Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey B. Dekkinga is the Commander, 627th Security Forces Squadron and Deputy Joint Base Provost Marshal, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. He is responsible for providing 24/7 security for McChord Field which includes over 40 C-17s, executing fly away security missions through the Phoenix Raven program in support of Air Mobility Command Assets in high threat areas, and conducting small arms weapons training and inspections for joint base personnel.
Lt Colonel Dekkinga earned his commission through the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps in 2007 from Michigan State University. He has a broad range of Security Forces and Intelligence experience from the tactical to strategic levels. He began his career as a Security Forces Officer and held various positions to include Flight Commander, Officer- in-Charge Logistics, and Operations Officer. He was selected for Intelligence in 2012 and has extensive experience with intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) operations and intelligence planning focused on the Central Command and Indo-Pacific Command areas of responsibility. He has deployed and supported Operation’s IRAQI FREEDOM, INHERENT RESOLVE, and ALLIES REFUGE. Prior to his current position, he was the Director of Training, United States Air Force Academy Preparatory School.
EDUCATION
2007 Bachelor of Arts, Criminal Justice, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Mich.
2007 Air and Space Basic Course, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
2009 Security Forces Basic Officer Course, Camp Bullis, Texas
2011 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
2012 Intelligence Officer Course, Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas
2017 Master of Arts, Global Security/Intelligence Studies, American Military University, Charles Town, W. Va.
2020 Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence
2020 Joint Forces Staff College (JPME II), by correspondence
ASSIGNMENTS
1. August 2007 – March 2010, Assistant Operations Officer; later OIC Logistics, 375th Security Forces Squadron, Scott Air Force Base, Ill. (January 2009 – August 2009, OIC Logistics, 506th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, Kirkuk Regional Air Base, Iraq)
2. April 2010 – April 2011, Flight Commander, 8th Security Forces Squadron, Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea
3. May 2011 – May 2012, Operations Officer, 99th Ground Combat Training Squadron, Creech Air Force Base, Nev.
4. May 2012 – December 2012, Student, 315th Training Squadron, Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas
5. January 2013 – November 2014, Flight Commander; later, Assistant Director of Operations, 30th Intelligence Squadron, Langley Air Force Base, Vir. (May 2014 – November 2014, Air Force Intelligence Liaison Officer, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, Naval Support Activity Bahrain, Kingdom of Bahrain)
6. December 2014 – March 2016, Chief of Distributed Common Ground System (DCGS) White Cell, 27th Intelligence Squadron, Langley Air Force Base, Vir.
7. April 2016 – June 2018, Senior Intelligence Duty Officer; later, Chief of ISR Operations, 613th Air Operations Center, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii.
8. July 2018 – August 2020, Senior Intelligence Officer, 1st Air Support Operations Group, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.
9. September 2020 – June 2023, Chief of Intelligence Plans and Exercises; later, Commander’s Action Group, Special Operations Command Pacific, Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii. (May 2021 – Oct 2021, SOCPAC Liaison to the National Capital Region, Washington D.C.)
10. July 2023 – June 2025, Director of Training, United States Air Force Academy Preparatory School, United States Air Force Academy, Col.
11. July 2025 – Present, Commander, 627th Security Forces Squadron, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.
SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
1. September 2020 – July 2023, Chief of Intelligence Plans and Exercises; later, Commander’s Action Group, Special Operations Command Pacific, Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii, as a Major and Lieutenant Colonel
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Air and Space Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Joint Service Achievement Medal
Air and Space Achievement Medal
Navy Achievement Medal
OCCUPATIONAL BADGES
Force Protection
Intelligence
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant May 30, 2007
First Lieutenant May 30, 2009
Captain May 30, 2011
Major May 1, 2017
Lieutenant Colonel August 1, 2022
(Current as of July 2025)