Colonel Jesse Doyle is Director of Safety at Headquarters Air Combat Command, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia. He is responsible for implementing the command’s flight, occupational, and weapons safety mishap prevention programs designed to preserve combat capability by providing guidance and directives to all ACC subordinate units (NAFs, center, wings and squadrons). He advises the ACC commander and staff on mishap trends, problem areas, and command-level initiatives. In addition, he provides direction, guidance, and assistance to all of the command’s safety investigations.
Col. Doyle received his commission through the Reserve Officer Training Corps at the University of Florida, with a degree in Business Administration. He attended Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. He is a graduate of Squadron Officer School, Air Command and Staff College, and Air War College.
Col. Doyle has served as an instructor pilot in both Air Education and Training Command and United States Air Forces in Europe, commanded at the squadron level, and served on the staff of Air Combat Command. He is a command pilot with over 3,850 flying hours in the T-37 and F-16, including 812 combat hours in Operations ODYSSEY DAWN, ENDURING FREEDOM, and FREEDOM’S SENTINEL.
EDUCATION
2002 Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration, University of Florida
2009 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2012 Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence
2013 Master of Operational Art and Military Science, Air University
2022 Air War College, by correspondence
ASSIGNMENTS
1. June 2002 – July 2003, student, Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training, 14th Flying Training Wing, Columbus AFB, Miss.
2. August 2003 – November 2003, student, T-37 Pilot Instructor Training, 559th Flying Training Squadron, Randolph AFB, Texas
3. December 2003 – December 2006, T-37 Instructor Pilot, 37th Flying Training Squadron, Columbus AFB, Miss.
4. January 2007 – February 2007, student, Introduction to Fighter Fundamentals, 49th Fighter Training Squadron, Moody AFB, Ga.
5. March 2007 – December 2007, student, F-16 Initial Qualification Training, 308th Fighter Squadron, Luke AFB, Ariz.
6. January 2008 – December 2011, Flight Commander and F-16 Instructor Pilot, 555th Fighter Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy
7. January 2012 – July 2014, Assistant Director of Operations and F-16 Instructor Pilot, 308th Fighter Squadron, Luke AFB, Ariz.
8. August 2014 – May 2017, Assistant Director of Operations and F-16 Evaluator Pilot, 314th Fighter Squadron, Holloman AFB, N.M.
9. June 2017 – May 2018, Director of Operations and F-16 Instructor Pilot, 31st Operations Support Squadron, Aviano AB, Italy
10. June 2018 – May 2019, Director of Operations and F-16 Evaluator Pilot, 510th Fighter Squadron, Aviano AB, Italy
11. June 2019 – June 2021, Commander and F-16 Evaluator Pilot, 31st Operations Support Squadron, Aviano AB, Italy
12. July 2021 – December 2022, Branch Chief F-35 Operations, HQ ACC A5/8/9, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va.
13. January 2023 – June 2024, Division Chief Flight Safety, HQ ACC Safety, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va,
14. July 2024 – Present, Director of Safety, HQ ACC, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va.
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Command Pilot
Flight hours: More than 3,850 including 812 combat hours
Aircraft Flown: T-37, F-16
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Meritorious Service Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
Air Medal with 8 Oak Leaf Clusters
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant May 29, 2002
First Lieutenant May 29, 2004
Captain May 29, 2006
Major March 1, 2012
Lieutenant Colonel February 1, 2017
Colonel October 1, 2023
(CURRENT AS OF September 2024)