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BRIGADIER GENERAL STEPHEN "FRITZ" LINSENMEYER
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Brig. Gen. Stephen "Fritz" Linsenmeyer is the Commander, Force Generation Center, Headquarters Air Force Reserve Command, Robins Air Force Base, Ga. The FGC is the single agency responsible for generating Air Force Reserve forces by leveraging AFR strategic capability to meet operational needs in support of global force management. The FGC performs all aspects of force generation to include oversight, visibility and accountability of all Air Force Reserve forces. His span of control extends from the individual Reservist to entire combat capable units, supporting a broad array of organizations from Air Force units to combatant commands, through all stages of activation from volunteerism up to and including full mobilization.
General Linsenmeyer was commissioned in 1981 through Officer Training School, Lackland AFB, Texas. Following undergraduate pilot training, his first operational flying assignment was as a B-52 pilot. General Linsenmeyer has also flown KC-10s, KC-135s and C-130s. After graduating from Air Command and Staff College, he was assigned to the Air Staff at the Pentagon. After 16 years on active duty, General Linsenmeyer separated and joined the Air Force Reserve.
General Linsenmeyer has served in a variety of positions during his career, including flight commander, squadron operations officer, squadron commander, group commander and wing commander. Prior to his current assignment, he was the commander of the 910th Airlift Wing, Youngstown-Warren Air Reserve Station, Ohio.
General Linsenmeyer is a command pilot with more than 4,200 military flying hours and is an Air Reserve Technician, a full-time federal civil service employee serving in a selected position within a military unit.
EDUCATION
1981 Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, John Carroll University, Ohio
1988 Distinguished Graduate, Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala
1990 Master's Degree in Personnel Administration, Golden Gate University, Calif.
1994 Distinguished Graduate, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2004 Master of Strategic Studies, Air War College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
2006 Safety/Accident Investigation Board President Course, Kirtland AFB, N.M.
2008 Director of Mobility Forces Course, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
2011 National Security Studies Program, George Washington University, Washington D.C.
2011 Joint Air and Space Operations Course, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. August 1981 - December 1981, Officer Training School, Lackland AFB, Texas
2. February 1982 - January 1983, Student, Undergraduate Pilot Training, 82nd Flying Training Wing, Williams AFB, Ariz.
3. January 1983 - June 1983, B-52G Combat Crew Training School, 93rd Bombardment Wing, Castle AFB, Calif.
4. June 1983 - July 1987, B-52G Copilot/Aircraft Commander, 379th Bombardment Wing, Wurtsmith Air Force Base, Mich.
5. July 1987 - November 1990, B-52 G/H Instructor/Evaluator Pilot, 31st Test and Evaluation Squadron, Edwards AFB, Calif.
6. November 1990 - July 1993, KC-10 Pilot/Instructor Pilot, Flight Commander, Chief, KC-10 Mission Development, 68th Air Refueling Wing and 4th Wing, Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C.
7. July 1993 - June 1994, Student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
8. June 1994 - July 1998, Action Officer, Office of the Air Force Reserve and Legislative Liaison, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington D.C.
9. August 1998 - July 2003, KC-135E Pilot/Instructor Pilot; Wing Chief of Plans; Operations Support Squadron Commander, 927th Air Refueling Wing, Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich.
10. July 2003 - June 2004, Student, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
11. June 2004 - August 2007, KC-135R Instructor/Evaluator Pilot; Squadron Operations Officer, Operations Group Commander, 434th Air Refueling Wing, Grissom Air Reserve Base, Ind.
12. August 2007 - April 2010, Commander, 916th Air Refueling Wing, Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C.
13. April 2010 - October, 2011, Commander, 910th Airlift Wing, Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio
14. November 2011 - present, Commander, Force Generation Center, Headquarters Air Force Reserve Command, Robins AFB, Ga.
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Command Pilot
Flight hours: More than 4,200 military hours
Aircraft flown: T-41, T-37, T-38, B-52G/H, KC-10, KC-135E/R, C-130H
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit
Meritorious Service Medal with five oak leaf clusters
Aerial Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Commendation Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with five oak leaf clusters
Air Force Organizational Excellence Award with oak leaf cluster
Combat Readiness Medal with three oak leaf clusters
National Defense Service Medal with two devices
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Southwest Asia Service Medal with one device
Kosovo Campaign Medal with two devices
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Armed Forces Service Medal
Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon with gold border
Air Force Longevity Service with six oak leaf clusters
Armed Forces Reserve Medal with 2 'M' devices
Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon
Air Force Training Ribbon
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant Dec. 22, 1981
First Lieutenant Dec. 22, 1983
Captain Dec. 22, 1985
Major March 1, 1994
Lieutenant Colonel May 21, 2000
Colonel Sept. 10, 2005
Brigadier General Feb.17, 2012
Current as of February 2013
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