CMSgt Israel
Jaeger, USAF
CMSgt Israel Jaeger, USAF
Command Senior Enlisted Leader
Department of War Cyber Defense Command, Defense Information Systems Agency
Chief Master Sgt. Israel Jaeger is the Command Senior Enlisted Leader for the Department of War Cyber Defense Command and the Defense Information Systems Agency. In this capacity, he serves as the principal enlisted advisor to the Commander/Director on force development, personnel utilization, retention, and sustainment, to meet DOW and joint force requirements.
Jaeger guides the management of a global network of more than 20,000 service members, civilians and contractors who provide defense communications solutions to the President of the United States, Secretary of War, Joint Chiefs of Staff, and combatant commanders. DISA operates joint, interoperable command and control capabilities for the DOW, which support more than 200,000 warfighters in 150 countries.
He also drives unified action across the DOW to secure, operate and defend the DOW Information Network. He provides oversight in the establishment of DOWIN priorities, threat-informed actions through formal planning and future operational initiatives, and the command and control of daily unified network operations, cyber security actions and defensive operations on the DOWIN.
Jaeger previously served as the Senior Enlisted Advisor for Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance, and Cyber Effects Operations, Headquarters, U.S. Air Force, The Pentagon, providing oversight of policy formulation, senior leader development, force management, career field utilization, retention and sustainment, to meet service and combatant command requirements, in support of a 73,000-person enterprise with a portfolio valued at $72 Billion.
Jaeger entered the Air Force in October 1996 as a communications and information systems specialist and has been assigned to various units in Alaska, Saudi Arabia, the Republic of Korea, Turkey, the Netherlands, Iraq, the Azores, Germany, South Carolina, Qatar, Texas, Washington D.C., and directly supported operations Northern Watch, Southern Watch, Iraqi Freedom, Inherent Resolve, Freedom’s Sentinel, Resolute Support, Spartan Shield, Enduring Sentinel, and Allies Refuge.
Jaeger is a graduate of the U.S. Navy War College Senior Enlisted Academy, has a bachelor’s from American Military University, and has completed multiple executive level development courses, to include Enterprise Leadership – Kenan Flagler Business School, University of North Carolina; National and International Security – Alan L. Freed Associates, Washington D.C.; and Keystone Command Senior Enlisted Leader course – National Defense University, Washington D.C.
Jaeger’s awards include the Legion of Merit (two oak leaf clusters); Meritorious Service Medal (six oak leaf clusters); Air Force Commendation Medal, Air Force Achievement Medal (five oak leaf clusters); Air Force Recognition Ribbon; Humanitarian Service Medal (two oak leaf clusters); Nuclear Deterrence Operations Service Medal; Citation of Honor, Multi-National Security Transition Command, Iraq; DOW National Image Meritorious Service for Headquarter Air Force; and Information Dominance Cyber Operations Senior Noncommissioned of the Year for Headquarter Air Force.
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