MAJOR GENERAL PETER K. SULLIVAN
Maj. Gen. Peter K. Sullivan is the mobilization assistant to the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, Washington, D.C.
General Sullivan entered the Air Force in 1969 as a graduate of the University of Notre Dame Reserve Officer Training Corps program, earning a Bachelor of Engineering degree in aerospace engineering. After seven years on active duty as a KC-135 pilot, General Sullivan served the Air Force Reserve as an Air Reserve Technician for more than 26 years, retiring from civil service in January 2003. He has since served as a mobilization assistant at Air Mobility Command and the Pentagon. He is a command pilot with more than 7,800 hours in KC-135, KC-10, C-130 and C-5 aircraft. He has commanded two Air Force Reserve groups and four wings. He is a veteran of the Vietnam and Gulf wars.
EDUCATION
1969 Bachelor of Engineering degree in aerospace engineering, University of Notre Dame, Ind.
1975 Squadron Officer School, honor graduate, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
1984 Air Command and Staff College
1995 Air War College
ASSIGNMENTS
1. October 1969 - October 1970, student, undergraduate pilot training, Craig AFB, Ala.
2. March 1971 - May 1971, KC-135 student, Combat Crew Training School, Castle AFB, Calif.
3. May 1971 - September 1976, KC-135Q pilot, aircraft commander, instructor and evaluator, 9th Air Refueling Squadron, Beale AFB, Calif.
4. September 1976 - December 1976, Chief of the Standardization and Evaluation Tanker Branch, Beale AFB, Calif.
5. December 1976 - December 1984, Chief of Standardization and Evaluation, 940th Air Refueling Group, Mather AFB, Calif.
6. December 1984 - October 1986, Chief of Training, 931st Air Refueling Group, Grissom AFB, Ind.
7. October 1986 - October 1987, operations officer, 72nd Air Refueling Squadron, Grissom AFB, Ind.
8. October 1987 - July 1991, assistant Deputy Commander for Operations, 434th Air Refueling Wing, Grissom AFB, Ind.
9. July 1991 - November 1992, Commander, 916th Air Refueling Group, Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C.
10. November 1992 - June 1996, Commander, 928th Airlift Wing, O'Hare International Airport Air Reserve Station, Ill.
11. June 1996 - March 1998, Commander, 910th Airlift Wing, Youngstown ARS, Ohio
12. March 1998 - December 2001, Commander, 512th Airlift Wing, Dover AFB, Del.
13. December 2001 - January 2003, Commander, 434th Air Refueling Wing, Grissom Air Reserve Base, Ind.
14. January 2003 - January 2004, mobilization assistant to the Director of Operations, Headquarters Air Mobility Command, Scott AFB, Ill.
15. January 2004 - October 2004, mobilization assistant to the Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans and Programs, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
16. October 2004 - present, mobilization assistant to the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, Washington, D.C.
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster
Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Aerial Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster
Joint Meritorious Service Award
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with "V" device, silver and three bronze oak leaf clusters
Combat Readiness Medal with silver and two bronze oak leaf clusters
National Defense Service Medal with bronze star
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal with two bronze stars
Vietnam Service Medal with bronze star
Southwest Asia Service Medal with three bronze stars
Kosovo Campaign Medal with bronze star
Armed Forces Service Medal with bronze star
Humanitarian Service Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal with silver hourglass with two "M" devices
Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia)
Kuwait Liberation Medal (Government of Kuwait)
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
1986 Golden Tanker Trophy, 72nd Air Refueling Squadron
1987 Bombing and Navigation Competition Saunders Trophy (best KC-135 crew), Strategic Air Command
1988 Air Force Chief of Staff High Value Suggestion Award
1992 Bombing and Navigation Competition Ellis Trophy (best KC-10A unit), Strategic Air Command
1992 Grover Leoning Trophy (best flying squadron), Air Force Reserve Command
1998 21st Air Force Outstanding Wing
2001 Member, State of Delaware's Commission on Volunteerism
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS
Life member, Air Force Association
Life member, Reserve Officers Association
Life member, American Veterans Association
Life member, Retired Officers Association
Life member, Veterans of Foreign Wars
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant June 4, 1969
First Lieutenant June 5, 1972
Captain Oct. 9, 1976
Major April 10, 1981
Lieutenant Colonel Oct. 8, 1986
Colonel June 1, 1991
Brigadier General June 30, 1999
Major General Feb. 6, 2004
(Current as of July 2006)
General Sullivan entered the Air Force in 1969 as a graduate of the University of Notre Dame Reserve Officer Training Corps program, earning a Bachelor of Engineering degree in aerospace engineering. After seven years on active duty as a KC-135 pilot, General Sullivan served the Air Force Reserve as an Air Reserve Technician for more than 26 years, retiring from civil service in January 2003. He has since served as a mobilization assistant at Air Mobility Command and the Pentagon. He is a command pilot with more than 7,800 hours in KC-135, KC-10, C-130 and C-5 aircraft. He has commanded two Air Force Reserve groups and four wings. He is a veteran of the Vietnam and Gulf wars.
EDUCATION
1969 Bachelor of Engineering degree in aerospace engineering, University of Notre Dame, Ind.
1975 Squadron Officer School, honor graduate, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
1984 Air Command and Staff College
1995 Air War College
ASSIGNMENTS
1. October 1969 - October 1970, student, undergraduate pilot training, Craig AFB, Ala.
2. March 1971 - May 1971, KC-135 student, Combat Crew Training School, Castle AFB, Calif.
3. May 1971 - September 1976, KC-135Q pilot, aircraft commander, instructor and evaluator, 9th Air Refueling Squadron, Beale AFB, Calif.
4. September 1976 - December 1976, Chief of the Standardization and Evaluation Tanker Branch, Beale AFB, Calif.
5. December 1976 - December 1984, Chief of Standardization and Evaluation, 940th Air Refueling Group, Mather AFB, Calif.
6. December 1984 - October 1986, Chief of Training, 931st Air Refueling Group, Grissom AFB, Ind.
7. October 1986 - October 1987, operations officer, 72nd Air Refueling Squadron, Grissom AFB, Ind.
8. October 1987 - July 1991, assistant Deputy Commander for Operations, 434th Air Refueling Wing, Grissom AFB, Ind.
9. July 1991 - November 1992, Commander, 916th Air Refueling Group, Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C.
10. November 1992 - June 1996, Commander, 928th Airlift Wing, O'Hare International Airport Air Reserve Station, Ill.
11. June 1996 - March 1998, Commander, 910th Airlift Wing, Youngstown ARS, Ohio
12. March 1998 - December 2001, Commander, 512th Airlift Wing, Dover AFB, Del.
13. December 2001 - January 2003, Commander, 434th Air Refueling Wing, Grissom Air Reserve Base, Ind.
14. January 2003 - January 2004, mobilization assistant to the Director of Operations, Headquarters Air Mobility Command, Scott AFB, Ill.
15. January 2004 - October 2004, mobilization assistant to the Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans and Programs, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
16. October 2004 - present, mobilization assistant to the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, Washington, D.C.
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster
Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Aerial Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster
Joint Meritorious Service Award
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with "V" device, silver and three bronze oak leaf clusters
Combat Readiness Medal with silver and two bronze oak leaf clusters
National Defense Service Medal with bronze star
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal with two bronze stars
Vietnam Service Medal with bronze star
Southwest Asia Service Medal with three bronze stars
Kosovo Campaign Medal with bronze star
Armed Forces Service Medal with bronze star
Humanitarian Service Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal with silver hourglass with two "M" devices
Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia)
Kuwait Liberation Medal (Government of Kuwait)
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
1986 Golden Tanker Trophy, 72nd Air Refueling Squadron
1987 Bombing and Navigation Competition Saunders Trophy (best KC-135 crew), Strategic Air Command
1988 Air Force Chief of Staff High Value Suggestion Award
1992 Bombing and Navigation Competition Ellis Trophy (best KC-10A unit), Strategic Air Command
1992 Grover Leoning Trophy (best flying squadron), Air Force Reserve Command
1998 21st Air Force Outstanding Wing
2001 Member, State of Delaware's Commission on Volunteerism
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS
Life member, Air Force Association
Life member, Reserve Officers Association
Life member, American Veterans Association
Life member, Retired Officers Association
Life member, Veterans of Foreign Wars
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant June 4, 1969
First Lieutenant June 5, 1972
Captain Oct. 9, 1976
Major April 10, 1981
Lieutenant Colonel Oct. 8, 1986
Colonel June 1, 1991
Brigadier General June 30, 1999
Major General Feb. 6, 2004
(Current as of July 2006)