JOHN J. DEENEY IV John Deeney, a member of the Defense Intelligence Senior Executive Service, is the Deputy Director of Intelligence, Headquarters U.S. Space Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia. In this capacity, he serves as the deputy senior Intelligence Officer to the Chief of Space Operations and is responsible to the Secretary of the Air Force and Chief of Space Operations for policy formulation, planning, evaluation, oversight, and leadership of Space Force intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities. Prior to joining USSF, Mr. Deeney spent four years in industry working as a specialty and systems engineer for Science Applications International Corporation, supporting multiple programs in Space Systems Command as well as supporting Space Readiness and Training Command’s National Space Test and Training Complex. His focus was on weapons effectiveness modeling and simulation and integrated test and evaluation. Mr. Deeney spent almost 22 years in the USAF, and before retiring last served as the Assistant Deputy Director of the ISR Operations Deputy Directorate, Joint Staff J-32. In that role he supported the CJCS and Secretary of Defense by recommending global allocation and employment of ISR capabilities for the DoD. Mr. Deeney is a native of Philadelphia and was commissioned in 1998 through Pennsylvania State University’s AFROTC Det 720, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in aerospace engineering. He is a career intelligence officer with operational experience in the Middle East and the Pacific, and deployed multiple times in support of operations Southern Watch, Northern Watch and Iraqi Freedom. Mr. Deeney held operational intelligence positions at the fighter squadron, fighter wing, air operations center, joint task force and multi-national force levels. His staff experience included tours in both the Joint Staff Intelligence and Operations directorates, and he commanded the 6th Intelligence Squadron at Osan AB, ROK. He is a graduate of, and former instructor at, the USAF Weapons School, and is a graduate of Army Command and General Staff College, as well as The Eisenhower School. EDUCATION 1998 Bachelor of Science, Aerospace Engineering, Penn State University 1998 Air and Space Basic Course, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. 1999 Distinguished Graduate, Intelligence Officer Course, Goodfellow AFB, Texas 1999 Distinguished Graduate, Joint Aerospace Command and Control Course, Hurlburt Field, Fla. 2000 Distinguished Graduate, Command and Control Warfare (E-Prefix) Course, Goodfellow AFB, Texas 2003 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 2003 Distinguished Graduate, USAF Weapons Instructor Course, Nellis AFB, Nev. 2010 Master of Military Arts and Science in Military History, Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kan. 2016 Master of Science, National Resource Strategy, The Eisenhower School, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C. CAREER CHRONOLOGY 1. June 1998–November 1998, Intelligence Officer awaiting training, 16th Operations Support Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla. 2. November 1998–August 1999, Student, Intelligence Officer Course, 315th Training Squadron, Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas 3. August 1999–September 2001, Assistant Officer in Charge, Air Defense Threat Analysis Team, 609th Air Intelligence Squadron, Shaw AFB, S.C. 4. September 2001–February 2002, Chief, Intelligence Systems, 20th Operations Support Squadron, Shaw AFB, S.C. 5. February 2002–June 2003, Chief of Intelligence, 78th Fighter Squadron, Shaw AFB, S.C. 6. June 2003–December 2003, Student, Intelligence Weapons Instructor Course, 19th Weapons Squadron, U.S. Air Force Weapons School, Nellis AFB, Nev. 7. January 2004–November 2006, Chief, Intelligence Readiness and Training, 18th Operations Support Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan 8. November 2006–June 2009, Assistant Director of Operations, Weapons School Support, 19th Weapons Squadron, U.S. Air Force Weapons School, Nellis AFB, Nev. 9. June 2009–June 2010, Student, Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kan. 10. July 2010–August 2013, Branch Chief, Targeting Doctrine and Policy, Joint Staff Directorate for Intelligence (JS / J-2T), the Pentagon, Arlington, Va. 11. August 2013–July 2015, Commander, 6th Intelligence Squadron, Osan AB, South Korea 12. July 2015–June 2016, Student, National Defense University, The Eisenhower School, Ft Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C 13. June 2016–January 2018, Chief, Mission Partner Integration, Joint Functional Component for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance, U.S. Strategic Command, Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Washington, D.C. 14. January 2018–September 2019, Assistant Deputy Director for ISR Operations (JS / J-32), Joint Staff Directorate for Operations (J3), the Pentagon, Arlington, Va. 15. September 2019–November 2023, Systems Engineer Manager, SAIC Corporation, Chantilly, Va. 16. November 2023–June 2026, Defense Intelligence Senior Leader, Technical Director, Headquarters U.S. Space Force S2, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va. 17. June–present, Defense Intelligence Senior Executive Service, Associate Deputy Director of Intelligence, HQ USSF S2 MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS Defense Superior Service Medal Defense Meritorious Service Medal Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster Joint Service Achievement Medal Joint Meritorious Unit Award AF Outstanding Unit Award with two oak leaf clusters Iraq Campaign Medal with two bronze service stars Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal Global War on Terrorism Service Medal Korean Defense Service Medal Humanitarian Service Medal Air and Space Campaign Medal National Intelligence Exceptional Achievement Medal- JS/J-2T Team Award (Current as of June 2026)