MAJOR GENERAL JOHN POSNER Maj. Gen. John Posner is the Director of Global Power Programs in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force, Acquisition, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C. He is responsible for the directing, planning and programming of more than 170 Air Force, joint services and international programs with an annual budget exceeding $12 billion. General Posner was commissioned in 1980 upon graduation from the U.S. Air Force Academy, and he has served in a variety of training and operational assignments in the F-15, F-16 and T-37 aircraft. He has also held a variety of national-level positions during three Air Staff and two Joint Staff tours, to include the Senior Military Assistant to the Under Secretary of the Air Force; the Deputy Chief of the Asia-Pacific Division (J5); and the Deputy Director for Operations (Operations Team One) in the National Military Command Center (J3). He has commanded the 27th Fighter Wing, Cannon Air Force Base, N.M.; the 363rd Expeditionary Operations Group (deployed), Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia; and the Battle Staff Training School, Hurlburt Field, Fla. Prior to his current assignment, he was the Deputy Commander of Combined Air Operations Center Seven, Component Command-Air Izmir, Allied Command Operations (NATO), Larissa, Greece. He is a command pilot with more than 4,000 hours, including more than 300 combat hours. He is authorized to wear the Master Acquisition Badge and the Senior Space Badge. EDUCATION 1980 Bachelor of Science Degree in Biological Sciences, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo. 1982 Squadron Officer School, Air University, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 1984 Master of Arts Degree (dual) in Management and Human Relations, Webster University, St Louis, Mo. 1986 Master of Science Degree in Aviation Sciences, Embry-Riddle University, Daytona Beach, Fla. 1992 Air Command and Staff College, Air University, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 1994 Air War College, Air University, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 1995 Master of Science Degree, National Security Strategy, National War College, National Defense University, Fort McNair, Washington, D.C. 1995 Juris Doctor Degree (JD – Law), George Mason University School of Law, Arlington, Va. ASSIGNMENTS 1. June 1980 - August 1981, Undergraduate Pilot Training, 85th and 86th Flying Training Squadrons, 47th Flying Training Wing, Air Training Command, Laughlin AFB, Texas 2. August 1981 - February 1982, Pilot Instructor Training, 559th Flying Training Squadron, 12th Flying Training Wing, Air Training Command, Randolph AFB, Texas 3. February 1982 - June 1985, T-37 Instructor Pilot, 85th Flying Training Squadron, 47th Flying Training Wing, Air Training Command, Laughlin AFB, Texas 4. June 1985 - August 1985, AT-38 Lead-In Fighter Training, 434th Tactical Fighter Training Squadron, 479th Tactical Training Wing Tactical Air Command, Holloman AFB, N.M. 5. August 1985 - February 1986, F-15 Replacement Training Unit, 555th Tactical Fighter Training Squadron, 405th Tactical Training Wing, Tactical Air Command, Luke AFB, Ariz. 6. February 1986 - July 1988, F-15 Pilot, 43rd Tactical Fighter Squadron, 21st Tactical Fighter Wing, Alaskan Air Command, Elmendorf AFB, Alaska 7. July 1988 - September 1988, Replacement Training Unit, 311th Tactical Fighter Training Squadron, 58th Tactical Training Wing, Tactical Air Command, Luke AFB, Ariz. 8. September 1988 - January 1991, F-16 Demonstration Pilot, U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, the Thunderbirds, 57th Fighter Weapons Wing, Tactical Air Command, Nellis AFB, Nev. 9. January 1991 - August 1994, Staff Officer, Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans and Operations, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C. 10. August 1994 - June 1995, National War College, National Defense University, Fort Lesley J McNair, Washington, D.C. 11. June 1995 - August 1995, F-15 Replacement Training Unit, 95th Fighter Squadron, 325th Fighter Wing, Air Education and Training Command, Tyndall AFB, Fla. 12. August 1995 - May 1997, F-15 Pilot and Chief of Safety, 33rd Fighter Wing, Air Combat Command, Eglin AFB, Fla. 13. May 1997 - March 1998, F-15 Pilot and Director of Operations, 60th Fighter Squadron, 33rd Fighter Wing, Air Combat Command, Eglin AFB, Fla. 14. March 1998 - November 1998, Commandant, Battlestaff Training School, Air Combat Command, Hurlburt Field, FL 15. November 1998 - September 2000, Deputy Chief, Asia-Pacific Division (J5), Joint Staff, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C. 16. September 2000 - March 2001, Senior Military Assistant to the Under Secretary of the Air Force, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C. 17. April 2001 - June 2001, F-15 Replacement Training Unit, 1st Fighter Squadron, 325th Fighter Wing, Air Education and Training Command, Tyndall AFB, Fla. 18. June 2001 - August 2002, Commander, 363rd Expeditionary Operations Group (deployed), Air Combat Command, Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia 19. August 2002 - January 2004, Vice Commander, Air and Space Expeditionary Force Center, Air Combat Command, Langley AFB, Va. 20. February 2004 – March 2004, Replacement Training Unit, 310th Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Wing, Air Education and Training Command, Luke AFB, Ariz. 21. April 2004 - March 2006, Commander, 27th Fighter Wing, Air Combat Command, Cannon AFB, N.M. 22. March 2006 - February 2008, Deputy Director for Operations - Operations Team One (J3), National Military Command Center, Joint Staff, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C. 23. February 2008 - May 2009, Director, Air Force Smart Operations, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C. 24. May 2009 - October 2011, Deputy Commander, Combined Air Operations Center Seven, Component Command-Air Izmir, Allied Command Operations (NATO), Larissa, Greece 25. October 2011 - present, Director, Global Power Programs, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition; and Executive Principal, Total Force Task Force, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force and Chief of Staff of the Air Force, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C. SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS 1. November 1998 - September 2000, Deputy Chief, Asia-Pacific Division (J5), Joint Staff, the Pentagon, Washington, DC, as a lieutenant colonel 2. June 2001 - August 2002, Commander, 363rd Expeditionary Operations Group (deployed), Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, as a colonel 3. March 2006 - February 2008, Deputy Director for Operations - Operations Team One (J3), National Military Command Center, Joint Staff, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., as a brigadier general 4. May 2009 - October 2011, Deputy Commander, Combined Air Operations Center Seven, Component Command-Air Izmir, Allied Command Operations (NATO), Larissa, Greece, as a major general FLIGHT INFORMATION Rating: Command pilot Flight hours: More than 4,000 total hours, including more than 300 combat hours Aircraft flown: F-15A/B/C/D, F-16A/B/C/D, T-37B, T-38A and AT-38 MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS Distinguished Service Medal with oak leaf cluster Defense Superior Service Medal with oak leaf cluster Legion of Merit with two oak leaf clusters. Distinguished Flying Cross Bronze Star Medal Defense Meritorious Service Medal Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters Air Medal with two oak leaf clusters Aerial Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster Combat Readiness Medal National Defense Service Medal with bronze star Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal Global War on Terrorism Service Medal EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION Second Lieutenant May 28, 1980 First Lieutenant May 28, 1982 Captain May 28, 1984 Major Oct. 1, 1991 Lieutenant Colonel March 1, 1994 Colonel March 1, 2000 Brigadier General March 2, 2007 Major General Aug. 2, 2010 (Current as of February 2014)