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MAJOR GENERAL JIM L. FOLSOM

Maj. Gen. Jim L. Folsom is the mobilization assistant to the Deputy Chief of Staff for Air and Space Operations, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C. 

General Folsom entered the Air Force in 1963 as a graduate of the University of Tulsa ROTC program. He has commanded maintenance and tactical airlift squadrons, and served as vice commander of a wing and numbered air force. He is a command pilot, having flown more than 6,000 hours, primarily in tactical airlift. He flew as a tanker aircraft commander in Southeast Asia. In January 1991, while on his second 30-day volunteer tour in support of Operation Desert Shield, the general was activated for Operation Desert Storm and commanded a composite group of Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard C-130s. In his civilian occupation, he is an airline captain. 

EDUCATION
1963 Bachelor of Science degree in business administration, University of Tulsa, Okla.
1982 National Security Management Course, by seminar 

ASSIGNMENTS
1. October 1963 - October 1964, student, undergraduate pilot training, Vance Air Force Base, Okla.
2. November 1964 - March 1965, student, KC-135 combat crew training, Castle AFB, Calif.
3. April 1965 - January 1967, KC-135 pilot, 6th Air Refueling Squadron, Walker AFB, N.M.
4. January 1967 - December 1969, KC-135 aircraft commander, 906th Air Refueling Squadron, Minot AFB, N.D.
5. March 1970 - August 1971, C-124 pilot, 303rd Military Airlift Squadron, Richards-Gebaur AFB, Mo.
6. September 1971 - June 1972, C-130A instructor pilot, 303rd Tactical Airlift Squadron, Richards-Gebaur AFB, Mo.
7. July 1972 - March 1977, Commander, 303rd Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Richards-Gebaur AFB, Mo.
8. April 1977 - September 1982, assistant flight commander and flight examiner, 303rd Tactical Airlift Squadron, Richards-Gebaur AFB, Mo.
9. October 1982 - April 1984, flight commander, 731st Tactical Airlift Squadron, Peterson AFB, Colo.
10. May 1984 - April 1985, Deputy Commander, Operations, 901st Tactical Airlift Group, Peterson AFB, Colo.
11. May 1985 - July 1988, Commander, 731 st Tactical Airlift Squadron, Peterson AFB, Colo.
12. August 1988 - September 1989, Deputy Commander, Maintenance, 302nd Tactical Airlift Wing, Peterson AFB, Colo.
13. October 1989 - February 1992, Vice Commander, 302nd Tactical Airlift Wing, Peterson AFB, Colo.
14. January 1991 - July 1991, Commander, Composite Reserve and Air National Guard unit, operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm, Southwest Asia
15. March 1992 - July 1993, Vice Commander, 4th Air Force, McClellan AFB, Calif.
16. August 1993 - June 1994, mobilization assistant to the Commander, 15th Air Force, Travis AFB, Calif.
17. July 1994 - March 1996, mobilization assistant to the Commander, 9th Air Force, and U.S. Central Command Air Forces, Shaw AFB, S.C.
18. April 1996 - March 1997, mobilization assistant to the Commander, Air Combat Command, Langley AFB, Va.
19. March 1997 - present, mobilization assistant to the Deputy Chief of Staff for Air and Space Operations, Washington, D.C. 

FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Command pilot
Flight hours: More than 14,000 military and civilian
Military aircraft flown: T-37, T-38, KC-135AlE/R, C-124, C-130A/B/E, C-9 and C-141
Civilian aircraft flown: B707/720, B727, B757/767, L382, L1011 and MD80 

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit
Air Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Vietnam Service Medal
Southwest Asia Service Medal 

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
President's Award, Air Force Association
Excellence in Airmanship Award (C-130 inflight emergency), Military Airlift Command

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant  June 2, 1963
First Lieutenant   April 1, 1965
Captain   April 2, 1967
Major  April 30, 1975
Lieutenant Colonel  March 30, 1984
Colonel  May 1, 1988
Brigadier General  March 12, 1993
Major General   Feb. 19, 1996 

(Current as of July 1997)

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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