colonel Jonathan Saas- DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE

Col. Jonathan Saas is the Director of Intelligence for the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center. In this role, he is responsible for leading over 130 analysts, engineers, security professionals, and information technology personnel at six geographically separated locations providing intelligence support to acquisition, security, and classified networks support to develop, field, and sustain decisive war-winning capabilities for the U.S. Air Force.

Prior to his current role, Col Saas served as the Chief of the Future Capabilities Division for the Joint Staff Director of Intelligence (JS/J2) where he led eleven portfolios helping influence $101 billion dollars in annual Department of Defense and national Intelligence Community investments in critical capabilities. Col Saas previously attended the National War College where he focused on China and grand strategy. He is also a graduate of the Air Force’s School of Advanced and Space Studies. His thesis, titled "Sharpening the Competitive Edge", compared how the Air Force and U.S. industry utilize data analytics, automation, and artificial intelligence. The work offered strategic recommendations to improve Air Force competitive outcomes and included an annex examining China's comprehensive national approach to artificial intelligence.

ABOUT US

MISSION: 

Provide full-spectrum intelligence expertise to enable war-winning capabilities throughout the acquisition lifecycle.

VISION:

Forge a unified, integral and empowered team of acquisition intelligence professionals, delivering decision advantage to enable the world’s greatest Air Force.



 

ACQUISITION INTEL DIVISION EGLIN AFB, FLORIDA (AFLCMC/INM)

Identify and meet all life cycle intelligence requirements for weapons system acquisition activities at Eglin AFB.

ACQUISITION INTEL DIVISION, ROBINS AFB GEORGIA (AFLCMC/ING)

Provide Intelligence Support to Acquisition, Threat Support, Special Security Office (SSO) Support, and Top Secret Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) Communication support to installation and center customers at Robins AFB.

ACQUISITION INTEL DIVISION, HANSCOM AFB, MASSACHUSETTS (AFLCMC/INH)

Engage Programs, Projects and Development Planning to enable SCI access and linkage to AF and National Intel Communities in order to address Intel Supportability and Adversary/Threat Considerations. 

ACQUISITION INTEL DIVISION, TINKER AFB, OKLAHOMA (AFLCMC/INB)

Enhance the mission effectiveness and survivability of Tinker-managed weapons system in future conflicts, and support intelligence-sensitive new acquisitions and modification to minimize disruption to program cost, schedule and performance. 

ACQUISITION INTEL DIVISION, HILL AFB UTAH (AFLCMC/INL)

Identify and meet all lifecycle intelligence requirements and provide all-source intelligence support, Force Protection, Special Security Office (SSO), and Joint Worldwide Intelligence Communication Services (JWICS) support for acquisition programs at Hill AFB.

SPECIAL INTEL DIVISION, WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, OHIO (AFLCMC/INZ)

Supports Air Force development S&T efforts with world-class intelligence expertise. Functions as the ONLY CPA organization for Air Force special projects and early acquisition efforts.

FOREIGN MILITARY SALES INTEL DIVISION, WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, OHIO (AFLCMC/INF)

Provide comprehensive Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) subject matter expertise support to USAF Foreign Military Sales (FMS) programs. 

21ST INTELLIGENCE SQUADRON, WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, OHIO

Deliver proactive, decision-quality intelligence and world-class support to AFLCMC to drive decision advantage in great-power competition.