MAJOR GENERAL RICHARD A. SHOOK JR.

Maj. Gen. Richard A. Shook Jr. is the mobilization assistant to the Chief of the Air Force Reserve.

The general entered the Air Force in May 1978 as a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy. His assignments include command and staff positions in U.S. Joint Forces Command, Air Education and Training Command, and Air Combat Command. General Shook's combat assignment included duty in the Combined Air and Space Operations Center in Southwest Asia during operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. He transitioned to the Air Force Reserve in 1989 and is a senior pilot with more than 2,200 hours in the T-37, T-38 and F-15.

EDUCATION
1978 Bachelor of Science degree in management, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo.
1981 Squadron Officer School, by correspondence
1982 Master of Science degree in business administration, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley 
1985 Air Command and Staff College, by seminar
2000 Air War College, by correspondence
2008 Combined Forces Air Component Commander Course, Air University, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 
2008 Executive Course on National and International Security, Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
2010 Senior Reserve Component Officer Course, U.S. Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Pa.
2010 Joint Flag Officer Warfighting Course, Air University, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2010 Program for Senior Executives in National and International Security, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.

ASSIGNMENTS
1. July 1978 - November 1979, student, undergraduate pilot training, Williams AFB, Ariz.
2. November 1979 - January 1983, T-37 instructor pilot, class commander, Williams AFB, Ariz.
3. January 1983 - April 1983, student, fighter lead-in training, Holloman AFB, N.M.
4. April 1983 - August 1983, student, F-15 Replacement Training Unit, Luke AFB, Ariz.
5. August 1983 - August 1986, F-15 pilot and squadron flight safety officer, Langley AFB, Va.
6. August 1986 - January 1989, F-15 instructor pilot and flight commander, Luke AFB, Ariz.
7. January 1989 - January 1990, inactive Reserve
8. January 1990 - August 1992, U.S. Air Force Academy admissions liaison officer, Pittsburgh, Pa.
9. August 1992 - June 1996, U.S. Air Force Academy admissions liaison officer, Yorktown, Va.
10. June 1996 - April 2000, joint operations staff officer, U.S. Atlantic (later Joint Forces) Command, Norfolk, Va.
11. April 2000 - November 2001, Reserve adviser to the Commander and Deputy Division Chief for Theater Command and Control, Aerospace Command and Control, and Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Center, Langley AFB, Va.
12. November 2001 - August 2003, Commander, 953rd Reserve Support Squadron, and Commander, Joint Reserve Unit, U.S. Joint Forces Command, Norfolk, Va.
13. August 2003 - February 2004, Chief, Air Operations Support Division, Headquarters Air Combat Command, and Deputy Director, Air Force Command and Control Transformation Center, Langley AFB, Va.
14. February 2004 - January 2006, Reserve adviser to the Commander, Air Combat Command, Langley AFB, Va.
15. January 2006 - January 2008, mobilization assistant to the Director of Plans and Programs, Air Combat Command, Langley AFB, Va.
16. January 2008 - May 2009, Vice Director, Joint Capability Development, U.S. Joint Forces Command, Norfolk, Va.
17. June 2009 - July 2011, mobilization assistant to the Commander, 9th Air Force and U.S. Air Forces Central, Shaw AFB, S.C. 
18. July 2011 - present, mobilization assistant to the Chief of Air Force Reserve.

FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Senior pilot
Flight hours: More than 2,200
Aircraft flown: T-37, T-38 and F-15

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Superior Service Medal
Legion of Merit with two oak leaf clusters
Bronze Star Medal
Defense Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
Meritorious Service Medal with two leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
Joint Meritorious Unit Award with two oak leaf clusters
Combat Readiness Medal
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
1987 Company Grade Officer of the Year, 405th Tactical Training Wing
1988 Lance Sijan Leadership Award nominee, 832nd Air Division
1996 Outstanding Admissions Liaison Officer of the Nation

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant May 31, 1978
First Lieutenant May 31, 1980
Captain May 31, 1982
Major May 31, 1992
Lieutenant Colonel July 10, 1997
Colonel March 30, 2001
Brigadier General Feb. 18, 2007
Major General Feb. 2, 2010 

(Current as of September 2014)