MAJOR GENERAL JOHN M. HOWLETT Maj. Gen. John M. Howlett is Deputy Director, U.S. Strategic Command Center for Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction, Defense Threat Reduction Agency, Fort Belvoir, Va. The center integrates and synchronizes Department of Defense efforts to combat weapons of mass destruction in support of U.S. government objectives. The center also plans, advocates and advises combatant commands on CWMD-related matters. General Howlett was commissioned as a second lieutenant through Officer Training School in 1973. The general is a command pilot with more than 7,000 hours supporting airlift and air refueling missions in the C-141 Starlifter and the KC-10 Extender. He is a veteran of operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm. His special assignments include serving as a facilitator for the Air Force Reserve Future Strategic Planning Initiative, Reserve Crisis Action Team officer at 21st Air Force during Operation Desert Shield, and Reserve adviser to the Commander of 21st Air Force. Additionally, General Howlett deployed as the Director of Mobility Forces for U.S. Central Command in 2005. In 2006, he was selected for a short tour as Director of Regional Affairs, Secretary of the Air Force International Affairs Office. As a civilian, he is a pilot for a major airline. EDUCATION 1970 Associate degree in speech, Freed Hardeman University, Henderson, Tenn. 1972 Bachelor of Arts degree in education, Harding University, Searcy, Ark. 1992 Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence 1996 Air War College, by correspondence ASSIGNMENTS 1. November 1973 - January 1975, student, undergraduate pilot training, Williams AFB, Ariz. 2. February 1975 - April 1975, C-141 aircrew training, Altus AFB, Okla. 3. April 1975 - January 1980, C-141 pilot; academic instructor and flight instructor and evaluator; and assistant Chief of Standardization, 30th Military Airlift Squadron, McGuire AFB, N.J. 4. January 1980 - October 1994, C-141 examiner pilot; Chief of Squadron Airdrop; Chief of Operations and Scheduling; and Chief of Standardization, 335th Airlift Squadron, McGuire AFB, N.J. 5. October 1994 - July 1999, KC-10 examiner pilot, assistant operations officer and Commander, 76th Air Refueling Squadron, McGuire AFB, N.J. 6. July 1999 - December 1999, assistant to the Commander, 514th Air Mobility Wing; and Reserve adviser to the Commander, 21st Air Force, McGuire AFB, N.J. 7. January 2000 - January 2001, mobilization assistant to the Commander, Air Mobility Warfare Center, Fort Dix, N.J. 8. January 2001 - January 2003, mobilization assistant to Director of Operations, Air Mobility Command, Scott AFB, Ill. 9. January 2003 - January 2004, mobilization assistant to the Director of Plans and Programs, Headquarters Air Mobility Command, Scott AFB, Ill. 10. January 2004 - September 2005, mobilization assistant to the Director of Operations, Air Mobility Command, Scott AFB, Ill. 11. September 2005 - June 2008, mobilization assistant to the Commander, Headquarters Air Mobility Command, Scott AFB, Ill. 12. June 2008 - present, Deputy Director, U.S. Strategic Command Center for Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction, Defense Threat Reduction Agency, Fort Belvoir, Va. FLIGHT INFORMATION Rating: Command pilot Flight hours: 7,100 Aircraft flown: KC-10, C-141, T-38 and T-37 MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS Bronze Star Medal Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster Aerial Achievement Medal Air Medal Air Force Commendation Medal Southwest Asia Service Medal with three bronze stars EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION Second Lieutenant Nov. 13, 1973 First Lieutenant Nov. 13, 1975 Captain Nov. 13, 1977 Major Nov. 13, 1987 Lieutenant Colonel Nov. 13, 1994 Colonel July 1, 1999 Brigadier General Sept. 7, 2003 Major General Dec. 8, 2006 (Current as of June 2008)