Colonel Michael J. Jewell is Vice Commander, Space Launch Delta 30, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. His portfolio includes all base services, housing, personnel, logistics, emergency services, transportation, morale and recreation services, civil engineering, contracting, and security. In this role, he supports more than 1,500 personnel operating the third largest installation in the Department of the Air Force with over 99,000 acres, 4,100 quarters and buildings committed to 26 Space Launch Delta organizations, and 45 contractors employing over 10,000 people.
Colonel Jewell enlisted in the Oklahoma Air National Guard in 1986 and later into the Active Duty Air Force in 1988. He commissioned in 2001 as a distinguished graduate of USAF Officer Training School at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. Colonel Jewell is a career Security Forces Officer with assignments at the unit, major command, air staff and combatant command levels. He has earned the basic parachutist, Phoenix Raven and the Air Education and Training Command Master Instructor qualifications.
EDUCATION
2001 – Bachelor of Science, Organizational Management, Colorado Christian Univ, Colorado Springs, Colorado.
2007 – Squadron Officer’s School, Maxwell AFB, Alabama.
2009 – Master of Arts, Homeland Security, American Military University, Manassas, Virginia.
2010 – Federal Bureau of Investigation National Academy, Session 241, Quantico, Virginia.
2010 – Air Command and Staff College (via correspondence)
2014 – United States Marine Corps Command and Staff College, MCB Quantico, Virginia.
2018 – Joint and Combined Warfighting School, Norfolk, Virginia.
2019 – Air War College (via correspondence) 2019 – Canadian Security Studies Programme, Toronto, Canada.
2023 – Master of Strategic Studies, U.S. Army War College (Superior Graduate), Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania.
ASSIGNMENTS
1.November 1986 - October 1988, Security Specialist, 137th Weapons Systems Security Flight, Will Rogers Air National Guard Base, OK.
2.October 1988 – November 1989, Response Force Member and Security Police Armorer, 1608th Security Police Squadron, Kirtland AFB, NM
3.December 1989 – April 1991, Security Controller, 7206th Security Police Squadron, Hellenikon Air Base, Greece.
4.May 1991-July 1994, Assistant Flight Sergeant, later, Non-Commissioned Officer-in-Charge, Quality Control, 7001st Special Security Squadron, USAFE Headquarters, Ramstein Air Base, Germany.
5. August 1994 – August 1998, Military Training Instructor, Drill and Ceremonies NCO and Instructor, Military Training Instructor School, 37th Training Group, Lackland AFB, TX.
6. August 1998 - August 1999, Flight Sergeant later Chief, Security Forces Administration, 13th Space Warning Squadron, Clear Air Station, AK.
7. August 1999 - September 2001, Superintendent, Drill and Ceremonies, 34th Training Group, USAF Academy, CO.
8. January 2002 – April 2003, Flight Commander later Assistant Operations Officer, 355th Security Forces Squadron, Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ.
9. May 2003 - June 2005, Assistant Operations Officer, 786th Security Forces Squadron, Sembach, Germany.
10. June 2005 - June 2006, Deputy Chief, Training Branch, Headquarters Air Force Security Forces Center, Lackland AFB, TX.
11. January 2007 – April 2008, Executive Officer to the Commander, Headquarters Air Force Security Forces Center, Lackland AFB, TX.
12. May 2008 – May 2009, Operations Officer, 379th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, Al Udeid AB, Qatar.
13. June 2009 – August 2011, Deputy Commander, 647th Security Forces Squadron, Joint Base Pearl Harbor- Hickam, HI.
14. August 2011 – June 2013, Commander, 97th Security Forces Squadron, Altus AFB, OK.
15. July 2013 – June 2014, Student, Marine Corps Command and Staff College, MCB Quantico, VA.
16. June 2014 – June 2015, Commander, 380th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates.
17. July 2015 – July 2017, Commander, 36th Security Forces Squadron, Andersen AFB, Guam.
18. July 2017 – June 2018, Deputy Commander, 36th Mission Support Group, Andersen AFB, Guam.
19. August 2018 – May 2020, Chief, Homeland Defense and Protection Division, Headquarters United States Northern Command, Peterson AFB, CO.
20. May 2020 – May 2021, Executive Officer to the Director of Operations (J3), Headquarters United States Northern Command, Peterson AFB, CO.
21. June 2021 – June 2022, Deputy Director, Force Protection, Air Forces Central Command, Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar.
22. July 2022 – July 2023, Student, U.S. Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania.
23. July 2023 – Present, Vice Commander, Space Launch Delta 30, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California.
SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
1. August 2018 – May 2020, Chief, Homeland Defense and Protection Division (J34), U.S. Northern Command, Peterson AFB, CO, as a lieutenant colonel
2. May 2020 – May 2021, Executive Officer to the Director of Operations (J3), U.S. Northern Command, Peterson AFB, CO, as a lieutenant colonel
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with 8 oak leaf clusters
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal with 6 oak leaf clusters
Air Force Achievement Medal with 4 oak leaf clusters
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant – December 20, 2001
First Lieutenant – December 20, 2003
Captain – December 20, 2005
Major – December 1, 2011
Lieutenant Colonel – November 1, 2016
Colonel – June 1, 2022
(Current as of June, 2023)