing
2000 Leo Marquez Award for Outstanding Aircraft Maintenance, Supervisor-Manager Category, 1st Fighter Wing
2001 General Lew Allen Award, Outstanding Maintenance Manager, 1st Fighter Wing
2002 Education Officer of the Year, Southeast Region, Air Education and Training Command
2003 Colonel Leo A. Codd Outstanding AFROTC Instructor of the Year, Air Education and Training Command
2004 Commandant of Cadets of the Year, Air Education and Training Command
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant May 31, 1995
First Lieutenant May 31, 1997
Captain May 31, 1999
Major May 31, 2006
Lieutenant Colonel Aug. 24, 2012
Colonel Dec. 22, 2017
Brigadier General Oct. 23, 2022
(Current as of December 2024)
