Deputy Commander
Lieutenant Colonel Jason Yellman
DEPUTY COMMANDER
U.S. ARMY AEROMEDICAL RESEARCH LABORATORY
LTC Jason Yellman hails from Lee's Summit, MO and is a graduate of the University of Missouri-Columbia, obtaining his commission in the United States Army through ROTC. LTC Yellman holds Bachelor of Science degree in Food Science and Nutrition from the University of Missouri and a Masters of Aeronautical Science from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.
LTC Yellman's previous assignments include Medical Evacuation Action Officer for the Headquarters of the Department of the Army Aviation; Deputy Surgeon of the 7th Infantry Division; Operations Officer for the 62nd Medical Brigade; Commander of the C/6-101st Aviation Regiment; Chief of Operations/Brigade MEDEVAC Operations Officer of the 101st Combat Aviation Brigade; and Operations Officer of the 1-145th Aviation Regiment.
LTC Yellman's combat tours include Operation Iraqi Freedom (2) and Operation Enduring Freedom.
He has been awarded the Air Assault Badge, the Senior Aviator Badge, the Expert Field Medical Badge, the Bronze Star Medal (2), the Air Medal (4), the Meritorious Service Medal (4), the Army Commendation Medal (4), the Army Achievement Medal (4), the Meritorious Unit Citation, the Army Superior Unit Award, the Afghanistan Campaign Medal, the Iraq Campaign Medal, and the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, among others.