Lieutenant Colonel Jason Ware serves as the Deputy Commander at Headquarters Air Reserve Personnel Center, Buckley Space Force Base, Colorado. He is responsible for personnel support to nearly 1.3 million Air National Guard, Air Force Reserve, active duty Air Force, and retired members, ensuring they are ready to deliver strategic Total Force war fighting capability for the Air Force. From initial entry to retirement, the center provides world-class support for “Generations of Airmen” throughout their military careers.
Ware received his commission through the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps at Texas Tech University in May 2003. He has served as a Force Support officer at the squadron and headquarters levels. Lt Col Ware has had a career-broadening assignment with United Parcel Service through the Education With Industry program. Additionally, he has served three tours of duty in Southwest Asia in support of Operations IRAQI FREEDOM and ENDURING FREEDOM, and also served as Officer in Charge for Food Service Operations on the Joint Task Force Headquarters-National Capital Region during the 57th Presidential Inauguration. Prior to his current assignment, he was the Commander, 99th Force Support Squadron, Nellis AFB, Nevada.
EDUCATION
2003 Bachelor of Arts, Human Development and Family Studies, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas
2006 Master of Arts in Management, Wayland Baptist University, Plainview, Texas
2010 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Alabama
2013 Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence
2014 Army Command and General Staff College, by correspondence
2018 Air War College, by correspondence
ASSIGNMENTS
1. June 2003 – June 2005, Officer in Charge, Plans and Readiness, 48th Services Squadron, RAF Lakenheath, England (January 2005 – May 2005, Deputy Commander, 386th Expeditionary Services Squadron, Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait)
2. June 2005 – August 2006, Officer in Charge, Lodging, 48th Services Squadron, RAF Lakenheath, England
3. August 2006 – June 2007, Officer in Charge, Fitness, 354th Services Squadron, Eielson AFB, Alaska
4. June 2007 – August 2009, Flight Commander, Sustainment Services, 354th Force Support Squadron, Eielson AFB, Alaska (September 2007 – January 2008, Deputy Commander, 376th Expeditionary Services Squadron, Manas Air Base, Kyrgyz Republic)
5. August 2009 – June 2010, Flight Commander, Sustainment Services, 436th Force Support Squadron, Dover AFB, Delaware (October 2009 – April 2010, Director, Morale, Welfare, and Recreation, NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan, Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan, Camp Eggers, Kabul, Afghanistan)
6. June 2010 – August 2012, Operations Officer, 436th Force Support Squadron, Dover AFB, Delaware
7. August 2012 – August 2013, Operations Officer Port Mortuary Division, Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations, Dover AFB, Delaware (July 2012 – March 2013, Officer in Charge, Food Service Operations, Logistics Directorate, Joint Task Force Headquarters-National Capital Region, Fort McNair, Washington, D.C.)
8. August 2013 – July 2014, Education With Industry United Postal Service, Sandy Springs, Georgia
9. July 2014 – June 2015, Chief, Total Force Integration Programs, Plans and Integration Directorate, Manpower, Personnel & Services, Headquarters Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
10. June 2015 – July 2016, Chief, Retention Policy, Diversity & Inclusion Directorate, Manpower, Personnel & Services, Headquarters Air Force, Pentagon, Washington D.C.
11. July 2016 – Jun 2017, Chief, Assessment & Sustainment Division, Diversity & Inclusion Directorate, Manpower, Personnel & Services, Pentagon, Washington D.C.
12. June 2017 – July 2019, Commander, 71st Force Support Squadron, Vance AFB, Oklahoma
13. July 2019 – June 2021, Chief Commander’s Action Group, AFPC, JBSA-Randolph, Texas
14. June 2021 – June 2023, Commander, 99th Force Support Squadron, Nellis AFB, Nevada
15. June 2023 – July 2024, Deputy Commander, 99th Mission Support Group, Nellis AFB, Nevada
16. July 2024 – Present, Deputy Commander, Headquarters Air Reserve Personnel Center, Buckley Space Force Base, Colorado.
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with five oak leaf clusters
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster
Afghanistan Campaign Medal
Nuclear Deterrence Operations Service Medal
NATO Medal
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant May 28, 2003
First Lieutenant May 28, 2005
Captain May 28, 2007
Major October 1, 2013
Lieutenant Colonel May 1, 2018
(Current as of July 2024)