Colonel Andrew St. Jean is the Deputy Wing Commander, 104th Fighter Wing, Barnes Air National Guard Base, Westfield, Massachusetts. In this role, he ensures the unit is mission ready and can effectively support the alert homeland defense and the expeditionary deployment missions with the assigned F-15C Eagles and over 1000 military and civilian personnel.
Colonel St. Jean received his commission in 2002 through the Reserve Officer Training Corps program at The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina. He is a career intelligence officer with assignments at Osan Air Base, ROK and Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina along with deployments to Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. In 2006 Colonel St. Jean transitioned to the Massachusetts Air National Guard as a Drill Status Guardsman with the 104th Fighter Wing. Colonel St. Jean is a graduate and former instructor and Director of Operations for 19th Weapons Squadron of the Weapons Instructor Course at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. He has served as Aide-de-Camp to the Chief of Staff, United States Air Force, and served as Commander of the 101st Intelligence Squadron, Otis Air National Guard Base, Massachusetts. Prior to his current position, the Colonel was the Mission Support Group Commander, 104th Fighter Wing, Barnes Air National Guard Base, Westfield, Massachusetts.
EDUCATION
2002 Bachelor of Arts in History, The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, Charleston, S.C.
2009 Juris Doctor, Boston College Law School, Newton, Mass.
2010 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
2011 Intelligence Weapons Instructor Course, Distinguished Graduate, Nellis Air Force Base, Nev.
2017 Air Command and Staff College (correspondence), Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
2020 Joint Forces Staff College – Joint Combined Warfighting School, Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads, Va.
2021 National Security Fellowship. The Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. Jul 2002 – Mar 2003, Student, Intelligence Officer Course, 315th Training Squadron, Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas
2. Apr 2003 – Mar 2004, Deputy Intelligence Officer, 25th Fighter Squadron, Osan Air Base, ROK.
3. Mar 2004 – May 2005, Intelligence Officer, 75th Fighter Squadron, Pope AFB, N.C.
4. May 2005 – Jun 2006, Chief, Intelligence Training, 23rd Operations Support Squadron, Pope AFB, N.C.
5. Jun 2006 – Jan 2011, Senior Intelligence Officer, 104th Operations Support Fight, Barnes Air National Guard Base, Mass.
6. Jan 2011 – Jun 2011, Student, Intel Weapons Instructor Course, 19th Weapons Squadron, Nellis AFB, Nev.
7. Jun 2011 – Aug 2013, Intelligence Weapons Officer, 104th Operations Support Fight, Barnes ANGB, Mass.
8. Sep 2013 – Jun 2015, Intelligence Weapons Instructor, 19th Weapons Squadron, Nellis AFB, Nev.
9. Jun 2015 – Aug 2016, Director of Operations, 19th Weapons Squadron, Nellis AFB, Nev.
10. Aug 2016 – Sep 2017, Aide-de-Camp to the Chief of Staff, United States Air Force, Headquarters Air Force,
Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
11. Oct 2017 – April 2018, Intelligence Weapons Officer, 102nd Operations Support Squadron, Otis ANGB, Mass.
12. May 2018 – May 2020, Squadron Commander, 101st Intelligence Squadron, Otis ANGB, Mass.
13. Jun 2020 – May 2021, National Security Fellow, Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard Univ., Cambridge, Mass
14. Jun 2021 – May 2022, Wing Inspector General, 102nd Intelligence Wing, Otis ANGB, Mass.
15. Jun 2022 – Dec 2023, Group Commander, 104th Mission Support Group, Barnes ANGB, Mass.
16. Jan 2024 – present, Deputy Wing Commander, 104th Fighter Wing, Barnes ANGB, Mass.
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster
Afghanistan Campaign Medal with one star
Korea Defense Service Medal
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant May 29, 2002
First Lieutenant May 29, 2004
Captain May 29, 2006
Major Feb. 14, 2011
Lieutenant Colonel Aug. 4, 2017
Colonel, July 27, 2023
(Current as of January 2024)