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BRIGADIER GENERAL JIMMY E. MCMILLIAN

Brig. Gen. Jimmy E. McMillian is Director of Security Forces, Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Installations and Mission Support, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C. He is the focal point for ensuring the physical security of nuclear assets within the Air Force and planning and programming for more than 30,000 active-duty and Reserve components' security forces at locations worldwide. He provides policy and oversight for protecting Air Force resources from terrorism, criminal acts, sabotage and acts of war, and he ensures Security Forces are trained, equipped and ready to support contingency and exercise plans.

General McMillian earned his commission after graduating from the ROTC program at North Carolina Agriculture and Technical State University in 1981. During his career, he has served in a variety of security forces operations and instructor assignments in Montana, Texas, New Jersey, Nevada, North Dakota Turkey and Washington, D.C. He has also served in major command headquarters positions at Air Combat Command, Air Mobility Command and Air Force Space Command. He has commanded at the squadron, group, and wing levels. 

EDUCATION
1981 Bachelor's degree in business administration, North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro
1985 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
1986 Advance Criminal Justice Course, Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond
1988 Master's degree in public administration, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant
1993 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2001 Air War College, by correspondence and seminar
2003 Master of Science degree in strategic studies, Air University, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2008 Executive Management Program, Pennsylvania State University, University Park
2009 Leadership Development Program, Center for Creative Leadership, Saint Petersburg, Fla.
2010 Enterprise Leadership Seminar, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
2011 Program for Senior Executives in National and International Security, John F. Kennedy School Of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.

ASSIGNMENTS
1. May 1982 - July 1985, flight security officer and operations officer, 341st Missile Security Squadron, Malmstrom AFB, Mont.
2. October 1985 - September 1986, instructor and course chief, Air Force Security Police Academy, Camp Bullis, Texas
3. September 1986 - December 1989, training officer, Air Force Security Police Air Base Ground Defense School, Fort Dix, N.J.
4. December 1989 - February 1990, Security Police Chief, 7392nd Munitions Support Squadron, Eskisheir Air Base, Turkey
5. February 1990 - July 1993, Commander, 4554th Ground Combat Training Squadron, and Commander, 554th Security Police Squadron, Nellis AFB, Nev.
6. July 1993 - July 1995, staff action officer, Security Police Staff, and Chief, Inspector General Inspection Section, Headquarters Air Combat Command, Langley AFB, Va.
7. July 1995 - July 1997, Police Chief, Bolling AFB, D.C.
8. July 1997 - August 1998, Commander, 321st Security Forces Squadron, Grand Forks AFB, N.D.
9. August 1998 - November 2001, Division Chief, Security Forces Operations, Headquarters Air Mobility Command, Scott AFB, Ill.
10. November 2001 - June 2002, Deputy Commander, 99th Security Forces Group, Nellis AFB, Nev.
11. July 2002 - June 2003, student, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
12. July 2003 - May 2005, Commander, 91st Security Forces Group, Minot AFB, N.D.
13. May 2005 - April 2006, executive officer to the Commander, Headquarters Air Force Space Command, Peterson AFB, Colo.
14. May 2006 - August 2009, Commander, 10th Air Base Wing, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo.
15. August 2009 - present, Director of Security Forces, Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Installations and Mission Support, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Distinguish Service Medal
Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster
Meritorious Service Medal with silver and bronze oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with four oak leaf clusters
Air Force Organizational Excellence Award with oak leaf cluster
National Defense Service Medal with bronze star
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Navy Expert Pistol
Navy Expert Rifle

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant Dec. 18, 1981
First Lieutenant Dec. 15, 1983
Captain March 5, 1986
Major May 1, 1993
Lieutenant Colonel Jan. 1, 1998
Colonel May 1, 2003
Brigadier General June 19, 2009

(Current as of December 2010)

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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