Colonel Jon A. Eberlan is Commander, 75th Air Base Wing, Hill Air Force Base, Utah. The wing provides installation support for the Ogden Air Logistics Complex, two fighter wings, and 50 other associate units, totaling 24,000 members consisting of active duty, civilian and contractor personnel. Additionally, it directly supports Air Expeditionary Forces operations. The 75th Air Base Wing also has base support responsibility for the operation of the 1,500-square-mile Utah Test and Training Range.
Colonel Eberlan enlisted in the Air Force in 1990 and earned his commission as a distinguished graduate of Officer Training School in August 1998. Colonel Eberlan has served as a group commander, squadron commander, and squadron operations officer. He has also performed staff duties at the major command, Air Staff, and joint levels. Prior to his current position, he served as Commander, 309th Aircraft Maintenance Group, Ogden Air Logistics Complex, Hill Air Force Base, Utah.
EDUCATION
1997 Bachelor of Science in Business Management (with distinction), Park College, Parkville, Mo.
2004 Distinguished graduate, Master of Science in Logistics Management, Air Force Institute of Technology,
Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
2004 Top-third graduate, Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2008 Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence
2010 Master of Military Operational Art and Science, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2011 Advanced Program in Logistics and Technology, Kenan-Flagler Business School, University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, N.C.
2013 Air War College, by correspondence
2016 Distinguished graduate, Master of Science in National Resource Strategy, Dwight D. Eisenhower School, Fort
Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
2017 Depot & Arsenal Executive Leadership Program, Kenan-Flagler Business School, University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, N.C.
2017 Executive Champion Lean Six Sigma Certification, College of Engineering, North Carolina State University,
Raleigh, N.C.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. August 1998 – November 1998, student, Aircraft Maintenance Officer Course, Sheppard AFB, Texas
2. November 1998 – June 2000, Sortie Generation Flight Commander, 42d Airborne Command and Control
Squadron, Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz.
3. June 2000 – May 2001, Fabrication Flight Commander, 355th Equipment Maintenance Squadron, Davis-Monthan
AFB, Ariz.
4. May 2001 – August 2002, Maintenance Supervisor, 355th Component Repair Squadron, Davis-Monthan AFB,
Ariz.
5. August 2002 – March 2004, student, Graduate Program for Logistics Management, Air Force Institute of
Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
6. April 2004 – August 2004, Deputy Chief, Site Activation Task Force Programs, Logistics Plans Branch, Logistics
Readiness Division, Directorate of Maintenance and Logistics, Headquarters Air Combat Command, Langley AFB,
Va.
7. August 2004 – August 2005, Chief, Maintenance Analysis Branch, Assessments Division, Directorate of
Maintenance and Logistics, Headquarters Air Combat Command, Langley AFB, Va.
8. August 2005 –August 2006, Executive Officer to the Director of Logistics, Headquarters Air Combat Command,
Langley AFB, Va.
9. August 2006 – July 2008, Maintenance Operations Officer, 4th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Seymour Johnson
AFB, N.C.
10. July 2008 – July 2009, Logistics Staff Officer, Tactical Evaluation Division, Allied Air Component Command
Headquarters, Izmir, Turkey
11. August 2009 – Jun 2010, student, Air Command and Staff College, Air University, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
12. July 2010 – July 2012, Commander, 3rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson,
Alaska
13. August 2012 – August 2013, Chief, Aircraft Maintenance Officer Force Development, Force Development and
Organizations Division, Directorate of Logistics, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Installations, and
Mission Support, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
14. August 2013 – December 2013, Chief of Foreign Military Sales Logistics and End-Use Monitoring, Office of
Security Cooperation-Iraq, United States Embassy, Baghdad, Iraq
15. January 2014 – May 2014, Commander, 379th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Al Udeid Air
Base, Qatar
16. May 2014 – June 2015, Executive Officer to the Commander, Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command,
Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
17. August 2015 – June 2016, student, Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy,
National Defense University, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
18. July 2016 – April 2018, Commander, 309th Aircraft Maintenance Group, Ogden Air Logistics Complex, Hill
AFB, Utah
19. April 2018 – present, Commander, 75th Air Base Wing, Hill AFB, Utah
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with five oak leaf clusters
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Air Force Achievement Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Meritorious Unit Award
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with two oak leaf clusters
Air Force Organizational Excellence Award
Air Force Good Conduct Medal with oak leaf cluster
National Defense Service Medal with bronze star
Southwest Asia Service Medal with two bronze stars
Kosovo Campaign Medal with bronze star
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Korea Defense Service Medal
Armed Forces Service Medal
NATO Medal
Kuwaiti Liberation Medal (Government of Kuwait)
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant Aug. 1998
First Lieutenant Aug. 2000
Captain Aug. 2002
Major May 2008
Lieutenant Colonel Dec. 2011
Colonel June 2016
(Current as of April 2018)