John J. Nichols

John J. Nichols
Born	Huron, Ohio, U.S.[1]
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Years of service	1992–2024
Rank	Major General
Commands	509th Bomb Wing 14th Flying Training Wing 28th Operations Group 28th Bomb Squadron
Battles / wars	Iraq War
Awards	Legion of Merit (3) Bronze Star Medal

John Joseph Nichols is a retired United States Air Force major general who served as the director of operations of the United States Strategic Command. He previously served as director of global power programs at the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics. He also commanded the 509th Bomb Wing.[2][3][4][5]

Military career

In July 2022, Nichols was reassigned as director of operations of the United States Strategic Command.[6]

References

1. https://s3.amazonaws.com/usafayearbooks/1992.pdf ^[bare URL PDF]
2. "MAJOR GENERAL JOHN J. NICHOLS". www.af.mil.
3. "General Officer Announcements". U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
4. "Brig. Gen. John J Nichols' fini flight as Whiteman AFB Commander". DVIDS.
5. "Stealth pilots, high school students collaborate to create innovative part for $2.2 billion aircraft". www.whiteman.af.mil.
6. "Senior leader announcement: Week of March 11". U.S. Air Force. March 11, 2022.

Military offices
Preceded by Paul W. Tibbets IV	Commander of the 509th Bomb Wing 2017–2019	Succeeded by Jeffrey T. Schreiner
Preceded by Gregory S. Bowen	Deputy Director of Global Operations of the United States Strategic Command 2019–2021	Succeeded by Glenn T. Harris
Preceded by Stephen L. Davis	Director of Global Power Programs at the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics 2021–2022	Succeeded by Mark B. Pye
Preceded by Thomas Ishee	Director of Global Operations at the United States Strategic Command 2022–2024	Succeeded by Brandon D. Parker