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MAJOR GENERAL BRIAN P. MEENAN
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Maj. Gen. Brian P. Meenan is the mobilization assistant to the Commander, Air Mobility Command, Scott Air Force Base, Ill. Air Mobility Command's total force team conducts combat delivery, strategic airlift, air refueling, aeromedical evacuation and special mission operations to provide America's Global Reach.
General Meenan earned his commission from the U.S. Air Force Academy in 1976. On active duty he was a T-38 instructor pilot for students from Iran, Kenya and Saudi Arabia. His service in the Air Force Reserve includes duty as a C-130 pilot and a variety of assignments at the major command, Air Staff and numbered air force levels. In 2001, he was Chief of the U.S. National Air Traffic Services Cell in Washington, D.C., which supported military and civil agency efforts to close, secure and re-open the National Airspace System during and after the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. During Operation Iraqi Freedom, General Meenan served on the USAFE Air Force Forces Command staff as Assistant Director of Air, Space and Information Operations. In 2009 General Meenan deployed to Southwest Asia as the Director of the U.S. Central Command Deployment and Distribution Operations Center. Prior to assuming his current position, he served as mobilization assistant to the Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
In his civilian occupation, he is employed as a commercial airline pilot. General Meenan has more than 2,000 military flight hours and 18,000 hours total flying time.
EDUCATION
1976 Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo.
1978 Squadron Officer School, by correspondence
1986 Air Transportation Managers School, Travis AFB, Calif.
1989 Master's degree in business administration, Rutgers University, N.J.
1990 Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence
1992 Transportation Plans and Resource Management School, Travis AFB, Calif.
1994 Air War College, by correspondence
1996 National Security Decision Making Course, Naval War College, R.I.
2002 Joint Aerospace Operations Senior Staff Course, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
2006 Safety and Accident Investigation Board President Course, Kirtland AFB, N.M.
2007 Director of Mobility Forces Course, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
2007 Senior Reserve Component Officer Course, Army War College, Pa.
2009 Joint Flag Officer Warfighter Course, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2009 National Defense Policy Seminar, Elliot School of International Affairs, George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
2010 Program for Senior Managers in Government, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.
2010 Air Force Enterprise Leadership Seminar, Darden School of Business,
University of Virginia, Charlottesville
2011 Senior Executive Threshold Seminar, George P. Shultz National Foreign Affairs Training Center, Foreign Service Institute, U.S. Department of State, Washington, D.C.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. July 1976 - July 1977, student, undergraduate pilot training, Columbus AFB, Miss.
2. July 1977 - July 1982, T-38 instructor pilot, squadron check pilot and runway supervisory unit upgrade controller, 50th Flying Training Squadron, Columbus AFB, Miss.
3. August 1983 - June 1986, C-130 pilot and Chief, Command Post, 328th Airlift Squadron and 914 Tactical Airlift Group, Niagara AFB, N.Y.
4. June 1986 - May 1987, individual mobilization augmentee to the Director of Operations, Headquarters 21st Air Force, McGuire AFB, N.J.
5. May 1987 - May 1990, individual mobilization augmentee to the Director, Passenger Traffic Management, Headquarters 21st Air Force, McGuire AFB, N.J.
6. May 1990 - May 1992, individual mobilization augmentee to the Director, Cargo and Requirements, Headquarters 21st Air Force, McGuire AFB, N.J.
7. May 1992 - January 1995, contingency and exercise planning officer, 621st Air Mobility Operations Group, Headquarters 21st Air Force, McGuire AFB, N.J.
8. January 1995 - July 1998, senior controller, Command Center, U.S. Strategic Command, Offutt AFB, Neb.
9. July 1998 - March 2000, individual mobilization augmentee to the Chief, Joint Training and Exercise Division, U.S. Strategic Command, Offutt AFB, Neb.
10. March 2000 - March 2002, Chief, U.S. National Air Traffic Services Cell, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
11. March 2002 - January 2006, mobilization assistant to the Director of Air and Space Operations, U.S. Air Forces in Europe, Ramstein Air Base, Germany
12. January 2006 - June 2007, mobilization assistant to the Director of Air, Space and Information Operations, Headquarters Air Education and Training Command, Randolph AFB, Texas
13. June 2007 - June 2008, mobilization assistant to the Director of Air, Space and Information Operations, Headquarters Air Mobility Command, Scott AFB, Ill.
14. June 2008 - August 2009, mobilization assistant to the Commander, 18th Air Force, Air Mobility Command, Scott AFB, Ill.
15. September 2009 - July 2011, mobilization assistant to the Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C. (July 2009 - January 2010, Director, U.S. Central Command Deployment and Distribution Operations Center, Southwest Asia)
16. August 2011 - present, mobilization assistant to the Commander, Air Mobility Command, Scott AFB, Ill.
SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
1. January 1995 - July 1998, senior controller, Command Center, U.S. Strategic Command, Offutt AFB, Neb., as a lieutenant colonel and colonel
2. July 1998 - March 2000, individual mobilization augmentee to the Chief, Joint Training and Exercise Division, U.S. Strategic Command, Offutt AFB, Neb., as a colonel
3. July 2009 - January 2010, Director, U.S. Central Command Deployment and Distribution Operations Center, Southwest Asia, as a major general
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Senior pilot
Flight hours: 2,000 military; more than 15,000 civilian
Aircraft flown: Military -T-37, T-38 and C-130; Civilian - CE-50, DC-9, B-727, B-737, B-757, B-767 and B-777
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Distinguished Service Medal
Defense Superior Service Medal
Legion of Merit
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant June 2, 1976
First Lieutenant June 2, 1979
Captain June 2, 1980
Major May 1, 1987
Lieutenant Colonel June13, 1991
Colonel Aug. 1, 1995
Brigadier General April 3, 2005
Major General Jan. 16, 2009
(Current as of July 2011)
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