Lieutenant Colonel Jared J. Speer is Commander, 319th Recruiting Squadron at Hanscom AFB, Massachusetts. He is responsible for all Air Force and Space Force recruiting activities within Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont, Europe, and Africa. He partners with military, civic, educational, and community organizations to generate awareness of Air Force and Space Force recruiting programs and develops public support of the Air Force and Space Force.
Lieutenant Colonel Speer was most recently assigned to Vandenberg Air Force Base, California where he served as the Division Chief of Plans, Policy, and Strategy Division in the Combined Force Space Component Command. He led the development of deliberate and contingency Joint plans to achieve national and theater objectives.
His previous assignments have spanned operations, acquisitions, training and education, and staff assignments in space surveillance, missile warning, spacelift, Special Technical Operations, and Air Force Institute of Technology. In addition, Lieutenant Colonel Speer deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation FREEDOM’S SENTINEL as a Foreign Military Sales Officer where he procured weapons and ammunition for the Afghan National Army and Afghan National Police.
He was commissioned through ROTC at Arizona State University.
EDUCATION
2005 Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
2007 Air and Space Basic Course, Maxwell AFB, AL
2009 Master of Science in Space Studies, American Military University, VA
2010 Basic Instructor Course, Vandenberg AFB, CA
2012 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, AL
2012 Fundamentals of Acquisition Mgmt, Defense Acquisition University, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH
2013 Air Force Institute of Technology, Education With Industry, United Launch Alliance, Denver, CO
2015 Air Command and Staff College, Correspondence
2016 Master of Business Administration, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
2017 USAF Special Technical Operations Planning Course, Hurlburt AFB, FL
2016 Space 300, National Security Space Institute, CO
ASSIGNMENTS
1. July 2005 – December 2005, Student, Officer Space 100, Vandenberg AFB, CA
2. January 2006 – July 2009, Crew Commander and Chief, Operations Training, 6th Space Warning Squadron, Cape Cod AFS, MA
3. July 2009 – February 2011, Instructor, Space Operations Training, 392d Training Squadron, Vandenberg AFB, CA
4. February 2011 – July 2011, Chief, Training Development Element, 533d Training Squadron, Vandenberg AFB, CA
5. July 2011 – August 2012, Commander, Faculty Development Flight, 381st Training Support Squadron, Vandenberg AFB, CA
6. August 2012 – July 2013, Student, Air Force Institute of Technology, Education With Industry/Spacelift Education and Crossover Program, United Launch Alliance, Denver, CO
7. July 2013 – July 2016, Government Mission Integration Manager, Launch Systems Directorate, Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles AFB, CA
April 2015 – October 2015, Foreign Military Sales Officer, Operation FREEDOM’S SENTINEL, Kabul, Afghanistan
8. July 2016 – June 2018, Chief, Special Missions Division, 14th Air Force Space and Cyber Operations Directorate, Vandenberg AFB, CA
9. June 2018 – June 2020, Director of Operations, 533d Training Squadron, Vandenberg AFB, CA
10. June 2020 – June 2021, Chief of Space Plans, Policy, and Strategy Division, Combined Force Space Component Command, Vandenberg AFB, CA
11. June 2021 – Present, Commander, 319th Recruiting Squadron, Hanscom AFB, MA
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal with one oak leaf cluster
Air Force Achievement Medal
Joint Meritorious Unit Award with one oak leaf cluster
Meritorious Unit Award
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with two oak leaf clusters
Air Force Organizational Excellence Award with one oak leaf cluster
National Defense Service Medal
Afghanistan Campaign Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Nuclear Deterrence Operations Service Medal
Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon with Gold Border
Air Force Longevity Service with two oak leaf clusters
Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon
Air Force Training Medal
NATO Medal
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant May 12, 2005
First Lieutenant June 10, 2007
Captain June 10, 2009
Major January 1, 2016
Lieutenant Colonel June 1, 2020
(Current as of 15 June 2021)