Brigadier General Jack Arthaud

Brig. Gen. Jack R. Arthaud is the Deputy Commander, 15th Air Force, Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina. As an institutional, service-retained operational headquarters, 15th AF optimizes the overall readiness of conventional Combat Air Forces and presents units to combatant commanders for employment. Additionally, 15th AF commands 17 wings and two direct reporting units in the U.S., ensuring that over 850 aircraft and associated personnel are prepared, generated and sustained according to Air Force priorities and operational requirements.

Brig. Gen. Arthaud graduated from Whitworth College with a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, is a 2017 National Security Fellow of Harvard University John F. Kennedy School of Government, and a 2013 graduate of Air University School of Advanced Air and Space Studies. Brig. Gen. Arthaud is a combat pilot with more than 2,500 flying hours in 19 aircraft. He has flown combat missions in Operation Southern Watch, deployed for Operation Enduring Freedom, and led Operation Noble Eagle homeland defense missions. Prior to his current position, he co-authored the 2018 National Defense Strategy, commanded 48th and 33rd Fighter Wings, was Commandant of the U.S. Air Force Weapons School, and U.S. Country Representative to the United Kingdom, the senior U.S. military representative to His Majesty's government, responsible for over 23,000 U.S. Service members and civilians.