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BRIGADIER GENERAL JAMES J. MUSCATELL JR.

Brig. Gen. James J. Muscatell Jr. is the mobilization assistant to the Director of Operations, U.S. Transportation Command, Scott Air Force Base, Ill.

General Muscatell was commissioned a second lieutenant in 1979 as a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy. He entered the Air Force Reserve unit program in 1986 after seven years active duty in a variety of assignments. During his 25 years in the unit program, the general served as a standardization and evaluation pilot, chief of current operations, operations support flight commander and operations officer. He has commanded at the group and wing levels where he was responsible for ensuring medium range airlift for tactical airland and airdrop, modular airborne firefighting, aeromedical evacuation, humanitarian flights and the only aerial weather reconnaissance squadron in the Department of Defense.

EDUCATION
1979 Bachelor of Arts degree in humanities, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo.
1983 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
1997 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2000 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2007 Master of Arts degree in ministry leadership, Crown College, St. Bonafacius, Minn.
2008 Joint Forces Reserve Orientation Course, Joint Forces War College, Norfolk, Va.

ASSIGNMENTS
1. August 1979 - August 1980, student, undergraduate pilot training, Reese AFB, Texas
2. December 1980 - May 1986, C-141 pilot, scheduler, safety officer and simulator examiner, 62nd Military Airlift Wing, McChord AFB, Wash.
3. May 1986 - August 1998, C-141 squadron standardization and evaluation, chief pilot, chief of current operations, operations support flight commander, operations officer and Deputy Commander, 446th Operations Group, 446th Airlift Wing, McChord AFB, Wash.
4. August 1998 - February 2001, C-17 operations officer and Deputy Commander, 315th Operations Group, Charleston AFB, S.C.
5. February 2001 - September 2003, Commander, 514th Operations Group, McGuire AFB, N.J.
6. September 2003 - April 2006, Commander, 934th Airlift Wing, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport Air Reserve Station, Minn.
7. April 2006 - January 2009, Commander, 302nd Airlift Wing, Peterson AFB, Colo.
8. January 2009 - May 2011, Commander, 403rd Wing, Keesler AFB, Miss.
9. May 2011 - present, mobilization assistant to the Director of Operations, U.S. Transportation Command, Scott AFB, Ill.

FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Command pilot
Flight hours: More than 7,500
Aircraft flown: T-37, T-38, C-141, C-130, C-17 and KC-10

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster
Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
Army Commendation Medal
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with "V" device and silver and bronze oak leaf clusters
Combat Readiness Medal with silver and bronze oak leaf clusters
Air Force Good Conduct Medal
National Defense Service Medal with two bronze stars
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Southwest Asia Service Medal with two bronze stars
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon with Gold Border
Air Force Longevity Service Medal with silver and bronze oak leaf clusters
Armed Forces Reserve Medal with "M" device and silver hourglass
Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon
Air Force Training Ribbon with oak leaf cluster
Kuwait Liberation Medal Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Kuwait Liberation Medal Government of Kuwait

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant May 30, 1979
First Lieutenant May 30, 1981
Captain May 30, 1983
Major March 8, 1990
Lieutenant Colonel Sept. 18, 1998
Colonel Feb. 27, 2002 
Brigadier General April 3, 2009

(Current as of May 2011)

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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