MAJOR GENERAL BETTY L. MULLIS Maj. Gen. Betty L. Mullis is the Director, Reserve Readiness, Joint Reserve Forces, and mobilization assistant to the Deputy Director of the Defense Logistics Agency, Fort Belvoir, Va. General Mullis graduated from Officer Training School in 1972. She has served as a KC-135 pilot and commanded an air refueling squadron and wing. She has been mobilization assistant to the Commandant, Air War College, and Commander, Air Education and Training Command. The general was the Air Force Reserve Military Representative to the Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services from 1995 to 1997, and she currently serves on the Reserve Forces Policy Board as well as the Air Reserve Forces Policy Committee. Her civilian occupation is an airline pilot. The general is a command pilot with more than 4,900 flying hours in military aircraft. She participated in worldwide air refueling and airlift operations including Desert Storm, Provide Hope and Joint Endeavor. EDUCATION 1970 Bachelor of Science degree in biological sciences, University of Northern Colorado 1981 Squadron Officer School, by correspondence 1981 Air Command and Staff College 1982 Master's degree in operations management, University of Arkansas 1994 Air War College, by correspondence ASSIGNMENTS 1. July 1972 - September 1972, student, Administrative Management and Executive Officer School, Keesler AFB, Ms. 2. September 1972 - September 1977, administrative/public affairs officer, 314th Tactical Airlift Wing, Little Rock AFB, Ark. 3. September 1977 - February 1979, public affairs officer, 189th Air Refueling Group, Arkansas Air National Guard, Little Rock AFB, Ark. 4. January 1979 - April 1980, student, undergraduate pilot training, Reese AFB, Texas 5. April 1980 - August 1980, student, KC-135E Combat Crew Training School, Castle AFB, Calif. 6. August 1980 - July 1986, co-pilot/pilot, 154th Air Refueling Squadron, Arkansas Air National Guard, Little Rock AFB, Ark. 7. July 1986 - October 1988, flight supervisor and C-130E instructor, 154th Tactical Airlift Training Squadron, Arkansas Air National Guard, Little Rock AFB, Ark. 8. October 1988 - October 1989, KC-135 pilot, 336th Air Refueling Squadron, March AFB, Calif. 9. October 1989 - November 1993, chief pilot, 336th Air Refueling Squadron, March AFB, Calif. 10. November 1993 - February 1995, Commander, 336th Air Refueling Squadron, March AFB, Calif. 11. February 1995 - July 1995, special assistant to the Commander, 452nd Air Mobility Wing, March AFB, Calif. 12. August 1995 - May 1996, Vice Commander, 452nd Air Mobility Wing, March Air Reserve Base, Calif. 13. May 1996 - April 1998, Commander, 940th Air Refueling Wing, McClellan AFB, Calif. 14. April 1998 - June 2000, mobilization assistant to the Commandant, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 15. June 2000 - January 2003, mobilization assistant to the Director of Operations, Headquarters Air Education and Training Command, Randolph AFB, Texas 16. January 2003 - November 2004, mobilization assistant to the Commander, Air Education and Training Command, Randolph AFB, Texas. 17. December 2004 - present, Director, Reserve Readiness, Joint Reserve Forces (J9), and mobilization assistant to the Deputy Director of the Defense Logistics Agency, Fort Belvoir, Va. FLIGHT INFORMATION Rating: Command pilot Flight hours: More than 4,900 Aircraft flown: KC-135A, KC-135E, C-130E, C141B, T-38 and T-37 MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS Distinguished Service Medal Legion of Merit Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster Air Medal Aerial Achievement Medal Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster Air Force Achievement Medal Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with "V" device and four oak leaf clusters Combat Readiness Medal with four oak leaf clusters National Defense Service Medal with bronze star Southwest Asia Service Medal with two bronze stars Armed Forces Service Medal Air Force Longevity Award with silver oak leaf clusters Armed Forces Reserve Medal Small Arms Marksmanship Ribbon with bronze star Air Force Training Ribbon Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS Air Force Association Women in Aviation, International Airlift/Tanker Association Women Military Aviators Lifetime member, Reserve Officers Association Lifetime member, Order of Daedalians EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION Second Lieutenant July 13, 1972 First Lieutenant July 13, 1974 Captain July 13, 1976 Major July 16, 1984 Lieutenant Colonel July 16, 1991 Colonel Aug. 1, 1995 Brigadier General June 1, 2000 Major General Sept. 1, 2002 (Current as of December 2004)