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BRIGADIER GENERAL EDWARD P. YARISH
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Brig. Gen. Edward P. Yarish is the mobilization assistant to the Commander, Warner Robins Air Logistics Center, Robins Air Force Base, Ga. He assists the commander in providing worldwide logistics support for C-130 and C-5 transport aircraft, F-15 fighters, U-2 reconnaissance aircraft as well as support for remotely piloted vehicles, air-to-air missiles, high-technology airborne electronics, avionics and electronic warfare requirements. Other responsibilities include logistics support and sustainment of the E-8C Joint STARS weapon system through a total system support responsibility and contractor logistics support depot partnering relationship. The center is one of three Air Force air logistics centers and the largest single-site industrial complex in Georgia.
General Yarish was commissioned through the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps program in 1983. While on active duty, he was assigned to the Small ICBM Propulsion Division, Ballistic Missile Office, Norton AFB, Calif., managing the acquisition, development and test of several sub-systems. He joined the Air Force Reserve in 1990 as a transportation officer with the 56th Aerial Port Squadron, March Air Reserve Base, Calif. As operations officer and commander, the unit received the 1997 Reserve Unit of the Year Award.
General Yarish has served on the Air Staff working transportation, congressional and strategic planning issues. He also assigned to the Combat Support Center, supporting operations Joint Endeavor, Allied Force, Noble Eagle, Enduring Freedom, Iraqi Freedom and hurricane relief operations. He served in the Logistics Directorate on the Joint Staff, and deployed as Current Operations Director for the Central Command Deployment and Distribution Operations Center in Southwest Asia, directing joint logistics for operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom. In his civilian professional capacity, he is program development director for a space systems company based in northern Virginia.
EDUCATION
1983 Bachelor of Science degree in aerospace engineering, Texas A&M University
1986 Master of Business Administration degree, Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville
1988 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
1997 Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence
2003 Air War College, by correspondence
2006 Commander Air Force Forces Senior Staff Course, U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center, McGuire AFB, N.J.
2010 Advanced Joint Professional Military Education, Norfolk, Va.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. January 1984 - November 1986, project officer, Small ICBM Propulsion Division, Ballistic Missile Office, Air Force Systems Command, Norton AFB, Calif.
2. November 1986 - April 1988, senior Project Manager, Small ICBM Propulsion Division, Ballistic Missile Office, Air Force Systems Command, Norton AFB, Calif.
3. April 1988 - July 1989, Chief, Small ICBM Propulsion Systems Branch, Small ICBM Propulsion Division, Ballistic Missile Office, Norton AFB, Calif.
4. May 1990 - January 1991, transportation officer, 56th Aerial Port Squadron, Norton AFB, Calif.
5. January 1991- June 1994, officer-in-charge, Air Freight Services, 56th Aerial Port Squadron, Norton AFB, Calif.
6. June 1994 - July 1997, operations officer, 56th Aerial Port Squadron, March Air Reserve Base, Calif.
7. July 1997 - December 2000, Commander, 56th Aerial Port Squadron, March ARB, Calif.
8. December 2000 - April 2002, action officer, Directorate of Transportation, Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Installations and Mission Support, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
9. April 2002 - December 2003, congressional resource action officer, Directorate of Resource Integration, Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Installations and Mission Support, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
10. December 2003 - September 2005, Deputy Chief, Program Integration Division, Directorate of Resource Integration, Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Installations and Mission Support, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
11. September 2005 - February 2007, senior individual mobilization augmentee to the Director of Resource Integration, Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Installations and Mission Support, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
12. February 2007 - February 2009, logistics officer, Logistics Directorate (J4), Distribution Division, Joint Staff, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C. (May 2008 - September 2008, Director, Current Operations, Central Command Deployment and Distribution Operations Center, Southwest Asia)
13. February 2009 - present, mobilization assistant to the Commander, Warner Robins Air Logistics Center, Robins AFB, Ga.
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal
Joint Meritorious Unit Citation with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Organizational Excellence Award with oak leaf cluster
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant June 8, 1983
First Lieutenant June 8, 1985
Captain June 8, 1987
Major March 10, 1995
Lieutenant Colonel Sept. 29, 2000
Colonel May 1, 2004
Brigadier General Dec. 22, 2010
(Current as of June 2011)
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