Major Jacob Draszkiewicz is currently an Intermediate Developmental Education (IDE) Fellow at the Institute for Future Conflict (IFC) at the United States Air Force Academy. His studies are focused on the Global Air Mobility Support System (GAMSS) enterprise and contested logistics. He is a current and qualified instructor pilot in the C-17A with over 2,500 hours including 351 combat hours in support of Operation Freedom’s Sentinel and Operation Inherent Resolve.

Previously, Major Draszkiewicz was a Phoenix Horizon-Mobility Officer assigned to the 621st Contingency Response Wing as the Chief Wing Executive Officer, Contingency Response Element Commander, and C-17A Chief Pilot. Here, he oversaw wing administrative processes for 1,500 personnel across 3 groups and executed TRANSCOM’s air base opening and GAMSS mission sets. His efforts led to the first operational use of Contingency Support Element (CSE) force packages, providing rapid and dynamic deployment of global air mobility support personnel in novel hub and spoke operations.

Major Draszkiewicz commissioned from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in May 2014 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and Certificate of Archaeology. He then completed Undergraduate Pilot Training at Vance AFB, Oklahoma and later earned a Master’s Degree in Global Affairs with a concentration in International Security Studies from the University of Oklahoma.