MAJOR GENERAL THOMAS R. "TC" COON Maj. Gen. Thomas R. "TC" Coon is the Mobilization Assistant to the Commander and President, Air University. He assists in providing full spectrum education, research, and outreach at every level through professional military education, professional continuing education, and academic degree granting. He assists in leading The Intellectual and Leadership Center of the Air Force, graduating more than 50,000 resident and 120,000 non-resident officers, enlisted and civilian personnel each year. General Coon entered the Air Force in 1976 as a distinguished graduate of the ROTC program and has held various operational, command and staff positions. He has served as a Mobilization Assistant at USCYBER Command/National Security Agency, 9th Air Force/CENTAF, on the Air Staff; and has served on the Reserve Forces Policy Board, reporting to the Secretary of Defense. The general commanded, 10th Air Force, comprising all combat, space and flying training units in the Air Force Reserve, and has commanded a fighter squadron and an operations group. General Coon is a distinguished graduate of the USAF Fighter Weapons School with more than 4,500 hours in fighter aircraft, including combat time in Bosnia, Iraq and Afghanistan. In his civilian occupation, he is an airline pilot, flying the Boeing 777. EDUCATION 1976 Bachelor of Science degree in aerospace engineering, Mississippi State University 1982 USAF Weapons Instructor Course, Williams Air Force Base, Ariz. 1984 Squadron Officer School, by correspondence 1985 USAF Fighter Nuclear Weapons Instructor Course, Kirtland AFB, N.M. 1986 Air Command and Staff College, by seminar 2000 Air War College, by correspondence 2005 Capstone, National Defense University, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C. 2006 Combined Force Air Component Commander Course, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 2007 Executive Course on National and International Security, George Washington University, Washington, D.C. 2008 Joint Flag Officer Warfighting Course, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 2009 Senior Joint Information Operations Applications Course, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 2009 Intelligence Community Senior Leadership Program, National Intelligence Univ, Washington, D.C. ASSIGNMENTS 1. March 1977 - February 1978, student, undergraduate pilot training, Columbus AFB, Miss. 2. March 1978 - May 1978, student, fighter lead-in training, Holloman AFB, N.M. 3. June 1978 - November 1978, student, A-7D pilot training, Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz. 4. November 1978 - January 1981, A-7D pilot, England AFB, La. 5. January 1981 - April 1984, AT-38B fighter lead-in instructor pilot, Chief, Weapons and Tactics, 436 Tactical Fighter Training Squadron, Holloman AFB, N.M. 6. February 1982 - September 1982, F-5 Fighter Weapons Instructor Course, Williams AFB, Ariz. 7. May 1984 - July 1984, F-16 conversion training, Luke AFB, Ariz. 8. July 1984 - August 1986, Chief, Weapons and Tactics, 496th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Hahn Air Base, West Germany 9. September 1986 - September 1987, Chief, Weapons and Tactics, 50th Tactical Fighter Wing, Hahn AB, West Germany 10. October 1987 - December 1988, instructor pilot, 148th Tactical Fighter Training Squadron, Tucson Air National Guard Base, Ariz. 11. January 1989 - March 1989, F-4 conversion training, McConnell AFB, Kan. 12. March 1989 - January 1991, F-4 Chief, Weapons and Tactics, 457th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Carswell AFB, Texas 13. February 1991 - April 1996, F-16 weapons flight commander, 457th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Carswell AFB, Texas 14. May 1996 - January 1998, Commander, 457th Fighter Squadron, Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas 15. February 1998 - February 1999, Deputy Commander, 301st Operations Group, NAS JRB Fort Worth, Texas 16. March 1999 - April 2001, Commander, 301st Operations Group, NAS JRB Fort Worth, Texas 17. April 2001 - May 2003, Vice Commander, 301st Fighter Wing, NAS JRB Fort Worth, Texas 18. May 2003 - May 2006, mobilization assistant to the Director of Operational Plans and Joint Matters, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C. 19. May 2006 - June 2007, mobilization assistant to the Commander, 9th Air Force, Shaw AFB, S.C. 20. June 2007 - May 2009, Commander, 10th Air Force, NAS JRB Fort Worth, Texas 21. June 2009 - Sept 2011, Deputy Chief, Central Security Service; and mobilization assistant to the Commander, U.S. Cyber Command, and Director, National Security Agency, Fort George G. Meade, Md. 22. October 2011 - present, mobilization assistant to the Commander and President, Air University, Maxwell AFB, Ala. FLIGHT INFORMATION Rating: Command pilot Flight hours: 4,700 Aircraft flown: A-7D, F-5E, F-4D/E and F-16A/B/C/D MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS Distinguished Service Medal Legion of Merit 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 Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with "V" device and three oak leaf clusters OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS 1978 Flying Excellence Award, undergraduate pilot training 1978 Outstanding Pilot Award, A-7 Replacement Training Unit 1982 Top Graduate Award, F-5 Fighter Weapons Instructor Course 1984 Outstanding Graduate Award, F-16 conversion training 2009 Honorary Chief Master Sergeant, 10th Air Force EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION Second Lieutenant June 2, 1976 First Lieutenant Dec. 2, 1978 Captain Dec. 2, 1980 Major May 16, 1990 Lieutenant Colonel June 13, 1996 Colonel March 30, 2001 Brigadier General Jan. 8, 2006 Major General Feb. 3, 2009 (Current as of November 2011)