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First Name: Raymond

Last Name: Johns

Birthplace: NJ, USA

Gender: Male

Branch: Air Force (1947 - present)



Middle Name: Edward



Date of Birth: 07 December 1954



Rank: General

Years Served: 1977-2012
Raymond Edward Johns Jr.

   
Graduate, U.S. Air Force Academy, Class of 1977

Biography:

Raymond Edward Johns Jr.

General, U.S. Air Force

Raymond Edward Johns Jr. was born on 7 December 1954 in NJ.

Johns graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy in 1977. His aviation career includes T-38 and C-141 Instructor Pilot, as well as the Chief Test Pilot and Test Program Manager for the VC-25 Air Force One Replacement Program. He was chosen as a White House Fellow in 1991 where he was a senior staff member in the Office of National Service. He has served at Headquarters U.S. European Command in Security Assistance and Congressional Affairs, and at Headquarters U.S. Pacific Command as Deputy Director of Strategic Plans and Policy. Within Headquarters U.S. Air Force, he served as Deputy Director and, later, Director of Air Force Programs. He has commanded a test squadron, operations group and airlift wing, and he was the Director of Mobility Forces for operations in Bosnia. He served as the Air Force's Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategic Plans and Programs from October 2006 to 16 November 2009.

On 20 November 2009 Johns was promoted to the four-star rank of General and assigned as Commander, Air Mobility Command. General Johns leads Air Mobility Command's mission to provide rapid, global mobility and sustainment for America's armed forces. The command also plays a crucial role in providing humanitarian support at home and around the world. The men and women of AMC - active duty, Air National Guard, Air Force Reserve and civilians - provide airlift, aerial refueling, special air mission and aeromedical evacuation. Johns retired with an effective date of 1 January 2013.

General Johns is a Command Pilot and experimental test pilot with 4,500 flying hours in a variety of aircraft that includes the C-17, C-141, T-38, VC-25 (Air Force One), N/K/C-135, KC-10 and C-5.

Education

1977 Bachelor of Science degree in Aeronautical Engineering, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, CO

1982 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, AL

1984 Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence

1986 U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School, Edwards AFB, CA

1988 Master of Science degree in Administration, Central Michigan University

1989 Program Management Course, Defense Systems Management College

1993 Industrial College of the Armed Forces, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, DC

1999 National Security Management Course, Syracuse University, NY

2000 Program for Senior Executives in National and International Security Management, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA

Assignments

June 1977 - February 1979, student, undergraduate pilot training, Williams AFB, AZ.

February 1979 - June 1982, T-38 Instructor Pilot, Academic Instructor, Class Commander and Assistant Wing Executive Officer, Williams AFB, AZ.

June 1982 - August 1984, Squadron Executive Officer, McGuire AFB, NJ.

August 1984 - June 1985, Air Staff Training Program Officer, Air Force Issues Team, Office of the Vice Chief of Staff, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, DC.

June 1985 - June 1986, student, U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School, Edwards AFB, CA.

June 1985 - May 1990, N/K/C-135A/E Experimental Test Pilot/Air Force One, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH.

May 1990 - August 1991, Commander, 4953rd Test Squadron, C-141, T-39, T-37 and Commercial Aircraft Derivative Testing, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH.

August 1991 - August 1992, White House Fellow, Office of National Service and National Security Council, Washington, DC.

August 1992 - June 1993, student, Industrial College of the Armed Forces, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, DC.

July 1993 - June 1994, Chief of Security Assistance, Plans, Policy and Training Branch, Logistics and Security Assistance Directorate, Headquarters U.S. European Command, Stuttgart, Germany.

June 1994 - July 1995, Chief of Strategy, Congressional and Resources, Plans and Policy Directorate, Headquarters U.S. European Command, Stuttgart, Germany (November 1994 - January 1995, U.S. Lead, United Nations Peacekeeping Mission in Liberia).

July 1995 - June 1996, Senior Director, Tanker Airlift Control Center, Scott AFB, IL.

June 1996 - August 1998, Commander, 60th Operations Group, Travis AFB, CA. (October 1996 - January 1997, Director of Mobility Forces, Operation Joint Endeavor, Bosnia).

August 1998 - July 2000, Commander, 62nd Airlift Wing, McChord AFB, WA.

July 2000 - August 2002, Deputy Director, Strategic Plans and Policy, Headquarters U.S. Pacific Command, Camp H.M. Smith, HI.

August 2002 - July 2004, Deputy Director of Programs, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans and Programs, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, DC.

August 2004 - October 2006, Director of Programs, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategic Plans and Programs, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, DC.

October 2006 - November 2009, Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategic Plans and Programs, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, DC.

November 2009-present, Commander, Air Mobility Command, Scott AFB, IL.

Summary of Joint Assignments

July 1993 - June 1994, Chief of Security Assistance, Plans, Policy and Training Branch, Logistics and Security Assistance Directorate, Headquarters U.S. European Command, Stuttgart, Germany, as a Colonel.

June 1994 - July 1995, Chief of Strategy, Congressional and Resources, Plans and Policy Directorate, Headquarters U.S. European Command, Stuttgart, Germany (November 1994 - January 1995, U.S. Lead, United Nations Peacekeeping Mission in Liberia), as a Colonel.

October 1996 - January 1997, Director of Mobility Forces, Operation Joint Endeavor, Bosnia, as a Colonel.

July 2000 - August 2002, Deputy Director, Strategic Plans and Policy, Headquarters U.S. Pacific Command, Camp H.M. Smith, HI, as a Brigadier General.

May 2004 - February 2005, Office of the Secretary of Defense Quadrennial Defense Review Issue Team Lead, Washington, DC, as a Major General.

Promotion Dates

Second Lieutenant - 1 June 1977

First Lieutenant - 1 June 1979

Captain - 1 June 1981

Major - 1 May 1986

Lieutenant Colonel - 1 April 1990

Colonel - 1 February 1994

Brigadier General - 1 March 2001

Major General - 1 August 2004

Lieutenant General - 10 October 2006

General - 20 November 2009

Medals and Awards

Air Force Distinguished Service Medal
Defense Superior Service Medal (2 Awards)
Legion of Merit
Meritorious Service Medal (5 Awards)
Air Medal
Joint Service Commendation Medal

Badges

Command Pilot Badge
Master Space and Missileman Badge
Headquarters, U.S. Air Force Identification Badge



Honoree ID: 753   Created by: MHOH

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