Richard C. Johnston

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Richard C. Johnston
Official Portrait of Maj. Gen. Richard C. Johnston.jpg
Born1957 (age 66–67)
AllegianceUnited States
Service / branch United States Air Force
Years of service1981–2014 [1]
Rank Major General
CommandsAssistant Deputy Under Secretary of the Air Force, International Affairs
86th Airlift Wing
320th Air Expeditionary Wing
Battles / wars Gulf War
Iraq War
Awards Defense Distinguished Service Medal
Defense Superior Service Medal (2)
Legion of Merit (3)

Richard C. Johnston is a retired major general in the United States Air Force.

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Career

Johnston was commissioned an officer in 1982. [2] He was given command of the 317th Airlift Group and the 320th Air Expeditionary Wing during the Iraq War before being assigned to the United States Transportation Command in 2004. Later he was given command of the 86th Airlift Wing. In 2009 he was assigned to The Pentagon.

Awards he has received include the Defense Superior Service Medal, the Legion of Merit with two oak leaf clusters, the Bronze Star Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters, the Air Medal with three oak leaf clusters, the Aerial Achievement Medal, the Air Force Commendation Medal, the Outstanding Unit Award with valor device and two silver oak leaf clusters, the Combat Readiness Medal with four oak leaf clusters, the Southwest Asia Service Medal with two service stars, the Kosovo Campaign Medal, and the Humanitarian Service Medal.

Education

Assignments

  1. October 1981 - October 1982, student, undergraduate pilot training, Vance AFB, Okla. [3]
  2. October 1982 - February 1983, C-130 pilot training, Little Rock AFB, Ark.
  3. February 1983 - June 1985, aircraft commander, 54th Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, Andersen AFB, Guam
  4. June 1985 - June 1991, instructor pilot and evaluator pilot, 50th Tactical Airlift Squadron; assistant chief, Standardization and Evaluation, 314th Tactical Airlift Group; and executive officer, 314th Tactical Airlift Wing, Little Rock AFB, Ark.
  5. June 1991 - June 1993, Chief of Tactical Airlift Assignments and Chief of Rated Officer Assignments, Directorate of Personnel, Headquarters Military Airlift Command, Scott AFB, Ill.
  6. June 1993 - June 1994, student, Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kan.
  7. June 1994 - June 1997, Chief of Mobility Forces Programming Branch, and later executive officer for the Director of Forces and then Director of Joint Matters, Deputy Chief of Staff for Air and Space Operations, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
  8. June 1997 - February 2000, operations officer then Commander, 2nd Air Refueling Squadron, McGuire AFB, N.J.
  9. February 2000 - August 2001, Chief, Senior Officer Management Division, Directorate of Personnel, Headquarters Air Mobility Command, Scott AFB, Ill.
  10. August 2001 - June 2002, student, National War College, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
  11. July 2002 - March 2004, Commander, 317th Airlift Group, Dyess AFB, Texas (November 2002 - June 2003, Commander, 320th Air Expeditionary Wing, Southwest Asia)
  12. March 2004 - August 2004, Deputy Director of Operations, U.S. Transportation Command, Scott AFB, Ill.
  13. August 2004 - September 2005, executive officer to the Commander, USTRANSCOM, and to the Commander, Air Mobility Command, Scott AFB, Ill.
  14. September 2005 - March 2006, executive officer to the Commander, USTRANSCOM, Scott AFB, Ill.
  15. April 2006 - December 2007, Commander, 86th Airlift Wing, Ramstein AB, and Commander, Kaiserslautern Military Community, Germany
  16. December 2007 - September 2009, Director, Plans, Programs and Analyses, Headquarters U.S. Air Forces in Europe, Ramstein AB, Germany
  17. September 2009 - September 2011, Director, Air Force Strategic Planning, Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategic Plans and Programs, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
  18. September 2011 – September 2014, Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of the Air Force, International Affairs, Office of the Under Secretary of the Air Force, Washington, D.C.

Summary of Joint Assignment

Major General Richard C. Johnston, standing middle, with Members of the 317th Airlift Group Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. Commander of 317th Airlift Group Maj. Gen. Richard C. Johnston delivers 26th C-130J.jpg
Major General Richard C. Johnston, standing middle, with Members of the 317th Airlift Group Dyess Air Force Base, Texas.
  1. March 2004 - August 2004, Deputy Director of Operations, USTRANSCOM, Scott AFB, Ill., as a colonel
  2. August 2004 - September 2005, executive officer to the Commander, USTRANSCOM, and to the Commander, Air Mobility Command, Scott AFB, Ill., as a colonel [3]
  3. September 2005 - March 2006, executive officer to the Commander, USTRANSCOM, Scott AFB, Ill., as a colonel

Flight Information

Rating: Command pilot

Flight hours: More than 4,300 hours [3]

Aircraft flown: C-130E/H/J, C-21A, C-37A, C-40B, KC-10A, and WC-130E/H

Effective dates of promotion

RankDate [3]
US Air Force O1 shoulderboard rotated.svg Second lieutenant October 6, 1981
US Air Force O2 shoulderboard rotated.svg First lieutenant October 16, 1983
US Air Force O3 shoulderboard rotated.svg Captain October 16, 1985
US Air Force O4 shoulderboard rotated.svg Major February 1, 1994
US Air Force O5 shoulderboard rotated.svg Lieutenant colonel January 1, 1998
US Air Force O6 shoulderboard rotated.svg Colonel July 1, 2002
US Air Force O7 shoulderboard rotated.svg Brigadier general November 2, 2007
US Air Force O8 shoulderboard rotated.svg Major general November 17, 2010

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References

  1. ↑ "Cloquet native retires after high-flying career". Pine Journal. 2014-09-26.
  2. ↑ "Biographies : MAJOR GENERAL RICHARD C. JOHNSTON". Archived from the original on 2012-08-04. Retrieved 2010-09-02.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "MAJOR GENERAL RICHARD C. JOHNSTON". www.af.mil. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
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