Colonel James Wall is the Acting Director of Logistics and Logistics Services, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC), Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Col Wall serves as the Deputy for the Center Senior Functional for Logistics, overseeing all activities for life cycle logistics and product support management. He provides program and resource support to 10 Program Executive Officers and approximately 400 programs and is responsible for more than 3,800 life cycle logisticians.
Colonel Wall graduated from Embry Riddle Aeronautical University and commissioned in 2002 through the United States Air Force Officer Training School (OTS), Maxwell AFB, AL. He then attended Aircraft Maintenance Officer’s Course at Sheppard AFB, TX in conjunction with his first assignment to the 314th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Little Rock Air Force Base, AR. Colonel Wall has served in various positions including operational flightline and backshop duties, commander, Inspector General and several deployments to include locations in Bosnia, Afghanistan, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.
EDUCATION:
2002 Bachelor of Science in Professional Aeronautics, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona, Florida
2002 Aero Space Basic Course (In-residence)
2006 Squadron Officers School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama (In-residence)
2012 Air Command and Staff College, (Non-Residence)
2013 Master of Arts Degree with Honors in Transportation and Logistics Management, American Military University
2020 Air War College (Non-Residence)
ASSIGNMENTS:
1. December 1989 – February 1993, Crew Chief, 4950th Test Wing, Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio
2. March 1993 – February 1994, Crew Chief, 450th Test Wing, Edwards Air Force Base, California
3. February 1994 – June 1996, Crew Chief, 62d Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, McChord Air Force Base, Washington
4. July 1996 – December 2001, Crew Chief, 352d Maintenance Squadron, Royal Air Force Mildenhall, United Kingdom
5. January 2002 – April 2002, Cadet, Officer Training School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama
6. April 2002 – April 2005, Maintenance Officer, 314th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas
7. April 2005 – July 2008, Maintenance Officer, 319th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota
8. August 2008 – May 2010, Red Flag Alaska Support Division Chief, 353d Combat Training Squadron, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska
9. June 2010 – November 2011, Maintenance Operations Officer, 354th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska
10. November 2011 – February 2014, Maintenance Operations Officer, 15th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii
11. March 2014 – July 2016, Commander, 436th Maintenance Squadron, Dover Air Force Base, Delaware
12. July 2016 – July 2018, ACC A4/IQ Branch Chief, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance, Langley, Virginia
13. July 2018 – July 2019, Deputy Commander, 436th Maintenance Group, Dover AFB, Delaware
13. July 2019 – Aug 2020, Inspector General, 436th Airlift Wing, Dover AFB, Delaware
14. Aug 2020 – July 2021, Deputy Commander, 436th Maintenance Group, Dover AFB, Delaware
15. July 2021 – July 2022, Deputy Commander, 380th Expeditionary Maintenance Group, United Arab Emirates
16. July 2022 – July 2023, AFSOC A4/MM Branch Chief, Maintenance Management, Hurlburt Field, Florida
17. July 2023 – Current, AFLCMC/LG-LZ Deputy Director of Logistics and Logistics Services, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC), Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio
AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE EXPERIENCE:
C-5, KC-10, C-17, C-18, C-37, C-40, C-141, T-37, T-39, AC/HC/MC/Talon II/EC/J/WC-130, RC/KC-135, E-3, E-8, E-11, B-1, F-15, F-16, F-22, MQ-1/9, RQ-4, U-2 and DCGS
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:
Bronze Star Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with eight Oak Leaf Clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal with six Oak Leaf Clusters
Air Force Achievement Medal with four Oak Leaf Clusters
(Current as of June 2024)