MAJOR GENERAL RONALD M. SEGA

Maj. Gen. Ronald M. Sega is the Reserve Assistant to the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C.

General Sega graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy in 1974. He entered the Air Force Reserve with the 901st Tactical Air Group at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., in 1982. In 1990, he was selected as an astronaut, making his first shuttle flight in 1994 aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery. From November 1994 to March 1995, he served as NASA's Director of Operations, Russia, responsible for managing NASA activities supporting astronaut and cosmonaut training for flight on the Russian Mir space station. His second shuttle flight was in 1996 as payload commander for the third shuttle/Mir docking mission aboard Atlantis. General Sega was a command pilot with more than 4,000 flying hours with the Air Force, Air Force Reserve and NASA.

In his civilian capacity, he served as the Director of Defense Research and Engineering, Office of the Secretary of Defense. From 1996 to 2001, he was the Dean, College of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs. He has authored or co-authored more than 100 technical publications. He has also served on numerous local, regional and national advisory and governance boards.

EDUCATION
1974 Distinguished graduate, Bachelor of Science degree in math and physics, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo. 
1975 Master of Science degree in physics, Ohio State University, Columbus
1979 Squadron Officer School, by correspondence
1982 Doctor of Philosophy degree in electrical engineering, University of Colorado
1985 Air Command and Staff College, by seminar
1991 Air War College, by seminar 
1993 Honorary Doctor of Philosophy degree, Clarkson University
1997 Management Institute, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. 
1998 Honorary Doctor of Philosophy degree, Bridgewater State College
2001 Executive Program in Global Security, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.

ASSIGNMENTS
1. June 1974 - April 1975, graduate student, Air Force Institute of Technology, Ohio State University, Columbus
2. April 1975 - April 1976, student, undergraduate pilot training, Williams AFB, Ariz.
3. April 1976 - August 1976, student, pilot instructor training, Randolph AFB, Texas
4. August 1976 - August 1977, T-37 instructor pilot, 96th Flying Training Squadron, Williams AFB, Ariz.
5. August 1977 - July 1979, academic officer, 82nd Student Squadron, Williams AFB, Ariz.
6. July 1979 - July 1981, instructor and physics course director, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs
7. July 1981 - June 1982, assistant professor and physics course director, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs
8. June 1982 - October 1982, operations officer, 433rd Tactical Airlift Group, Kelly AFB, Texas
9. October 1982 - July 1985, air operations staff officer, 901st Tactical Airlift Group, Peterson AFB, Colo.
10. July 1985 - September 1986, Chief, Command Post, 302nd Tactical Airlift Wing, Peterson AFB, Colo.
11. September 1986 - October 1987, operations plans officer, 302nd Tactical Airlift Wing, Peterson AFB, Colo.
12. October 1987 - October 1989, combat space systems analyst, Headquarters Air Force Space Command, Peterson AFB, Colo.
13. October 1989 - August 1991, individual mobilization augmentee to the Director, Force Enhancement, Headquarters Air Force Space Command, Peterson AFB, Colo.
14. August 1991 - July 1993, individual mobilization augmentee to the Director of Space Applications, Headquarters Air Force Space Command, Peterson AFB, Colo.
15. July 1993 - November 1996, individual mobilization augmentee to the Director of Plans, Headquarters Air Force Space Command, Peterson AFB, Colo.
16. November 1996 - March 1998, mobilization assistant to the Director of Operations, Headquarters, Air Force Space Command, Peterson AFB, Colo.
17. March 1998 - February 2000, mobilization assistant to the Commander, Space Warfare Center, Schriever AFB, Colo.
18. February 2000 - August 2001, mobilization assistant to the Commander, Headquarters Air Force Space Command, Peterson AFB, Colo.
19. August 2001 - September 2001, Reserve assistant to Chief, Air Force Reserve, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
20. October 2001 - August 2005, Reserve assistant to the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C.

FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Command pilot, astronaut
Flight hours: More than 4,000, includes Air Force and NASA
Aircraft flown: T-37, T-38, C-130 and CE-500

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Superior Service Medal
Legion of Merit
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Achievement Medal
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
Air Force Organizational Excellence Award with oak leaf cluster

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS 
1976 Top graduate, Pilot Instructor Training Course
1980 Officer of the Year in the Physics Department, U.S. Air Force Academy
1984 Regional Finalist, White House Fellowship
1985 Air Force Research Fellow, Air Force Office of Scientific Research
1985 Outstanding Faculty Award, Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
1988 Academic Hall of Fame, Nordonia High School, Macedonia, Ohio
1988 Reserve Officer (IMA) of the Year, U.S. Air Force
1988 Reserve Officer (IMA) of the Year, Air Force Space Command
1988 Sustained Superior Service Award, Frank J. Seiler Research Laboratory
1994 Group Achievement Award (Microgravity Measurement Device Development Team)
1994 NASA Space Flight Medal (STS-60)
1994 Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame
1995 Group Achievement Award (NASA - Crew Exchange Working Group with Russia)
1995 Superior Achievement Award (NASA - Director of Operations, Russia)
1996 American Astronautical Society Flight Achievement Award
1996 NASA Acquisition Improvement Award (X-33)
1996 NASA Space Flight Medal (STS-76)
1997 NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal (Payload Commander, STS-76)
1998 - 1999 Educator of the Year, INROADS, Colorado

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS
1992 Associate Fellow, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
1992 Fellow, Institute for the Advancement of Engineering
1996 Senior member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
2000 Trustee, Aerospace Education Foundation
2002 International Society of Astronautics
2002 Fellow, IEEE
2003 Fellow, AIAA

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant June 5, 1974
First Lieutenant June 5, 1976
Captain June 5, 1978
Major May 2, 1986
Lieutenant Colonel June 14, 1990
Colonel July 1, 1994
Brigadier General Oct. 2, 1998
Major General July 7, 2001

(Current as of January 2006)