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MAJOR GENERAL SHARON K.G. DUNBAR
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Maj. Gen. Sharon K.G. Dunbar is Commander, Air Force District of Washington, Joint Base Andrews, Md. The Air Force District of Washington provides the single Air Force voice and component to the Joint Forces Headquarters-National Capital Region, as well as organizes trains and equips combat forces for the aerospace expeditionary forces, homeland operations, civil support, national special security events and ceremonial events. In addition, AFDW serves as Uniform Code of Military Justice authority for more than 40,000 personnel and provides major command-level support for more than 24,000 personnel assigned worldwide.
General Dunbar was commissioned in 1982 upon graduation from the U.S. Air Force Academy. She has served in a variety of acquisition, political-military and force support positions. Her commands include a mission support squadron, Air Force Basic Military Training and an air base wing. Prior to her current assignment, General Dunbar served as Director of Force Management Policy, Deputy Chief of Staff for Manpower, Personnel and Services, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
EDUCATION
1982 Bachelor of Science degree in management, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo.
1984 Master's degree in business administration, California State University, Long Beach
1985 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
1993 Kellogg National Fellowship Program
1994 Air Command and Staff College, by seminar
1996 Legislative Fellowship Program, Brookings Institution, Washington, D.C.
1998 Advanced Program Managers Course, Defense Systems Management College, Fort Belvoir, Va.
1999 Seminar XXI Foreign Politics, International Relations and the National Interest, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge
2000 Distinguished graduate, Master's degree in national security studies, National War College, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
2005 Senior Executive Fellows Program, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.
2009 Challenges in Global Leadership, Judge Business School, University of Cambridge, England
2009 Program for Senior Managers in Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. July 1982 - November 1984, contract specialist, Detachment 32, Hughes Aircraft Company, El Segundo, Calif.
2. December 1984 - August 1988, acquisition contracting officer and Chief, Contract Administration Branch, 832nd Air Division, Luke AFB, Ariz.
3. August 1988 - December 1991, Deputy Commander, Detachment 4, United Kingdom Contracting Region, Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England
4. December 1991 - June 1993, Chief, Operational Contracting Office, 323rd Flying Training Wing, Mather AFB, Calif.
5. June 1993 - June 1994, congressional liaison officer, Office of Legislative Liaison, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
6. June 1994 - January 1996, Chief, Acquisition and Policy Legislation Branch, Office of Legislative Liaison, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
7. January 1996 - December 1996, Congressional Fellow, United States Senate, Washington, D.C.
8. January 1997 - August 1997, military assistant to the Under Secretary of the Air Force, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
9. August 1997 - August 1999, military assistant to the Under Secretary of Defense, Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
10. August 1999 - June 2000, student, National War College, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
11. July 2000 - July 2001, Commander, 97th Mission Support Squadron, 97th Air Mobility Wing, Altus AFB, Okla.
12. July 2001 - July 2002, Deputy Commander, 97th Support Group, 97th Air Mobility Wing, Altus AFB, Okla.
13. July 2002 - July 2004, Commander, 737th Training Group, Lackland AFB, Texas.
14. July 2004 - February 2006, Commander, 75th Air Base Wing, and Installation Commander, Hill AFB, Utah.
15. February 2006 - January 2008, Director of Manpower and Personnel, Headquarters Air Mobility Command, Scott AFB, Ill.
16. January 2008 - November 2009, Director of Manpower, Organization and Resources, Deputy Chief of Staff for Manpower, Personnel and Services, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
17. November 2009 - July 2012, Director of Force Management Policy, Deputy Chief of Staff for Manpower, Personnel and Services, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
18. July 2012- present, Commander, Air Force District of Washington, Joint Base Andrews, Md.
SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
1. August 1997 - August 1999, military assistant to the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness), Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., as a lieutenant colonel
2. September 2004 - June 2005, member, Defense Task Force on Sexual Harassment and Violence at the Military Service Academies, Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., as a colonel
3. August 2008 - December 2009, member, Defense Task Force on Sexual Assault in the Military Services, Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., as a brigadier general
4. February 2010 - June 2011, member, Reserve Forces Policy Board, Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., as a brigadier general and major general
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Superior Service Medal
Legion of Merit with two oak leaf clusters
Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal
Joint Meritorious Unit Award with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with two oak leaf clusters
Air Force Organizational Excellence Award with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Recognition Ribbon
National Defense Service Medal with bronze star
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant June 2, 1982
First Lieutenant June 2, 1984
Captain June 2, 1986
Major March 1, 1994
Lieutenant Colonel Jan. 1, 1998
Colonel July 1, 2002
Brigadier General June 19, 2008
Major General April 1, 2011
(Current as of September 2012)
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