Jacqueline D Van Ovost – 10/10/09
Wing Commander, Randolph Air Force Base
Col. Jacqueline D. Van Ovost is the Commander of the 12th Flying Training Wing, Randolph Air Force Base, Texas. The 12th Flying Training Wing conducts Pilot Instructor Training in the T-1A, T-6A and T-38 aircraft, and conducts international, U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy joint combat systems officer training in the T-43 and T-1A aircraft. The wing also conducts Introduction to Fighter Fundamentals in the T-38C. The wing operates the U.S. Air Force Electronic Warfare Training School, which provides undergraduate, introductory and advanced electronic warfare training to international and Department of Defense students. The wing maintains approximately 150 aircraft and includes an infrastructure worth more than $3.1 billion for a work force of approximately 8,000 active duty, reservists and civilians. The 12th FTW also hosts Headquarters Air Education and Training Command, 19th Air Force, Air Force Personnel Center, Air Force Recruiting Service and 30 other tenant units, while supporting an estimated 51,000 retirees.
Colonel Van Ovost was born in Arlington Heights, Ill., and grew up in Fort Pierce, Fla. She graduated from the United States Air Force Academy in 1988. Prior to her current assignment, Colonel Van Ovost was the Vice Commander, 12th Flying Training Wing. Colonel Van Ovost is a command pilot with more than 3,900 hours in several mobility aircraft including the C-17A,
C-141B and KC-135R and is currently serving as a T-1A Instructor Pilot.
EDUCATION
1988 Bachelor of Science in Aeronautical Engineering, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo.
1994 USAF Test Pilot School, Edwards AFB, Calif.
1996 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
1996 Master of Science, Mechanical Engineering, California State University, Fresno, Calif.
1999 Master of Military Arts and Sciences, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2004 Master of Strategic Studies, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
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