Jan-Marc Jouas
Jan-Marc Jouas is a retired United States Air Force lieutenant general. He served as the Deputy Commander, United Nations Command Korea; Deputy Commander, United States Forces Korea; Commander, Air Component Command, Republic of Korea/United States Combined Forces Command; and Commander, Seventh Air Force, Pacific Air Forces, Osan Air Base, South Korea. He was also the United States representative to the joint committee for the Status of Forces agreement between the two countries. He retired on February 1, 2015.
Military career
Jouas was commissioned in 1979 as a graduate of the United States [Air Force Academy]. He is a command pilot with extensive operational experience in F-4, F-15 and F-16 aircraft, including more than 80 combat missions. He has commanded at the squadron, group and wing levels, and served as a Joint Staff division chief and special assistant to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Prior to his current assignment, he was the Pacific Air Forces Director of Operations, Plans, Requirements, and Programs.Commander of the Seventh Air Force
Jouas saw the Seventh Air Force's mission as "to deter aggression and maintain the armistice, defend the Republic of Korea, and defeat any attack against the alliance". He has stated that the Seventh Air Force is capable of flying up to 3,000 sorties per day in support of United States Forces Korea during combat operations. During a July 2012 incident between Town Patrol personnel and several Korean nationals, Jouas was praised for his rapid and diplomatic response to the incident, which was credited with reducing tension and minimizing the impact of the incident on South Korea-United States relations.As commander, Jouas had a "zero tolerance policy" toward prostitution and human trafficking. In summer of 2013, Jouas placed the notorious "Juicy" bars in the Songtan Entertainment District off-limits to Seventh Air Force personnel. Jouas commented on the Juicy bars, "There's nothing good about them. I think they further an attitude toward women that's unacceptable. There are a lot of our servicemembers that don't want to go into those bars because they're pretty creepy."
Personal
In the 2024 United States presidential election, Jouas endorsed Kamala Harris.Education
- 1979 Bachelor of Science degree in international affairs, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado
- 1984 Squadron Officer School, by correspondence
- 1984 Master of Arts degree in education, Chapman College, Calif.
- 1987 Air Command and Staff College, by seminar
- 1992 Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kan.
- 1998 Fellow, Harvard University Center for International Affairs, Cambridge, Mass.
- 2002 Senior Executive Fellowship, Kennedy School of Government, Cambridge, Mass.
Effective dates of promotion
United States Air Force Academy Cadet – Class of 1979| Rank | Date |
| Second Lieutenant | May 30, 1979 |
| First Lieutenant | May 30, 1981 |
| Captain | May 30, 1983 |
| Major | December 1, 1988 |
| Lieutenant Colonel | June 1, 1993 |
| Colonel | August 1, 1998 |
| Brigadier General | December 1, 2004 |
| Major General | May 7, 2009 |
| Lieutenant General | January 6, 2012 |