Col Jason M. Grandy is the Mobilization Assistant to Director of Current Operations, Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia. The directorate is comprised of five divisions and two Field Operating Agencies, Air Force Flight Standards Agency, and Air Force Operations Group, responsible for policy, guidance, and oversight of Air Force current operations. The directorate provides time-sensitive situational awareness and analysis to Air Force senior leaders and links worldwide operations with core Air Force processes to enable global vigilance, reach and power.
Col Grandy is a 1999 graduate of Clemson University where he received his commission through the Air Force ROTC program. In 2001, he graduated Undergraduate Pilot Training at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. His first operational assignment was to Cannon AFB, New Mexico where he flew the F-16CJ as a 4-ship flight lead performing Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses mission. He was then assigned to the 15th Reconnaissance Squadron at Nellis AFB and Creech AFB, Nevada, where he flew the MQ-1 predator as both an instructor and evaluator pilot. In 2008, he deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom as the MQ-1 Launch and Recovery Element Commander. Col Grandy transitioned to the Reserve in 2009 and served in the 2nd SOS as an MQ-9 pilot and later, squadron commander. Afterwards, he transferred to Air Force Special Operations Command Headquarters where he served as the Deputy Chief of Programs, Force Structure and Basing Division. He was the Reserve Component subject matter expert for AFSOC’s Total Force Integration (TFI) initiatives and force composition where he implemented TFI efforts with HAF, AFRC, Air National Guard and other Air Force Major Commands and Department of Defense agencies. Prior to his current assignment, Col Grandy was the Commander of the 919th Special Operation Wing.
EDUCATION
1999 Bachelor of Visual Arts, Clemson University, South Carolina 1999 Aerospace Basic Course, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama 2005 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Alabama
2013 Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence
2013 Masters of Military Operational Art and Science, Air University, Maxwell AFB, Alabama 2018 Air War College, by correspondence
ASSIGNMENTS
1. May 2000 – October 2001, Student, Undergraduate Pilot Training, Columbus AFB, Mississippi
2. October 2001 – June 2002, Student, F-16 Initial Qualification training, Luke AFB, Arizona
3. June 2002 – October 2005, F-16CJ Pilot, Chief of Wing Life Support, Cannon AFB, New Mexico
4. October 2005 – June 2009, MQ-1 Instructor/Evaluator Pilot, Flight Commander, Nellis/Creech AFB, Nevada
5. June 2009 – October 2012, MQ-1 Instructor/Evaluator Pilot, Chief of Weapons and Tactics, Nellis AFB, Nevada
6. October 2012 – January 2016, MQ-1/9 Chief of Weapons and Tactics, Chief of Scheduling, Director of Personnel and Director of Operations, Nellis AFB, Nevada and Hurlburt Field, Florida
7. January 2016 – September 2018, Commander, MQ-9 Pilot, 2nd Special Operations Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Florida
8. September 2018 - January 2020, Deputy Chief, Programs, Force Structure and Basing, Air Force Special Operations Command, Hurlburt Field, Florida
9. January 2020 – July 2021, Commander, 919th Special Operations Group, Duke Field, Florida
10. July 2021 – July 2024, Commander, 919th Special Operations Wing, Duke Field, Florida
11. July 2024 – present, Mobilization Assistant to Director of Current Operations, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Command Pilot Flight hours: 4,500+
Aircraft flown: T-37, T/AT-38, F-16C/CJ, MQ-1, MQ-9, C-146A
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit with one oak leaf clusters
Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters
Aerial Achievement Medal with twenty-five oak leaf clusters
Air and Space Commendation Medal
Air and Space Achievement Medal with “R” device and oak leaf cluster
Meritorious Unit Award with oak leaf cluster
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION [MILITARY ONLY]
Second Lieutenant June 5, 1999
First Lieutenant June 5, 2001
Captain June 5, 2003
Major March 1, 2009
Lieutenant Colonel Aug. 21, 2014
Colonel January 6, 2020
(Current as of April 2024)