Brig. Gen. Thomas G. Clark is the Mobilization Assistant to the Assistant Chief of Staff, Strategic Deterrence and Nuclear Integration (AF/A10), Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, DC.
AF/A10 is responsible to the Secretary and Chief of Staff of the Air Force for focus on nuclear deterrence operations. The ACS advocates for and oversees stewardship of Air Force nuclear weapon systems. In addition, it integrates the organizing, training and equipping of the Air Force's nuclear mission, and engages with joint and interagency partners for nuclear enterprise solutions.
General Clark entered the Air Force in 1985 after receiving his commission through the Air Force ROTC program at Norwich University, Northfield, Vt. His assignments include instructor/evaluator electronic warfare officer in the B-52 before entering the Air Force Reserves. He served as commander of the 42nd Aerial Port Squadron and deployed as commander of the 447th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron, Baghdad Iraq. He also deployed as the Chief JLOC and Deputy J4, JTF-Haiti, Port Au Prince, Haiti during Operation Unified Response.
Prior to his current assignment, General Clark was Mobilization Assistant to the Commander, Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center, Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico.
EDUCATION
1985
Bachelor of Science degree, Mechanical Engineering, Norwich University, Vt.
1988
Squadron Officer’s School, by correspondence
1989 Master of Science degree, Operations Management, University of Arkansas
2000 Air Command an Staff College, seminar
2006 Naval War College, Newport, R.I.
2006 Master of Art degree, National Security and Strategic Studies, Naval War College, Newport, R.I.
2011 Advanced Joint Professional Military Education, Joint Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Va.
2012 Senior Executive Fellow, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. June 1985 - August 1986, Student, undergraduate navigator training, Mather AFB, Calif.
2. August 1986 - December 1986, Student, B-52 combat crew training, Castle AFB, Calif.
3. December 1986 - April 1990, B-52 Electronic Warfare Officer, Instructor/Evaluator Standards and Evaluation Division, 97th Bomb Wing, Eaker AFB, Ark.
4. April 1990 - October 1996, Air Transportation Officer, 85th Aerial Port Squadron, Hanscom AFB, Mass.
5. October 1996 - June 2003, OIC Special Handling and ATOC, 42nd Aerial Port Squadron, 439th Airlift Wing, Westover ARB, Mass.
6. June 2003 - July 2005, Commander, 42nd Aerial Port Squadron, 439th Airlift Wing, Westover ARB, Mass. (August 2003 – December 2003, Commander, 447th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron, Baghdad, Iraq)
7. July 2005 - June 2006, student, Naval War College, Newport, R.I.
8. July 2006 - September 2007, Chief, Middle East/Africa Branch, Strategy and Policy Directorate (J5), U.S. Joint Forces Command, Norfolk, Va.
9. September 2007 - August 2010, Reserve Advisor to the Director of Logistics, Headquarters Air Mobility Command, Scott AFB, Ill. (February 2010 – May 2010, Chief, Joint Logistics Operations Center and Deputy J4, JTF-Haiti, Port Au Prince, Haiti)
10. August 2010 - January 2015, Mobilization Assistant to the Commander, Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center, Kirtland AFB, N.M.
11. January 2015 - present, Mobilization Assistant to the ACS, Strategic Deterrence and Nuclear Integration, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
1. July 2006 - September 2007, Chief, Middle East/Africa Branch, Strategy and Policy Directorate (J5), U.S. Joint Forces Command, Norfolk, Va., as a lieutenant colonel
2. February 2010 - May 2010, Chief, Joint Logistics Operations Center and Deputy J4, JTF-Haiti, Port Au Prince, Haiti, as a colonel
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating:
navigator
Flight hours:
more than 1,200 hours
Aircraft flown:
T-37, T-43, and B-52G/H
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster
Bronze Star Medal
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air Force Achievement Medal
Joint Meritorious Unit
Meritorious Unit Award
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with valor device and six oak leaf clusters
Combat Readiness Medal
National Defense Service Medal with bronze star
Iraq Campaign Medal with bronze star
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal
Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon with gold border
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant May 29, 1985
First Lieutenant May 29, 1987
Captain May 29, 1989
Major Oct. 1, 1998
Lieutenant Colonel Sept. 4, 2003
Colonel Sept. 29, 2007
Brigadier General Jan. 16, 2014
(Current as of April 2017)