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MAJOR GENERAL JAMES M. SLUDER III
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Retired Jan. 16, 2009.
Maj. Gen. James M. Sluder III is the mobilization assistant to the Commander, Headquarters Air Education and Training Command, Randolph Air Force Base, Texas.
General Sluder is a native of Phoenix, Ariz. He received a congressional appointment to the U.S. Naval Academy, graduating in 1972. After earning his wings as a Marine aviator in 1974, he flew F-4s both on active duty and in the Reserve. In 1987 he transferred to the Air Force Reserve where he flew F-16s and held assignments ranging from squadron commander to the Vice Commander of 10th Air Force. His most recent assignment was as the Director of Air and Space Operations, U.S. Air Forces Europe, Ramstein Air Base, Germany.
He is a command pilot with more than 5,300 flying hours and has flown combat missions in Bosnia, Iraq and Afghanistan.
EDUCATION
1972 Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering degree, U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md.
1978 Master of Individual Arts degree in human resources/personnel administration, Webster University, St. Louis, Mo.
1984 Navy Fighter Weapons School
1992 Air Command and Staff College
1996 Air War College
ASSIGNMENTS
1. July 1972 - February 1973, student, Marine Corps Basic Officers School, Quantico, Va.
2. February 1973 - July 1974, student, flight training, Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Fla., and Naval Air Station, Kingsville, Texas
3. July 1974 - May 1975, F-4 student pilot, VMFAT-I0l, Marine Corps Air Station, Yuma, Ariz.
4. May 1975 - June 1976, F-4 pilot, VMFA-312, Marine Corps Air Station, Beaufort, S.C.
5. June 1976 - February 1980, TA-4 instructor pilot, VT -21, Naval Air Station, Kingsville, Texas
6. February 1980 - June 1987, F-4 pilot and air combat tactics instructor, VMFA-112, Naval Air Station, Dallas, Texas
7. June 1987 - April 1991, F-16 pilot and flight commander, 302nd Fighter Squadron, Luke AFB, Ariz.
8. April 1991 - June 1996, F-16 instructor pilot, weapons and tactics officer, and Commander, 457th Fighter Squadron, Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas
9. June 1996 - October 2000, Deputy Operations Group Commander, later, Vice Commander, 301st Fighter Wing, NAS JRB Fort Worth, Texas
10. October 2000 - August 2002, Vice Commander, 10th Air Force, NAS JRB Fort Worth, Texas
11. August 2002 - December 2003, mobilization assistant to Director, Operations and Training, Deputy Chief of Staff for Air and Space Operations, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington D.C.
12. December 2003 - December 2005, mobilization assistant to the Commander, Headquarters U.S. Air Forces Europe, Ramstein Air Base, Germany
13. December 2005 - present, mobilization assistant to the Commander, Headquarters Air Education and Training Command, Randolph AFB, Texas
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Command pilot
Flight hours: more that 5,300 hours
Aircraft flown: T-34, T-2C, TA-4J, F-4B/N/J/S and F-16C/D
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Meritorious Service Medal
Air Medal
Aerial Achievement Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster
Gallant Unit Citation
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with "V" device
Combat Readiness Medal with silver and two bronze oak leaf clusters
National Defense Service Medal with bronze star
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal with bronze star
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Armed Forces Service Medal with bronze star
Air Force Longevity Service Medal with silver and bronze oak leaf cluster
Armed Forces Reserve Medal
Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon with bronze star
Air Force Training Ribbon
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant June 7, 1972
First Lieutenant June 7, 1974
Captain March 1, 1977
Major July 1, 1982
Lieutenant Colonel June 7, 1993
Colonel Aug. 8, 1997
Brigadier General Aug. 1, 2002
Major General Sept. 30, 2005
(Current as of October 2007)
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