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Capt Madeleine Jonson

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Recruiting Officer

135 Reynolds Coliseum

919-515-8777

Bio

Captain Madeleine D. Jonson is the Recruiting for Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFROTC) Detachment 595. She is responsible for the construction, management, and execution of all unit recruiting efforts and currently teaches the Freshman AS100 course.

Captain Jonson received her commission in May 2014 through the Reserve Officer Training Corps, Detachment 890, at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, VA, where she earned her Bachelor of Arts in Foreign Affairs. Throughout her career, Captain Jonson has led over 600 Airman through various flight commands, specializing in transportation and distribution logistics.

EDUCATION

  • 2014 Bachelor of Arts, Foreign Affairs, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
  • 2015 Logistics Readiness Officer Course, Sheppard AFB, TX
  • 2017 Management of Aerial Port Operations Course, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, NJ
  • 2017 Contingency Wartime Planning Course, Curtis E. Lemay Center, Maxwell AFB, AL
  • 2017 Installation Deployment Officers Course, Maxwell AFB, AL
  • 2020 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, AL

ASSIGNMENTS

  1. Apr 2015 – Aug 2015, Aerial Port Duty Officer, 89th Aerial Port Squadron, Andrews AFB, MD
  2. Aug 2015 – Dec 2015, Flight Commander, Passenger Services Flight, 89th Aerial Port Squadron, Andrews AFB, MD
  3. Dec 2015 – Apr 2017, Flight Commander, Air Terminal Operations Center, 89th Aerial Port Squadron, Andrews AFB, MD
  4. Apr 2017 – Apr 2018, Flight Commander, Ground Transportation Flight, 11th Logistics Readiness Squadron, Andrews AFB, MD
  5. Apr 2018 – Sep 2018, Flight Commander, Deployment and Distribution Flight, 86th Logistics Readiness Squadron, Ramstein AB, Germany
  6. Sep 2018 – Mar 2019, Deployed, Officer In Charge, Joint Movement Control Center-Turkey, 39th Mission Support Group, Incirlik AB, Turkey
  7. Mar 2019 – May 2020, Flight Commander, Vehicle Management Flight, 86th Logistics Readiness Squadron, Ramstein AB, Germany
  8. May 2020 – Aug 2020, Assistant Director of Operations, 86th Material Maintenance Squadron, Ramstein AB, Germany
  9. Aug 2020 – Apr 2021, Executive Officer, 86th Logistics Readiness Group, Ramstein AB, Germany
  10. Apr 2021 – Present, Assistant Professor of Aerospace Studies, Detachment 595, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS

  • Air Force Commendation Medal
  • Air Force Achievement Medal
  • Army Achievement Medal
  • National Defense Service Medal
  • Armed Forces Service Medal
  • Global War on Terrorism Service Medal

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS

  • 2016 Top Graduate Award, Management of Aerial Port Operations Course, USAF Expeditionary Center, JBMDL, NJ
  • 2017 89th Airlift Wing CGO of the Quarter Award Winner
  • 2017 Air Force’s Large Air Terminal of the Year Unit Award Winner, 89th Aerial Port Squadron, Andrews AFB, MD
  • 2018 2x 11th Logistics Readiness Squadron CGO of the Quarter Award Winner
  • 2019 2x 86th Vehicle Readiness Squadron CGO of the Quarter Award Winner
  • 2019 86th Vehicle Readiness Squadron CGO of the Year Award Winner
  • 2019 86th Vehicle Readiness Squadron Logistics Readiness Officer of the Year Award Winner

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION

  • Second Lieutenant, 16 May 2014
  • First Lieutenant, 30 Oct 2016
  • Captain, 30 Oct 2018

(Current as of July 2023)

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