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COLONEL THOMAS W JACKMAN
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Thomas W. Jackman, Jr. is the Vice Commander, 158th Fighter Wing, Vermont Air National Guard, South Burlington, Vermont. As the Vice Commander, he oversees the Fighter Wing Staff and the Manpower and Budget Programs within the Wing.
Colonel Jackman received his commission as a 2nd Lt in May 1983 upon graduation from Norwich University in Northfield, Vermont. He began his military career in October 1983 when he started pilot training at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. Upon graduation he was selected to return to Vance Air Force Base as a T-38 instructor pilot. Colonel Jackman was then selected to fly the F-16, which he did at Osan Air Base, Korea and Hill Air Force Base, Utah. In 1994, he was selected as the Chief of Fighter Inspections for the ACC Inspector General team at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia. In November 1997, Colonel Jackman became a full-time member of the Vermont Air National Guard as an Alert Pilot at Det 1, Charleston AFB, South Carolina.
Colonel Jackman has served as the Chief of Standardization and Evaluation, Operations Officer, Operations Group Commander, and Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Commander before assuming command of the Maintenance Group in 2008. Colonel Jackman has been vital to the implementation of the Aerospace Control Alert mission and the transition of the Alert Detachment from Shaw AFB, SC to Langley AFB, VA. He assumed his position as the Vice Commander on 7 May 2012. He lives with his wife, Linda in Essex Junction, Vermont and has two sons, SrA Thomas Jackman and Joseph Jackman.
EDUCATION
1983 Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering, Norwich University
1986 Squadron Officer School, Correspondence
1987 Squadron Officer School, In Residence
1998 Air Command and Staff College, Correspondence
2006 Air War College, Correspondence
FLYING HISTORY
T-38 1153 hours
F-16A/B/C/D 3470 hours
Combat 294 hours
Total 4680 hours
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Meritorious Service Medal with 3 oak leaf clusters
Air Medal with 3 oak leaf clusters
Aerial Achievement Medal with 1 oak leaf cluster
Air Force Commendation Medal with 2 oak leaf clusters
Joint Service Achievement Medal
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with 3 clusters and valor device
Non-Article 5 NATO Medal - International Security Assistance Force - Afghanistan
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant, 21 May 1983
First Lieutenant, 6 August 1985
Captain, 6 August 1987
Major, 6 August 1995
Lieutenant Colonel, 7 August 1999
Colonel, 9 October 2008
(Current as of October 2012)
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