LTC Jeffrey A. Scott

LTC Jeff Scott is a graduate of Central Michigan University in Mt. Pleasant, MI where he Commissioned as an Air Defense Artillery Officer in 2007.

After Commissioning, LTC Scott reported to 6-52 AMD Battalion at Fort Sill, OK and led through a deployment to the Republic of Korea as the Fire Control Platoon Leader and Battery Trainer. He returned from Korea in 2010 to attend the Air Defense Artillery Captains’ Career Course at Fort Sill. During his time in Oklahoma, he also earned a Masters of Human Relations with focus in Organizational Change and Development from the University of Oklahoma in Norman, OK.

LTC Scott was then selected to establish the first Army Air and Missile Defense Command (AAMDC) Air Defense Artillery Fire Control Officer (ADAFCO) and Upper Tier Coordination Element (UTCE) at the 94th AAMDC in the USAF 613th Air and Space Operations Center at Joint Base Pearl Harbor, Hickam and the USN Commander 7th Fleet at Yokosuka, JPN. During this assignment LTC Scott established foundational Joint doctrine for the integration of Army, Navy, and Air Force systems in the Joint and Bilateral/Multi-National Integrated Air and Missile Defense of defended areas throughout the Pacific Region. While assigned to this billet, LTC Scott graduated from the Patriot Top Gun course and served as a key advisor to the Commanding General in the first operational deployments of THAAD to Guam and the Republic of Korea.

LTC Scott went on to command the Headquarters and Headquarters Battery for 94th AAMDC then finished his Captain time as an Assistant Professor of Military Science at the University of Michigan.

LTC Scott is a graduate of the resident Command and General Staff Officer’s Course at Fort Leavenworth, KS. While in Kansas, LTC Scott designated into Functional Area 57, Modeling and Simulations.

At JBLM, LTC Scott was assigned to 17th Field Artillery Brigade where he served as the Assistant S3 and provided a source of stability by building digital staff systems that enabled continuous operations forward throughout the Pacific and the deployment of the first Army Vaccine Task Force in the Western United States in spite of the unique pandemic operational constraints.

After Serving at 17th FAB, LTC Scott was selected to be the Executive Officer to the Commanding General of the 7th Infantry Division (LTG Stephen Smith) for 18 months then remained in the Command Group as the Secretary of General Staff and D/Chief of Staff for another year.

LTC Scott then 'fleeted up' to I Corps for a year, supporting America’s Corps through numerous simulations driven Pacific Pathways exercises.

Jeff was selected as the Director the West Point Simulation Center in April 2024. He arrived to West Point in August 2024 with his wife of 15 years, Michelle and their two awesome Army Kids. His family enjoys camping and water sports and are avid Cub Scouters.