Maj. Gen. Robert N. Polumbo is the Special Assistant to the Commander, Air Force Reserve Command, Robins Air Force Base, Georgia. General Polumbo assists the Commander on the daily operations of the command, consisting of approximately 70,000 citizen Airmen and more than 300 aircraft among three numbered air forces, providing air, space and cyber support to combatant commands world-wide.

General Polumbo was a distinguished graduate from the U.S. Air Force Academy in 1984. During his 14 years of active duty, he served as an instructor pilot, flight examiner, weapons officer, operations officer and commander. Additionally, he served as the aide-de-camp to the Air Force Chief of Staff. He transitioned to the Air Force Reserve Command in 1997 and joined the 482nd Fighter Wing as an Air Reserve Technician. He transitioned to a traditional Reservist with the 93rd Fighter Squadron and served as the assistant operations officer and later as commander of the unit. He also served as the 482nd Fighter Wing Vice Commander. He has previously served as the mobilization assistant to the U.S. Air Force Warfare Center commander, the Headquarters Air Combat Command director of air and space operations, 7th and 12th Air Force commander and the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, Headquarters Air Force. 

General Polumbo is a command pilot with more than 4,300 hours, including 100 hours of combat time. 

EDUCATION
1984 Bachelor of Science degree in biology, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo.
1987 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
1991 U.S. Air Force Fighter Weapons Instructor Course, Nellis AFB, Nev.
1994 Master's degree in aviation science, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
1995 Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence
2004 Air War College, by correspondence
2006 Aircraft Mishap Investigations Course, Kirtland AFB, N.M.
2008 Joint Air and Space Operations Senior Staff Course, Hurlburt Field, Fla.

ASSIGNMENTS
1. June 1984 - June 1985, Student, undergraduate pilot training, Williams AFB, Ariz.
2. July 1985 - April 1986, Student, F-16 training, 63rd Tactical Fighter Training Squadron, MacDill AFB, Fla.
3. May 1986 - May 1987, Assistant Weapons Officer, 80th Fighter Squadron, Kunsan Air Base, South Korea
4. June 1987 - June 1989, Flight Examiner and Instructor pilot, 31st Fighter Wing, Homestead AFB, Fla.
5. July 1989 - December 1991, Weapons Officer and Instructor Pilot, 62nd Tactical Fighter Training Squadron, MacDill AFB, Fla.
6. January 1992 - October 1994, Project Test Pilot, Flight Examiner and Instructor Pilot, 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron, Nellis AFB, Nev.
7. November 1994 - June 1996, Operations Officer and Commander, 57th Wing, Detachment 2, Nellis AFB, Nev.
8. July 1996 - September 1997, Aide-De-Camp to the Chief Of Staff, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
9. October 1997 - July 2005, Assistant Operations Officer and Commander, 93rd Fighter Squadron, Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla.
10. April 2006 - July 2008, Vice Commander, 482nd Fighter Wing, Homestead ARB, Fla.
11. August 2008 - February 2010, Mobilization Assistant to the Commander, U.S. Air Force Warfare Center, Nellis AFB, Nev.
12. March 2010 - May 2011, Mobilization Assistant to the Director, Air and Space Operations, Headquarters Air Combat Command, Langley AFB, Va.
13. June 2011 - April 2014, Mobilization Assistant to the Commander, 7th Air Force, Osan AB, South Korea
14. April 2014 - March 2015, Mobilization Assistant to the Commander, 12th Air Force, Air Combat Command, and Commander, Air Forces Southern, U.S. Southern Command, Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz.

15. March 2015 - July 2015, Mobilization Assistant to the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon, Washington DC.
16. August 2015 - January 2017, Special Assistant to the Commander, Air Force Reserve Command, Robins Air Force Base, Ga.

FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Command pilot
Flight hours: More than 4,300 hours
Aircraft flown: F-16A/C, YF-112D 

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster
Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Air Medal
Aerial Achievement Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with "V" device and silver oak leaf cluster
Air Force Organizational Excellence Award
Combat Readiness Medal with silver oak leaf cluster
National Defense Service Medal with bronze star
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Iraq Campaign Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Korea Defense Service Medal
Air Force Overseas Ribbon-Short
Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon with Gold Border
Air Force Longevity Service with three oak leaf clusters
Armed Forces Reserve Medal with two "M" devices
Air Force Training Ribbon

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant May 30, 1984
First Lieutenant June 1, 1986
Captain June 1,1988
Major December 1, 1995
Lieutenant Colonel September 12, 2002
Colonel April 8, 2006
Brigadier General February 2, 2010
Major General July 2, 2013

(Current as of February 2017)