BRIGADIER GENERAL HARRIS KLINE Brig. Gen. Kline is the Mobilization Assistant to the Staff Judge Advocate, Headquarters Air Force Material Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The General has served and continues to serve, numerous tours throughout the world in support of the Air Force and was the first Judge Advocate General IMA to serve as SJA at both the U.S. embassy in Canberra, Australia and Payar Lebar Air Base, Singapore. While on active duty, General Kline helped close Clark Air Base, Philippines, under pressure from a live volcano, and personally practiced before Filipino judges, securing the release of 63 U.S. servicemen on international hold, for which he won the American Bar Association's Distinguished Service Award. He was also instrumental in planning the first International Latin American Conference in Panama, attended by dignitaries from over 15 nations. Among his many accomplishments as an IMA, General Kline created, established and supervised the first program geared to support of families of deployed reservists, which was adopted by the Army and Navy as well. Called overseas to support Operation Joint Endeavor, he saved the U.S. government over $1 million by resolving a contract dispute with German hotels over the bed down of contingency forces and was key in establishing humanitarian efforts for Bosnian children. General Kline spearheaded the legal effort to repatriate 1,900 evacuees from Lebanon in the wake of hostilities and provided legal support to the massive tsunami relief efforts in Thailand. In Alaska, he flawlessly led the commander thru real world North American Aerospace Defense Command crisis response to Russian bombers in U.S. airspace. In Turkey, he secured the release of an Airman stubbornly held in Turkish prison, winning high praises from the Secretary of Defense. Recently, he was selected by the UN to lead a team into the Congo to teach the Rule of Law to their national armed forces and did so in their native French. In his civilian capacity, General Kline works for a major airline. EDUCATION 1976 Bachelor of Arts degree in History and Classics, with honors, Tufts University 1979 Doctor of Jurisprudence degree, Loyola University, New Orleans 1981 Master of Laws degree in Maritime and International Law, Tulane University 1984 Squadron Officer School, by correspondence 1988 Squadron Officer School, in residence 1993 Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence 2001 Air War College, by correspondence ASSIGNMENTS: 1. April 1984 - December 1985, Assistant Staff Judge Advocate, Williams AFB, Ariz. 2. December 1985 - August 1986, Area Defense Counsel, Williams AFB, Ariz. 3. August 1986 - August 1988, Chief, Claims, Headquarters The U.S. Logistics Group, Ankara Air Station, Turkey 4. August 1988 - October 1988, Student, Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 5. October 1988 - June 1991, Chief, Civil Law, 21st Air Force, McGuire AFB, N.J. 6. June 1991 - December 1991, Chief, International Law, 13th Air Force, Clark Air Base, Philippines 7. December 1991 - May 1993, Deputy SJA, 24th Wing, Howard AFB, Panama 8. May 1993 - December 1994, Chief, Operations Law, 12th Air Force, Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz. 9. January 1995 - December 1999, IMA, 355th Fighter Wing, Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz. 10. December 1995 - March 1996, Deputy SJA, Rhein-Main AB, Germany 11. January 2000 - June 2005, IMA, Headquarters Pacific Air Forces, Hickam AFB, Hawaii 12. July 2005 - January 2006, IMA, Headquarters Air Combat Command, Langley AFB, Va. 13. February 2006 - September 2007, Senior IMA, 14th Air Force, Vandenberg AFB, Calif. 14. September 2007-present, Mobilization Assistant to AFMC SJA, Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS: Meritorious Service Medal with eight oak leaf clusters Air Force Commendation Medal with five oak leaf clusters Air Force Achievement Medal with two oak leaf clusters Joint Meritorious Unit Citation Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with three oak leaf clusters Air Force Organizational Excellence Award OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS: 1991 Distinguished Service Award- American Bar Association 2000, 2004 Harmon Award for Outstanding IMA of the Year-PACAF 2004 Harmon Award for Outstanding IMA of the Year - ARPC 2008 Mentor of the Year Award- ARC Junior Officer Council 2009 Outstanding Military Service Career JAG Award- American Bar Association 2009, 2011 AFMC Reichert Award as Outstanding Air Force Senior Attorney EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION: First Lieutenant April 28, 1984 Captain 28 Oct. 28, 1984 Major May 1, 1992 Lieutenant Colonel Oct.1, 2000 Colonel May 1, 2005 Brigadier General Feb. 17, 2012 (Current as of May 2012)