Col John Cornett

Col John Cornett is Deputy Director, Inspections Directorate and Inspection Team Chief, The Inspection Agency, Department of the Air Force. The Inspections Directorate provides inspections and reporting for Department-level Field Operating Agencies, Direct Reporting Units, oversight inspections of Major Commands, and special inspections as directed by The Inspector General
and Secretary of the Air Force. Col Cornett received his commission following graduation from the University of Kentucky in 2000. He has operational experience in nuclear and conventional
operations in the continental United States, at Andersen AFB, Guam as part of the Continuous Bomber Presence, Diego Garcia in Operation Enduring Freedom, and at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar supporting the fight against ISIS and other terrorist networks.
Col Cornett has served in a variety of assignments as a B-52H instructor electronic warfare officer and weapons officer at Barksdale AFB, Louisiana and Minot AFB, North Dakota. He held a staff assignment at Joint Chief of Staff J-33 in the Pentagon as a Presidential Strike Advisor and Bomber Planner. Additionally, he served as the Director of Operations for the 69th Bomb Squadron, where he led a successful deployment to Al Udeid, which was followed by commanding the 5th Operations Support Squadorn in Minot AFB.

ASSIGNMENTS
1. Jan 2001 – Nov 2002, Student, undergraduate navigator training, Pensacola NAS, FL.
2. Nov 2002 – Sep 2003, B-52 Initial Qualification Training student, Barksdale AFB, LA.
3. Sep 2003 – Oct 2005, B-52 Electronic Warfare Officer and Short Range Scheduler, 23rd Bomb
Squadron, Minot AFB, ND.
4. Oct 2005 – Jul 2007, Defensive System Project Manager and Assistant Training Flight Commander,
49 Test and Elevation Squadron, Barksdale AFB, LA.
5. Jan 2007 – Jul 2007, Student, United States Air Force Weapons School, 340th Weapons Squadron,
Barksdale AFB, LA.
6. Aug 2007 – Jul 2009, B-52 Weapons Officer and Operations Group Training Flight Commander, 2nd
OSS, Barksdale AFB, LA.
7. Jul 2009 – Jun 2012, Assistant Director of Operation and Strategic Flight Phase Manager, 340th
Weapons Squadron, Barksdale AFB, LA.
8. Jun 2012 – Jun 2013, US Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
9. Jun 2013 – Jun 2014, Student, School of Advanced Air and Space Studies, Maxwell AFB, AL.
10. Jun 2014 – Jun 2016, Joint Chief of Staff, Presidential Strike Advisor, Pentagon Washington, D.C.
11. Jun 2016 – May 2018, Director of Operations, 69th Bomb Squadron, Minot AFB, ND.
12. May 2018 – May 2020, Commander, 5th Operations Support Squadron, Minot AFB, ND.
13. May 2020 – Jun 2021, Fellow, Stimpson Center Fellowship, Washington, D.C.
14. Jul 2021 – Present, Deputy Director Inspections Dectorate, Dept of the Air Force Inspection Agency,
Kirtland AFB, NM

FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Master Navigator
Flight hours: More than 2,586, including more than 578 combat hours
Aircraft flown: B-52H