MAJOR GENERAL MARK C. DILLON Maj. Gen. Mark C. Dillon is the Vice Commander, Pacific Air Forces, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, and the Deputy Theater Air Component Commander to the Commander, U.S. Pacific Command. PACAF is responsible for the Air Force activities spread over half the globe in the command that supports 46,000 Airmen serving principally in Japan, Korea, Hawaii, Alaska and Guam. General Dillon was commissioned in 1984 through Officer Training School. He began his career as a space shuttle systems engineer. A distinguished graduate from undergraduate pilot training, General Dillon has commanded at the squadron, group, and twice at the wing level. His staff assignments include: Headquarters U.S. Air Force, U.S. Transportation Command liaison to U.S. Southern Command, United Nations Command/U.S. Forces Korea, and his current position. General Dillon is a command pilot with more than 3,500 flying hours in the KC-10, C-5, T-38, C-17, C-130J and KC-135. EDUCATION 1984 Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering, Arizona State University 1990 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 1994 Master's degree in aeronautical science, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University 1998 Distinguished graduate, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 2004 Master's degree in national strategic studies, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 2005 Joint Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Va. 2007 Air Force Enterprise Management Seminar, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 2009 Senior Leader Executive Course, Center for Creative Leadership, Colorado Springs, Colo. 2011 U.S.-Russia Security Program, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. ASSIGNMENTS 1. January 1984 - March 1988, space shuttle and Titan engineer, 6595th Aerospace Test Group, Vandenberg AFB, Calif. 2. March 1988 - March 1989, student, undergraduate pilot training, Columbus AFB, Miss. 3. March 1989 - April 1994, KC-10 Evaluator Pilot, Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C. 4. November 1994 - August 1997, C-5 Evaluator Pilot, Dover AFB, Del. 5. August 1997 - June 1998, student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 6. June 1998 - May 2000, Action Officer, Air and Space Operations, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C. 7. May 2000 - June 2003, operations officer and Commander, 22nd Airlift Squadron; Commander 782nd Expeditionary Airlift Squadron; and Deputy Commander, 60th Operations Group, Travis AFB, Calif. 8. July 2003 - July 2004, student, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 9. July 2004 - February 2006, Commander, 97th Operations Group, and Vice Commander, 97th Air Mobility Wing, Altus AFB, Okla. 10. August 2006 - June 2008, USTRANSCOM liaison officer to USSOUTHCOM, Miami, Fla. 11. June 2008 - July 2009, Commander, 60th Air Mobility Wing, Travis AFB, Calif. 12. July 2009 - September 2011, Commander, 86th Airlift Wing, Ramstein Air Base, Germany 13. September 2011 - July 2013, Director, Regional Affairs, Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of the Air Force, International Affairs, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C. 14. July 2013 - August 2015, Deputy Chief of Staff, United Nations Command and U.S. Forces Korea, U.S. Army Garrison Yongsan, South Korea 15. August 2015 - present, Vice Commander, Pacific Air Forces, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS 1. August 2006 - June 2008, USTRANSCOM liaison officer to USSOUTHCOM, Miami, Fla., as a colonel 2. July 2013 – August 2015, Deputy Chief of Staff, United Nations Command and U.S. Forces, Korea, U.S. Army Garrison Yongsan, South Korea, as a major general FLIGHT INFORMATION Rating: command pilot Flight hours: more than 3,500 Aircraft flown: KC-10, C-5, T-38, C-17, C-130J and KC-135 MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters Aerial Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster Air Force Commendation Medal Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with "V" device and three oak leaf clusters Combat Readiness Medal with two oak leaf clusters National Defense Service Medal with bronze star Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal with bronze star Southwest Asia Service Medal with three bronze stars Global War on Terrorism Service Medal Armed Forces Service Medal Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon with Gold Border OTHER AWARDS AND HONORS 2011 General and Mrs. Jerome O'Malley Award, Best Wing Commander and Spouse Team in the U.S. Air Force PUBLICATIONS "Intellectual Modernization of the C-5: Making the Galaxy Expeditionary," Air and Space Power Journal, Summer 2007 EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION Second Lieutenant March 28, 1984 First Lieutenant March 28, 1986 Captain March 28, 1988 Major March 1, 1996 Lieutenant Colonel April 1, 2000 Colonel Aug. 1, 2004 Brigadier General Sept. 2, 2009 Major General May 20, 2013 (Current as of August 2015)