BRIGADIER GENERAL DONALD LUSTIG Brig. Gen. Donald Lustig is the Inspector General, Headquarters Air Mobility Command, Scott Air Force Base, Ill. He leads a selectively manned unit which enhances readiness by assessing AMC's mission capability and ensuring a command-wide environment of customer services, continuous improvement, safety, efficient use of resources, and responsiveness to the needs of AMC's people and organizations. General Lustig graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy in 1979 and received his pilot's wings in 1980. His career includes a variety of operational and staff positions, and he has commanded at squadron, group and wing levels. He was assigned as a White House liaison officer in the Secretary of the Air Force's Office of Legislative Liaison, and as assistant chief of Congressional Affairs in the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel at Headquarters U.S. Air Force. He has also served on the personal staff of the Secretary of Defense as well as the Strategic Plans and Policy Directorate of the Joint Staff as Deputy Director for International Negotiations and Multilateral Affairs. General Lustig is a command pilot with more than 3,800 flying hours. Prior to assuming his current position, he was Vice Commander, Tanker Airlift Control Center. EDUCATION 1979 Bachelor of Science degree in aeronautical engineering, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo. 1984 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 1986 Master of Science degree in systems management, University of Southern California, Calif. 1992 Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kan. 1995 National War College, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C. ASSIGNMENTS 1. August 1979 - July 1980, student, undergraduate pilot training, Williams AFB, Ariz. 2. August 1980 - October 1985, instructor, aircraft commander, airlift control element operations officer and tactical airlift officer, 62nd Military Airlift Wing, McChord AFB, Wash. 3. October 1985 - August 1986, White House liaison officer, Office of Legislative Liaison, and assistant chief of Congressional Affairs, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C. 4. October 1986 - August 1989, assistant chief pilot, executive officer and wing tactics officer, 20th Military Airlift Squadron, Charleston AFB, S.C. 5. August 1989 - June 1991, Chief of Plans, 1605th Military Airlift Support Wing, Lajes Field, Portugal 6. June 1991 - July 1992, student, Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kan. 7. July 1992 - July 1994, Chief, Office of Program Objective Memorandum Development, Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans and Programs, Headquarters Air Mobility Command, Scott AFB, Ill. 8. July 1994 - June 1995, student, National War College, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C. 9. June 1995 - October 1996, Commander, 457th Airlift Squadron, Andrews AFB, Md. 10. October 1996 - August 1998, military assistant to Executive Secretary of the Department of Defense, Washington, D.C. 11. August 1998 - July 1999, Deputy Commander, 22nd Operations Group, McConnell AFB, Kan. 12. July 1999 - July 2001, Commander, 22nd Operations Group, McConnell AFB, Kan. 13. July 2001 - July 2003, Commander, 100th Air Refueling Wing, Royal Air Force Station Mildenhall, England 14. July 2003 - June 2004, Assistant Deputy Director for Politico-Military Affairs, Africa and International Negotiations, Strategic Plans and Policy Directorate (J-5), the Joint Staff, Washington, D.C. 15. June 2004 - May 2005, Deputy Director for International Negotiations and Multilateral Affairs, Strategic Plans and Policy Directorate (J-5), the Joint Staff, Washington, D.C. 16. June 2005 - July 2006, Vice Commander, Tanker Airlift Control Center, Scott AFB, Ill. 17. August 2006 - present, Inspector General, Headquarters Air Mobility Command, Scott AFB, Ill. FLIGHT INFORMATION Rating: Command pilot Flight hours: More than 3,800 Aircraft flown: T-37, T-38, C-141, C-21 and KC-135 MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS Defense Superior Service Medal with oak leaf cluster Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters Air Medal Air Force Commendation Medal Global War on Terrorism Service Medal EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION Second Lieutenant May 28, 1979 First Lieutenant May 30, 1981 Captain May 30, 1983 Major June 1, 1990 Lieutenant Colonel March 1, 1994 Colonel Sept. 1, 1998 Brigadier General Oct. 1, 2005 (Current as of August 2006)