Maj. Gen. Christopher A. Jarratt serves as the Director of Staff, National Guard Bureau, the Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia. He is responsible for the coordination and synchronization of efforts across the Army and Air National Guard, supporting the Chief of the National Guard Bureau in their roles as members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and principal advisors to the Secretary of Defense.
Maj. Gen. Jarratt was commissioned in 1999 as a distinguished graduate of the ROTC program at the University of Colorado while studying at the Colorado School of Mines. He earned his wings as an E-3 Airborne Warning and Control System Air Weapons Officer and Senior Director accumulating over 600 combat hours in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
He has commanded at both the squadron and group levels in the Hawaii Air National Guard and served as the Chief of Staff, 1st Air Force (Air Forces Northern), Continental U.S. NORAD Region. Prior to his current assignment, the general was the Director, Programs and Requirements, National Guard Bureau, Arlington, Virginia.
EDUCATION
1999 Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, Golden
2003 Master of Business Administration, Oklahoma City University
2005 Squadron Officers School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., by correspondence
2011 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2012 Reserve Component National Security Course, National Defense University, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
2014 Advanced Joint Professional Military Education, National Defense University, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
2015 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2020 Eisenhower School of National Security and Resource Strategy, National Defense University, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
2023 Senior Leader Orientation Course, Joint Base Andrews, Md.
2024 CAPSTONE Executive Development Course, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
2024 Artificial Intelligence for National Security Leaders, Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab, Washington, D.C.
2024 Disruptive Technology Course, National Intelligence University, Bethesda, Md.
2025 Joint Flag Officer Warfighting Course, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. January 2000–October 2000, Student, Air Battle Management Qualification, Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla.
2. October 2000–May 2004, Air Weapons Officer and Senior Director, 965th Airborne Air Control Squadron, Tinker AFB, Okla.
3. May 2004–April 2008, Senior Director, Western Air Defense Sector, McChord AFB, Wash.
4. April 2008–January 2011, Chief, Operations Training, Western Air Defense Sector, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.
5. January 2011–October 2011, Assistant Chief, Sector Ops, Western Air Defense Sector, JB Lewis-McChord, Wash.
6. October 2011–January 2013, Analyst, Director, Air National Guard Strategic Studies Group, Washington, D.C.
7. January 2013–July 2015, Air Defense Officer, Western Hemisphere Division, Deputy Directorate for Nuclear, Current Operations, and Homeland Defense, Joint Staff, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
8. July 2015–January 2017, Commander, 169th Air Defense Squadron, Wheeler Army Airfield, Hawaii
9. January 2017–May 2018, Commander, 154th Mission Support Group, JB Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii
10. May 2018–July 2019, Chief of Staff, 1st Air Force (Air Forces Northern), Tyndall AFB, Fla.
11. July 2019–June 2020, Student, Eisenhower School of National Security and Resource Strategy, National Defense University, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
12. June 2020–December 2022, Director, Chief’s Action Group, Office of the Chief of the National Guard Bureau, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
13. January 2023–September 2024, Director, Senior Leader Management, National Guard Bureau, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
14. September 2024–December 2024, Vice Director, Programs and Requirements, National Guard Bureau, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
15. December 2024–November 2025, Acting Director, Programs and Requirements, NGB J-8, Arlington, Va.
16. November 2025–December 2025, Director, Programs and Resources, J-8, National Guard Bureau, Arlington, Va.
17. December 2025–present, Director of Staff, National Guard Bureau, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
1. January 2013–July 2015, Air Defense Officer, Western Hemisphere Division, Deputy Directorate for Nuclear, Current Operations, and Homeland Defense, Joint Staff, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va., as a lieutenant colonel
2. June 2020–December 2022, Director, Chief’s Action Group, Office of the Chief of the National Guard Bureau, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va., as a colonel
3. January 2023–September 2024, Director, Senior Leader Management, National Guard Bureau, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va., as a brigadier general
4. December 2025–present, Director of Staff, National Guard Bureau, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va., as a major general
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: senior air battle manager
Flight hours: more than 1000, including more than 600 combat hours
Aircraft flown: E-3B/C
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Superior Service Medal
Legion of Merit
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air and Space Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant Jan. 1, 2000
First Lieutenant Jan. 1, 2002
Captain Jan. 1, 2004
Major Jan. 22, 2008
Lieutenant Colonel July 17, 2013
Colonel Jan. 8, 2017
Brigadier General Dec. 19, 2022
Major General September 19, 2025
(Current as of December 2025)