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BRIGADIER GENERAL SHEILA ZUEHLKE
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Brig. Gen. Sheila Zuehlke is the mobilization assistant to the Commander, U.S. Cyber Command; Director, National Security Agency; and Chief, Central Security Service, Fort George G. Meade, Md. She also serves as a member of the Reserve Military Intelligence General Officer Steering Committee, reporting to the Office of the Secretary of Defense.
General Zuehlke was commissioned in 1983 following graduation from the U.S. Air Force Academy. She was on active duty for 7 years and has been a reservist for 21 years. Following her East-West Fellowship at the University of Hawaii, she began her intelligence career in December 1985 as an Indications and Warning officer on the Air Staff and then became the Air Force Chief of Staff's Northeast Asia Analyst. In 1990, General Zuehlke left active duty. As a reservist, she has served as an analyst and wargamer. Leadership positions included serving as a Joint Reserve Unit Production Manager; Director of Intelligence for 13th Air Force; Commander Pacific Air Forces Air Intelligence Squadron; and Deputy Director of Intelligence, Air Combat Command, Langley Air Force Base, Va. In her civilian career, Brig. Gen. Zuehlke is the President and CEO of a software engineering company.
EDUCATION
1983 Bachelor of Science degree in International Affairs, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo.
1985 Master of Arts degree in Asian Studies, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii
1989 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
1997 Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence
2003 Air War College, by correspondence
2010 Leadership Enhancement Program, Center for Creative Leadership, Greensboro, NC
ASSIGNMENTS
1. June 1985 - December 1985, Intelligence Officers Course, Lowry AFB, Colo.
2. December 1985 - January 1987, Air Staff Watch Officer, Headquarters Air Force Intelligence Agency, Washington, D.C.
3. February 1987 - February 1990, China/Korea/Japan Analyst to the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, Headquarters Air Force, Washington, D.C.
4. February 1990 - February 1992, nuclear, chemical, biological terrorism analyst, Defense Intelligence Agency, Bolling AFB, Washington, D.C. and member of the Iraq-Kuwait Crisis Team, U.S. State Department, Washington, D.C.
5. February 1992 - October 1996, wargamer, College of Aerospace Doctrine, Research and Education CADRE, Air University, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
6. November 1996 - September 1997, analyst, Expeditionary Warfare Division, Joint Intelligence Center Pacific, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
7. October 1997 - September 2000, Deputy Production Manager, Production Manager and Deputy Commander Air Force Element, Joint Intelligence Center, Pacific, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
8. October 2000 - September 2002, individual mobilization augmentee to Director of Intelligence, 13th Air Force, Andersen AFB, Guam
9. October 2002 - September 2006, individual mobilization augmentee to the Commander, Air Intelligence Squadron, Pacific Air Forces, Hickam AFB, Hawaii
10. October 2006 - May 2009, individual mobilization augmentee to the Deputy Director of Intelligence, Headquarters Air Combat Command, Langley AFB, Va.
11. June 2009 - September 2011, mobilization assistant to the Deputy Chief, Central Security Service, National Security Agency, Fort George G. Meade, Md.
12. October 2011 - present, mobilization assistant to the Director, National Security Agency, and Chief, Central Security Service, Fort George G. Meade, Md.
SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
1. February 1990 - February 1992, nuclear, chemical, biological terrorism analyst, Defense Intelligence Agency, Bolling AFB, Washington, D.C. and member of the Iraq-Kuwait Crisis Team, U.S. State Department, Washington, D.C. as a captain
2. November 1996 - September 1997, analyst, Expeditionary Warfare Division, Joint Intelligence Center Pacific, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, as a major
3. October 1998 - September 2000, Deputy Production Manager, Production Manager and Deputy Commander Air Force Element, Joint Intelligence Center, Pacific, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, as a major
4. June 2009 - September 2011, mobilization assistant to the Deputy Chief, Central Security Service, National Security Agency, Fort George G. Meade, Md., as a colonel and brigadier general
5. October 2011 - present, mobilization assistant to the Director, National Security Agency, and Chief, Central Security Service, Fort George G. Meade, Md. as a brigadier general
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Air Force Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal
Joint Meritorious Unit Award
Air Force Organizational Excellence Award with two oak leaf clusters
Air Force Recognition Ribbon
National Defense Service Medal
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant, June 1, 1983
First Lieutenant, June 1, 1985
Captain, June 1, 1987
Major, March 10, 1995
Lieutenant Colonel, March 10, 2002
Colonel, July 1, 2006
Brigadier General, Dec. 22, 2010
(Current as of November 2011)
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