Brig. Gen. Joshua (Josh) M. Olson is the Director of Programs, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans and Programs, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia. He leads a staff of military and civilians in the development, integration, evaluation and analysis of the Air Force programs, across the Future Years Defense Program and maintains the integrity and discipline of the Air Force corporate structure process.

Brig. Gen. Olson entered the Air Force through the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program as an honors graduate from Michigan Technological University. The general has commanded at every level. His first command was as the Commander of the 37th Airlift Squadron at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. He later served in Southwest Asia as the Vice Commander of the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing, then the Commander of the 22nd Air Refueling Wing, McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas and the 86th Airlift Wing, Ramstein AB, Germany.

Brig. Gen. Olson is a command pilot with over 3,200 flight hours. He has held several key positions, including Director of Global Reach Programs for the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics; Chief of the U.S. Transportation Command Global Operations Center and most recently, Deputy Commander for the Integrated Capabilities Command (Provisional).