Colonel Jorge I. Jimenez is Commander, 66th Air Base Group, Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts. The group supports the Air Force acquisition mission, providing base, regional and readiness support for the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, three Program Executive Offices, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, a variety of other tenant organizations and a joint-service military housing community. The group also provides direct support to approximately 200 geographically separated units and approximately 130,000 retired military personnel, annuitants and spouses living in the six-state New England and New York area.
Col. Jimenez entered the Air Force in 1998 as a graduate of the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps, University of Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico.
Prior to his current position, Col. Jimenez was the Comptroller, Headquarters U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, Camp Smith, Hawaii. In this position, he led a division providing fiscal oversight and financial management support to the INDOPACOM headquarters mission. He was responsible for the effective planning and execution of over $2 billion across multiple years and appropriations for the headquarters and six sub-component commands.
EDUCATION
1998 Bachelor in Business Administration, Accounting, University of Puerto Rico, Bayamon, Puerto Rico
1998 Basic Financial Management Officer Course, Sheppard Air Force Base, Wichita Falls, Texas
2003 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2006 Master of Business Administration, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, Calif.
2006 Financial Management Staff Officer Course, Keesler AFB, Miss.
2009 Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence
2009 Defense Financial Management Course, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2016 Air War College
ASSIGNMENTS
1. October 1998 - June 2001, Financial Officer, AF Research Laboratory, Propulsion Directorate, Edwards AFB, Calif
2. June 2001 - August 2004, Chief, Budget and Finance, NATO Programming Center, Glons, Belgium
3. September 2004 - June 2006, Student, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, Calif.
4. July 2006 - June 2010, Chief, Budget Ops and Programming, 12th Air Force (AFSOUTH), Davis-Monthan AFB, Ari.
5. July 2010 - June 2012, 505th Command and Control Wing, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
6. July 2012 - June 2014, 5th Comptroller Squadron, Minot AFB, N.D.
7. July 2014 - June 2016, Commander, 20th Comptroller Squadron, Shaw AFB, S.C.
8. July 2016 - June 2017, Director, Financial Management and Comptroller, U.S. Air Force Central Command, Shaw AFB, S.C.
9. July 2017 - June 2019, Director, Resource Management, White House Communication Agency, Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Washington, D.C.
10. July 2019 - June 2022, Chief, Financial Analysis Division, Air Education and Training Command, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas
11. July 2022 - June 2024, Comptroller, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii
12. July 2024 - Present, Commander, 66th Air Base Group, Hanscom AFB, Mass.
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Meritorious Medal
Defense Meritorious Service Medal with 2 oak leaf clusters
Meritorious Service Medal with five oak leaf clusters
Joint Service and Air Commendation Medal
Afghanistan Campaign Medal with two stars
NATO Medal with one bronze star
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant June 27, 1998
First Lieutenant June 27, 2000
Captain July 1, 2001
Major March 1, 2009
Lieutenant Colonel Sept. 1, 2013
Colonel Oct. 1, 2019
(Current as of July 2024)