Col. Jason D. Allen serves as Commander, 58th Special Operations Wing, Kirtland AFB, NM, where he leads 2,300 Airmen teaching 90 courses to over 16,000 students annually. As part of Air Education and Training Command’s 19th Air Force, the wing execute formal aircrew training producing mission-qualified aircrews for operational units flying CV-22B, HH-60G/W, UH-1N, A/H/MC-130J, and MH-139 aircraft; conducts Undergraduate Helicopter Training utilizing the TH-1H at Ft Novosel, Alabama; and operates the USAF’s Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape School at Fairchild AFB, Washington.
Col. Allen commissioned in 1999 through the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps, New Mexico State University, New Mexico. He has commanded at the squadron, expeditionary squadron, and expeditionary group levels. Prior to his current position, Col. Allen was the Deputy Commander, 81st Training Wing, Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi.
Col. Allen has deployed in support of numerous operations including Operations ENDURING FREEDOM, IRAQI FREEDOM, FREEDOM’S SENTINEL, INHERENT RESOLVE, NEW DAWN, and other worldwide contingencies. He is a master navigator with over 3,000 hours in the U-28A, MC-130H, and WC- 130J aircraft.
EDUCATION
1999 Bachelor of Science, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, N.M.
2004 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
2005 Master of International Relations, Troy State University, Troy, Ala.
2013 Master of Military Operational Art and Science, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2014 Master of Philosophy in Military Strategy, School of Advanced Air and Space Studies, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2018 Master of Science in National Resource Strategy, Eisenhower School, National Defense University, Fort McNair, Washington, D.C.
ASSIGNMENTS
1.July 1999 – July 2000, Student, Undergraduate Navigator Training, Randolph (AFB), Texas
2.January 2001 – May 2004, MC-130H Electronic Warfare Officer, 1st Special Operations Squadron, Kadena (AB), Okinawa,Japan
3.May 2004 – May 2008, MC-130H Evaluator Electronic Warfare Officer, 15th Special Operations Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
4.May 2008 – June 2009, U-28A Evaluator Combat Systems Officer, 1st Special Operations Wing, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
5.June 2009 – August 2012, Aviation Tactics Evaluation Group, Joint Special Operations Command, Ft Bragg, N.C.
6.August 2012 – July 2013, Student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
7.July 2013 – June 2014, Student, School of Advanced Air and Space Studies, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
8.June 2014 – June 2015, Operations Officer, 15th Special Operations Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
9.June 2015 – January 2017, Commander, 15th Special Operations Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
10.January 2017 – July 2017, Inspector General, 1st Special Operations Wing, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
11. July 2017–June 2018, Student, Eisenhower School, National Defense University, Ft. McNair, Washington, D.C.
12. June 2018 – June 2020, Director, Special Operations Command Europe, Ramstein AB, Germany.
13. June 2020 – June 2022, Division Chief, Deputy Directorate for Special Operations/CT, J-3, Joint Staff, Pentagon, Washington,D.C.
14.June 2022 – December 2022, Vice Commander, 81st Training Wing, Keesler AFB, Miss.
15.December 2022 – March 2023, Acting Commander, 81st Training Wing, Keesler AFB, Miss.
16.March 2023 – June 2024, Deputy Commander, 81st Training Wing, Keesler AFB, Miss.
17.June 2024 - present, Commander, 58th Special Operations Wing, Kirtland AFB, N.M.
SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
1.June 2009 – August 2012, Aviation Tactics Evaluation Group, Joint Special Operations Command, Ft Bragg, N.C.
2.June 2018 – June 2020, Director, Special Operations Command Europe, Ramstein AB, Germany, as a lieutenant colonel
3.June 2020 – June 2022, Division Chief, Deputy Directorate for Special Operations/Counterterrorism, J-3, Joint Staff, Pentagon, Washington, D.C., as a lieutenant colonel and a colonel
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Master Navigator
Flight Hours: more than 3,000 (506 combat) Aircraft Flown: T-43, U-28A, MC-130H, and WC-130J
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Superior Service Medal
Legion of Merit
Bronze Star with oak leaf cluster
Defense Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Air Medal with four oak leaf clusters
Aerial Achievement Medal
Joint Service Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air and Space Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
Joint Service Achievement Medal Air and Space Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster
Combat Action Medal
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant June 14, 1999
First Lieutenant June 14, 2001
Captain June 14, 2003
Major April 1, 2009
Lieutenant Colonel Oct. 1, 2014
Colonel Sept. 1, 2020
(Current as of June 2024)