GENERAL WILLIAM R. LOONEY III Gen. William R. Looney III is Commander, Air Education and Training Command, Randolph Air Force Base, Texas. As commander, he is responsible for the recruiting, training and education of Air Force people. His command includes the Air Force Recruiting Service, two numbered air forces and Air University. Air Education and Training Command consists of 13 bases, more than 92,000 active duty, reserve, guard, civilians and contractors, and 1,750 trainer, fighter and mobility aircraft. General Looney graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy in 1972, where he commanded the cadet wing in his senior year. The general has commanded a flight, a fighter squadron, two fighter wings, an air expeditionary force, a military college, a warfare center, a numbered air force and two acquisition centers. General Looney flew 62 combat hours in the F-15 in support of Operation Southern Watch and commanded Joint Task Force 86-2 in support of Operation Uphold Democracy. He is a command pilot with more than 4,000 flying hours, including 2,500 in the F-15. EDUCATION 1972 Bachelor of Science degree, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo. 1977 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 1979 Master's degree in management, Central Michigan University 1983 Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Va. 1990 National War College, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C. 1993 Executive Warfare Course, Eglin AFB, Fla. 1997 Joint Flag Officer Warfighting Course, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 1997 Joint Force Air Component Commander Course, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 1997 National Security Leadership Course, Syracuse University and Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md. 1998 Undergraduate Space and Missile Training Staff Course, Vandenberg AFB, Calif. 1999 National and International Security Seminar, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. ASSIGNMENTS 1. June 1972 - August 1973, student, undergraduate pilot training, Sheppard AFB, Texas 2. August 1973 - December 1974, AC-130 gunship pilot, Ubon Royal Thai AFB, Thailand 3. January 1975 - April 1978, T-38 instructor pilot, 50th Flying Training Squadron, Columbus AFB, Miss. 4. April 1978 - April 1979, participant, Air Staff Training Program, Directorate of Personnel Plans, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C. 5. April 1979 - December 1979, student, F-15 training, Luke AFB, Ariz. 6. January 1980 - February 1983, instructor pilot, flight commander and assistant operations officer, 94th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Langley AFB, Va. 7. February 1983 - July 1983, student, Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Va. 8. July 1983 - June 1985, aide-de-camp to Deputy Commander in Chief, U.S. European Command, Stuttgart, West Germany 9. July 1985 - November 1986, Chief of Wing Plans, 36th Tactical Fighter Wing, Bitburg Air Base, West Germany 10. November 1986 - January 1988, operations officer, 22nd Tactical Fighter Squadron, Bitburg AB, West Germany 11. January 1988 - June 1989, Commander, 22nd Tactical Fighter Squadron, Bitburg AB, West Germany 12. July 1989 - June 1990, student, National War College, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C. 13. June 1990 - July 1992, Conventional Negotiations Branch Chief, Directorate of Strategic Plans and Policy, Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Washington, D.C. 14. July 1992 - June 1993, Vice Commander, Air Forces Iceland, Keflavik Naval Air Station, Iceland 15. June 1993 - May 1995, Commander, 33rd Fighter Wing, Eglin AFB, Fla. 16. May 1995 - July 1996, Commander, 1st Fighter Wing, Langley Air Force Base, Va., and Air Expeditionary Force II, Azraq, Jordan 17. July 1996 - June 1998, Commandant, Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Va. 18. June 1998 - May 1999, Commander, Space Warfare Center, Schriever AFB, Colo. 19. May 1999 - June 2000, Director of Operations, Headquarters Air Force Space Command, Peterson AFB, Colo. 20. June 2000 - May 2002, Commander, 14th Air Force, and Component Commander, Space Air Forces, U.S. Space Command, Vandenberg AFB, Calif. 21. May 2002 - December 2003, Commander, Electronic Systems Center, Air Force Materiel Command, Hanscom AFB, Mass. 22. December 2003 - June 2005, Commander, Aeronautical Systems Center, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 23. June 2005 - present, Commander, Air Education and Training Command, Randolph AFB, Texas FLIGHT INFORMATION Rating: Command pilot Flight hours: more than 4,000 Aircraft flown: AC-130, T-38, T-37, F-15 and C-21 MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS Distinguished Service Medal with oak leaf cluster Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster Defense Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters Air Medal Aerial Achievement Medal Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster Air Force Achievement Medal Combat Readiness Medal with oak leaf cluster Global War on Terrorism Service Medal Humanitarian Service Medal Air and Space Campaign Medal OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS 2008 Order of the Sword, AETC EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION Second Lieutenant June 7, 1972 First Lieutenant June 7, 1974 Captain June 7, 1976 Major Nov. 1, 1981 Lieutenant Colonel March 1, 1986 Colonel March 1, 1991 Brigadier General March 1, 1996 Major General May 1, 1999 Lieutenant General June 1, 2002 General Aug. 1, 2005 (Current as of June 2008)