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BRIGADIER GENERAL JOHN P. HORNER
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Brig. Gen. John P. Horner is the Commander, Air Force Recruiting Service, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. The Air Force Recruiting Service comprises more than 2,600 Airmen and civilians in more than 1,200 recruiting offices across the United States and abroad. He is responsible for all enlisted accessions and a variety of officer accession programs. AFRS also manages all strategic marketing for the U.S. Air Force.
Brig. Gen. Horner entered service in 1986 as a graduate of the Air Force Academy. With a diverse background in operations, plans, intelligence, and command and control, he has also previously served as Deputy Foreign Policy Advisor at U.S. European Command. He has commanded at the squadron, group, and wing level. With over 4,000 flight hours, predominantly in the A-10 Thunderbolt II, he has flown combat missions over Iraq, the Balkans, and Afghanistan.
EDUCATION
1986 Bachelor of Science, Aeronautical, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo.
1991 Fighter Weapons Instructor Course, U.S. Air Force Fighter Weapons School, Nellis AFB, Nev.
1992 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
1997 Master of Science, Aeronautics, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, Fla.
1998 US Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kan.; Awarded MMAS.
1999 School of Advanced Airpower Studies, Maxwell AFB, Ala.; Awarded MAAS.
2001 Air War College, by correspondence
2005 National Security Fellowship, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.
2007 Joint and Combined Warfighting School, Norfolk Naval Base, Va.
2010 Senior Executive Fellowship, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. May 1986 - April 1988, Student, Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training, Sheppard AFB, Texas
2. April 1988 - August 1991, A-10 Pilot/Instructor Pilot, 510th Fighter Squadron, Royal Air Force Bentwaters, England
3. August 1991 - July 1992, Fighter Weapons Instructor, 91st Fighter Squadron, RAF Woodbridge, England
4. July 1992 - June 1995, Weapons Officer, 81st Fighter Squadron then 52nd Operations Group, Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany.
5. June 1995 - June 1997, Flight Commander then Assistant Operations Officer, A-10 Division, USAF Weapons School, Nellis AFB, Nev.
6. June 1997 - June 1998, Student, U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kan.
7. June 1998 - June 1999, Student, Air Force School of Advanced Airpower Studies, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
8. June 1999 - May 2000, Chief, Air Force Aerospace Strategy Development Branch, The Skunkworks; Deputy Chief of Staff for Air and Space Operations, Pentagon, Washington D.C.
9. May 2000 - August 2001, Chief of Operations, Chief of Staff of the Air Force's Operations Group then Aide-de-Camp to the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
10. August 2001 - April 2002, Special Assistant to the Commander, 355th Operations Group, Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz., Chief of Strategy Cell (Forward), Combined Air Operations Center, U.S. Central Air Forces, Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, and Air Component Coordination Element Lead, Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan
11. April 2002 - February 2003, Director of Operations, 358th Fighter Squadron, Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz.
12. February 2003 - July 2004, Commander, 354th Fighter Squadron, Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz.
13. July 2004 - June 2005, National Security Fellow, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.
14. June 2005 - July 2007, Deputy Foreign Policy Advisor to the Commander, U.S. European Command, Stuttgart, Germany, and political advisor, Joint Task Force-Lebanon, Middle East/Mediterranean region.
15. July 2007 - June 2009, Commander, 505th Distributed Warfare Group, Kirtland AFB, N.M.
16. July 2009 - July 2011, Commander, 93d Air Ground Operations Wing, Moody AFB, Ga.
17. July 2011 - October 2012, Director of Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Capabilities, Headquarters Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
18. October 2012 - present, Commander, Air Force Recruiting Service, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas
SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
1. June 2005 - July 2007, deputy foreign policy advisor to the Commander, U.S. European Command, Stuttgart, Germany, and political advisor, Joint Task Force-Lebanon, Middle East/Mediterranean region as a colonel
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Ratings: Command pilot
Flight hours: more than 4,000
Aircraft flown: A-10
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Superior Service Medal
Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster
Distinguished Flying Cross
Bronze Star Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Air Medal with eight oak leaf clusters
Aerial Achievement Medal with four oak leaf clusters
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Achievement Medal
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant May 28, 1986
First Lieutenant May 28, 1988
Captain May 28, 1990
Major Sept. 1, 1997
Lieutenant Colonel May 1, 2001
Colonel Aug. 1, 2005
Brigadier General July 3, 2011
(Current as of October 2012)
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