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MAJOR GENERAL JOSEPH REYNES JR.

Maj. Gen. Joseph Reynes Jr. is the Deputy Chief of Staff Operations, Headquarters Allied Joint Force Command Brunssum, Netherlands.

General Reynes entered the Air Force in 1978 after graduating from the U.S. Air Force Academy. He graduated from undergraduate pilot training in 1979 and has more than 3800 hours in fighter aircraft.. His commands include the 35th Fighter Squadron at Kunsan Air Base, South Korea; 53rd Test and Evaluation Group at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev.; 53rd Wing at Eglin AFB, Fla.; 51st Fighter Wing, Osan AB, South Korea and Detachment 2 9th Expeditionary Task Force Iraq. .

General Reynes has also held several positions at the Pentagon, including F-16 program element monitor and military assistant to the Executive Secretary of the Department of Defense. The general was then appointed by former Defense Secretary William Cohen as the Executive Secretary of the Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary of Defense. He has also served as Air Combat Command's Deputy Director for Requirements and the Inspector General. He was also selected to serve as the CENTCOM Commander's Executive Officer for Gen Franks and Gen Abizaid. Prior to his current assignment, he was Director, Air Component Coordination Element, U.S. Forces-Iraq; Director, Force Strategic Engagement Cell, U.S. Forces-Iraq; and Commander, Detachment 2, 9th Air Expeditionary Task Force, Baghdad, Iraq.

EDUCATION
1978 Bachelor of Science degree in military history, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo.
1981 Distinguished graduate, Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
1984 Fighter Weapons Instructor School, Nellis AFB, Nev.
1985 Marine Corps Command and Staff College, by correspondence
1987 Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence
1990 Armed Forces College, Norfolk, Va.
1996 Master of Arts degree in national security and strategy studies, National War College, Fort McNair, Wash. D.C.
2008 System Acquisition Management Course, Defense Acquisition University, Fort Belvoir. Va.
2011 Leadership & Innovation: Operators Driving Solutions, Kenan-Flagler Business School, UNC at Chapel Hill
2011 Joint Flag Officer Warfighting Course, Maxwell AFB, Ala

ASSIGNMENTS
1. November 1978 - November 1979, student, undergraduate pilot training, Columbus AFB, Miss.
2. November 1979 - January 1980, student, AT-38B fighter lead-in training, Holloman AFB, N.M.
3. February 1980 - September 1980, student, F-4 replacement training, MacDill AFB, Fla.
4. October 1980 - November 1981, pilot, 80th Fighter Squadron, Kunsan AB, South Korea
5. December 1981 - June 1986, instructor pilot, squadron scheduler and weapons officer, 23rd Fighter Squadron, Spangdahlem AB, West Germany
6. June 1986 - January 1987, squadron weapons officer, 68th Fighter Squadron, Moody AFB, Ga.
7. January 1987 - January 1990, weapons officer and flight commander, 69th Fighter Squadron, Moody AFB, Ga.
8. January 1990 - June 1990, student, Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Va.
9. June 1990 - December 1993, F-16 program element monitor, Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans and Programs, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
10. January 1994 - February 1995, Chief of Safety, 35th Fighter Wing, and operations officer, 13th Fighter Squadron, Misawa AB, Japan
11. February 1995 - May 1996, Commander, 35th Fighter Squadron, Kunsan AB, South Korea
12. May 1996 - June 1997, student, National War College, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
13. June 1997 - June 1998, military assistant to the Executive Secretary of the Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Washington, D.C.
14. June 1998 - June 1999, Executive Secretary of the Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Washington, D.C.
15. June 1999 - November 2001, Commander, 53rd Test and Evaluation Group, Nellis AFB, Nev.
16. November 2001 - May 2003, Commander, 53rd Wing, Eglin AFB, Fla.
17. June 2003 - July 2005, executive officer to Commander, U.S. Central Command, MacDill AFB, Fla.
18. July 2005 - June 2007, Commander, 51st Fighter Wing, Osan AB, South Korea
19. June 2007 - March 2009, Inspector General, Headquarters Air Combat Command, Langley AFB, Va.
20. April 2009 - September 2010, Director, Air Component Coordination Element, U.S. Forces-Iraq; Director, Force Strategic Engagement Cell, U.S. Forces-Iraq; and Commander, Detachment 2, 9th Air Expeditionary Task Force, Baghdad, Iraq
21. September 2010 - July 2011, Director for Joint Experimentation, Hq U.S. Joint Forces Command, Norfolk, Va.
22. July 2011 - present, Deputy Chief of Staff Operations, HQ Allied Joint Force Command Brunssum, Netherlands.

SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
1. June 1997 - June 1998, military assistant to the Executive Secretary of the Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Washington, D.C., as a lieutenant colonel.
2. June 1998 - June 1999, Executive Secretary of the Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Washington, D.C. , as a colonel.
3. June 2003 - July 2005, executive officer to Commander, U.S. Central Command, MacDill AFB, Fla., as a colonel and brigadier general.
4. April 2009 - September 2010, Director, Air Component Coordination Element, U.S. Forces-Iraq; Director, Force Strategic Engagement Cell, U.S. Forces-Iraq; and Commander, Detachment 2, 9th Air Expeditionary Task Force, Baghdad, Iraq, as a major general
5. September 2010 - present, Director for Joint Experimentation, Headquarters U.S. Joint Forces Command, Norfolk, Va., as a major general
6. July 2011 - present, Deputy Chief of Staff Operations, HQ Allied Joint Force Command Brunssum, Netherlands, as a major general

FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Command pilot
Flight hours: More than 3,800
Aircraft flown: F-4E/G and F-16

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Distinguished Service Medal
Defense Superior Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Legion of Merit with two oak leaf clusters
Bronze Star Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters
Aerial Achievement Medal with silver and three bronze oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal
Joint Meritorious Unit Award with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Organizational Excellence Award
Combat Readiness Medal with four oak leaf clusters
Air Force Recognition Ribbon with oak leaf cluster
National Defense Service Medal with bronze star
Iraq Campaign Medal with two bronze stars
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Korea Defense Service Medal
Air Force Overseas Ribbon - Short Tour with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Overseas Ribbon - Long Tour with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Longevity Service Award with silver and bronze oak leaf clusters
Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon with star
Air Force Training Ribbon

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
1979 Professional Pilot Award, Air Force Association
1983 Member of the 52nd Fighter Wing Gunsmoke Team
1984 Academic award winner, Fighter Weapons Instructor School, Nellis AFB, Nev.
1985 Pilot of the Year, 17th Air Force
1985 Chennault Award Winner, U.S. Air Forces in Europe
1995 Chennault Award Winner, Pacific Air Forces

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant May 30, 1978
First Lieutenant May 30, 1980
Captain May 30, 1982
Major Dec. 1, 1988
Lieutenant Colonel March 1, 1994
Colonel June 1, 1998
Brigadier General Oct. 1, 2005
Major General May 7, 2009

(Current as of March 2013)

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