MAJOR GENERAL SCOTT R. NICHOLS
Maj. Gen Scott R. Nichols is the mobilization assistant to the Commander, Air Mobility Command, Scott Air Force Base, Ill. He serves as the principal adviser to the commander for the 43,000 Air Force Reservists that are part of the Total Force air mobility community, operating combat delivery and strategic airlift, air refueling, aeromedical, and special mission aircraft in support of national interests.
General Nichols was born in Rochester, N.Y., and graduated from high school in Winnipeg, Canada. He received a bachelor's degree in English and history from the University of Manitoba, Canada. He entered the Air Force in 1969 through Officer Training School. His Air Force experience includes tours in Southeast Asia on a KC-135 tanker aircraft. He has also served as a C-130 and C-141 squadron operations officer and wing deputy commander for operations.
The general commanded a C-130 airlift wing and a C-141/KC-10 air mobility wing. He has also served as Inspector General for the Air Force Reserve and completed a Pentagon tour as Chief of the Operations and Plans Division in the Directorate of Operations and Requirements. He was mobilization assistant to the Commander, 21st Air Force, and served a tour in Southwest Asia as the Director of Mobility Forces.
EDUCATION
1966 Bachelor of Arts degree in English/history, University of Manitoba, Canada
1974 Master of Science degree in systems management, University of Southern California
1977 Juris Doctor degree, Syracuse University
1978 Master of Business Administration degree, Syracuse University
1980 Air Command and Staff College
1987 Distinguished graduate, National Security Management Course,
1993 Distinguished graduate, National War College, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. February 1969 - February 1970, student, undergraduate pilot training, Laredo AFB, Texas
2. March 1969 - July 1969, KC-135 Combat Training School, Castle AFB, Calif.
3. July 1969 - October 1973, KC-135 pilot, instructor and evaluator, Griffiss AFB, N.Y.
4. April 1974 - August 1980, C-130 pilot and instructor, 914th Tactical Airlift Group, Niagara Falls Air Reserve Base, N.Y.
5. September 1980 - December 1984, C-130 flight examiner and squadron operations officer, 928th Tactical Airlift Group, Chicago Air Reserve Facility, Ill.
6. January 1985 - August 1989, C-141 pilot, squadron operations officer, and Deputy Commander for Operations, 459th Military Airlift Wing, Andrews AFB, Md.
7. August 1989 - August 1992, Commander, 913th Tactical Airlift Wing, Willow Grove Air Reserve Facility, Pa.
8. August 1992 - June 1993, student, National War College, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington D.C.
9. June 1993 - December 1993, Inspector General, Headquarters Air Force Reserve Command, Robins AFB, Ga.
10. December 1993 - September 1996, Chief of Operations and Plans Division, Office of Chief of Air Force Reserve, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
11. October 1996 - May 1998, Vice Commander, 514th Air Mobility Wing, McGuire AFB, N.J.
12. June 1998 - December 2001, Commander, 514th Air Mobility Wing, McGuire AFB, N.J.
13. December 2001 - August 2003, mobilization assistant to the Commander, 21st Air Force, McGuire AFB, N.J.
14. August 2003 - present, mobilization assistant to the Commander, Air Mobility Command, Scott AFB, Ill.
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Command pilot
Flight hours: 7,600
Aircraft flown: KC-10, KC-135, C-130, C-141, T-37 and T-38
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit with two oak leaf clusters
Bronze Star Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant Feb. 7, 1970
First Lieutenant Feb. 7, 1972
Captain Feb. 7, 1974
Major Feb. 7, 1983
Lieutenant Colonel Sept. 20, 1987
Colonel Sept. 1, 1991
Brigadier General April 3, 2000
Major General Jan. 15, 2003
(Current as of March 2004)
General Nichols was born in Rochester, N.Y., and graduated from high school in Winnipeg, Canada. He received a bachelor's degree in English and history from the University of Manitoba, Canada. He entered the Air Force in 1969 through Officer Training School. His Air Force experience includes tours in Southeast Asia on a KC-135 tanker aircraft. He has also served as a C-130 and C-141 squadron operations officer and wing deputy commander for operations.
The general commanded a C-130 airlift wing and a C-141/KC-10 air mobility wing. He has also served as Inspector General for the Air Force Reserve and completed a Pentagon tour as Chief of the Operations and Plans Division in the Directorate of Operations and Requirements. He was mobilization assistant to the Commander, 21st Air Force, and served a tour in Southwest Asia as the Director of Mobility Forces.
EDUCATION
1966 Bachelor of Arts degree in English/history, University of Manitoba, Canada
1974 Master of Science degree in systems management, University of Southern California
1977 Juris Doctor degree, Syracuse University
1978 Master of Business Administration degree, Syracuse University
1980 Air Command and Staff College
1987 Distinguished graduate, National Security Management Course,
1993 Distinguished graduate, National War College, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. February 1969 - February 1970, student, undergraduate pilot training, Laredo AFB, Texas
2. March 1969 - July 1969, KC-135 Combat Training School, Castle AFB, Calif.
3. July 1969 - October 1973, KC-135 pilot, instructor and evaluator, Griffiss AFB, N.Y.
4. April 1974 - August 1980, C-130 pilot and instructor, 914th Tactical Airlift Group, Niagara Falls Air Reserve Base, N.Y.
5. September 1980 - December 1984, C-130 flight examiner and squadron operations officer, 928th Tactical Airlift Group, Chicago Air Reserve Facility, Ill.
6. January 1985 - August 1989, C-141 pilot, squadron operations officer, and Deputy Commander for Operations, 459th Military Airlift Wing, Andrews AFB, Md.
7. August 1989 - August 1992, Commander, 913th Tactical Airlift Wing, Willow Grove Air Reserve Facility, Pa.
8. August 1992 - June 1993, student, National War College, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington D.C.
9. June 1993 - December 1993, Inspector General, Headquarters Air Force Reserve Command, Robins AFB, Ga.
10. December 1993 - September 1996, Chief of Operations and Plans Division, Office of Chief of Air Force Reserve, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
11. October 1996 - May 1998, Vice Commander, 514th Air Mobility Wing, McGuire AFB, N.J.
12. June 1998 - December 2001, Commander, 514th Air Mobility Wing, McGuire AFB, N.J.
13. December 2001 - August 2003, mobilization assistant to the Commander, 21st Air Force, McGuire AFB, N.J.
14. August 2003 - present, mobilization assistant to the Commander, Air Mobility Command, Scott AFB, Ill.
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Command pilot
Flight hours: 7,600
Aircraft flown: KC-10, KC-135, C-130, C-141, T-37 and T-38
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit with two oak leaf clusters
Bronze Star Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant Feb. 7, 1970
First Lieutenant Feb. 7, 1972
Captain Feb. 7, 1974
Major Feb. 7, 1983
Lieutenant Colonel Sept. 20, 1987
Colonel Sept. 1, 1991
Brigadier General April 3, 2000
Major General Jan. 15, 2003
(Current as of March 2004)