Brig. Gen. Brett J. McMullen is the Mobilization Assistant to the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Contracting, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington D.C. He is responsible for assisting the Deputy Assistant Secretary for all aspects of contracting relating to the acquisition of weapon systems, logistics, operational and contingency support for the Air Force.

Gen. McMullen served in the enlisted ranks from 1981 to 1985 prior to receiving his commission from the Air Force Officer Training School, where he was his flights’ Upper Flight Captain. He has held a variety of assignments and has commanded five times at the squadron, group, agency, and combatant command levels. He has held a variety of staff positions at the major command, geographic command, joint command, and Secretary of the Air Force levels. Immediately following 9/11, General McMullen led the crisis planning and deployment of all Air Force contracting personnel. He then deployed to the CENTCOM area of responsibility to lead the Operation Enduring Freedom mission. Soon after, he deployed again prior to the launch of Operation Iraqi Freedom, both times leading critical acquisition activities. During his long tenure at U.S. Special Operations Command, Gen. McMullen oversaw USSOCOM’s expansion of world-wide contingency contracting operations.

EDUCATION
1984 Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Technology, Southern Illinois University
1985 Administrative Officer's Course, Keesler AFB, Miss., honor graduate
1987 Lieutenant's Professional Development Program, Tinker AFB, Okla.
1987 Squadron Officer School, by correspondence
1992 Air Force Institute of Technology, Education-With-Industry Program, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
1999 Master of Business Administration, University of Tampa, Fla.
2003 Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence
2006 Air War College, by correspondence
2014 Senior Leader Orientation Course
Numerous Acquisition Professional Development courses through Level III in Contracting; Chief Information Officer Certificate Program (1 of 4); Production Management through Level I

ASSIGNMENTS
1. July 1985 - December 1986, Squadron Section Commander, 2854th Security Police Squadron, Tinker AFB, Okla.
2. December 1986 - December 1987, Headquarters Squadron Section Commander, 2854th Air Base Group, Tinker AFB, Okla.
3. January 1988 - June 1991, Squadron Section Commander/Executive Officer, 15th Security Police Squadron, Hickam AFB, Hawaii
4. June 1991 - July 1992, Education-with-Industry Program Intern, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
5. July 1992 - July 1994, Ready Reinforcement Designee, Headquarters Air Reserve Personnel Center, Denver, Colo.; included duty as Headquarters U.S. Special Operations Command Disaster Planner during extended temporary duty assignment
6. July 1994 - September 1996, Contingency Contracting Officer, 6th Contracting Squadron, MacDill AFB, Fla.
7. September 1996 - April 1999, Contracting Staff Officer, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Southern Command, Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz.
8. April 1999 - January 2004, Contracting Staff Officer, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Central Command, Shaw AFB, S.C.
9. January 2004 - February 2007, Air Force Secretariat Contracting Staff Officer, The Pentagon
10. February 2007 - January 2013, Special Assistant for Operational Contracting, Special Operations Research and Development Center, Procurement Directorate, Headquarters U.S. Special Operations Command, MacDill AFB, Fla.
11. January 2013 - June 2014, Mobilization Assistant to the Deputy Assistant Secretary, Contracting; Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
12. June 2014 - August 2014, Commander, Air Force Installation Contracting Agency, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio

13. August 2014 - May 2015, Commanding General, U.S. Central Command Joint Theater Support Contracting Command, Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan

14. May 2015 – April 2016, the Mobilization Assistant to the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Contracting, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington D.C.

15.  May 2016 – present, Acting Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Contracting, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington D.C.

3. August 2014 - May 2015, Commanding General, U.S. Central Command, Joint Theater Support Contracting Command, Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan., as a brigadier general

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Bronze Star Medal
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Achievement Medal
Joint Meritorious Unit Award with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with five oak leaf clusters
Air Force Organizational Excellence Award
Air Force Good Conduct Medal
National Defense Medal with bronze star
Afghanistan Campaign Medal with bronze star
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Air Force Overseas Ribbon-Long
Air Force Expeditionary Service with gold frame and oak leaf cluster
Air Force Longevity Service with seven oak leaf clusters
Armed Forces Reserve Medal with bronze hourglass and "M" Device
Air Force Small Arms Expert Marksman with bronze star
Air Force Training Ribbon with oak leaf cluster
NATO Medal - Non-Article 5

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant July 30, 1985
First Lieutenant July 30, 1987
Captain July 30, 1989
Major October 1, 1998
Lieutenant Colonel September 4, 2003
Colonel November 1, 2007
Brigadier General April 3, 2014

(Current as of September 2016)