Major Phillip R. Jenkins, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Operations Research
Major Phillip R. Jenkins is an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Operations Research in the Department of Operational Sciences, Air Force Institute of Technology. Maj Phillip Jenkins is also the Director of Operations, Operations Analysis Squadron, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia. In this role, he oversees the planning, prioritization, and execution of analytic projects and ensures decision relevance in support of operational and strategic problem sets across ACC units.
Maj Jenkins received his commission through the ROTC program at Ohio University in 2012. He began his Air Force career at Air Force Global Strike Command at Barksdale AFB, Louisiana, serving initially as a Long Range Systems Strike Analyst and later as the Chief of Force Structure Assessments. In August 2015, Maj Jenkins pursued further education at the Air Force Institute of Technology at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, earning a Master of Science in Operations Research in March 2017 and a Doctor of Philosophy in Operations Research in June 2019. Following his doctoral studies, Maj Jenkins continued at the Air Force Institute of Technology, serving as a faculty member, division chief, and deputy director until June 2023. Prior to his current position, Maj Jenkins was an Air Command and Staff College student and School of Advanced Air and Space Studies student at Maxwell AFB, Alabama.
Maj Jenkins deployed to the 609th Air Operations Center in 2022, serving as the Deputy Division Chief of the Operational Assessment Team in the Strategy Division.
(current as of January 2025)
Education
2025 Master of Philosophy, Military Strategy, School of Advanced Air and Space Studies, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2024 Top Graduate, Master of Military Operational Art and Science, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2022 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2019 Distinguished Graduate, Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2019 Doctor of Philosophy, Operations Research, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
2017 Distinguished Graduate, Master of Science, Operations Research, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
2012 Bachelor of Science, Mathematics, Ohio University
Awards
Publications
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