Charles Edward Jones
Chuck had a great sense of humor, May 1991
Chuck had private pilot license and flew to family visit, 1987
Charles, Jeanette and Keith Wright
Charles Donigian (Godfather to Eamon and Franco)
Charles & Keith
Charles & Jeanette
Chuck, 1962
Chuck & deer Jasper, September 1966
Chuck at USAFA, June 1972
1974 Class Motto: Se Opponere Ad Provacatem. (To Meet the Challenge)
Celebrating his parents' 50th anniversary, 1989
Air Force Museum, Dayton Ohio Plaque
Air Force Academy hat
Charles Edward Jones was born November 4, 1952 in Rockville Indiana
Chuck and dog
Chuck and his mother Mary Elizabeth Jones, July 2001
Chuck at Retirement Ceremony, October 1989
Chuck enters Air Force Academy, fulfillment of goals and ambitions, summer 1970
Chuck in band uniform, March 1970
Chuck was a brilliant man who was eager to tackle any challenge
Chuck was so proud of his 1973 Dodge Charger. Color Air Force Blue
Chuck with food, 1994
Chuck's Air Force Academy squadron on Academy parade grounds
Colonel Charles E. Jones, proud to serve his country. Retirement ceremony October 1989
Hanscom dedication ceremony
Hanscom program
Air Force plate
Memorial Service
Memorial Service Program
Proud, brave and strong, 1974
Puzzled, but always eager to take on any challenge
Retirement Ceremony Program
Retirement Ceremony Program
Retirement Ceremony, October 1989
Conseleya 9/11 Memorial
Dewitt 9/11 Memorial
Montclair State University 9/11 Memorial
East Newark 9/11 Memorial
Fair Haven 9/11 Memorial
Freehold Township 9/11 Living Memorial Tree Grove
Crescent Beach Park - Flagpole/Memorial for 9/11 Victims
Garrison Elementary School American Patriot Garden
Keansburg Beach Front Memorial
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
California State University
Colonel Charles E. Jones is the program director for Intelligence and Command, Control, Communications, Counter Measures (C3CM) Systems at Electronic Systems Center, Air Force Materiel Command, Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass. He is responsible for over 40 programs in all stages of development, test, and acquisition.
Colonel Jones was commissioned as a second lieutenant out of the U.S. Air Force Academy. He began his career as a systems program officer in the Space and Missile Systems Organization at Los Angeles Air Force Base, Calif., which set the tone for most of his career. He remained at Los Angeles AFB for many years, working on launch systems, reentry vehicles and systems, space shuttle system enhancement, ground systems, and integration of the Defense Support program satellite on the Space Shuttle. In 1983 he was selected as a manned spaceflight engineer, and became a fully qualified space shuttle crew member. From Los Angeles AFB, Colonel Jones went to Washington D.C. where he remained until his present assignment at Hanscom Air Force Base. There, he was director of Space Systems Intelligence, evaluating foreign space capabilities and threats.
Colonel Jones is married to the former Mary Mellos of San Diego, California.
Chuck you are sorely missed
Chuck you are sorely missed by the many lives you have touched with your charm intelligence humor and love of life and country. Friends and family will forever and proudly call you "hero".
Posted by Mary Lou Klonoski
Chuck
Chuck
We have such happy memories of your times with our family. You are ever alive in our hearts. We love you and will see you in Heaven.
Posted by ABCD Jones
Charles
Hi, I'm a Junior doing a research project on an individual that passed on 9/11. I'm so sorry for your loss, he seemed like a great person to be around.
Posted by Addy Jones
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