Jason Pennypacker
C-5/C-17 Combat Pilot
Commander for Global Aviation Training
5,000 Flying Hours (500 Combat Hours)
Flight Instructor/Flight Examiner
Mentor to the Delaware Aero Space Foundation
Lt Col Jason Pennypacker accumulated 1500 hours flight time in the Air Force Reserve as Aircraft Loadmaster on a C-5, in the 326 Airlift Squadron. This was accomplished while he was also a full-time student at Delaware State University. During the winter he attended college, and in the summer months, he worked as a loadmaster. Jason was born and raised in Hartly, Delaware and took his first airplane ride at age 10. His father CMSgt (ret) Stephen Pennypacker was also a C-5 loadmaster. As young kids, Jason and his brother Corey helped their dad give tours of the C-5 to visiting family members. Their grandfather Ross Pennypacker was a WWII B-25 pilot and flew in the Korean war.
After college, Jason attended to Air Force Undergraduate Pilot Training at Columbus AFB, MS, where he flew the T-37 Tweety Bird and the T-1 Jayhawk. He graduated in 2003 and was presented with his grandfather’s pilot wings.
As a C-5 pilot, he flew 2,000 hours, 100 of them in combat, and served as executive officer to the commander of the 326AS. In 2006, the 326 Airlift Squadron converted to the newer cargo aircraft C-17A Globemaster.
In the C-17, Lt Col Pennypacker has accumulated over 3,000 hours, including 300 combat hours. He is also qualified as an Instructor, Flight examiner, and Aircraft Commander in the C-17.
He is currently the Deputy Commander of the 512th Airlift Wing Operation Group Commander. He is responsible to ensure 300 airmen are properly trained and equipped to perform operational missions around the globe. He also volunteers as a mentor to the Delaware Aero Space Foundation.
