Colonel Jeffrey S. Cameron is the Deputy Commander of the 12th Flying Training Wing, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. The 12 FTW is the Source of America's Airpower, delivering unrivaled airpower leaders for the future of the U.S. Air Force. The wing consists of three flying groups and a maintenance group spanning more than 1,400 miles from JBSA-Randolph, Texas, Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida and to the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado.
The 12 FTW is responsible for four single-source aviation pipelines, Pilot Instructor Training, Combat Systems Officer Training, Remotely Piloted Aircraft Pilot Indoctrination, and Basic Sensor Operator Qualification. The wing manages all airmanship programs for U.S. Air Force Academy cadets, and Introductory Flight Training for all Air Force officers scheduled to enter pilot and remotely piloted aircraft training. The wing also hosts an Introduction to Fighter Fundamentals program and conducts Electronic Warfare Training for the U.S. Air Force and multi-national forces.
Colonel Cameron received his commission in 2003 from the United States Air Force Academy and is a distinguished graduate of both the Air Command and Staff College and United States Naval War College. Additionally, Colonel Cameron served as a Professor of Joint Military Operations at the Naval War College where he taught Operational Level Warfare Theory to students from the United States Joint Force, Civilian Employees from across the United States Government and International Students from Ally and Partner Nations around the globe. He also instructed the Joint Land Air and Sea Strategic – Special Program to competitively selected students who networked across all senior Professional Military Education locations to work global complex military problems.
Colonel Cameron served at Headquarters Pacific Air Forces, where he held several positions and led the Pacific Air Forces’ National Defense Strategy Integration Team which helped develop Indo-Pacific Command’s strategic framework for competing with peer adversaries below the threshold of armed conflict. Additionally, Colonel Cameron served as Chief, Future Operations Division, Air Force Global Strike Command where he led a 43-person team supporting the command’s role as Air Component to United States Strategic Command. His team oversaw Global Force Management, Future Operating Concepts, Exercise Integration, and Special Programs.
He was assigned to the 9th Bomb Squadron, Dyess Air Force Base, and accumulated 770 combat hours in the B-1B flown over Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria. Further, as a squadron commander, he served the 12th Operations Support Squadron, Joint Base San Antonio – Randolph, Texas and oversaw support to Pilot Instructor Training, Introduction to Fighter Fundamentals, and the Air Force’s only Undergraduate Remotely Piloted Aircraft training program.
Colonel Cameron spent time at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio where he served as an Acquisition Program Manager in the Joint Primary Aircrew Training System and KC-135 Simulator Programs. Additionally, while at Wright-Patterson, he deployed as Wing Executive Officer to the Commander, 380th Air Expeditionary Wing. His final assignment at Wright-Patterson was Aide-de-Camp to the Aeronautical Systems Center (now Life Cycle Management Center) Commander.
EDUCATION AND TRAINING:
2003 Bachelor of Science, Aeronautical Engineering, United States Air Force Academy
2004 Undergraduate Pilot Training, Laughlin AFB, TX
2005 Pilot Instructor Training, Randolph AFB, TX
2007 Squadron Officer's School, Maxwell AFB, AL
2008 Masters of Business Administration, Trident University International
2009 Department of Defense Acquisition – Program Manager Level I
2010 Department of Defense Acquisition – Program Manager Level II
2012 B-1 Initial Qualification Training, Dyess AFB, TX
2016 Masters of Military Operational Art and Science, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, AL
2017 Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies - Asia-Pacific Orientation Course
2017 Joint Air Operations Planning Course, Maxwell AFB, AL
2022 Masters of Arts in National Security and Strategic Studies, United States Naval War College, Newport, RI
Current as of June 2025
2024 Air Component Senior Leader Course, Hurlburt Field, FL
2024 Air Force Nuclear Command, Control, and Communication (NC3) Advanced Course, Barksdale AFB, LA
2025 Air Force Safety and Accident Investigation Board President Course, Maxwell AFB, AL
SUMMARY OF ASSIGNMENTS:
1. May 2003 – October 2003, Assistant to Protocol for the Commandant of Cadets, United States Air Force Academy, CO
2. October 2003 – November 2004, Undergraduate Pilot Training, Laughlin AFB, TX
3. November 2004 – November 2008, T-6 Instructor Pilot, Group Executive Officer, Flight Commander, Laughlin AFB, TX
4. November 2008 – December 2009, Joint Primary Aircrew Training System, Training Integration Management System Program
Manager, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH
5. December 2009 – June 2010, 380th Air Expeditionary Wing Executive Officer, Al Dhafra AB, Abu Dhabi, UAE
6. June 2010 – February 2011, Program Manager KC-135 Simulator Program (ACAT II), Wright-Patterson AFB, OH
7. February 2011 – June 2012, Aide-de-Camp to the Commander; Aeronautical Systems Center, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH
8. June 2012 – December 2012, Student, B-1 Initial Qualification Course, Dyess AFB, TX
9. January 2013 – August 2015, Assistant Director of Operations, B-1 Aircraft Commander/Mission Lead, Dyess AFB, TX
10. August 2015 – June 2016, Student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, AL
11. June 2016 – April 2019, Chief of Future Operations, Director Commander’s Action Group, Deputy Chief of Staff, Pacific Air Forces,
Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, HI
12. April 2019 – April 2021, Commander, 12th Operations Support Squadron, Joint Base San Antonio – Randolph, TX
13. April 2021 – July 2021, Deputy Commander, 12th Operations Group, Joint Base San Antonio – Randolph, TX
14. July 2021 – June 2022, Student, United States Naval War College, Naval Station Newport, RI
15. June 2022 – August 2024, Military Professor, United States Naval War College, Naval Station Newport, RI
16. August 2024 – June 2025, Chief, Future Operations Division Air Force Global Strike Command, Barksdale AFB, LA
17. June 2025 – Present, Deputy Commander, 12th Flying Training Wing, Joint Base San Antonio – Randolph, TX
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Senior Pilot
Flight Hours: Over 2,200 (770 Combat Hours)
Aircraft Flown: T-37, T-38, T-6, B-1B
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Air Force Meritorious Service Medal, Five Oak Leaf Clusters
Air Medal, Two Oak Leaf Clusters
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Air and Space Commendation Medal, Two Oak Leaf Clusters
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:
Second Lieutenant 28 May 2003
First Lieutenant 28 May 2005
Captain 28 May 2007
Major 1 May 2013
Lieutenant Colonel 1 Feb 2018
Colonel 1 May 2024
Current as of June 2025