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MAJOR GENERAL JAMES K. "KEVIN" MCLAUGHLIN
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Maj Gen James K. "Kevin" McLaughlin is Director, Space Operations, Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, Plans and Requirements, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C. He provides senior Air Force leaders and Air Force major commands vision, expertise, and staff support to fully integrate and synchronize space capabilities across the spectrum of conflict. General McLaughlin is responsible for establishing and advocating policy, guidance, and resources for space operations; and managing all Air Force space career fields.
General McLaughlin entered the Air Force after graduating from the U.S. Air Force Academy in 1983. He has served in a variety of space operations and staff positions in the Office of the Secretary of Defense and National Reconnaissance Office as well as Headquarters U.S. Air Force. He has been a mission-ready crew member in the Space Defense Operations Center, Titan IV, Global Positioning System, and Defense Satellite Communications System weapon systems, and has been both an instructor and evaluator.
He served as a professional staff member on the Commission to Assess National Security Space Management and Organization chaired by Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld. In 2005, he deployed to Southwest Asia as Director of Space Forces for operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. He has commanded at the squadron, group and wing levels and was the first Director of the Joint Operationally Responsive Space Office.
EDUCATION
1983 Bachelor of Science degree in general studies, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo.
1986 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
1987 Master's degree in space systems management, Webster University
1995 U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kan.
2000 Air War College, by correspondence
2002 National Defense Fellowship, Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington, D.C.
2006 Joint Professional Military Education Phase II, Joint Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Va.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. August 1983 - April 1986, Chief Satellite Officer and Chief Satellite Officer Evaluator, Space Defense Operations Center, Headquarters U.S. Space Command, NORAD Cheyenne Mountain Complex, Colo.
2. April 1986 - April 1988, Chief, Operations Development Branch, Directorate of Space Activities, Headquarters Air Force Space Command, Peterson AFB, Colo.
3. April 1988 - May 1991, Deputy for Joint Operations, executive officer to the Deputy Director, and Deputy for Space Policy, National Reconnaissance Office, Washington, D.C.
4. May 1991 - March 1993, Chief, Launch Operations Section, Titan IV Launch Controller, Titan Combined Test Force, 45th Operations Group, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.
5. March 1993 - June 1994, Deputy Chief, Standardization and Evaluation, and Chief, Current Operations Flight, 45th Operations Group, Patrick AFB, Fla.
6. June 1994 - July 1995, Student, U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kan.
7. July 1995 - July 1996, Chief, Space Policy, Space Plans, Policy, and Strategy, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Space), Washington, D.C.
8. July 1996 - March 1998, Chief, Space and Missile Branch, Weapons Division, Office of Legislative Liaison, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, Washington, D.C.
9. March 1998 - June 2000, Commander, 2nd Space Operations Squadron, Schriever AFB, Colo.
10. June 2000 - July 2000, Deputy Chief, Commander's Action Group, Headquarters Air Force Space Command, Peterson AFB, Colo.
11. July 2000 - March 2001, Professional Staff Member, Commission to Assess National Security Space Management and Organization, Washington, D.C.
12. March 2001 - July 2001, Special Assistant to the Deputy Secretary of Defense for Space Commission Implementation, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Washington, D.C.
13. July 2001 - June 2002, National Defense Fellow, Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington, D.C.
14. June 2002 - July 2003, Senior Adviser for Space, Intelligence and C4ISR, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, Washington, D.C.
15. July 2003 - June 2004, Director, Planning and Preparation, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence, Washington, D.C.
16. June 2004 - June 2006, Commander, 50th Operations Group, Schriever AFB, Colo. (October 2005 - February 2006, Director of Space Forces, U.S. Central Command Air Forces, Southwest Asia)
17. June 2006 - September 2006, Vice Commander, 460th Space Wing, Buckley AFB, Colo.
18. September 2006 - April 2008, Commander, Space Development and Test Wing, Kirtland AFB, N.M.
19. May 2007 - April 2008, Director, Operationally Responsive Space Office, Kirtland AFB, N.M.
20. April 2008 - July 2010, Vice Commander, U.S. Air Force Warfare Center, Nellis AFB, Nev.
21. July 2010 - February 2012, Deputy Director, Global Operations (DJ3), U.S. Strategic Command, Offutt AFB, Neb.
22. February 2012 - present, Director, Space Operations, Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, Plans and Requirements, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
1. August 1983 - April 1986, Chief Satellite Officer and Chief Satellite Officer evaluator, Space Defense Operations Center, Headquarters U.S. Space Command, NORAD Cheyenne Mountain Complex, Colo., as lieutenant
2. April 1988 - May 1991, Deputy for Joint Operations, Executive Officer to the Deputy Director, and Deputy for Space Policy, National Reconnaissance Office, Washington, D.C., as a captain
3. July 2000 - March 2001, Professional Staff Member, Commission to Assess National Security Space Management and Organization, Washington, D.C., as a lieutenant colonel
4. March 2001 - July 2001, Special Assistant to the Deputy Secretary of Defense for Space Commission Implementation, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Washington, D.C., as a lieutenant colonel
5. June 2002 - July 2003, Senior Adviser for Space, Intelligence and C4ISR, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, Washington, D.C., as a lieutenant colonel
6. July 2003 - June 2004, Director, Planning and Preparation, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence, Washington, D.C., as a colonel
7. May 2007 - April 2008, Director, Operationally Responsive Space Office, Kirtland AFB, N.M., as a colonel
8. July 2010 - February 2012, Deputy Director, Global Operations (DJ3), U.S. Strategic Command, Offutt AFB, Neb., as a brigadier general
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Superior Service Medal with oak leaf clusters
Legion of Merit with two oak leaf clusters
Defense Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant June 1, 1983
First Lieutenant June 1, 1985
Captain June 1, 1987
Major March 1, 1994
Lieutenant Colonel Sept. 1, 1998
Colonel July 1, 2003
Brigadier General Dec. 9, 2008
Major General July 3, 2012
(Current as of August 2012)
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