John B. Ellington, Jr.

John B. Ellington, Jr. is a Major General in the Air National Guard and serves as Director of the National Guard Chaplain Corps and Air National Guard Assistant to the Chief of Chaplains of the United States Air Force.

Biography
An ordained Methodist pastor, Ellington presides over Indian Lake Community Church in Russells Point, Ohio. He has attended Malone University, the Methodist Theological School in Ohio, Wright State University and Ashland Theological Seminary.

Career
Ellington joined the Air National Guard in 1979. He has served in his current assignments since 2005 and 2006.

Awards he has received include the Defense Distinguished Service Medal and the Legion of Merit.