Brig. Gen. John A. Hickok is the Mobilization Assistant to the Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Engineering and Force Protection, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C. He supports the Deputy Chief of Staff in leadership, management and integration of Air Force logistics readiness, aircraft and missile maintenance, civil engineering and security forces, as well as setting policy and preparing budget estimates that reflect enhancements to productivity, combat readiness and quality of life for Air Force members.
General Hickok graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy in 1988. He has served on active duty, in the Air National Guard and in the Air Force Reserve in a variety of positions at Headquarters U.S. Air Force, major commands, numbered air forces, joint staffs, the air logistics complex and wing levels. He has served twice as a commander and served three times as a division chief in the Headquarters Air Force Reserve Command and Joint Staff Logistics Directorates. Prior to his current position, General Hickok served as the Deputy Director of Logistics, Engineering and Force Protection, Headquarters Air Force Reserve Command, Robins Air Force Base, Georgia. He was responsible for policy, budget and oversight for training and equipping 33,000 personnel in aircraft maintenance, logistics, supply, aerial port, transportation, munitions, civil engineering and security forces. He supported a command fleet of over 350 aircraft, oversaw installation assets at nine primary and 61 tenant locations with a $6.7 billion average plant replacement value and a $2.2 billion annual operating budget.
EDUCATION
1988 Bachelor of Science degree in Management, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo.
1993 Master’s degree in business administration, Hardin-Simmons University, Abilene, Texas
1994 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2002 Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence
2005 Air War College, by seminar
ASSIGNMENTS
1. September 1989 - March 1990, Student, Aircraft Maintenance/Munitions Officer Course, Chanute AFB, Ill.
2. March 1990 - April 1993, B-1B & KC-135 Maintenance/Munitions officer, 96th Bomb Wing, Dyess AFB, Texas
3. April 1993 - January 1996, Chief, Air Munitions Branch, Headquarters Air Force Reserve Command, Robins AFB, Ga.
4. January 1996 - September 1996, F-15 Maintenance Officer, Warner Robins Air Logistics Center, Robins AFB, Ga.
5. September 1996 - August 1999, Commander, 131st Logistics Support Flight, 131st Fighter Wing, Missouri Air National Guard, Mo.
6. August 1999 - December 2002, Staff Maintenance Officer, Headquarters 22nd Air Force, Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga.
7. December 2002 - May 2005, Chief, Force Sustainment Branch, Headquarters Air Force Reserve Command, Robins AFB, Ga.
8. May 2005 - September 2005, Commander, 951st Reserve Support Squadron, Robins AFB, Ga.
9. September 2005 - July 2006, Chief, Force Sustainment Branch, Headquarters Air Force Reserve Command, Robins AFB, Ga.
10. July 2006 - June 2009, Chief, Logistics Plans Division, Headquarters Air Force Reserve Command, Robins AFB, Ga.
11. June 2009 - January 2010, Chief, Logistics Readiness Division, Headquarters Air Force Reserve Command, Robins AFB, Ga.
12. January 2010 - December 2010, Deputy Director, Logistics Directorate, Headquarters Air Force Reserve Command, Robins AFB, Ga.
13. December 2010 - July 2011, Assistant Deputy Director Operational Logistics, Logistics Directorate, Joint Staff, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
14. July 2011 - August 2012, Chief, Joint Logistics Operations Center, Logistics Directorate, Joint Staff, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
15. August 2012 - April 2013, IMA to Chief of Plans and Programs, Installations and Mission Support, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
16. September 2012 - March 2013, Central Command Distribution Operations Center Liaison Officer to Headquarters U.S. Forces - Afghanistan/1st Theater Sustainment Command - Forward, New Kabul Compound, Afghanistan.
17. April 2013 - February 2015, Mobilization Assistant to the Director of Logistics, Headquarters Air Mobility Command, Scott AFB, Ill.
18. February 2015 - June 2015, Acting Director, Logistics Directorate, Headquarters Air Force Reserve Command, Robins AFB, Ga.
19. June 2015 - March 2017, Deputy Director of Logistics, Engineering and Force Protection, Headquarters Air Force Reserve Command, Robins AFB, Ga.
20. March 2017 - June 2017, Special Assistant, Air Force Reserve Command Commander, Headquarters Air Force Reserve Command, Robins AFB, Ga.
21. June 2017 - present, Mobilization Assistant to the Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Engineering and Force Protection, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
1. December 2010 - July 2011, Assistant Deputy Director Operational Logistics, Logistics Directorate, Joint Staff, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., as a colonel
2. July 2011 - August 2012, Chief, Joint Logistics Operations Center Division, Logistics Directorate, Joint Staff, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., as a colonel
3. September 2012 - March 2013, Central Command Deployment and Distribution Operations Center Liaison Officer to Headquarters U.S. Forces - Afghanistan/1st Theater Sustainment Command - Forward, New Kabul Compound, Afghanistan, as a colonel
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Superior Service Medal
Legion of Merit
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Air Force Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Joint Meritorious Unit Award with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
National Defense Service Medal with bronze star
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant June 1, 1988
First Lieutenant June 1, 1990
Captain June 1, 1992
Major Dec. 6, 1997
Lieutenant Colonel Sept.12, 2002
Colonel July 10, 2006
Brigadier General March 26, 2015
(Current as of June 2018)