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BRIGADIER GENERAL JOHN D. STAUFFER
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Retiring effective Oct. 1, 2012
Brig. Gen. John D. Stauffer is Vice Director of Intelligence (J2), Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
General Stauffer entered the Air Force in 1984 as a distinguished graduate of the Reserve Officer Training Corps program at the University of Colorado. His career includes operational and staff tours, featuring joint and combined service in three theaters. He has served in or deployed to U.S. Air Forces Europe, Pacific Air Forces, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Headquarters U.S. European Command, Air Combat Command and Southwest Asia. General Stauffer has commanded at the squadron, group and wing levels. Prior to his current assignment, he was Deputy DCOS Intelligence, Headquarters International Security Assistance force, U.S. Central Command, Kabul Afghanistan.
EDUCATION
1983 Bachelor of Arts degree, University of Colorado, Boulder
1987 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
1989 Master of Science degree in strategic intelligence, Defense Intelligence College, Washington, D.C.
1995 Master of Science degree in national security studies, Naval War College, Newport, R.I.
1995 Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Va.
2001 Master of Science degree in national resource strategy, Industrial College of the Armed Forces, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
2004 Combined Air and Space Operation Senior Staff Course, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
2006 Senior Executive Fellow, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. August 1984 - June 1985, student, intelligence officer training, Lowry AFB, Colo.
2. July 1985 - July 1987, flight commander, 7451st Tactical Intelligence Squadron, Wueschheim Air Station, Germany
3. November 1987 - October 1988, operations officer, 6306th Reconnaissance Technical Flight, Osan Air Base, South Korea
4. December 1988 - December 1989, student, Defense Intelligence College, Washington, D.C.
5. January 1990 - August 1991, Chief, Tactical Reconnaissance Systems, Directorate of Intelligence, Headquarters U.S. Air Forces in Europe, Ramstein Air Base, Germany
6. August 1991 - July 1992, Commander, 495th Reconnaissance Technical Squadron, Ramstein AB, Germany
7. July 1992 - July 1994, Chief, Legislative Affairs, Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington D.C.
8. August 1994 - June 1995, student, Naval War College, Newport, R.I.
9. June 1995 - August 1995, student, Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Va.
10. August 1995 - September 1998, Chief, ISR Collections, Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Headquarters U.S. European Command, Stuttgart, Germany
11. September 1998 - August 2000, Chief, Strategy and Policy, Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans and Programs, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
12. August 2000 - June 2001, student, Industrial College of Armed Forces, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington D.C.
13. July 2001 - July 2003, Commander, 93rd Intelligence Squadron, Lackland AFB, Texas
14. August 2003 - May 2004, Chief, Force Programming Division, Directorate of Intelligence, Headquarters Air Combat Command, Langley AFB, Va.
15. May 2004 - May 2006, Commander, 607th Air Intelligence Group, 7th Air Force, Osan AB, South Korea
16. June 2006 - December 2007, Director of Intelligence, Headquarters U.S. Air Forces Europe, Ramstein AB, Germany
17. December 2007 - May 2009, Commander, 70th ISR Wing, Fort George G. Meade, Md.
18. June 2009 - August 2010, Vice Commander, AF ISR Agency, Lackland AFB, Texas
19. September 2010 - August 2011, Deputy to the Deputy Chief of Staff, Intelligence, Headquarters International Security Assistance Force, U.S. Central Command, Kabul, Afghanistan
20. August 2011 - Present, Vice Director of Intelligence, Joint Staff (J2), Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
1. August 1995 - September 1998, Chief, ISR Collections, Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Headquarters U.S. European Command, Stuttgart, Germany, as a major
2. May 2004 - May 2006, Director of Intelligence (Air), Combined Forces Command (CA2), South Korea, as a colonel
3. September 2010 - August 2011, Deputy to the Deputy Chief of Staff, Intelligence, Headquarters International Security Assistance Force, U.S. Central Command, Kabul, Afghanistan, as a brigadier general
4. August 2011 - Present, Vice Director of Intelligence, Joint Staff (J2), Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit with two oak leaf clusters
Bronze Star Medal
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster
Southwest Asia Service Medal with bronze star
Korea Defense Service Medal
NATO Medal w/ one oak leaf cluster (Former Republic of Yugoslavia; Afghanistan)
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant Dec. 1, 1983
First Lieutenant Dec. 1, 1985
Captain Dec. 1, 1987
Major Feb. 1, 1995
Lieutenant Colonel Sept. 1, 1998
Colonel June 1, 2004
Brigadier General Aug. 2, 2009
(Current as of May 2012)
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