Major General James “Rev” Jones (Ret.) transitioned from active military duty after more than 31 years of service.  He is now a Senior Consultant with Two Blue Aces.  Rev’s military experience affords him the ability to provide senior level strategy planning, leadership training, and solution-driven consulting to clients.

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Prior to retiring from the Air Force, Rev served as the Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, Plans and Requirements, where he was responsible to the Secretary of the Air Force and the Chief of Staff for formulating policy supporting air, space, irregular warfare, counter-proliferation, homeland security, weather and cyber operations. As the Air Force Operations Deputy to the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Jones helped determine operational requirements, capabilities and training necessary to support national security objectives and military strategy.

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Rev received his commission through Officer Training School in 1983 after graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree in music education from Louisiana Tech University in 1981. He gained high levels of credibility in the F-16 as an instructor pilot, Chief of Weapons and Tactics, and an academic flight commander at the U.S. Air Force Weapons School.  He also has experience working with joint forces developing multi-service tactics, techniques, and procedures and determining munitions requirements for military operations. Following an operational command assignment of a fighter squadron, General Jones gained operational expertise in airborne command and control platforms, refueling aircraft, and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance systems, giving General Jones a unique ability to fully understand air power integration requirements. Rev has commanded an operations group, the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, the 116th Air Control Wing, and the 55th Wing, where he was recognized as Air Combat Command’s best wing commander in 2009. Prior to his final assignments at the Air Staff, he was the Deputy Commander of U.S. Air Forces Central Command, the Deputy, Combined Force Air Component Commander, U.S. Central Command, and the Vice Commander of the 9th Air Expeditionary Task Force. General Jones is a command pilot with more than 2,700 flying hours in the RC-135, E-8C, KC-135R, E-3B/C, F-16A/B/C/D, T-38 and T-37.

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General Jones also serves on the Board of Directors for a west coast company that specializes in modeling and simulation systems and support services for 21st Century Air, Land, and Sea synthetic training, and is the Chairman of the Prince William Chamber of Commerce's Veterans Council.