CAG
Capt. Marcos Jasso

Capt. Marcos Jasso is a native of Tucson, Az. He took the Oath of Enlistment at the
age of 17 during his senior year of high school and entered the Navy’s Delayed
Entry Program in 1989. After the completion of submarine and sonar
technician training,  Jasso reported to USS Sand Lance (SSN- 660)
home ported out of Naval Station Charleston, Sc. As an enlisted professional he earned
his submarine warfare qualification and rapidly advanced to first class petty
officer – STS1(SS).

 Jasso commissioned as an ensign in June 1997 through Officer
Candidate School under the ADM Boorda “Seaman to Admiral” program.
After earning his “Wings of Gold” he reported to VF-101 Grim Reapers on NAS
Oceana, VA, for F-14 Tomcat training as a radar intercept officer. During his
first aviation operational tour with VF-41 Black Aces, Jasso
transitioned with his squadron from F-14 Tomcats to F/A-18F Super Hornets
and moved to NAS Lemoore, CA. VFA-41 was the Navy’s first operational
F/A-18F squadron.

 Jasso’s aviation operational tours include VF/VFA-41 Black Aces (junior officer tour); VFA-22 Redcocks
(training officer tour); VFA-154 Black Knights (department head tour); VFA-41 Black Aces (XO/CO tour),
CVW-3 Battle Axe (DCAG tour), making multiple deployments embarked USS Enterprise (CVN-65); USS
Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) ; USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74); and USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76).

Jasso’s shore tours include VFA-122 Flying Eagles (Instructor); VX-9 Vampires, Detachment Nellis AFB
(OT/Flight Test Engineer); Command and Staff College at the Naval War College (Student); The National
Reconnaissance Office (NRO), Chantilly, VA (Joint Service Tour); and OPNAV STAFF, N98 Air Warfare
Division, as the Hornet Requirements Officer and the Special Programs Branch Head (Post-O-5 Command Tour).

During Jasso’s career he has worked with the finest Sailors in the Fleet that directly resulted him in earning
several personal awards and recognitions to include: William J. Dey Junior Officer Leadership Award (VFA-
41/2002); F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet Instructor of the Year (VFA-122/2004); Admiral Wesley L. McDonald
Leadership Award for Strike Fighter Wing Pacific (VFA-122/2004); CNAF’s Navy and Marine Corps Association
Peer Leadership Award (VFA-154/2010); NRO Field Grade Officer of the Year, Mission Integration Directorate
(NRO/2012) and once again selected for CNAF’s Navy and Marine Corps Association Peer Leadership Award
(VFA-41/2016) . Additionally, he is a US Navy Fighter Weapons School Graduate (TOPGUN); earned a Bachelor
of Science degree in Professional Aeronautics (Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University); and a Masters in National
Security and Strategic Studies (Naval War College).

Jasso assumed the duties of Commander, Carrier Air Wing THREE on December 11, 2020.