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MAJOR GENERAL THOMAS P. HARWOOD III
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Maj. Gen. Thomas P. Harwood III is the mobilization assistant to the Chief of Staff, United States Air Force. He assists the Chief and the Air Staff as an advisor on reserve matters, and as a liaison to the Reserve Command staff.
General Harwood is a distinguished graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in economics in 1981. He was awarded a Kennedy Fellowship following graduation and attended the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University from 1981 to 1983, finishing with a master's degree in public policy.
The general completed undergraduate pilot training at Williams Air Force Base, Ariz., in 1984, and served on active duty as an F-15 Eagle pilot and T-38 Talon II instructor. In 1991, he joined the Air Force Reserve at Luke AFB, Ariz., converting to the F-16 Fighting Falcon. He completed seven combat deployments as a member of the 944th Fighter Wing, with missions in Bosnia, Iraq and Afghanistan. Since 2007, General Harwood has served as a mobilization assistant in Air Education and Training Command, Pacific Air Forces, and Head Quarters U.S. Air Force. He has experience as an Air Component Commander in five Joint Chiefs of Staff-level exercises and two Presidential visits, and also served as Chief of Staff for Air Forces Pacific during Operations Tomodachi and Pacific Passage in 2011. General Harwood is a command pilot with more than 3,600 flying hours.
EDUCATION
1981 Distinguished graduate, bachelor's degree in economics, U.S Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo.
1983 Master's degree in international relations, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.
1988 Squadron Officer School, by correspondence
1997 Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence
2004 Air War College, by correspondence
2008 Joint Forces Reserve Officers Course, Norfolk, Va.
2009 Combined Force Air Component Commander Course, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2010 Capstone, National Defense University, Fort. McNair, Washington, D.C.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. June 1983 - June 1984, student, undergraduate pilot training, Williams AFB, Ariz.
2. October 1984 - March 1985, pilot, F-15 training, 2nd Tactical Fighter Training Squadron, Tyndall AFB, Fla.
3. April 1985 - April 1988, F-15 pilot, 525th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Bitburg Air Base, Germany
4. April 1988 - August 1991, T-38 instructor pilot and flight examiner, 82nd Flying Training Wing, Williams AFB, Ariz.
5. August 1991 - July 2001, F-16 instructor pilot, mission commander and flight examiner, 302nd Fighter Squadron, Luke AFB, Ariz.
6. July 2001 - September 2003, Commander, 301st Fighter Squadron, Luke AFB, Ariz.
7. September 2003 - March 2005, Commander, 302nd Fighter Squadron, Luke AFB, Ariz.
8. March 2005 - October 2007, Vice Commander, 944th Fighter Wing, Luke AFB, Ariz. (May 2007 - September 2007, Deputy Commander, 332nd Expeditionary Operations Group, Balad AB, Iraq)
9. October 2007 - August 2009, mobilization assistant to the Commander, 19th Air Force, Randolph AFB, Texas
10. September 2009 - August 2011, mobilization assistant to the Commander, 13th Air Force, Pacific Air Forces, Hickam AFB, Hawaii
11. August 2011 - present, mobilization assistant to the Chief of Staff, HQ USAF, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Command pilot
Flight hours: More than 3,600
Aircraft flown: F-16C/D, F-15A/B/C/D and T-38A
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit
Distinguished Flying Cross
Bronze Star Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air Medal
Aerial Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Achievement Medal
Gallant Unit Citation
Meritorious Unit Award
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with "V" device and three oak leaf clusters
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant May 27, 1981
First Lieutenant May 27, 1983
Captain May 27, 1985
Major May 27, 1995
Lieutenant Colonel Sept. 26, 2001
Colonel July 1, 2005
Brigadier General June 1, 2009
Major General May 28, 2011
(Current as of November 2011)
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