Col. James W. Kellogg, Jr., is Vice Commander of the 94th Airlift Wing, Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Georgia. The wing is equipped with eight C-130H3 cargo aircraft that support joint service and multi-national airlift missions both in the United States and around the world. The wing is comprised of over 2,500 personnel, and includes a headquarters element, three groups and 13 squadrons.

Additionally, Col. Kellogg has command responsibility for the entire installation serving as host for over 12,000 tenant personnel and 13 tenant units, including 22nd Air Force, Air Force Plant 6 and Lockheed-Martin, the Georgia Army and Air National Guard and the Army, Navy and Marine Corps Reserves.

Col. Kellogg earned his commission through the Reserve Officer Training Corps at the University of Texas at San Antonio. He is a command pilot with over 3,500 hours supporting tactical airlift, strategic airlift and special operations in C-130, MC-130H, and C-5 aircraft. He is a veteran of Operations Desert Shield, Desert Storm, Provide Comfort, Restore Hope, Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom.

He previously served as the Individual Mobilization Augmentee to the Director for Mobilization, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C. Kellogg deployed as the 746th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron commander and commanded the 328th Airlift Squadron, 914th Airlift Wing, Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, New York.

Kellogg is a third generation Air Force officer. In his civilian career, he is a pilot for a major airline.

EDUCATION
1988 Bachelor of Business Administration, University of Texas at San Antonio
1995 Squadron Officer’s School, Maxwell AFB, Ala. (in-residence and correspondence)
2002 Air Command and Staff College, (in-correspondence)
2005 Reserve Officer Joint Military Operations Course, Naval War College, Newport, R.I.
2007 National Strategy and Decision Making Course, Naval War College, Newport, R.I.
2009 Air War College, (in-correspondence)
2010 Master of Aerospace Science, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
2013 Master of Science, Operational Planning and Strategy, Joint Advanced Warfighting School/NDU, Norfolk, Va.

ASSIGNMENTS
1. June 1988 – July 1989, Undergraduate Pilot Training, Vance AFB, Okla.
2. July 1989 – April 1993, C-130 aircraft commander, 50th Airlift Squadron, Little Rock AFB, Ark.
3. April 1993 – August 1996, MC-130H aircraft commander, 15th Special Operations Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
4. August 1996 – October 2002, C-5 aircraft commander, 68th Airlift Squadron, Lackland AFB, Texas
5. October 2002 – August 2004, Joint Exercise Planner/Controller, HQ Air Mobility Command, Scott AFB, Ill.
6. August 2004 – September 2009, Chief, Crisis Action Team Operations, Air Mobility Command, Scott AFB, Ill.
7. October 2009 –November 2010, Deputy Director, Commander’s Action Group, Air Force Reserve Command, Robins AFB, Ga.
8. November 2010 – July 2012, Commander, 328th Airlift Squadron, Niagara Falls ARS, N.Y.
9. July 2012 – June 2013, Student, Joint Advanced Warfighting School, Norfolk, Va.
10. June 2013 – July 2016, IMA to the Director, Mobilization (RT&M), Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs
11. July 2016 – Present, 94th Airlift Wing, Vice Commander, Dobbins ARB, Ga.

AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Meritorious Service Medal, 4 oak leaf clusters
Air Medal
Aerial Achievement Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal
Joint Service Achievement Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with Valor Device
Combat Readiness Medal with bronze star
National Defense Medal
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Southwest Asia Medal with three bronze stars
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon with Gold Border
Air Force Longevity Service
Armed Forces Reserve Medal with ‘M’ device
Air Force Training Ribbon
Kuwait Liberation Medal Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Kuwait Liberation Medal Government of Kuwait

PROFESSIONAL MEBERSHIPS AND AFFILIATIONS
Reserve Officer’s Association, Life Member
Order of Daedalians, Life Member
Delta Upsilon Fraternity

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
Air Mobility Command, Directorate of Air, Space, and Information Operations Individual Mobilization
Augmentee (IMA) of the year, 2004 and 2005

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant, June 1, 1988
First Lieutenant, June 1, 1990
Captain, June 1, 1992
Major, October 1, 2000
Lieutenant Colonel, October 1, 2007
Colonel, June 15, 2013