Major General DAWN M. DUNLOP

Maj. Gen. Dawn M. Dunlop is the Director, Operational Capability Requirements, Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategy, Integration and Requirements, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia. In this position, she leads a team of more than 200 military, civilian and contractor personnel and is responsible for establishing operational capability-based requirements, and requirements policy in support of major command requirements and future Air Force modernization programs. These programs include fighters, bombers, mobility aircraft, space systems, command and control, munitions, missile defense, cyber as well as a range of future cross-domain networked capabilities. Maj. Gen. Dunlop is the Air Force representative to the Joint Capabilities Board, and focal point for requirements policy and engagement with the Joint Requirement Oversight Council.

Maj. Gen. Dunlop is a 1988 graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy. She has multiple operational and fighter test assignments to include command at the squadron, wing and multi-national Force Command levels. Her staff assignments include Chief, Air Force F-35 Integration Office; Chief of Air Force Senate Liaison and Special Assistant to the Secretary of Energy as a White House Fellow. Prior to this assignment, Maj. Gen. Dunlop was a Special Assistant to the Air Force Vice Chief of Staff.

Maj. Gen. Dunlop is a command pilot with more than 3,500 flying hours, primarily in the F-22, F-15C, F-15E, T-38, F-16 and NE-3A. Her combat time was in the F-15E during Operation Provide Comfort.

EDUCATION
1988 Bachelor of Science, Engineering Sciences, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo.
1989 Master of of Science, Mechanical Engineering and Civil Engineering, Columbia University, N.Y.
1993 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
1997 U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School, Edwards AFB, Calif.
2002 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2005 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2008 White House Fellowship, Washington, D.C.
2012 Enterprise Leadership Seminar, Darden School of Business, Charlottesville, Va.
2014 Capstone General and Flag Officer Course, National Defense University, Washington, D.C.
2016 Joint Force Air Component Leadership Seminar, NATO Air C2 Center of Excellence, Limonest, France
2017 Advanced Senior Leadership Development Seminar, Warrenton, Va.

ASSIGNMENTS
1. July 1988–June 1989, Guggenheim Fellow, Columbia University, N.Y.
2. July 1989–June 1990, Student, Undergraduate Pilot Training, Williams Air Force Base, Ariz.
3. June 1990–February 1993, T-38 Instructor Pilot, 97th Flying Training Squadron, Williams AFB, Ariz.
4. February 1993–December 1994, T-38 Instructor Pilot, 1st Reconnaissance Squadron, Beale AFB, Calif.
5. December 1994–September 1995, Student F-15E RTU, 333rd Fighter Squadron, Seymour Johnson AFB, N. C.
6. September 1995–February 1997, Aircraft Commander, F-15E, 492nd Fighter Squadron, RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom
7. February 1997–June 1997, Chief, Air-to-Ground Division, 48th Operational Support Squadron, RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom
8. June 1997–June 1998, Student, U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School, Edwards AFB, Calif.
9. June 1998–June 2000, F-15 Instructor and Flight Commander, 445th Flight Test Squadron, Edwards AFB, Calif.
10. June 2000–June 2001, Assistant Operations Officer and F-15 Chief Test Pilot, 445th Flight Test Squadron, Edwards AFB, Calif.
11. June 2001–July 2002, Student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
12. July 2002–July 2003, Chief Counter Air Defense Systems, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va. (January 2003 - June 2003, Deputy Chief, Operations Air Chief (J3), Headquarters Kosovo Force, Pristina, Kosovo)
13. July 2003–July 2005, Operations Officer, 411th Flight Test Squadron, F-22 Combined Test Force, Edwards AFB, Calif.
14. July 2005–July 2007, Commander, 586th Flight Test Squadron, Holloman AFB, N.M.
15. July 2007–August 2008, White House Fellow and Special Assistant to the Secretary of Energy, U.S. Department of Energy, Washington, D.C.
16. August 2008–August 2009, Chief, Senate Liaison, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force Legislative Liaison, the Pentagon, Arlington Va,
17. August 2009–June 2010, Vice Commander, 412th Test Wing, Edwards AFB, Calif.
18. June 2010–March 2012, Commander, 412th Test Wing, Edwards AFB, Calif.
19. April 2012–November 2013, Special Assistant to the Secretary of the Air Force and Air Force Chief of Staff for Joint Strike Fighter Integration, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
20. November 2013–June 2015, Director of Plans, Programs, Requirements and Assessments, Headquarters Air Education and Training Command, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas
21. June 2015–July 2018, Commander, NATO Airborne Early Warning and Control Force, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe, Belgium and Geilenkirchen, Germany
22. June 2018–May 2019, Director, Special Access Program Central Office, Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
24. June 2019–May 2020, Special Assistant to the Vice Chief of Staff, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
25. May 2020–November 2021, Director, Operational Capability Requirements, Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategy, Integration and Requirements, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.

SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
1. January 2003–June 2003, Deputy Chief, Operations Air Chief (J3), Headquarters Kosovo Force, Pristina, Kosovo, as a major and lieutenant colonel
2. June 2015–July 2018, Commander, NATO Airborne Early Warning and Control Force, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe, Belgium and Geilenkirchen, Germany, as a brigadier and major general

FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating:  command pilot
Flight hours:  more than 3,500
Aircraft flown:  F-22A, F-15C, F-15E, T-38, F-16, NE-3A and 25 other aircraft

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Superior Service Medal
Legion of Merit with two oak leaf clusters
Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Air Medal
Aerial Achievement Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Kosovo Campaign Medal

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
1990 Distinguished Graduate, Undergraduate Pilot Training
1991 Distinguished Graduate, Pilot Instructor Training
1994 Distinguished Graduate, Introduction to Fighter Fundamentals
1998 Distinguished Graduate, Top Graduate, U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School
2002 Distinguished Graduate, Air Command and Staff College
2006 Brigadier General Charles E. “Chuck” Yeager International Aeronautical Achievements Award

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant June 1, 1988
First Lieutenant June 1, 1990
Captain June 1, 1992
Major Oct. 1, 1999
Lieutenant Colonel March 1, 2003
Colonel Aug. 1, 2008
Brigadier General Jan. 31, 2014
Major General Aug. 2, 2017

(Current as of November 2021)