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BRIGADIER GENERAL DAVID R. MYERS

Brig. Gen. David R. Myers is mobilization assistant to the Director, Communications and Information, Headquarters Air Force Space Command, Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. He assists in providing major command staff policy and guidelines for current operations, exercises and mobility planning for Air Force Space Command, U.S. Space Command, North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Strategic Command communications computer systems. He is also responsible for providing support in the development of command operations policy for tactical warning and attack assessment data, missile launch command and control, voice and data systems, and local and wide area networking. 

General Myers entered the Air Force through San Diego State's Reserve Officer Training Corps program. After serving alert duty with the Minuteman I Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Force in Strategic Air Command, he completed Computer Programming Officers School and was assigned to Air Force System Command. He then transferred to Air Force Space Command in 1991 when launch operations were moved from Air Force Materiel Command. He became the individual mobilization augmentee to the Commander, 30th Space Wing, Vandenberg AFB, Calif., prior to his current position. In his civilian occupation, he is director of mission systems for an advanced technology company.  

EDUCATION
1966 Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics, San Diego State College
1974 Squadron Officer School, by correspondence
1975 Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence
1976 Master of Science degree in systems management, University of Southern California
1992 Air War College, by seminar 

ASSIGNMENTS
1. July 1966 - August 1966, student, missile operational readiness training, Chanute AFB, Ill.
2. August 1966 - November 1966, student, combat crew missile training, Vandenberg AFB, Calif.
3. December 1966 - April 1970, Minuteman I alternate command post commander, 44th Strategic Missile Wing, Ellsworth AFB, S.D.
4. April 1970 - July 1970, student, Computer Programming Officers School, Sheppard AFB, Texas
5. July 1970 - July 1974, Chief, Command Generation, Satellite Test Center, Sunnyvale, Calif.
6. July 1974 - August 1980, Titan III satellite operations officer, individual mobilization augmentee, 6595th Aerospace Test Group, Vandenberg AFB, Calif.
7. August 1980 - October 1990, command engineering office, 6595th Aerospace Test Wing, Air Force Systems Command, Vandenberg AFB, Calif.
8. October 1990 - September 1991, command executive officer, 6595th Aerospace Test Group, Air Force Space Command, Vandenberg AFB, Calif.
9. September 1991 - July 1992, command executive officer, 30th Operations Group, Air Force Space Command, Vandenberg AFB, Calif.
10. July 1992 - February 1994, individual mobilization augmentee to the Commander, 30th Space Wing, Air Force Space Command, Vandenberg AFB, Calif.
11. February 1994 - present, mobilization assistant to the Director, Communications and Information, Headquarters Air Force Space Command, Peterson AFB, Colo. 

OPERATIONAL INFORMATION
Badges: Master Missileman Badge; Senior Space Badge
Ratings: Command missileer, alternate command post commander, certified satellite countdown controller
Combat crew hours: 3,400 
Weapon systems: ICBM Minuteman I 

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Commendation Medal with four oak leaf clusters
Air Force Achievement Medal 
Combat Readiness Medal 
Air Reserve Forces Meritorious Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal with bronze star

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant  June 10, 1966
First Lieutenant  Dec. 31, 1967
Captain  June 30, 1969
Major  June 10, 1978
Lieutenant Colonel  Oct. 16, 1985
Colonel  July 1, 1989
Brigadier General April 2, 1996

(Current as of May 1999)

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DATES SERVED

Lt Gen Barton K. Yount

23 Jan 42 - 26 Sep 45

Maj Gen James P. Hodges

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