Jack Weinstein is a retired

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in the

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. His final post was as the Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategic Deterrence and Nuclear Integration, Headquarters U. S. Air Force, Washington D.C. In this capacity, Weinstein was responsible to the

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and Chief of Staff of the Air Force for focus on Nuclear Deterrence Operations. Previously he was Commander, Twentieth Air Force, part of the

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, and Commander, Task Force 214, part of the

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, at

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, in Wyoming.

Career

Weinstein joined the Air Force in 1982. He then began training at Vandenberg Air Force Base. The following year, he was stationed at Grand Forks Air Force Base. He remained there until 1988, at which time he returned to Vandenberg Air Force Base and was assigned to the

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. In 1991, he became executive officer of the Twentieth Air Force at Vandenberg. In 1992, Weinstein was assigned to

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. The following year, he transferred to Air Force Space Command. From 1995 to 1997, he was an ICBM requirements officer and Deputy Chief of Staff of

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. He then joined the

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at Thule Air Base in

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. After returning for a time to United States Strategic Command, Weinstein assumed command of the

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in 2003. In 2005, he returned again to Vandenberg Air Force Base, where he assumed command of the

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. Also during this time, Weinstein was deployed overseas to serve as Director of Space Forces in the

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and the

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. In 2007, he returned to Air Force Space Command as Director of Plans, Programs and Analyses. In October 2013, Weinstein was selected by Lt. General

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, the commander of the Air Force Global Strike to replace Maj. Gen. Michael Carey as Commander, Twentieth Air Force, Air Force Global Strike Command, and Commander, Task Force 214, U.S. Strategic Command. On 11 April 2014 General Weinstein was responsible for the firing of nine Air Force commanders in Malmstrom AFB, Montana.http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20140709/NEWS/307090064/Air-Force-releases-info-Malmstrom-cheating-punishments In March 2017, Weinstein attended the Exchange Monitor Nuclear Deterrence SummitDeterrence Summit official website
accessed 2017-03-03 in Washington DC. When questioned there about the

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treaty, he said, "The reason you do a treaty is not to cut forces but to maintain

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among world powers. And the New START treaty allowed us to maintain hat stability I think there is a huge value with what the New START treaty has provided." DefenseNews.com pointed out that this is in contrast to statements made by US President

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who, in an interview with Reuters on 22 February 2017, called the New START treaty a "one-sided deal" and a "bad deal".Air Force nuclear officer: New START treaty is ‘good for us’
Aaron Mehta, DefenseMews.com, 2017-03-02

Awards and decorations

Education

* University of Massachusetts Lowell * Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University *

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Squadron Officer School Squadron Officer School (SOS), is a 5.5-week-long Professional Military Education (PME) course for U.S. Air Force and Space Force Captains, Department of the Air Force Civilian (DAFC) equivalents and International Officers. It fulfills the U.S ...

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* Industrial College of the Armed Forces

References

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