James R. Sears

James R. Sears Jr. is a United States Air Force major general who serves as the deputy commander of Air Education and Training Command since July 2022. He most recently served as the Commander of the Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center. Previously, he was the Director of Plans, Programs, and Requirements of the Air Education and Training Command.^[2][3][4][5]

James R. Sears Jr.
Born	Gallatin, Missouri, U.S.^[1]
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Air Force
Years of service	1991–present (32 years)
Rank	Major General
Commands held	Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center 455th Air Expeditionary Wing 14th Flying Training Wing 20th Operations Group 61st Fighter Squadron
Awards	Distinguished Service Medal Legion of Merit (3)

References

1. https://s3.amazonaws.com/usafayearbooks/1991.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}
2. "Major General James R. Sears Jr".
3. "Col James R. Sears, Jr".
4. "Military Flight Training".
5. "USAF Brig. Gen. Jim Sears Returns After Counterterrorism Command Overseas". June 14, 2017.

External links

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Military offices
Preceded by David Julazadeh	Commander of the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing 2016–2017	Succeeded by Craig Baker
Preceded by John Cherrey	Director of Intelligence, Operations, and Nuclear Integration of the Air Education and Training Command 2017–2018	Succeeded by William A. Spangenthal
Preceded by William A. Spangenthal	Director of Plans, Programs, and Requirements of the Air Education and Training Command 2018–2020	Succeeded by Laura Lenderman
Preceded by Michael T. Brewer	Commander of the Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center 2020–2022	Succeeded by Michael T. Rawls
Preceded by Andrea Tullos	Deputy Commander of the Air Education and Training Command 2022–present	Incumbent