Maj. Gen. Mark V. Slominski is the Mobilization Assistant to the Commander, Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. He assists the commander executing Air Force and Space Force installation and mission support, discovery and development, test and evaluation, life cycle management services and sustainment of virtually every major weapon system. The command employs 89,000 people and manages $72 billion of budget authority annually. Maj. Gen. Slominski ensures the effective presentation of ready Reserve forces across all echelons of Air Force Materiel Command, supporting 11 other Mobilization Assistants and 1,400 Individual Mobilization Augmentees assigned to the major command including those aligned to the U.S. Space Force.
Maj. Gen. Slominski was commissioned in 1994 through the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program at Duke University, where he earned undergraduate degrees in Mechanical Engineering and History. During his Air Force career, he served at base level, major command, primary supporting unit and headquarters positions. This includes active-duty service as well as Reserve assignments as an Individual Mobilization Augmentee and Traditional Reservist. He has command experience at multiple levels, including Readiness Flight Commander, IMA to the Civil Engineer Operations Flight Commander, IMA to the Civil Engineer Squadron Commander, Commander of the 366th Civil Engineer Squadron during extended active duty, Commander of the 922nd Civil Engineer Staff Augmentation Team and Acting Deputy Commander for Air Force Materiel Command.
EDUCATION
1994 Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering and History, Duke University, Durham, N.C.
1999 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
1999 Master of Mechanical Engineering, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho
2005 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB Ala., by correspondence
2011 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2023 Continuous Improvement and Innovation Executive Course, Duke University, Durham, N.C.
2024 Leading Data and Artificial Intelligence Enabled Organizations, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass.
2024 Enterprise Leadership Seminar, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N.C.
2024 Systems Acquisition Management Course (Acquisition 404), Defense Acquisition University, Fort Belvoir, Va.
2024 Advanced Senior Leader Development Seminar, Washington, D.C.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. September 1994–January 1997, Assistant Chief of Base Development, Malmstrom AFB, Mont.
2. January 1997–May 1997, Chief of Pollution Prevention, Mountain Home AFB, Idaho
3. May 1997–November 2000, Readiness Flight Commander, Mountain Home AFB, Idaho
4. November 2000–September 2001, IMA to the Operations Flight Commander, Mountain Home AFB, Idaho
5. September 2001–April 2002, 366th Civil Engineer Squadron Commander (Extended Active Duty Mobilization), Mountain Home AFB, Idaho
6. April 2002–September 2002, Airfield Construction Officer (Extended Active Duty Mobilization), Mountain Home AFB, Idaho
7. September 2002–May 2007, IMA to the Operations Flight Commander, Mountain Home AFB, Idaho
8. May 2007–October 2008, IMA to the 366th Civil Engineer Squadron Commander, Mountain Home AFB, Idaho
9. October 2008–July 2012, IMA to the Chief of the Expeditionary Engineering Branch, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
10. July 2012–July 2013, IMA to the Chief of the Readiness Division, Headquarters Pacific Air Force, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii
11. July 2013–February 2016, Commander, 922nd Civil Engineer Staff Augmentation Team (S-Team), March Air Reserve Base, Calif.
12. February 2016–February 2018, IMA to the Director, Air Force Civil Engineer Center, JB San Antonio, Texas
13. February 2018–March 2021, MA to the Air Force Director of Civil Engineers, Headquarters U. S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
14. March 2021–July 2022, MA to the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center Commander, JB San Antonio, Texas
15. July 2022–present, MA to the Air Force Materiel Command Commander, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit with one oak leaf cluster
Meritorious Service Medal with one silver leaf cluster
Air and Space Commendation Medal
Air and Space Achievement Medal with one oak leaf cluster
2011 Headquarters U. S. Air Force A4/7 IMA of the Year
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
Professional Engineer – California, Idaho, Washington
Warranted U. S. Administrative Contracting Officer – Army Corps of Engineers
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant July 18, 1994
First Lieutenant July 18, 1996
Captain July 18, 1998
Major March 26, 2003
Lieutenant Colonel Aug. 2, 2007
Colonel July 1, 2013
Brigadier General Nov. 21, 2019
Major General April 19, 2024
(Current as of December 2024)