Background: This award is named in honor of Colonel Jeffrey B. Jones, USA (Ret). COL Jones graduated from the United Stated Military Academy in 1971, earning the General Douglas MacArthur Leadership Award. He was commissioned as an Infantry officer. During the first nine years of his career, he served in successive Airborne and Light Infantry assignments, including Aide-de-Camp for the Commanding General, 7th Infantry Division (Light) from 1976 to 1978. While serving as the contingency planning and requirements strategist for the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, he authored the staff study recommending the creation of U.S. Central Command. From 1983-1984, Col.

Jones served as the operations officer, Observer Group Lebanon for the UN Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO), responsible for all operational interaction between unarmed UN observers from 17 countries, the UN’s Interim Force in Lebanon, the Lebanese Army, the International Committee of the Red Cross and the UN Relief and Works Agency. In 1985, Col. Jones became chief, International Military Affairs at U.S. Army Western Command and from 1987 to 1989; he served as the Joint Staff representative to the USUSSR Nuclear Arms Control and Space Negotiations, Geneva, Switzerland.

Col. Jones commanded the 8th Psychological Operations Battalion (Airborne) from 1989 to 1991. He led the battalion during Operations Promote Liberty, Desert Shield, Desert Storm and Provide Comfort. From 1991 to 1993, he returned to policy-making as the National Security Council’s director for Defense Policy and Arms Control, where he crafted the 1993 National Security Strategy of the United States, helped craft President George H. Bush’s nuclear arms-control initiative, led White House support for the establishment of the George Marshall European Center for Security Studies and developed peacekeeping initiatives for the UN, NATO, Somalia, Bosnia and Cambodia. Col. Jones commanded the 4th Psychological Operations Group (Airborne) from 1993 until 1995, deploying PSYOP forces to 68 countries on six continents, and supporting worldwide national information requirements in peacetime, crises and war. From 1995 to 1998, he served as the chief, Special Operations Division and assistant deputy director for operations of the Joint Staff. In 1998, he took his last active-duty assignment as the U.S. Defense Representative, Defense and Army Attaché́, American Embassy Paris. Jones retired in June 2001. However, immediately following the events 9/11, he was handpicked by Gen. Wayne Downing (then the assistant to the President/Deputy National Security Advisor for Combating Terrorism) to serve as the NSC senior director for Strategic Communication and Information. In June 2009, he was honored as an inaugural recipient of the Major General Robert A. McClure Award for “outstanding contribution to the Psychological Operations Regiment over a long and distinguished career.”

Presentation Venue: The Jeffrey B. Jones Cyber Operations Award is presented at the recipients unit or company by the local chapter President or representative and regional or “at large director”. If possible, the award should be presented prior to the AOC International Symposium, so that pictures of the presentation may be displayed during the Symposium.