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MAJOR GENERAL MARK A. ATKINSON
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Major General Mark A. Atkinson is the Director of Logistics, Headquarters Air Combat Command, Langley Air Force Base, Va. He is responsible for policy, budget, and oversight of ACC's maintenance, munitions, supply and transportation activities. He provides logistics direction and oversight to more than 42,000 logistics personnel assigned at 30 ACC combat and logistics support units worldwide maintaining over 1,163 fighters, bombers, and special mission aircraft and 538 Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles. The general leads a staff of 513 people in eight divisions, and advocates a budget of $5.5 billion.
General Atkinson entered the Air Force in 1982 as a ROTC graduate of Ohio University. He is a career logistics officer having commanded two squadrons, a group and an air logistics center maintenance wing. He has held staff assignments at Strategic Air Command, Air Education and Training Command, Air Force Materiel Command, Air Force Personnel Center and the Air Staff.
Prior to his current assignment, he was the Director of Logistics, Installations and Mission Support, Headquarters U.S. Air Forces in Europe, Ramstein Air Base, Germany.
EDUCATION
1981 Bachelor of Science degree in education, Ohio University, Athens Oh.
1984 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
1988 Master's degree in aeronautical science, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, Fla.
1994 Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence
1999 Master's degree in strategic studies, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2006 National Security Management Course, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University, N.Y.
2009 Enterprise Leadership, Darden School of Business, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
ASSIGNMENTS
1. February 1982 - July 1982, student, Aircraft Maintenance Officers Course, Chanute AFB, Ill.
2. July 1982 - August 1982, assistant officer in charge, Tanker Branch, 384th Organizational Maintenance Squadron, McConnell AFB, Kan.
3. August 1982 - October 1984, maintenance supervisor, 384th Field Maintenance Squadron, McConnell AFB, Kan.
4. October 1984 - December 1984, student, Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
5. December 1984 - June 1985, officer in charge, Maintenance Job Control, 384th Air Refueling Wing, McConnell AFB, Kan.
6. June 1985 - June 1989, staff officer, Headquarters Strategic Air Command, Offutt AFB, Neb.
7. June 1989 - June 1992, maintenance supervisor, 7th Organizational Maintenance Squadron, Carswell AFB, Texas
8. June 1992 - June 1995, Chief, Maintenance Officers Assignment Branch, Air Force Personnel Center, Randolph AFB, Texas
9. June 1995 - June 1997, Commander, 16th Equipment Maintenance Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
10. June 1997 - July 1998, Commander, 16th Aircraft Generation Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
11. August 1998 - June 1999, student, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
12. June 1999 - April 2000, Chief, Personnel and Training, Maintenance Management Division, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Installations and Logistics, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
13. April 2000 - May 2001, executive officer to the Director of Maintenance, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Installations and Logistics, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
14. May 2001 - June 2002, Chief, Maintenance Management Division, Directorate of Maintenance, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Installations and Logistics, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
15. July 2002 - May 2004, Commander, 27th Maintenance Group, Cannon AFB, N.M.
16. May 2004 - August 2005, Vice Commander, 82nd Training Wing, Sheppard AFB, Texas
17. August 2005 - June 2006, Deputy Director, Directorate of Logistics, Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
18. July 2006 - November 2006, Deputy Director of Intelligence and Air, Space and Information Operations for Technical Training, Headquarters Air Education and Training Command, Randolph AFB, Texas
19. December 2006 - June 2007, Director of Logistics, Installations and Mission Support, Headquarters Air Education and Training Command, Randolph AFB, Texas
20. June 2007 - May 2009, Commander, 402nd Maintenance Wing, Robins AFB, Ga.
21. June 2009 - October 2010, Director of Logistics, Installations and Mission Support, Headquarters U.S. Air Forces in Europe, Ramstein AB, Germany
22. October 2010 - present, Director of Logistics, Headquarters Air Combat Command, Langley AFB, Va.
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit with three oak leaf clusters
Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Achievement Medal
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant Feb. 14, 1982
First Lieutenant Oct. 13, 1983
Captain Oct. 13, 1985
Major Feb. 1, 1994
Lieutenant Colonel Jan. 1, 1997
Colonel June 1, 2002
Brigadier General Dec. 10, 2007
Major General Sept. 2, 2011
(Current as of October 2011)
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