Lt Col James Greenwood

LIEUTENANT COLONEL JAMES S. GREENWOOD
Lt Col James S. Greenwood is the Deputy Director, Advanced Logistics Readiness Officer Course, with the Air Force Institute of Technology’s School of Systems and Logistics and Army Sustainment University, Fort Lee, Virginia. As the Deputy Director, he supervises course curriculum development, management, and instruction for Headquarters Air Force's senior Logistics Readiness Officer professional development special program. In this role, Lt Col Greenwood equips 21R Field Grade Officers to lead, plan, and advocate for joint logistics at the operational and strategic levels.

Lt Col Greenwood is a 2008 graduate of the University of Notre Dame and received his commission through the Reserve Officer Training Corps. He is a career Logistics Readiness Officer, with his previous assignments including Vandenberg Space Force Base, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, U.S. Army Garrison-Yongsan, and Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph. He has deployed to Kyrgyzstan and Afghanistan in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM, and to Kuwait and Iraq in support of Operation INHERENT RESOLVE. Prior to his current position, he was the Commander, 436th Logistics Readiness
Squadron, Dover Air Force Base, Delaware.

EDUCATION
2008 Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN
2008 Air and Space Basic Course In-Residence, Maxwell Air Force Base, AL
2008 Logistics Readiness Officer Basic Course In-Residence, Lackland Air Force Base, TX
2014 Squadron Officer School In-Residence, Maxwell Air Force Base, AL
2015 Masters of Science degree in Management, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
2018 Intermediate Logistics Readiness Officer Course In-Residence, Shepherd Air Force Base, TX
2020 Air Command and Staff College In-Correspondence, Maxwell Air Force Base, AL
2023 Advanced Logistics Readiness Officer Course In-Correspondence, Fort Gregg-Adams, VA
2024 Air War College In-Correspondence, Maxwell Air Force Base, AL

ASSIGNMENTS

1. July 2008 – July 2011, Officer in Charge, Plans and Integration, 30th Logistics Readiness Squadron, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Cal.
2. July 2011 – November 2015, Fuels Management Flight Commander, 87th Logistics Readiness Squadron, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, NJ (October 2012 – April 2013, Deployment & Distribution Flight Commander, Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyz Republic, and 376th Air Expeditionary Wing Det 1 Officer in Charge, Camp John Pratt, Afghanistan; April 2015 – September 2015, Director of Operations and A4, 387th Air Expeditionary Squadron, Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait)
3. November 2015 – June 2018, Executive Officer, Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center Detachment 8 (Air Combat Command), Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Vir.
4. June 2018 – July 2020, Combined/Joint Logistics Operations Officer, Combined Forces Command C4/U.S. Forces Korea J45, U.S. Army Garrison-Yongsan, Republic of Korea
5. July 2020 – May 2022, Chief, LRO Talent Management, Headquarters Air Force Personnel Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Tex.
6. June 2022 – June 2025, Commander, 436th Logistics Readiness Squadron, Dover Air Force Base, Del.
7. July 2025 – Present, Deputy Director, Advanced Logistics Readiness Officer Course, Fort Lee, Vir.

SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS

1. June 2018 – July 2020, Combined/Joint Logistics Operations Officer, Combined Forces Command C4/U.S. Forces Korea J45, U.S. Army Garrison-Yongsan, Republic of Korea, as a major

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Joint Service Achievement Medal with one oak leaf cluster
Joint Meritorious Unit Award
Meritorious Unit Award
Afghanistan Campaign Medal with one campaign star

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
2014 Military Officer Association of America Company Grade Officer of the Year, State of New Jersey
2022 Air Mobility Command Non-Flying Unit of the Year

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant May 18, 2008
First Lieutenant May 28, 2010
Captain May 28, 2012
Major December 1, 2017
Lieutenant Colonel June 1, 2023

(Current as of Jul 2025)