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BRIGADIER GENERAL RANDALL C. "ARLO" GUTHRIE
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Brig. Gen. Randall C. "Arlo" Guthrie is the mobilization assistant to the Commander, 618th Air and Space Operations Center (Tanker Airlift Control Center), Scott Air Force Base, Ill. The 618th AOC (TACC) is responsible for planning, scheduling and directing a fleet of nearly 1,300 aircraft in support of combat delivery and strategic airlift, air refueling, and aeromedical operations around the world.
General Guthrie was commissioned through the Officer Training School in March 1983. He is a command pilot with more than 3,500 military and 8,000 civilian flying hours including tours flying T-37, F-15, C-5 and KC-135 aircraft. He has flown combat missions in Operation Enduring Freedom and combat support missions to Southwest Asia in addition to operations in Bosnia, Somalia and Haiti.
Prior to his current assignment, the general served in several key leadership positions, including vice commander of an Air Force Reserve wing and an air expeditionary combat wing. He has also served as the mobilization assistant to the LeMay Doctrine Center and senior individual mobilization augmentee to the Director of Global Reach Programs on the Air Staff at the Pentagon.
EDUCATION
1979 Bachelor of Science degree in education, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
1986 Squadron Officer School, by correspondence
1992 Master's degree in business administration, Management, Mississippi State University, Starkville
2000 Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence
2002 Acquisition 101, by correspondence
2004 Acquisition 201, San Diego Anti-Submarine Warfare Training Center, San Diego, Calif.
2004 Air War College, by correspondence
2006 Reserve Component National Security Course, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
2007 Safety Board President's Course, Kirtland AFB, N.M.
2007 Expeditionary Mission Support Group Commander Course, Fort Dix, N.J.
2010 Director of Mobility Forces Course, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
2010 Air Force Leadership Enhancement Program, Greensboro, N.C.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. March 1983 - March 1984, student, undergraduate pilot training, Columbus AFB, Miss.
2. March 1984 - June 1984, student, fighter lead-in training, Holloman AFB, N.M.
3. June 1984 - November 1984, student, F-15 Replacement Training Unit, Luke AFB, Ariz.
4. November 1984 - November 1987, flight lead and assistant tactics and training officer, 53rd Tactical Fighter Squadron, Bitburg Air Base, Germany
5. December 1987 - October 1988, T-37 instructor pilot, 37th Flying Training Squadron, Columbus AFB, Miss.
6. November 1988 - September 1991, Chief, Wing Life Support, 37th Operations Group, Columbus AFB, Miss.
7. September 1991 - April 2001, instructor pilot and squadron safety officer, later, executive officer, 326th Airlift Squadron, Dover AFB, Del.
8. April 2001 - September 2002, Commander, 512th Operations Support Flight, Dover AFB, Del.
9. October 2002 - June 2005, acquisition officer, later, senior individual mobilization augmentee to the Director of Global Reach Programs, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force, Washington, D.C.
10. July 2005 - June 2008, Vice Commander, 507th Air Refueling Wing, Tinker AFB, Okla. (January 2008 - May 2008, Vice Commander, 376th Air Expeditionary Wing, Manas Air Base, Kyrgyzstan)
11. July 2008 - August 2009, mobilization assistant to the Commander, LeMay Center for Doctrine Development and Education, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
12. September 2009 - present, mobilization assistant to the Commander, 618th Air and Space Operations Center (Tanker Airlift Control Center), Scott AFB, Ill.
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Command pilot
Flight hours: More than 3,500, with 97 combat hours
Aircraft flown: T-37B, F-15A/B/C/D, C-5A/B and KC-135R/T
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit
Bronze Star Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters
Air Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Achievement Medal
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with two oak leaf clusters
Combat Readiness Medal with four oak leaf clusters
National Defense Service Medal with bronze star
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Southwest Asia Service Medal with two bronze stars
Kosovo Campaign Medal with bronze star
Humanitarian Service Medal
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant March 10, 1983
First Lieutenant March 10, 1985
Captain March 10, 1987
Major March 10, 1997
Lieutenant Colonel Sept. 13, 2001
Colonel May 16, 2005
Brigadier General Dec. 23, 2010
(Current as of January 2011)
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