Lt Col Jared M. Rutkovitz

LIEUTENANT COLONEL JARED M. RUTKOVITZ

Lt Col Jared M. Rutkovitz is the Director of Operations and Assistant Professor of Aerospace Studies, Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFROTC), Detachment 105 located at the University of Colorado-Boulder and Assistant Professor of Aerospace Studies. He leads a team of 10-active duty and civilian personnel, providing the education, training, and instruction of more than 270 highly qualified prospective Air Force and Space Force Officers.

Lt Col Rutkovitz enlisted in the United States Air Force (USAF) in January 1999. He spent the first three years as a Ceremonial Guardsmen in the USAF Honor Guard. After the USAF HG, Lt Col Rutkovitz retrained into the 3C0X1-Communications-Computer Systems Operations career field and spent another six years performing various roles such as Information Systems Administrator, Sensor Technician, Network Analyst, Information Systems Security Manager, and Configuration Management.

In May 2010, Lt Col Rutkovitz re-entered the USAF after completing Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps as a distinguished graduate at the University of Central Florida. He has served in various roles throughout Contracting including positions at a base Contracting Squadron, Enterprise Sourcing Squadron, Systems Contracting, as well as the AFMC/PK Executive Officer. Lt Col Rutkovitz has also completed a career broadening tour as a 13O Multi-Domain Warfare Officer. He has deployed four times in support of SOUTHERN WATCH, ENDURING FREEDOM, INHERENT RESOLVE, FREEDOM’S SENTINEL, ENDURING SENTINEL, and SPARTAN SHIELD.

Prior to his current position, Lt Col Rutkovitz served as the 9th Air Force (AFCENT) Contracting Division Chief within the Logistics, Engineering, and Contracting Directorate, Shaw AFB, S.C.

EDUCATION

2004 Associate in Applied Science, Information Systems Technology, Community College of the Air Force, Gunter Air Force Base, Ala.

2010 Bachelor of Science, Information Systems Management, University of Central Florida, Fla.

2013 Master of Business Administration, Strategic Sourcing, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, Calif.

ASSIGNMENTS

1. January 1999–April 1999, Trainee, 331st Basic Military Training Squadron, Lackland Air Force Base (AFB), Texas

2. April 1999–February 2002, Ceremonial Guardsman, United States Air Force Honor Guard, Bolling AFB, Washington, D.C.

3. February 2002–May 2002, Student, Communications-Computer Systems Operations Course, Keesler AFB, Miss.

4. May 2002–November 2002, Information Systems Administrator, 690th Intelligence Support Squadron, Lackland AFB, Texas (June 2002–August 2002, Information Systems Administrator, 12th Expeditionary Intelligence Squadron, Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia)

5. November 2002–January 2005, Sensor Technician/Network Analyst, 33rd Information Operations Squadron, Lackland AFB, Texas

6. January 2005–January 2006, NCOIC, Information Systems Security Manager, 607th Air Intelligence Squadron,

Osan AB, Korea

7. January 2006–August 2006, Security Program Manager, Air Force Pentagon Communications Agency, Bolling AFB, Washington, D.C.

8. August 2006–January 2008, NCOIC, Configuration Management, 844th Communications Group, Bolling AFB, Washington, D.C.

9. January 2008–May 2010, Student, Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Fla.

10. May 2010–June 2013, Deputy, Base Infrastructure Flight, 460th Contracting Squadron, Buckley AFB, Colo. (November 2012–May 2013, Deputy Chief of Contracting, Regional Contracting Office-North, Central Command Joint Theater Support Contracting Command, Camp Marmal, Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan)

11. June 2013–December 2014, Student, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, Calif.

12. December 2014–July 2017, OIC, Strategic Sourcing Flight A, 771st Enterprise Sourcing Squadron, Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio

13. July 2017–June 2018, Executive Officer, Contracting Directorate, Headquarters Air Force Material Command, Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio

14. June 2018–May 2020, Services Contracts Branch Chief, Remote Sensing Directorate, Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles AFB, Calif. (July 2019–December 2019, Lead Air Force Contract Augmentation Program (AFCAP) Administrative Contracting Officer (ACO), 9 AF (AFCENT), Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar)

15. May 2020–July 2022, Assistant Director of Operations, 609th Air Support Squadron, Shaw AFB, S.C. (October 2020–April 2022, Senior Air Defense Officer, 609th Combined Air Operations Center, Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar)

16. July 2022–May 2024, Chief, Contracting Division, Civil Engineering and Contracting Directorate, Ninth Air Force (Air Forces Central), Shaw AFB, S.C.

17. May 2025–Present, Director of Operations, Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colo.

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS

Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters

Joint Service Commendation Medal

Air and Space Commendation Medal with six oak leaf clusters

Air and Space Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster

Joint Meritorious Unit Award

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS

2010 Distinguished Graduate, ROTC – Detachment 159, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Fla.

2010 Distinguished Graduate, Mission Ready Contracting Officer Course, Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio

2011 Company Grade Officer of the Year, 460th Contracting Squadron, Buckley AFB, Colo.

2015 Outstanding Contracting Officer of the Year, 771st Enterprise Sourcing Squadron, Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio

2015 Company Grade Officer of the Year, Air Force Installation Contracting Agency, Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio

2022 Field Grade Officer of the Year, Civil Engineering and Contracting Directorate, Ninth Air Force (Air Forces Central), Shaw AFB, S.C

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION

Second Lieutenant May 26, 2010

First Lieutenant May 26, 2012

Captain May 26, 2014

Major March 1, 2020

Lieutenant Colonel April 1, 2025

(Current as of June 2025)