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BRIGADIER GENERAL BRIAN T. BISHOP
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Brig. Gen. Brian T. Bishop is the Deputy Director for Politico-Military Affairs (Western Hemisphere), Strategic Plans and Policy Directorate, Joint Staff, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C. He is responsible to the Director for Politico-Military affairs for all issues associated within Central America, South America, Mexico and Canada. Additionally, his portfolio includes issues associated with Homeland Defense and Homeland Security. In his role, he works closely with National Security Council, Department of State, Department of Defense, U.S. Southern Command and U.S. Northern Command to provide coordinated politico-military policy recommendations to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
General Bishop grew up in an Air Force family and is a 1983 graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in aeronautical engineering. He has held staff assignments at Headquarters Air Combat Command, Air Staff and the Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, and has served as Deputy for Operations, Air Force Division, U.S. Military Training Mission in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The general commanded the U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, the Thunderbirds, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev.; the 34th Operations Group at the U.S. Air Force Academy; and the 8th Fighter Wing at Kunsan Air Base, South Korea. He also commanded the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing, Joint Base Balad, Iraq, where he was also the installation commander for a total base population of approximately 28,000 Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines, Coast Guardsmen, DOD civilians and contractors.
General Bishop is a command pilot with more than 3,900 hours and has served as an instructor pilot in the T-37B, F-16C/D, TG-4, TG-7, TG-10B/C/D and TG-14 aircraft.
EDUCATION
1983 Bachelor of Science degree in aeronautical engineering, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo.
1987 Master of Business Administration degree, Oklahoma City University, Lawton, Okla.
1990 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
1994 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2001 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2003 The Executive Course, Aspen Institute, Aspen, Colo.
2005 Leadership Development Program, Center for Creative Leadership, Greensboro, N.C.
2005 Joint Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Va.
2007 Senior Executive Fellowship, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.
2007 Enterprise Leadership Seminar, Kenan-Flagler Business School, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
ASSIGNMENTS
1. August 1983 - September 1984, student, undergraduate pilot training, Sheppard AFB, Texas
2. October 1984 - February 1988, T-37 instructor pilot, check pilot, and wing standardization and evaluation flight examiner, 89th Flying Training Squadron and 80th Flying Training Wing, Sheppard AFB, Texas
3. February 1988 - May 1988, student, fighter lead-in training, Holloman AFB, N.M.
4. May 1988 - December 1988, student, F-16 training, Luke AFB, Ariz.
5. December 1988 - December 1989, mission ready F-16 pilot and squadron scheduler, 80th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Kunsan Air Base, South Korea
6. December 1989 - February 1990, student, Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
7. February 1990 - August 1993, instructor pilot, flight commander, and standardization and evaluation flight examiner; later, aide-de-camp to the Commander, 9th Air Force and U.S. Central Command Air Forces, Shaw AFB, S.C.
8. August 1993 - August 1994, student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
9. August 1994 - June 1996, Deputy for Operations, Air Force Division, U.S. Military Training Mission, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
10. June 1996 - October 1997, operations officer, 309th Fighter Squadron, Luke AFB, Ariz.
11. November 1997 - June 2000, Commander/Leader, U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, the Thunderbirds; later, special assistant to the Commander, 57th Fighter Wing, Nellis AFB, Nev.
12. July 2000 - July 2001, student, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
13. July 2001 - October 2001, special assistant to the Commandant, 34th Training Wing, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo.
14. October 2001 - April 2003, Commander, 34th Operations Group, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo.
15. April 2003 - April 2005, Chief, Flight Operations Division, Headquarters Air Combat Command, Langley AFB, Va.
16. May 2005 - May 2006, Commander, 8th Fighter Wing, Kunsan AB, South Korea
17. May 2006 - May 2007, Deputy Director, Air Force Concepts of Operation Champions, Director for Operational Capability Requirements, Deputy Chief of Staff for Air and Space Operations, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
18. May 2007 - June 2008, Deputy Director, Legislative Liaison, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
19. July 2008 - July 2009, Commander, 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing, Joint Base Balad, Iraq
20. July 2009 - present, Deputy Director for Politico-Military Affairs (Western Hemisphere), Strategic Plans and Policy Directorate (J5), Joint Staff, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
July 2009 - present, Deputy Director for Politico-Military Affairs (Western Hemisphere), Strategic Plans and Policy Directorate (J5), Joint Staff, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., as a brigadier general
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Command pilot
Flight hours: More than 3,900
Aircraft flown: F-16C/D, T-37B, TG-4, TG-7, TG-10B/C/D and TG-14
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit with two oak leaf clusters
Bronze Star Medal
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air Medal with four oak leaf clusters
Aerial Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
Joint Meritorious Unit Award
Republic of Korea Order of National Security Merit (Samil Medal)
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant June 1, 1983
First Lieutenant June 1, 1985
Captain June 1, 1987
Major March 1, 1994
Lieutenant Colonel Jan. 1, 1997
Colonel April 1, 2000
Brigadier General Nov. 2, 2007
(Current as of December 2009)
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