Jack Weinstein (general)
{{short description|United States Air Force general}}
{{For|others of the same name|Jack Weinstein (disambiguation){{!}}Jack Weinstein}}
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Jack Weinstein is a retired lieutenant general in the United States Air Force. His final post was as the Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategic Deterrence and Nuclear Integration, Headquarters U. S. Air Force, Washington D.C. In this capacity, Weinstein was responsible to the Secretary and Chief of Staff of the Air Force for focus on Nuclear Deterrence Operations. Previously he was Commander, Twentieth Air Force, part of the Air Force Global Strike Command, and Commander, Task Force 214, part of the U.S. Strategic Command, at Francis E. Warren Air Force Base, in Wyoming.{{cite web|url=https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Biographies/Display/Article/108351/lieutenant-general-jack-weinstein/ |title= Major General Jack Weinstein |publisher=United States Air Force |access-date=December 19, 2013}}{{cite web|url=https://www.20af.af.mil/News/story/id/123368246/|title=20 AF commander: 'Standardization, mentorship critical to ICBM mission'|publisher=20th Air Force|date=October 24, 2013|access-date=December 19, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131220224528/http://www.20af.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123368246|archive-date=December 20, 2013|url-status=live}}
Career
Weinstein joined the Air Force in 1982.{{cite web|url=http://www.af.mil/information/bios/bio.asp?bioID=11281 |title=Major General Jack Weinstein |publisher=United States Air Force |accessdate=2012-02-28 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20120718181626/http://www.af.mil/information/bios/bio.asp?bioID=11281 |archivedate=2012-07-18 |url-status=dead }} He then began training at Vandenberg Air Force Base. The following year, he was stationed at Grand Forks Air Force Base. He remained there until 1988, at which time he returned to Vandenberg Air Force Base and was assigned to the 1st Strategic Aerospace Division. In 1991, he became executive officer of the Twentieth Air Force at Vandenberg.
In 1992, Weinstein was assigned to Air Combat Command. The following year, he transferred to Air Force Space Command. From 1995 to 1997, he was an ICBM requirements officer and Deputy Chief of Staff of United States Strategic Command. He then joined the 12th Space Warning Squadron at Thule Air Base in Greenland. After returning for a time to United States Strategic Command, Weinstein assumed command of the 90th Operations Group at Francis E. Warren Air Force Base in 2003. In 2005, he returned again to Vandenberg Air Force Base, where he assumed command of the 30th Space Wing. Also during this time, Weinstein was deployed overseas to serve as Director of Space Forces in the War in Afghanistan (2001–present) and the Iraq War.
In 2007, he returned to Air Force Space Command as Director of Plans, Programs and Analyses.
In October 2013, Weinstein was selected by Lt. General James Kowalski, the commander of the Air Force Global Strike to replace Maj. Gen. Michael Carey as Commander, Twentieth Air Force, Air Force Global Strike Command, and Commander, Task Force 214, U.S. Strategic Command.{{cite press release |url=https://www.afgsc.af.mil/News/story/id/123366812/ |title=20th Air Force commander relieved of command |publisher=Air Force Global Strike Command Public Affairs |date=October 11, 2013 |access-date=December 19, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131220213855/http://www.afgsc.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123366812 |archive-date=December 20, 2013 }}{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/report-us-air-force-general-drank-too-much-fraternized-with-foreign-women-in-moscow/2013/12/19/7f3cdba0-68ed-11e3-a0b9-249bbb34602c_story.html |title= Report: U.S. Air Force general drank too much, fraternized with foreign women in Moscow |newspaper=The Washington Post |first=Craig |last=Whitlock |date= December 19, 2013|accessdate=December 19, 2013}}
On 11 April 2014 General Weinstein was responsible for the firing of nine Air Force commanders in Malmstrom AFB, Montana.http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20140709/NEWS/307090064/Air-Force-releases-info-Malmstrom-cheating-punishments {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}
In March 2017, Weinstein attended the Exchange Monitor Nuclear Deterrence Summit[http://www.deterrencesummit.com Deterrence Summit official website], accessed 2017-03-03 in Washington DC. When questioned there about the New START treaty, he said, "The reason you do a treaty is not to cut forces but to maintain strategic stability among world powers. And the New START treaty allowed us to maintain [that stability]. I think there is a huge value with what the New START treaty has provided." DefenseNews.com pointed out that this is in contrast to statements made by US President Donald J Trump who, in an interview with Reuters on 22 February 2017, called the New START treaty a "one-sided deal" and a "bad deal".[http://www.defensenews.com/articles/air-force-nuclear-officer-new-start-treaty-is-good-for-us Air Force nuclear officer: New START treaty is ‘good for us’], Aaron Mehta, DefenseMews.com, 2017-03-02
Personal
In the 2024 United States presidential election, Weinstein endorsed Kamala Harris.{{Cite web |title=NSL4A Endorses Kamala Harris for President of the United States|publisher=National Security Leaders for America |url=https://www.nsl4a.org/nsl4a-announcements/nsl4a-endorsement-harris | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240922180040/https://www.nsl4a.org/nsl4a-announcements/nsl4a-endorsement-harris | archive-date=22 September 2024 |accessdate=Jan 25, 2025}}
Awards and decorations
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|Air Force Distinguished Service Medal with two bronze oak leaf clusters |
| {{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|name=US Defense Superior Service Medal ribbon|width=60}} |
| {{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|name=Legion of Merit ribbon|width=60}}14px14px
|Legion of Merit with two oak leaf clusters |
| {{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|name=Defense Meritorious Service ribbon|width=60}} |
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|Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters |
| {{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|name=Joint Service Commendation ribbon|width=60}} |
| {{ribbon devices|number=1|type=oak|name=Air Force Commendation ribbon|width=60}}
|Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster |
| {{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|name=Joint Meritorious Unit Award-3d|width=60}}14px14px
|Joint Meritorious Unit Award with two oak leaf clusters |
| {{ribbon devices|number=5|type=oak|name=Outstanding Unit ribbon|width=60}}
|Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with silver oak leaf cluster |
| {{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|name=Organizational Excellence ribbon|width=60}} |
| {{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|name=Combat Readiness Medal ribbon|width=60}} |
| {{ribbon devices|number=1|type=service-star|name=National Defense Service Medal ribbon|width=60}}
|National Defense Service Medal with one bronze service star |
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| {{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|name=Air Force Overseas Short Tour Service Ribbon|width=60}} |
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|Air Force Longevity Service Award with one silver and three bronze oak leaf clusters |
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Education
References
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{{s-ttl|title=Director of Plans, Programs, and Analyses of the Air Force Space Command|years=2007–2009}}
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{{s-ttl|title=Deputy Director of Programs of the United States Air Force|years=2009–2011}}
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{{s-ttl|title=Director of Air, Space and Cyberspace Operations of the Air Force Space Command|years=2011–2012}}
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{{s-ttl|title=Vice Commander of the Air Force Global Strike Command|years=2013}}
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{{s-ttl|title=Commander of the Twentieth Air Force|years=2013–2015}}
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{{s-ttl|title=Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategic Deterrence and Nuclear Integration of the United States Air Force|years=2015–2018}}
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Category:Recipients of the Defense Superior Service Medal
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Category:University of Massachusetts Lowell alumni
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Category:Air Command and Staff College alumni
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