CMSgt Jason C. Logan is the Command Chief Master Sergeant of the 406th Air Expeditionary Wing (U.S. Africa Command) Ramstein Air Base, Germany. In this capacity he provides leadership to the first and only air wing in Africa. The wing comprises of 1700 personnel, two groups, ten squadrons, and four austere airfields. The wing provides secure, reliable, and flexible power projection platforms employing tactical airlift, personnel recovery/casualty evacuation, base operations support, and direct logistics management; as well as providing battlefield and expeditionary Airmen capable of responding to humanitarian and contingency operations around the world in support of combatant commanders. Additionally, Chief Logan is charged with developing combat-ready Airmen, caring for deployed families, plus protecting, and enhancing resources. He also liaises with the Army and Air Force Exchange Services and Defense Logistics Agency.
CMSgt Logan entered the Air Force in September 1999 and graduated from aerospace maintenance technical training in February 2000. During his 25 years of service, he has served as a B-52 Crew Chief, Enlisted Accessions Recruiter, Operations Intelligence Analyst, Operations Noncommissioned Officer in the Defense Attaché Service, and as an International Enlisted Engagement Manger. He has served in multiple joint assignments and has deployed in support of Operations ENDURING FREEDOM and IRAQI FREEDOM. Prior to his current position, CMSgt Logan served as the Senior Enlisted Leader, 603d Air Operations Center, Ramstein Air Base, Germany.
EDUCATION
2003 Airman Leadership School, Minot Air Force Base, N.D.
2011 Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Kapaun Air Station, Germany
2012 Associate of Applied Science, Intelligence Studies and Technology, Community College of the Air Force
2012 Associate of Applied Science, Human Resource Management, Community College of the Air Force
2012 Senior Enlisted Joint Professional Military Education by correspondence
2013 Associate of Applied Science, Aviation Maintenance Technology, Community College of the Air Force
2013 Professional Manager Certification, Community College of the Air Force
2014 Senior Enlisted Intelligence Master Skills Course, Goodfellow AFB, Texas
2014 Bachelor of Science, Business Administration/Management, Post University, Waterbury, Conn.
2015 Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Maxwell AFB, Gunter Annex, Ala.
2017 Senior Enlisted Joint Professional Military Education II, by correspondence
2018 Master of Business Administration/Entrepreneurship, Syracuse University, N.Y.
2019 NATO NCO Advanced Leadership Course, Oberammergau, Germany
2021 Joint and Combined Warfighter School (JPME II), Joint Forces Staff College, National Defense University, Norfolk, V.A.
2021 Chief Master Sergeant Leadership Course, Maxwell AFB, Gunter Annex, Ala.
2024 Enterprise Perspective Seminar, Alan L. Freed Associates, Washington, D.C.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. September 1999–November 1999, Trainee, Basic Military Training, Lackland AFB, Texas
2. November 1999–February 2000, Student, B-52 Crew Chief Course, Sheppard AFB, Texas
3. February 2000–April 2004, B-52 Crew Chief, 23d Bomb Squadron/5th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Minot AFB, N.D. (August November 2002, Crew Chief, 40th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory/March – May 2003, Crew Chief 457th Air Expeditionary Group, RAF Fairford, United Kingdom)
4. May 2004–July 2008, Enlisted Accessions Recruiter, 319th Recruiting Squadron, New Haven, Conn. (December 2005 – May 2006, Third Country National Escort, 64th Air Expeditionary Group, Eskan Village, Saudi Arabia)
5. July 2008–December 2008, Student, Operations Intelligence Apprentice Course, 315th Training Squadron, Goodfellow AFB, Texas
6. January 2009–February 2011, NCOIC, Air Analysis, Air Force Central Command A2, Shaw AFB, S.C. (October 2009 – November 2010, S2 NCOIC, Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul, Afghanistan)
7. February 2011–February 2013, NCOIC, Central-South Branch/Additional Duty First Sergeant, United States Africa Command – J2- Molesworth, RAF Molesworth, United Kingdom (September – October 2012, Associate Instructor, Military Intelligence Noncommissioned Officer Course – Africa II, Dakar, Senegal)
8. March 2013–July 2014, Senior Enlisted Advisor, Americas Regional Intelligence Center, Defense Intelligence Agency, Washington, D.C.
9. August 2014–December 2015, Senior Enlisted Advisor, Middle East/Africa Regional Intelligence Center, Defense Intelligence Agency, Washington, D.C.
10. January 2016–May 2016, Student, Joint Military Attaché School, Defense Intelligence Agency, Washington, D.C.
11. June 2016–July 2017, Operations Noncommissioned Officer, Defense Attaché Office, U.S. Embassy, Islamabad, Pakistan
12. August 2017–July 2020, International Enlisted Engagement Manager, USAFE-AFAFRICA/A589, Ramstein Air Base, Germany
13. July 2020–July 2022, Senior Enlisted Leader, 51st Intelligence Squadron, Shaw AFB, S.C.
14. August 2022–July 2023, Deployed/365, Senior Enlisted Leader, 449th Air Expeditionary Group, Camp Lemonnier, Republic of Djibouti, East Africa
15. August 2023–September 2024, Senior Enlisted Leader, 603d Air Operations Center, Ramstein Air Base, Germany
16. October 2024-Present, Command Chief, 406th Air Expeditionary Wing, Ramstein Air Base, Germany
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Bronze Star Medal
Defense Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal with one oak leaf cluster
Joint Service Achievement Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
2001 Senior Airman, Below the Zone
2007 Senior Recruiter “Silver” Badge
2011 Commandant’s Award and Distinguished Graduate, Kisling Noncommissioned Officer Academy
2011 Enlisted Member of the Year, USAFRICOM
2012 Senior Enlisted Member of the Year, USAFRICOM
2015 Distinguished Graduate, Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy
2018 SNCO of the Year, USAFE- AFAFRICA/A589
2021 Mary Edwards Walker Distinguished Writing Award, Joint Forces Staff College, National Defense University
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Airman Basic Sept. 22, 1999
Airman March 22, 2000
Airman First Class Jan. 22, 2001
Senior Airman March 22, 2002
Staff Sergeant Feb. 1, 2004
Technical Sergeant May 1, 2009
Master Sergeant July 1, 2012
Senior Master Sergeant Sept. 1, 2017
Chief Master Sergeant Sept 1, 2020
(Current as of October 2024)