Colonel Jesper R. Stubbendorff is the Deputy Commander, 14th Flying Training Wing, Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. He is responsible for conducting Undergraduate and Graduate Pilot Training for U.S. Air Force and allied officers. The wing is composed of 212 aircraft that fly more than 40k sorties and 55K hours annually, training over 400 pilots and combat system operators. He is responsible for day-to-day operations of base support functions and mission activities for the Wings over 3,000 military, civilian, and contract Airmen. Colonel Stubbendorff also manages an operations and maintenance budget of approximately $131 million and capital assets exceeding $2.3 billion.
Colonel Stubbendorff received his commission from the United States Air Force Academy in May 2003 with degrees in Operations Research and Economics and earned his pilot wings at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi in 2005. He is a command pilot with over 4,900 flying hours in tanker and trainer aircraft including nine deployments and 1,400 combat hours in support of Operations IRAQI FREEDOM, ENDURING FREEDOM and INHERENT RESOLVE. Colonel Stubbendorff is a member of the Air Force Language Enabled Airmen Program (LEAP) in Russian and Swedish. Prior to his current position, Colonel Stubbendorff was the Chief of the Current Operations Division at Headquarters Air Education and Training Command, JBSA-Randolph, San Antonio, TX. He was responsible for overseeing operational readiness, aircrew performance, airfield and weather operations, force presentation and generation, and plans and programs for Air Education and Training Command.
EDUCATION
2003 Bachelor of Science, Operations Research & Economics, United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, CO
2009 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Alabama
2009 Master’s of Business Administration, Trident University International 2012 Air Command and Staff College by correspondence
2016 Master’s of Science in Logistics, Advanced Study of Air Mobility (ASAM), Air Force Institute of Technology, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, NJ
2019 Air War College by correspondence
2024 Master’s of Arts in National Security and Strategic Studies, College of Naval Warfare, Newport, RI
ASSIGNMENTS OR CAREER CHRONOLOGY
- January 2004 – August 2004, Student, T-6A Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training, Moody AFB, GA
- August 2004 – March 2005, Student, T-1A Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training, Columbus AFB, MS
- March 2005 – October 2009, Chief of Squadron Safety/Instructor Aircraft Commander, 9th Air Refueling Squadron, Travis AFB, CA
- March 2010 – May 2013, Wing Executive Officer/Instructor Pilot, 14th Flying Training Wing, Columbus AFB, MS
- May 2013 – January 2015, Phoenix Mobility Officer/Assistant Director of Operations, 817th Global Mobility Squadron, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, NJ
- January 2015 – May 2015, Operations Officer, 817th Global Mobility Squadron, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, NJ
- May 2015 – June 2016, IDE Student, Advanced Study of Air Mobility (ASAM), USAF Expeditionary Center, Joint Base McGuire- Dix-Lakehurst, NJ
- June 2016 – June 2018, Chief, Support Plans, Deployable Air Command and Control Center, Poggio Renatico, Italy
- June 2018 – June 2019, Operations Officer, 6th Air Refueling Squadron, Travis AFB, CA
- June 2019 – May 2021, Commander, 9th Air Refueling Squadron, Travis AFB, CA
- June 2021 – June 2023, Principal Military Assistant to the Commander, NATO Allied Joint Forces Command, Brunssum, Netherlands
- June 2023 – June 2024, SDE Student, College of Naval Warfare, U.S. Naval War College, Newport, RI
- July 2024 – December 2025, Chief, MAF/SOF/PR Training Division, 19th Air Force, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, TX
- December 2025 – June 2025, Chief, Current Operations Division, Headquarters Air Education and Training Command, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, TX
- June 2025-Present, Deputy Commander, Columbus Air Force Base, Columbus, Mississippi
SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
June 2016 – June 2018, Chief, Support Plans, Deployable Air Command and Control Center, Poggio Renatico, Italy, as a major
June 2021 – June 2023, Principal Military Assistant to the Commander, NATO Allied Joint Forces Command, Brunssum, Netherlands as a lieutenant colonel
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Command Pilot Flight hours: 4,900
Aircraft flown: T-6A, T-1A, KC-10A
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Meritorious Service Medal, with oak leaf cluster Meritorious Service Medal, with two oak leaf clusters
Air Medal, with eight oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant May 28, 2003
First Lieutenant May 28, 2005
Captain May 28, 2007
Major June 1, 2013
Lieutenant Colonel March 1, 2018
Colonel May 1, 2024
(Current as of June 2025)