Colonel Aiumopas is the Staff Judge Advocate, Headquarters Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC), Robins Air Force Base, Georgia. He is the principal legal advisor to the AFRC Commander, directors, and principal staff members on matters involving military justice, ethics, environmental issues, labor and employment law, contracts, fiscal law, administrative law, and operations law. Colonel Aiumopas provides
functional oversight and professional guidance to over 200 active duty, reserve, and civilian attorneys and paralegals at 3 numbered air forces, 34 flying wings, 6 operating locations (OLs), and other subordinate units, providing legal services and advice to over 70,000 active duty, reserve, and civilian personnel. He also assists with the management of Category A and B programs for The Judge Advocate General’s Corps.
A Southern California native, Colonel Aiumopas received his commission via the JAG Corps Direct Appointment Program in 2001 and is licensed to practice law in the State of California, the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, and the United States Supreme Court.
EDUCATION
1994 Bachelor of Science, Psychobiology, University of California, Riverside, California
2000 Juris Doctor, California Western School of Law, San Diego, California
2001 Commissioned Officer Training, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama
2004 Squadron Officer School, in residence, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama
2011 Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence
2014 Asia-Pacific Orientation Course, Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies, USAG Yongsan, Republic of Korea
2016 Air War College, by correspondence
2024 Executive Leadership Program in Managing for Inclusion, Georgetown University's School of Continuing Studies
ASSIGNMENTS
- April 2001 – May 2003, Assistant Staff Judge Advocate (Chief of Claims and Civil Law), 81st Training Wing, Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi
- May 2003 – May 2004, Assistant Staff Judge Advocate (Chief of Adverse Actions and General Law), 30th Space Wing, Vandenberg Air Force Base, California
- June 2004 – July 2004, Student, Squadron Officers School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama
- July 2004 – June 2005, Area Defense Counsel, Air Force Legal Services Agency, Vandenberg Air Force Base, California
- July 2005 – July 2006, Chief of Military Justice and Operations Law, Seventh Air Force, Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea
- August 2006 – July 2007, Deputy Chief of Operations Law, Third Air Force, Ramstein Air Base, Germany
- July 2007 – July 2009, Senior Defense Counsel, Air Force Legal Operations Agency, Ramstein Air Base, Germany
- July 2009 – May 2010, Deputy Chief of the Accident Investigation Board Field Support Center, Claims and Tort Litigation Division (JACC), Air Force Legal Operations Agency, Rosslyn, Virginia
- May 2010 – March 2011, Chief of the Accident Investigation Board Field Support Center, Claims and Tort Litigation Division (JACC), Air Force Legal Operations Agency, Rosslyn, Virginia
- March 2011 – July 2013, Deputy Staff Judge Advocate, 7th Bomb Wing, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas (June 2011 – December 2011, Deployed Staff Judge Advocate, 451st Air Expeditionary Wing, Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan)
- August 2013 – July 2016, Legal Advisor, 613th Air Operations Center, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii (November 2013, Deployed Staff Judge Advocate, JTF‑505 Air Component Coordination Element, 13th Air Expeditionary Wing, Manila, Philippines in support of Operation DAMAYAN)
- July 2016 – July 2017, Staff Judge Advocate, 39th Air Base Wing, Incirlik Air Base, Turkey
- July 2017 – July 2018, Deputy Staff Judge Advocate, Fifth Air Force, Yokota Air Base, Japan
- July 2018 – July 2020, Staff Judge Advocate, 673rd Air Base Wing, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska
- July 2020 – July 2022, Deputy Judge Advocate, United Nations Command/Combined Forces Command/United States Forces Korea (Staff Judge Advocate, USFK Air Force Element and Senior Air Force Advisor for Special Staff), Camp Humphreys, Republic of Korea
- July 2022 – July 2024, Staff Judge Advocate, Seventh Air Force, Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea
- July 2024 – Present, Staff Judge Advocate, Headquarters Air Force Reserve Command, Robins AFB, Georgia
SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
July 2020 – July 2022, Deputy Judge Advocate, United Nations Command/United States Forces Korea (Staff Judge Advocate, USFK Air Force Element and Senior Air Force Advisor for Special Staff), Camp Humphreys, Republic of Korea, as a colonel.
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Superior Service Medal
Legion of Merit
Meritorious Service Medal with eight oak leaf clusters
Meritorious Unit Award with three oak leaf clusters
Afghanistan Campaign Medal with device
Korean Defense Service Medal
Armed Forces Service Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal
NATO Medal (ISAF, Non-Article V)
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
2020 Commander in Chief’s Annual Award for Installation Excellence (Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson)
2019 Eleventh Air Force Outstanding Legal Office of the Year Award (673 ABW/JA)
2017 Dr. Richard S. Schubert Memorial Award in International Law (39 ABW/JA)
(Current as of 1 March 2025)