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MAJOR GENERAL O.G. MANNON
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Maj Gen O.G. Mannon is Chief of Staff, Headquarters United States Africa Command. He is responsible for synchronizing the activities of and ensuring the proper functioning of the command's joint and interagency staff. He is also responsible for the integration and cross-directorate communication necessary to ensure the U.S. Africa Command staff executes and fulfills the commander's intent for all Department of Defense activities in the U.S. Africa Command area of responsibility.
General Mannon entered the Air Force in 1980 as a distinguished graduate of the Officer Training School. He has held a number of flying and staff positions to include instructor pilot and numbered Air Force headquarters airlift execution officer. He has served as Deputy Commanding Officer and Chief of Staff to Special Operations Command South, Deputy Director for Special Operations on the Joint Staff and Vice Commander of Air Force Special Operations Command. He has commanded at the squadron, group and wing levels.
The general has also commanded a joint special operations air component, and was Joint Special Operations Task Force Deputy Commander in Northern Iraq during the opening days and weeks of Operation Iraqi Freedom. He also commanded an Afghanistan-based joint task force supporting Operation Enduring Freedom, as well as an expeditionary special operations wing controlling special operations aviation assets from three services supporting operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. He is a command pilot with more than 4,400 flying hours.
EDUCATION
1979 Bachelor's degree in political science, summa cum laude, North Carolina Central University
1980 Officer Training School, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas
1986 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
1992 Master of Science degree in administration, Central Michigan University
1994 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
1994 Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Va.
1997 Air War College, by correspondence
1998 U.S. Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Pa.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. October 1980 - October 1981, student, undergraduate pilot training, Columbus AFB, Miss.
2. October 1981 - February 1982, C-130E qualification training, Little Rock AFB, Ark.
3. February 1982 - November 1986, C-130E instructor pilot and Special Operations Low Level II pilot, 41st Tactical Airlift Squadron, Pope AFB, N.C.
4. November 1986 - October 1990, special operations planner, Headquarters 21st Air Force, McGuire AFB, N.J.
5. October 1990 - July 1993, assistant operations officer, Detachment 6, Special Operations Combat Operations Staff
6. July 1993 - June 1994, student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
7. June 1994 - May 1996, combat staff officer, Operations Directorate, Joint Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, N.C.
8. May 1996 - July 1997, operations officer, Special Operations Squadron
9. July 1997 - June 1998, student, U.S. Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Pa.
10. July 1998 - April 2000, Commander, Special Operations Squadron
11. April 2000 - May 2002, Deputy Commanding Officer and Chief of Staff, Special Operations Command South, Naval Station Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico
12. July 2002 - October 2003, Commander, 352nd Special Operations Group, Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England
13. October 2003 - July 2005, Commander, 16th Special Operations Wing, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
14. July 2005 - July 2008, Deputy Director for Special Operations, Joint Staff, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
15. July 2008 - June 2010, Commander, 82nd Training Wing, Sheppard AFB, Texas
16. June 2010 - November 2010, special assistant to the Commander, Air Force Special Operations Command, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
17. November 2010 - April 2012, Vice Commander, Air Force Special Operations Command, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
18. May 2012 - Present, Chief of Staff, United States Africa Command, Stuttgart, Germany
SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
1. June 1994 - May 1996, combat staff officer, Operations Directorate, Joint Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, N.C., as a major
2. April 2000 - May 2002, Deputy Commanding Officer and Chief of Staff, Special Operations Command South, Naval Station Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico, as a lieutenant colonel and colonel
3. February 2003 - May 2003, Joint Task Force Deputy Commander, Operation Iraqi Freedom, as a colonel
4. December 2004 - March 2005, Special Operations Air Wing Commander, Operation Iraqi Freedom, as a colonel
5. July 2005 - July 2008, Deputy Director for Special Operations, Joint Staff, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., as a colonel and brigadier general
6. May 2012 - Present, Chief of Staff, United States Africa Command, as a major general
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Command pilot
Flight hours: More than 4,400
Aircraft flown: T-37, T-38, C-130A/E, TC-690, C-212, CE-425, DHC-6-100/300, M-28, MC-130P/E
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Distinguished Service Medal Defense Superior Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster
Bronze Star Medal
Defense Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air Medal
Aerial Achievement Medal with four oak leaf clusters
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Southwest Asia Service Medal with two bronze stars
Humanitarian Service Medal
Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia)
Kuwait Liberation Medal (Government of Kuwait)
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant Oct. 24, 1980
First Lieutenant Oct. 24, 1982
Captain Oct. 24, 1984
Major Dec. 1, 1992
Lieutenant Colonel Jan. 1, 1997
Colonel April 1, 2001
Brigadier General Nov. 15, 2006
Major General July 3, 2010
(Current as of May 2012)
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