UNITEDSTATESAIRFORCE

GENERAL RAYMOND E. JOHNS JR.

RetiredJanuary01,2013
Gen.RaymondE.JohnsJr.isCommander,AirMobility
Command,ScottAirForceBase,Ill.AirMobilityCommand's
missionistoproviderapid,globalmobilityandsustainmentfor
America'sarmedforces.Thecommandalsoplaysacrucial
roleinprovidinghumanitariansupportathomeandaroundthe
world.ThemenandwomenofAMCactiveduty,AirNational
Guard,AirForceReserveandciviliansprovideairlift,aerial
refueling,specialairmissionandaeromedicalevacuation.

GeneralJohnsgraduatedfromtheU.S.AirForceAcademyin
1977.HisaviationcareerincludesC141,KC10,N/K/C135,
T38instructorpilot,aswellasthechieftestpilotandtest
programmanagerfortheVC25AirForceOneReplacement
Program.HewaschosenasaWhiteHouseFellowin1991
wherehewasaseniorstaffmemberintheOfficeofNational
Service.ThegeneralhasservedatHeadquartersU.S.
EuropeanCommandinsecurityassistanceandcongressional
affairs,andatHeadquartersU.S.PacificCommandasDeputy
DirectorofStrategicPlansandPolicy.WithinHeadquarters
U.S.AirForce,heservedasDeputyDirectorand,later,
DirectorofAirForcePrograms.Thegeneralcommandedatest
squadron,operationsgroupandairliftwing,andhewasthe
DirectorofMobilityForcesforoperationsinBosnia.

Priortoassuminghiscurrentposition,GeneralJohnsservedasDeputyChiefofStaffforStrategicPlansandPrograms,
HeadquartersU.S.AirForce,Washington,D.C.,wherehedeveloped,integrated,evaluatedandanalyzedtheU.S.Air
ForceFutureYearsDefenseProgramthatexceeded$822billion,andtheAirForceLongRangePlantosupport
nationalsecurityobjectivesandmilitarystrategy.ThegeneralwasresponsibletotheSecretaryoftheAirForceandthe
ChiefofStaff.GeneralJohnsisacommandpilotandexperimentaltestpilotwithover5,000flyinghoursinover80
differentaircraft.

EDUCATION
1977BachelorofSciencedegreeinaeronauticalengineering,U.S.AirForceAcademy,ColoradoSprings,Colo.
1982SquadronOfficerSchool,MaxwellAFB,Ala.
1984AirCommandandStaffCollege,bycorrespondence
1986U.S.AirForceTestPilotSchool,EdwardsAFB,Calif.
1988MasterofSciencedegreeinadministration,CentralMichiganUniversity
1989ProgramManagementCourse,DefenseSystemsManagementCollege
1993IndustrialCollegeoftheArmedForces,FortLesleyJ.McNair,Washington,D.C.
1999NationalSecurityManagementCourse,SyracuseUniversity,N.Y.
2000ProgramforSeniorExecutivesinNationalandInternationalSecurityManagement,JohnF.KennedySchoolof
Government,HarvardUniversity,Cambridge,Mass.

ASSIGNMENTS
1.June1977February1979,student,undergraduatepilottraining,WilliamsAFB,Ariz.
2.February1979June1982,T38instructorpilot,academicinstructor,classcommanderandassistantwingexecutive
officer,WilliamsAFB,Ariz.
3.June1982August1984,squadronexecutiveofficer,McGuireAFB,N.J.
4.August1984June1985,AirStaffTrainingProgramofficer,AirForceIssuesTeam,OfficeoftheViceChiefofStaff,
HeadquartersU.S.AirForce,Washington,D.C.

5.June1985June1986,student,U.S.AirForceTestPilotSchool,EdwardsAFB,Calif.

6.June1986May1990,N/K/C135A/Eexperimentaltestpilot/AirForceOne,WrightPattersonAFB,Ohio

7.May1990August1991,Commander,4953rdTestSquadron,C141,T39,T37andCommercialAircraftDerivative
Testing,WrightPattersonAFB,Ohio

8.August1991August1992,WhiteHouseFellow,OfficeofNationalServiceandNationalSecurityCouncil,
Washington,D.C.

9.August1992June1993,student,IndustrialCollegeoftheArmedForces,FortLesleyJ.McNair,Washington,D.C.
10.July1993June1994,ChiefofSecurityAssistance,Plans,PolicyandTrainingBranch,LogisticsandSecurity
AssistanceDirectorate,HeadquartersU.S.EuropeanCommand,Stuttgart,Germany
11.June1994July1995,ChiefofStrategy,CongressionalandResources,PlansandPolicyDirectorate,
HeadquartersU.S.EuropeanCommand,Stuttgart,Germany(November1994January1995,U.S.Lead,United
NationsPeacekeepingMissioninLiberia)
12.July1995June1996,SeniorDirector,TankerAirliftControlCenter,ScottAFB,Ill.

13.June1996August1998,Commander,60thOperationsGroup,TravisAFB,Calif.(October1996January1997,
DirectorofMobilityForces,OperationJointEndeavor,Bosnia)

14.August1998July2000,Commander,62ndAirliftWing,McChordAFB,Wash.

15.July2000August2002,DeputyDirector,StrategicPlansandPolicy,HeadquartersU.S.PacificCommand,Camp
H.M.Smith,Hawaii
16.August2002July2004,DeputyDirectorofPrograms,OfficeoftheDeputyChiefofStaffforPlansandPrograms,
HeadquartersU.S.AirForce,Washington,D.C.

17.August2004October2006,DirectorofPrograms,OfficeoftheDeputyChiefofStaffforStrategicPlansand
Programs,HeadquartersU.S.AirForce,Washington,D.C.

18.October2006November2009,DeputyChiefofStaffforStrategicPlansandPrograms,HeadquartersU.S.Air
Force,Washington,D.C.

19.November2009present,Commander,AirMobilityCommand,ScottAFB,Ill.

SUMMARYOFJOINTASSIGNMENTS

1.July1993June1994,ChiefofSecurityAssistance,Plans,PolicyandTrainingBranch,LogisticsandSecurity
AssistanceDirectorate,HeadquartersU.S.EuropeanCommand,Stuttgart,Germany,asacolonel

2.June1994July1995,ChiefofStrategy,CongressionalandResources,PlansandPolicyDirectorate,Headquarters
U.S.EuropeanCommand,Stuttgart,Germany(November1994January1995,U.S.Lead,UnitedNations
PeacekeepingMissioninLiberia),asacolonel
3.October1996January1997,DirectorofMobilityForces,OperationJointEndeavor,Bosnia,asacolonel

4.July2000August2002,DeputyDirector,StrategicPlansandPolicy,HeadquartersU.S.PacificCommand,Camp
H.M.Smith,Hawaii,asabrigadiergeneral
5.May2004February2005,OfficeoftheSecretaryofDefenseQuadrennialDefenseReviewIssueTeamLead,
Washington,D.C.,asamajorgeneral

FLIGHTINFORMATION

Rating:Commandpilotandexperimentaltestpilot
Flighthours:Morethan5,000
Aircraftflown:80+aircraftwithoperationaltimeinC141,C5,C17,C130,KC10,KC135andVC25

MAJORAWARDSANDDECORATIONS

DistinguishedServiceMedalwithtwooakleafclusters
DefenseSuperiorServiceMedalwithoakleafcluster
LegionofMerit
MeritoriousServiceMedalwithfouroakleafclusters
AirMedal
AerialAchievementMedal
JointServiceCommendationMedal
AirForceAchievementMedal
CombatReadinessMedal
NationalDefenseServiceMedalwithbronzestar
ArmedForcesExpeditionaryMedal
ArmedForcesServiceMedal

EFFECTIVEDATESOFPROMOTION
SecondLieutenantJune1,1977
FirstLieutenantJune1,1979
CaptainJune1,1981
MajorMay1,1986
LieutenantColonelApril1,1990
ColonelFeb.1,1994
BrigadierGeneralMarch21,2001
BrigadierGeneralMarch21,2001
MajorGeneralAug.1,2004
LieutenantGeneralOct.10,2006
GeneralNov.20,2009

(CurrentasofNovember2012)