Jacob Capps is a 4^th year Academy Professor in the Core Physics Program with the Department of Physics and Nuclear Engineering.  He graduated from Tuskegee University in 2003 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Aerospace Engineering.  He commissioned as an Aviation Officer, selected to fly the OH-58A/C and UH-60 helicopters. He subsequently served as a platoon leader, and assistant operations officer with the 2^nd Battalion (Air Assault) 10th Aviation Brigade at Fort Drum, NY.  Following the Aviation Captain’s Career Course, he served as the current operation’s G3 Air in 1^st Corps Headquarters Section and took Company Command at 16^th CAB in Fort Lewis, WA. He subsequently served on USFOR-A HQ in the G-3 Air office and finalized his aviation career as the 7^TH Infantry Division Headquarters before attending graduate school for the second time. His final Operational Unit was at the Pentagon as a Strategic Planner in the G-3/5/7 DCGS office. He earned a Master of Business Administration degree from Northcentral University and later earned another Master of Science Degree in Physics from the Naval Postgraduate School.  His research and thesis work involved creating a photo-counting spectrometer in order characterize the photonic response of heavy oxide inorganic scintillator crystals to detect fast neutrons.  He attended Oregon State University for his PhD continuing his research in fast neutron detection.

LTC Capps’ deployment history includes: Afghanistan (02/2006 – 02/2007) with the 10^th CAB (Combat Aviation Brigade), and Iraq (01/2009 – 01/2010) as the Corps current operations G3 Air Battle Captain, and Afghanistan (07/2012 – 07/2013) at USFOR-A Headquarters.

LTC Capps is originally from Seattle, WA.  He is married to Melissa and has 4 kids, Calista, Amir, Libiya, and Solomon. His outside interests include: Soccer, Basketball, Reading, Weightlifting, and Running.

LTC Capps can be contacted at Jacob.capps@usma.edu or by phone at 845-938-4286.