Brig. Gen. Jeffrey T. “Opie” Schreiner serves as the Director, Air, Space and Cyberspace Operations, Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. He is responsible for shaping the workforce and cyber infrastructure to test, field and sustain agile war-winning capabilities. He is also responsible for the command’s policy and resource allocation for test operations, flight management, airfield services, weather services, and command and control operations.
Brig. Gen. Schreiner earned his commission from the Air Force Academy in 1996. He has served multiple operational, training, and staff assignments and logged more than 4,000 hours in the B-2A, B-52H, T-38A and T- 52A aircraft. His notable educational and staff assignments include the U.S. Air Force Weapons School, a fellowship at the Stimson Center, Washington, D.C., and duties as a Battle Watch Commander and Chief of Nuclear Operations at U.S. Strategic Command in Omaha, Nebraska.
Brig. Gen. Schreiner commanded the 13th Bomb Squadron and later the 509th Bomb Wing at Whiteman AFB, Missouri, home to the world’s only stealth bomber wing. He also served as the vice commander of the “Grand Slam Wing,” 379th Air Expeditionary Wing, Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Brig. Gen. Schreiner is a command pilot with 294 combat hours in multiple platforms supporting both operations Inherent Resolve and Enduring Freedom.
EDUCATION
1996 Bachelor of Science, Political Science, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo.
2002 Master of Business Administration, Webster University, Mo.
2004 United States Air Force Weapons School, Nellis Air Force Base, Nev.
2006 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2009 Master of Leadership and Counseling, University of Colorado-Colorado Springs
2015 National Defense Fellow, Stimson Center, Washington, D.C.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. August 1996–September 1997, Student, Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training, Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas
2. September 1997–February 1998, Student, Pilot Instructor Training, Randolph AFB, Texas
3. February 1998–May 2000, T-38 Instructor Pilot, 87th Flight Training Squadron, Laughlin AFB, Texas
4. May 2000–November 2001, T-38 Instructor and Evaluator pilot and B-2A Upgrade Student, 394th Combat Training Squadron, Whiteman AFB, Mo.
5. November 2001–July 2004, T-38 and B-2 Instructor/Evaluator Pilot, Chief of Standardization and Evaluation, 393rd Bomb Squadron, Whiteman AFB, Mo.
6. July 2004–December 2004, Student, United States Air Force Weapons School, Nellis AFB, Nev.
7. December 2004–July 2006, Chief of Weapons and Tactics and Assistant Director of Operations, 393rd Bomb Squadron, Whiteman AFB, Mo.
8. July 2006–October 2007, Assistant Director of Operations, 325th Weapons Squadron, Whiteman AFB, Mo.
9. October 2007–May 2008, Assistant Director of Operations and Chief of Mission Planning Cell, 509th Operations Support Squadron, Whiteman AFB, Mo.
10. May 2008–May 2009, Student, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs
11. May 2009–June 2011, Air Officer Commanding, Cadet Squadron 25, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo.
12. June 2011–June 2012, Chief of Safety, 509th Bomb Wing, Whiteman AFB, Mo.
13. June 2012–June 2014, Commander, 13th Bomb Squadron, Whiteman AFB, Mo.
14. June 2014–June 2015, National Defense Fellow, Stimson Center, Washington, D.C.
15. June 2015–June 2016, Branch Chief, Air Delivered Capabilities, U.S. Strategic Command, Offutt AFB, Neb.
16. June 2016–June 2017, Division Chief, Conventional Global Strike, Joint Functional Component Command for Global Strike, U.S. Strategic Command, Offutt AFB, Neb.
17. June 2017–July 2018, Vice Wing Commander, 379th Air Expeditionary Wing, Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar
18. July 2018–May 2019, Battle Watch Commander, USSTRATCOM, Offutt AFB, Neb.
19. May 2019–June 2021, Commander, 509th Bomber Wing, Whiteman AFB, Mo.
20. June 2021–May 2022, Chief of Nuclear Operations, USSTRATCOM, Offutt AFB, Neb.
21. May 2022–June 2023, Chief of Staff, Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve, Union III, Iraq
22. June 2023-present, Director, Air, Space and Cyberspace Operations, Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: command pilot
Flight hours: more than 4,000 and 294 combat hours
Aircraft flown: B-2A, B-52H, T-38A, T-52A and T-37
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Superior Service Medal
Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Air and Space Medal
Aerial Achievement Medal
Joint Service Achievement Medal
Combat Readiness Medal with two oak leaf clusters
(Current as of September 2023)