Maj. Gen. Jeffrey R. King is the Director of Logistics, Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Engineering and Force Protection, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia. He is responsible for organizing, training and equipping those who generate the mission and maintain the Air Force’s inventory of weapon systems, munitions and related support equipment. The general provides strategic guidance for aircraft and munitions maintenance, materiel management, fuels, vehicle operations and management, deployment and distribution, personal property, traffic management, and logistics plans. He develops policy and oversees the force development and readiness of more than 201,000 aircraft maintenance, munitions and logistics readiness personnel, the single largest element of manpower supporting Air Force operations world-wide. The general is also responsible for increasing logistical interoperability with partner nations and developing strategies and initiatives to counter contested logistics.

Maj. Gen. King entered the Air Force in 1993 after receiving his commission as a Distinguished Graduate of the Air Force ROTC program at Loyola Marymount University. He is a career aircraft maintenance officer with experience broadening through the Acquisitions and Logistics Experience Exchange Tour program. Maj. Gen. King has commanded at the squadron, group, and wing levels, and has served in a variety of maintenance, logistics, and acquisitions positions at the wing, center, major command, and Headquarters Air Force levels. He has deployed in support of operations Southern Watch, Northern Watch and Iraqi/Enduring Freedom.