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MAJOR GENERAL ARTHUR J. ROONEY JR.

Maj. Gen. Arthur J. Rooney Jr. is Vice Commander, Electronic Systems Center, Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass. The center's mission is to acquire command and control, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance systems for the Air Force. The organization comprises more than 12,000 people located at six sites throughout the United States. The men and women of ESC manage more than $3 billion in programs annually in support of the Air Force as well as joint and coalition forces. 

General Rooney was born in Charleston, S.C. He is a distinguished graduate of the ROTC program at Baptist College in Charleston. He has held assignments in the maintenance, logistics and programming fields at squadron, wing, major command, Air Force headquarters and Joint Staff levels. The general has also served in four command assignments, including two as squadron and group commander in Air Mobility Command; one as a wing commander in Air Education and Training Command; and one as Commander of the Air Force Security Assistance Center in Air Force Materiel Command.

EDUCATION
1974 Bachelor of Science degree in production management, Baptist College, Charleston, S.C.
1978 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
1982 Master of Science degree in management, Webster University
1985 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
1992 Industrial College of the Armed Forces, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
1998 Advanced Program Management Course, Fort Belvoir, Va.
1999 Advanced Management Program, Northwestern University, Evanston, Ill.

ASSIGNMENTS
1. January 1975 - July 1975, student, Aircraft Maintenance Officer Course, Chanute AFB, Ill.
2. August 1975 - January 1978, field maintenance supervisor, 317th Tactical Airlift Wing, Pope AFB, N.C.
3. January 1978 - March 1978, student, Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
4. March 1978 - October 1980, officer in charge, C-130 Flightline and Enroute Branch, and maintenance control officer, 435th Tactical Airlift Wing, Rhein-Main Air Base, West Germany
5. October 1980 - November 1981, Air Staff Training Program executive officer and airlift maintenance staff officer, Directorate of Maintenance and Supply, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
6. November 1981 - August 1984, maintenance management systems officer and Chief, Concepts and Procedures Branch, Headquarters Military Airlift Command, Scott AFB, Ill.
7. August 1984 - June 1985, student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
8. July 1985 - August 1988, Commander, 625th Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Torrejon AB, Spain
9. August 1988 - July 1991, Chief, Special Operations Forces Logistics Section, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
10. August 1991 - June 1992, student, Industrial College of the Armed Forces, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
11. June 1992 - August 1995, Chief, Pacific Plans, Logistics Plans and Exercise Division, Logistics Directorate, the Joint Staff, Washington, D.C.
12. August 1995 - July 1997, Commander, 437th Logistics Group, Charleston AFB, S.C.
13. July 1997 - March 1999, Director of Commodities and Director, Space and Command, Control, Communications and Intelligence Systems, Sacramento Air Logistics Center, McClellan AFB, Calif.
14. March 1999 - January 2000, Associate Director for Logistics Resources, Directorate of Supply, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
15. January 2000 - February 2002, Director of Logistics, Headquarters U.S. Air Forces in Europe, Ramstein AB, Germany
16. February 2002 - July 2004, Commander, 82nd Training Wing, Sheppard AFB, Texas
17. July 2004 - February 2006, Commander, Air Force Security Assistance Center, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
18. February 2006 - present, Vice Commander, Electronic Systems Center, Hanscom AFB, Mass.

BADGES
Master Aircraft Maintenance Badge

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Distinguished Service Medal
Legion of Merit with two oak leaf clusters
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
2002 and 2003 Air Force Commander's Public Affairs Award
2003 Eugene M. Zuckert Award for Management, Air Education and Training Command

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant Jan. 18, 1975
First Lieutenant Jan. 18, 1977
Captain Jan. 18, 1979
Major May 1, 1986
Lieutenant Colonel June 1, 1989
Colonel Jan. 1, 1995
Brigadier General April 1, 2001
Major General Feb. 1, 2005

(Current as of January 2008)

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23 Jan 42 - 26 Sep 45

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27 Sep 45 - 12 Apr 46

Lt Gen John K. Cannon

13 Apr 46 - 13 Oct 48

Lt Gen Robert W. Harper

14 Oct 48 - 30 Jun 54

Maj Gen Glenn O. Barcus

1 Jul 54 - 25 Jul 54

Lt Gen Charles T. Myers

26 Jul 54 - 31 Jul 58

Lt Gen Frederic H. Smith, Jr.

1 Aug 58 - 31 Jul 59

Lt Gen James E. Briggs

1 Aug 59 - 31 Jul 63

Lt Gen Robert W. Burns

1 Aug 63 - 10 Aug 64

Lt Gen William W. Momyer

11 Aug 64 - 30 Jun 66

Lt Gen Sam Maddux, Jr.

1 Jul 66 - 31 Aug 70

Lt Gen George B. Simler

1 Sep 70 - 8 Sep 72

Lt Gen William V. McBride

9 Sep 72 - 31 Aug 74

Lt Gen George H. McKee

1 Sep 74 - 28 Aug 75

Gen John W. Roberts

29 Aug 75 - 31 Mar 79

Gen Bennie L. Davis

1 Apr 79 - 28 Jul 81

Gen Thomas M. Ryan, Jr.

29 Jul 81 - 22 Jun 83

Gen Andrew P. Iosue

23 Jun 83 - 27 Aug 86

Lt Gen John A. Shaud

28 Aug 86 - 5 Jun 88

Lt Gen Robert C. Oaks

6 Jun 88 - 24 Jun 90

Lt Gen Joseph W. Ashy

25 Jun 90 - 10 Dec 92

Gen Henry Viccellio, Jr.

11 Dec 92 - 19 Jun 95

Gen Billy J. Boles

20 Jun 95 - 16 Mar 97

Gen Lloyd W. "Fig" Newton

17 Mar 97 - 21 Jun 00

Gen Hal M. Hornburg

22 Jun 00 - 9 Nov 01

Lt Gen John D. Hopper Jr.

10 Nov 01 - 14 Dec 01

Gen Donald G. Cook

15 Dec 01 - 16 Jun 05

Gen William R. Looney III

17 Jun 05 - 2 Jul 08
Gen Stephen R. Lorenz
 		 3 Jul 08 - 17 Nov 10
 
Gen Edward A. Rice Jr.
 		 18 Nov 10 - 9 Oct 13
 
Gen Robin Rand
 		 10 Oct 13 - 21 July 15
 
Lt Gen Darryl Roberson
 		 21 July 15 - 17 Nov 2017 
 
Lt. Gen. Steven Kwast
 		 17 Nov 2017 - 26 July 2019 
 
Lt. Gen. Marshall B. "Brad" Webb 26 July 2019 - 20 May 2022
Lt. Gen. Brian S. Robinson 20 May 2022 - Present