MAJOR GENERAL CARL M. "MIKE" SKINNER Maj. Gen. Carl M. "Mike" Skinner is the Mobilization Assistant to the Commander, Air Education and Training Command, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. General Skinner was commissioned in 1980 as a distinguished graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy. After completing pilot training, he served as an instructor pilot and flight examiner in the T-38 and FB-111. He has served on the Air Staff in the Senior Leadership Management Office, Air Force Strategy Division and the Chief of Staff's Operations Group. As a mobilization assistant he has served at Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Defense Information Systems Agency , Office of the Secretary of the Air Force and Military Deputy, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Washington, D.C EDUCATION 1980 Distinguished graduate, Bachelor of Science degree in economics and management, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo. 1984 Master of Arts degree in management, Webster University, St. Louis, Mo. 1985 Distinguished graduate, Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. 1991 Master of Public Administration degree, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. 1991 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 1995 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala. ASSIGNMENTS 1. August 1980 - August 1981, student, undergraduate pilot training, Laughlin AFB, Texas 2. September 1981 - May 1981, instructor pilot training, Randolph AFB, Texas 3. August 1985, instructor pilot and flight examiner, 47th Flying Training Wing, Laughlin AFB, Texas 4. September 1985 - August 1986, Air Staff training, Office of the Assistant for General Officer Matters, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C. 5. September 1986 - May 1987, student, FB-111 combat crew training, Plattsburgh AFB, N.Y. 6. June 1987 - August 1989, FB-111 flight commander, 393rd Bomb Squadron, 509th Bomb Wing, Pease AFB, N.H. 7. September 1989 - August 1990, Chief, Standards and Evaluation Division, 509th Bomb Wing, Pease AFB, N.H. 8. September 1990 - June 1991, graduate student, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. 9. July 1991 - December 1991, action officer, Air Force Strategy Division, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C. 10. January 1992 - November 1992, action officer, Chief of Staff's Operations Group, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C. 11. November 1992 - May 1997, individual mobilization augmentee to the Chief, Air Force Strategy Division, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C. 12. June 1997 - September 2001, individual mobilization augmentee to the Chief, Secretary of the Air Force's Operations Group, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C. 13. October 2001 - March 2005, mobilization assistant to the Air Force Chief Information Officer, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C. 14. March 2005 - January 2008, mobilization assistant to the Director, Defense Information Systems Agency, Arlington, Va. 15. January 2008 - January 2009, mobilization assistant to the Chief of Warfighting Integration and Chief Information Officer, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C. 16. February 2009 - August 2011, mobilization assistant to the Military Deputy, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Washington, D.C. 17. August 2011 - present, mobilization assistant to the commander, Air Education and Training Command, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS Distinguished Service Medal Legion of Merit Defense Meritorious Service Medal Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters National Defense Service Medal with bronze star EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION Second Lieutenant May 28, 1980 First Lieutenant May 28, 1982 Captain May 28, 1984 Major Jan. 1, 1990 Lieutenant Colonel June 16, 1994 Colonel Sept. 1, 1998 Brigadier General May 15, 2005 Major General May 1, 2009 (Current as of September 2013)