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ANTHONY P. "TONY" REARDON
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Deputy Director, Legislative Liaison, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
Anthony P. "Tony" Reardon, a member of the Senior Executive Service, is the Director of Staff, Legislative Liaison, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, Washington, D.C. He is responsible for organizing, coordinating and resourcing the Legislative Liaison Directorate. He develops and executes the Air Force legislative program, and ensures the Air Force provides a consistent and cohesive message through Congressional engagements, inquiries and correspondence. He works with members of Congress, congressional staffs, and senior Air Force leaders on legislative issues that affect Air Force programs, policies and weapon systems. He prepares senior Air Force leaders for congressional hearings, providing critical oversight of the legislative process of Air Force nominations requiring Senate confirmation.
Mr. Reardon served on active duty in the Air Force from September 1982 through November 2003. In his capacity as a weapon system officer flying the RF-4C, and later as a staff officer, he held several key operational and staff positions at the squadron, wing, major command, Army division and Air Staff levels. Following his retirement, Mr. Reardon worked extensively in the Air Force corporate structure serving in multiple positions, including Deputy of the Program Integration Division, Headquarters U.S. Air Force. He also served as a division chief in Air Force Budget office, directing three separate divisions.
EDUCATION
1981 Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology, Florida State University
1986 Squadron Officer School, by correspondence
1996 Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence
2001 Air War College, by correspondence
1990 Master of Science degree in system management, University of Southern California
2005 Leadership Development Program, Center for Creative Leadership, Greensboro, N.C.
2007 Master of Science degree in national resource strategy, Industrial College of the Armed Forces, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
CAREER CHRONOLOGY
1. October 1982- July 1983, student, undergraduate navigator training, Mather AFB, Calif.
2. August 1983 - September 1988, RF-4C instructor weapon system officer, 12th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, Bergstrom AFB, Texas
3. October 1988 - April 1991, RF-4C instructor weapon system officer, 38th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, Zweibrucken Air Base, Germany
4. May 1991 - March 1993, RF-4C instructor weapon system officer, 12th Reconnaissance Squadron, Bergstrom AFB, Texas
5. April 1993 - September 1996, program development officer, then executive officer, Directorate of Plans and Programs, Headquarters Air Combat Command, Langley AFB, Va.
6. October 1996 - September 1997, air liaison officer, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Red Cloud, South Korea
7. October 1997 - September 2000, Chief, Programs and Forces Branch, Directorate of Plans and Programs, Headquarters Pacific Air Forces, Hickam AFB, Hawaii
8. October 2000 - September 2003, combat force programmer; Deputy Panel Chair, Combat Forces; and Chief, Program Integration Branch, Directorate of Programs, Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans and Programs, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
9. November 2003 - July 2005, Deputy, Program Integration Division, Directorate of Programs, Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans and Programs, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
10. July 2005 - July 2006, Chief, Information Management Division, Director, Budget Management and Execution, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Budget, Washington, D.C.
11. August 2006 - June 2007, student, Industrial College of the Armed Forces, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, DC
12. July 2007 - June 2009, Chief, Space, Missile, Munitions and Other Procurement, Director, Budget Investment, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Budget, Washington, D.C.
13. June 2009 - October 2009, Chief, Aircraft and Technology Division, Director, Budget Investment, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Budget, Washington, D.C.
14. October 2009 - present, Director of Staff, Legislative Liaison, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, Washington, D.C.
AWARDS AND HONORS
Meritorious Service Medal with four leaf clusters
Air Medal
Aerial Achievement Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf clusters
Air Force Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster
Civilian Meritorious Service Medal
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS
American Society of military Comptrollers
Air Force Association
Air Force Board for the Correction of Military Records
(Current as of October 2009)
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