by David Flint
Scott W. Jansson was promoted on August 2 to the rank of Major General in the U.S. Air Force. Jansson is the son of Wes and Eileen Jansson of Averill Park. He has four siblings in this area: Susan Gardner and Deanna Harrington, both of Stephentown, and Randy Jansson and Aimee Dodge, both of Averill Park. He is also the nephew of Edie Beach of Averill Park.
According to an Air Force press release, Jansson was assigned in April to the post of the Air Force’s Program Executive Officer for Weapons. He also serves as Director of the Armament Directorate at the Life Cycle Management Center, Air Force Materiel Command at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida. The directorate is responsible for enhancing worldwide Air Force combat capability, effectiveness, aircrew survivability and readiness through joint development, testing, deployment and sustainment of air-delivered weapon systems.
General Jansson graduated as Valedictorian of his class in 1980 from Averill Park High School. He received his commission upon graduation from the U.S. Air Force Academy in 1984. He has held a number of acquisition and sustainment engineering, program management, staff and command positions for Air Force air and space systems. He has served as a group commander and system program manager for the F-16 program, a wing commander for two wings and as a vice commander for the Ogden Air Logistics Center.
Prior to his current assignment, General Jansson served as the Commander, DLA Aviation, a field activity of the Defense Logistics Agency.
General Jansson’s awards and decorations include the Legion of Merit with Oak Leaf Cluster, the Bronze Star, the National Defense Service Medal with Bronze Star, the Iraq Campaign Medal with Bronze Star and the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal.