Colonel Scott C. Johnson

Col Scott C. Johnson is the Deputy Commander of the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing (AEW), Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. In this capacity, he supports the readiness and effective utilization of 5,400 Air Force, joint, and coalition forces as well as 55 mission partners at the largest composite wing within the Middle Eastern theater of operations. The 379th AEW encompasses airlift; aerial refueling; intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance; and aeromedical evacuation assets supporting operations INHERENT RESOLVE and SPARTAN SHIELD. 

After receiving his commission from the United States Air Force Academy, Col Johnson attended Joint Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training at Vance AFB, Oklahoma graduating in January 2005. His first assignment was flying the C-17A at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina where he earned airdrop, instructor, and Special Operations Low Level II qualifications while flying around the globe in support of Operations ENDURING FREEDOM and IRAQI FREEDOM, including planning and flying combat airdrops in Afghanistan.

After graduating Weapons School, he was assigned to Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, where he served as chief of Squadron Standardization and Evaluation and Chief Wing Executive Officer. Following this assignment, Col Johnson moved to Scott AFB to serve as a Joint Mobility Fellow, Aide-de-Camp to the Commander of Air Mobility Command, ending with an assignment to United States Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM). Following his time at USTRANSCOM, Col Johnson retuned to Joint Base Lewis-McChord to take command of the 57th Weapons Squadron. Upon completion of command, he attended the Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy. Prior to his current assignment, Col Johnson was the Chief of Staff, Joint Force Development Directorate (J7) at the Joint Staff, Pentagon, Washington D.C.

1. June 2003 – November 2003, Standardization & Evaluation Liaison, 94th Flying Training Squadron, USAF Academy, Colo.
2. November 2003 – July 2005, Student, Undergraduate Pilot Training, Vance AFB, Okla.
3. July 2005 – January 2008, C-17 Special Operations Low Level II Jump Seat & Aircraft Commander, Awards & Decorations Officer then Executive Officer, 14th Airlift Squadron, Joint Base Charleston, S.C.
4. January 2009 – July 2011, C-17 Special Operations Low Level Instructor Pilot, Wing Training Officer & Operations Group Executive Officer, 437th Operations Group, JB Charleston, S.C.
5. July 2011 – October 2012, C-17 Evaluator Pilot & Assistant Director of Operations then Chief of Standardization & Evaluation, 4th Airlift Squadron, JB Lewis-McChord, Wash.
6. October 2012 – June 2014, C-17 Evaluator Pilot & Chief Wing Executive Officer, 10th Airlift Squadron & 62^nd Airlift Wing, JB Lewis-McChord, Wash.
7. June 2014 – May 2015, Joint Mobility Fellow, Scott AFB, Ill.
8. May 2015 – May 2016, Aide de Camp to the Commander, Air Mobility Command, Scott AFB, Ill.
9.  May 2016 – September 2018, Chief, Integrated Joint Special Technical Operations, USTRANSCOM, Scott AFB, Ill.
10.  September 2018 – December 2018, Director of Staff, 57^th Weapons Squadron, JB Lewis-McChord, Wash.
11.  December 2018 – December 2020, Commander, 57^th Weapons Squadron, JB Lewis-McChord, Wash.
12.  December 2020 – June 2021, Special Assistant to the Commander, 62d Operations Group, JB Lewis-McChord, Wash.
13.  June 2021 – June 2022, Student, Eisenhower School, National Defense University, Ft. McNair, Washington D.C.
14. June 2022 – May 2025, Director, Office of Program Management Activities then Chief of Staff, J-7 Joint Force Development Directorate the Joint Staff, Washington, D.C.
15. May 2025 – Present, Deputy Commander, 379th Air Expeditionary Wing, Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar

1. May 2016 – Sep 2018, Chief, Integrated Joint Special Technical Operations, USTRANSCOM, Scott AFB, IL as a lieutenant colonel
2. Jun 2022 – May 2025, Director of Program Management Activities then Chief of Staff, J-7 Joint Force Development Directorate the Joint Staff, Washington, D.C. as a colonel