Lieutenant Colonel JASON A. SOTO

Lieutenant Colonel Jason A. Soto is the Commander, Air Force Reserve 350th Recruiting Squadron, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey. He is responsible for the health, morale, and welfare of 89 officer and enlisted members as well as eight civilian personnel whose major role is to annually recruit 2,000 Citizen Airmen. He manages an operations budget of over a half million dollars and oversees nine flights and personnel in 49 locations across 19 states. He develops and implements plans for mission changes, facilities advertising and training, which directly impacts the Air Force Reserve recruiting mission.

Lt. Col. Soto entered the Air Force in December 2002 through ROTC from Angelo State University. He graduated from Southeastern Oklahoma State University in May 2001 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice. He is a career intelligence officer with assignments in a variety of leadership positions at the flight, squadron, wing, major command, and Air Force headquarters staff.

EDUCATION
2021 Reserve Component National Security Course, Washington, D.C.
2021 Air War College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., by correspondence
2017 Joint and Combined Warfighting School-Hybrid, Norfolk, Va.
2013 Army Command General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kan.
2012 Air Command Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2012 AF DCGS Course, Goodfellow AFB, Texas
2009 Basic Instructor Course, Goodfellow AFB, Texas
2008 Master of Arts, Criminal Justice, American Military University, W. Va.
2007 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2005 Intelligence Officer School, Goodfellow AFB, Texas
2004 Ground Combat Command Course, Lackland AFB, Texas
2003 Security Forces Officer School, Lackland AFB, Texas
2003 Air and Space Basic Course, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2001 Bachelor of Arts, Criminal Justice, Oklahoma State University