MAJOR GENERAL DAVID S. POST Maj. Gen. David S. Post is the mobilization assistant to the commander, United States Transportation Command, Scott Air Force Base, Ill. He also serves as director, Reserve Component Directorate, and as commander, Joint Transportation Reserve Unit. Maj. Gen. Post advises the commander regarding reserve component policy, guidance and developments that affect 88,000 reservists in support of the USTRANSCOM global mission. Maj. Gen. Post graduated from California State University, Fullerton, in 1976 with a bachelor of arts degree in communication. He served as an enlisted member of the California Air National Guard from 1971 to 1980. A graduate of Officer Training School, he earned his commission in the Air Force in 1980. He attended undergraduate pilot training at Vance Air Force Base, Okla., and earned his pilot wings in November 1981. Maj. Gen. Post is a command pilot, having logged more than 2,400 hours in the C-141 Starlifter. In his civilian capacity, he is a retired captain with a major airline in St. Louis, Mo. EDUCATION 1976 Bachelor of Arts in communications, California State University, Fullerton 1984 Squadron Officer School, by correspondence 1997 Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence 2000 Air War College, by correspondence 2006 Master's degree in business administration, Touro University International ASSIGNMENTS 1. June 1971 - September 1980, fuels supervisor, Ontario Air National Guard Base, Calif. 2. September 1980 - December 1980, student, Officer Training School, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas 3. December 1980 - November 1981, student, undergraduate pilot training, Vance Air Force Base, Okla. 4. November 1981 - January 1985, C-141 pilot, Norton Air Force Base, Calif. 5. January 1985 - November 1990, wing operations officer, Norton Air Force Base, Calif. 6. November 1990 - May 1994, commander, 445th Airlift Control Flight, Norton Air Force Base and March Air Force Base, Calif. 7. May 1994 - April 1997, regional operations officer, Tanker Airlift Control Center, Scott Air Force Base, Ill. 8. April 1997 - April 2001, individual mobilization augmentee to the director of operations, Headquarters 21st Air Force, McGuire Air Force Base, N.J. 9. April 2001 - June 2002, individual mobilization augmentee to the commander, 621st Air Mobility Operations Group, McGuire Air Force Base, N.J. 10. June 2002 - December 2005, individual mobilization augmentee to the director, Current Operations, Tanker Airlift Control Center, Scott Air Force Base, Ill. 11. December 2005 - July 2008, mobilization assistant to the director of Strategic Plans, Requirements and Programs, Headquarters Air Mobility Command, Scott Air Force Base, Ill. (May 2006 - September 2006, vice commander, 376th Air Expeditionary Wing, Southwest Asia) 12. July 2008 - December 2009, mobilization assistant to director of operations, Headquarters AMC, Scott Air Force Base, Ill. 13. December 2009 - present, mobilization assistant to the commander, USTRANSCOM, and commander, Joint Transportation Reserve Unit, Scott Air Force Base, Ill. SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS December 2009 - present, mobilization assistant to the commander, USTRANSCOM, and commander, Joint Transportation Reserve Unit, Scott Air Force Base, Ill., as a brigadier general and a major general FLIGHT INFORMATION Rating: Command pilot Flight hours: More than 2,400 (military); more than 15,000 (civilian) Military aircraft flown: T-37, T-38, C-141A and C-141B Civilian aircraft flown: B-757, B-767, CE-500, L-300 and MD-80 MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS Legion of Merit Bronze Star Medal Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster Air Force Achievement Medal Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with "V" device and silver and bronze oak leaf clusters Combat Readiness Medal with three oak leaf clusters Air Reserve Forces Meritorious Service Medal with three oak clusters National Defense Service Medal with two bronze stars Afghanistan Campaign Medal with bronze star Global War on Terrorism Service Medal Air Expeditionary Service Ribbon with gold border Armed Forces Reserve Medal with hourglass and "M" device EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION Second Lieutenant Dec. 11, 1980 First Lieutenant Feb. 28, 1983 Captain Sept. 30, 1985 Major March 8, 1990 Lieutenant Colonel Oct. 15, 1997 Colonel July 1, 2001 Brigadier General April 30, 2008 Major General Dec. 24, 2010 (Current as of January 2014)