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Jacob Jones

Military Professor College of Leadership and Ethics
Lt. Col., U.S. Army
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Biography

Lt. Col. Jones joined the U.S. Naval War College in 2024 as a member of the College of Leadership & Ethics. He commanded at the battalion level and served in various staff positions with operational assignments in Kuwait, Iraq, and Afghanistan. His past assignments included Army Sustainment Command, the Army Talent Management Task Force, the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), U.S. Army Combined Arms Support Command, and the 82nd Airborne Division. He received his B.S. from Pennsylvania State University, B.A. from University of Maryland University College, and M.B.A. from the College of William & Mary.

Contact Information

(401) 856-5642

Areas of Expertise

  • Command and Control
  • Leadership
  • Military Planning

Professional Highlights

2024

Military Professor

Military Professor in the College of Leadership & Ethics, U.S. Naval War College.
2023

Battalion Commander, Army Field Support Battalion - Kuwait, 401st Army Field Support Brigade, Army Sustainment Command

Commanded a strategic-level battalion responsible for storing, maintaining, and issuing Army Pre-Positioned Stocks in support of CENTCOM, forward deployed to Camp Arifjan, Kuwait.
2020

Action Officer, Army Talent Management Task Force, Headquarters Department of the Army G-1

Served as an action officer and Chief of Support for the Command Assessment Program, a Chief of Staff of the Army program that revolutionized the Army's process for selecting battalion and brigade commanders and other key billets.

Education

M.B.A., College of William & Mary, 2016

B.A., University of Maryland University College, 2012, History

B.S., Pennsylvania State University, 2005, Information Sciences & Technology

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