Brig. Gen. Lawrence F. Sheehan is the mobilization assistant to the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Manpower, Reserve Affairs, Installations and Environment, Washington, D.C. He is responsible in establishing policy on all Air Force manpower and facilities issues. The department's responsibilities include force management and personnel; equal opportunity; Reserve affairs; Air Force review boards; installations; military construction; base closures and realignment; and environment, safety and occupational health Issues.
General Sheehan entered the Air Force in 1964 with a direct commission in the Air National Guard. He has served as a navigator and has held senior engineering positions in the Air Force Reserve and the Air National Guard.
In his civilian capacity, he has held positions in international engineering consulting and construction firms, state and federal government.
EDUCATION
1963 Bachelor of Engineering degree in civil engineering, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
1973 Master of Science degree in civil engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, Mass.
1976 Squadron Officer School, by correspondence
1982 Air Command and Staff College, by seminar
1984 Air War College, by seminar
ASSIGNMENTS
1. January 1965 - November 1965, student, undergraduate navigator training, James Connally Air Force Base, Texas.
2. November 1965 - March 1968, C-97 navigator, 133rd Military Airlift Squadron, Pease AFB, N.H.
3. March 1968 - August 1971, C-124 navigator, 133rd Military Airlift Squadron, Pease AFB, N.H.
4. August 1971 - July 1978, civil engineering officer, 157th Civil Engineering Flight, Pease AFB, N.H.
5. July 1978 - January 1980, civil engineering staff officer, 157th Civil Engineering Flight, Pease AFB, N.H.
6. January 1980 - May 1981, civil engineering programs officer, 157th Civil Engineering Flight, Pease AFB, N.H.
7. May 1981 - May 1982, research and development contracting officer, 240th Civil Engineering Flight, Buckley Air National Guard Base, Colo.
8. May 1982 - February 1984, Chief, Force Development Section, 240th Civil Engineering Flight, Buckley ANGB, Colo.
9. February 1984 - February 1985, Commander, 140th Civil Engineering Flight, 140th Tactical Fighter Wing, Buckley ANGB, Colo.
10. February 1985 - April 1989, commander, 140th Civil Engineering Squadron, 140th Tactical Fighter Wing, Buckley ANGB, Colo.
11. April 1989 - January 1991, bioenvironmental engineer, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Environment, Safety and Occupational Health), Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
12. January 1991 - May 1991, civil engineering officer, Central Command, Langley AFB, Va.
13. May 1991 - March 1994, bioenvironmental engineer, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Environment, Safety and Occupational Health), Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
14. March 1994 - May 1997, mobilization assistant to the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Environment, Safety and Occupational Health), Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
15. May 1997 - October 1997, Joint Program Director, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Environmental Security), Massachusetts Military Reservation
16. October 1997 - March 1998, mobilization assistant to the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Environment, Safety and Occupational Health), Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
17. March 1998 - January 1999, acting Deputy Civil Engineer, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
18. January 1999 - present, mobilization assistant to the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Manpower, Reserve Affairs, Installations and Environment, Washington, D.C.
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit
Meritorious Service Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
National Defense Service Medal with bronze star
Vietnam Service Medal
Armed Services Reserve Medal with two hourglass devices
Air Force Training Ribbon
Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
1972 Registered professional engineer, Massachusetts
1974 Member U.S. Environmental Protection Agency national task force on the municipal wastewater construction program
1981 State of Wyoming representative to the Association of State Water Pollution Control Administrators
1992 U.S. representative on the President's U.S. Asia environmental partnership
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant July 21, 1964
First Lieutenant July 21, 1966
Captain Dec. 13, 1969
Major July 12, 1978
Lieutenant Colonel July 12, 1983
Colonel Feb. 15, 1990
Brigadier General April 3, 1995
(Current as of March 2021)