Jami Shawley fills the COO seat at VyrtX and brings boundless energy and extremely deep knowledge of aviation, air operations and where the nation is headed with air mobility. She fills this role in addition to her day job leading and training the U.S.’s military teams. Jami’s highest concerns with the VyrtX project are to develop and standardize safety measures within the organ & surgical team transport space.
Brigadier General Jami Shawley was commissioned as an Army Aviation Second Lieutenant through the United States Military Academy in 1992. She began her career flying AH-1 helicopters in the 2nd Infantry Division in Korea and served at company, battalion and brigade level staff positions in the 3d Infantry Division, Savannah, Georgia.
Following the Engineer Officer Advanced Course, Brigadier General Shawley transitioned to Special Equipment Mission Aviation and Army Fixed Wing operations. She commanded a company in the 224th Military Intelligence (Aerial Exploitation) Battalion, conducting Guardrail missions flying Army RC-12s.
Brigadier General Shawley transitioned to the Army Reserve in 2001 and re-entered active duty as an Active Guard Reserve officer in 2006. She served as the Army Reserve Aviation Branch Chief at Human Resources Command and as the Headquarters, Department of the Army, G-3 Aviation Fixed Wing Officer in the Pentagon prior to deploying as a Task Force Air Director in Afghanistan.
Brigadier General Shawley commanded the 2-228th Aviation Regiment as it supported simultaneous split rotations in Kuwait, Iraq, and Afghanistan and provided sustained airlift support to Joint Inter- Agency Task Force South throughout the SOUTHCOM area of responsibility.
Following graduation from the National War College, Brigadier General Shawley served as the military advisor to the Department of State, Bureau of Counterterrorism and Countering Violent Extremism and as a senior crisis operations and policy officer for the bureau. She then served as the Assistant Deputy Director in the Joint Staff Strategy, Plans and Policy Directorate (J5)-Africa. Brigadier General Shawley currently serves as the Commanding General, Army Reserve Aviation Command.
Brigadier General Shawley has two master’s degrees and holds a number of awards and badges to include the Defense Superior Service Medal, Bronze Star and Senior Aviator Badge.