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BRIGADIER GENERAL RANDALL C. "ARLO" GUTHRIE

Brig. Gen. Randall C. "Arlo" Guthrie is the mobilization assistant to the Commander, U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. The U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center is the Air Force's Center of Excellence for advanced expeditionary combat support training and education, while also providing direct oversight for en route and installation support, contingency response, and partner capacity building mission sets within the global mobility enterprise. The Expeditionary Center provides operational control of the Mobility Operations School and the Expeditionary Operations School, and administrative control for six wings and two groups within Air Mobility Command.

General Guthrie was commissioned through the Officer Training School in March 1983. He is a command pilot with more than 3,500 military and 8,000 civilian flying hours including tours flying T-37, F-15, C-5 and KC-135 aircraft. He has flown combat missions in Operation Enduring Freedom and combat support missions to Southwest Asia in addition to operations in Bosnia, Somalia and Haiti.

Prior to his current assignment, the general served in several key leadership positions, including vice commander of an Air Force Reserve wing and an air expeditionary combat wing. He has also served as the mobilization assistant to the 618 AOC (TACC) commander and senior individual mobilization augmentee to the Director of Global Reach Programs on the Air Staff at the Pentagon.

EDUCATION
1979 Bachelor of Science degree in education, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
1986 Squadron Officer School, by correspondence
1992 Master's degree in business administration, Management, Mississippi State University, Starkville
2000 Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence
2002 Acquisition 101, by correspondence
2004 Acquisition 201, San Diego Anti-Submarine Warfare Training Center, San Diego, Calif.
2004 Air War College, by correspondence
2006 Reserve Component National Security Course, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
2007 Safety Board President's Course, Kirtland AFB, N.M.
2007 Expeditionary Mission Support Group Commander Course, Fort Dix, N.J.
2010 Director of Mobility Forces Course, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
2010 Air Force Leadership Enhancement Program, Greensboro, N.C.

ASSIGNMENTS
1. March 1983 - March 1984, student, undergraduate pilot training, Columbus AFB, Miss.
2. March 1984 - June 1984, student, fighter lead-in training, Holloman AFB, N.M.
3. June 1984 - November 1984, student, F-15 Replacement Training Unit, Luke AFB, Ariz.
4. November 1984 - November 1987, flight lead and assistant tactics and training officer, 53rd Tactical Fighter Squadron, Bitburg Air Base, Germany
5. December 1987 - October 1988, T-37 instructor pilot, 37th Flying Training Squadron, Columbus AFB, Miss.
6. November 1988 - September 1991, Chief, Wing Life Support, 37th Operations Group, Columbus AFB, Miss.
7. September 1991 - April 2001, instructor pilot and squadron safety officer, later, executive officer, 326th Airlift Squadron, Dover AFB, Del.
8. April 2001 - September 2002, Commander, 512th Operations Support Flight, Dover AFB, Del.
9. October 2002 - June 2005, acquisition officer, later, senior individual mobilization augmentee to the Director of Global Reach Programs, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force, Washington, D.C.
10. July 2005 - June 2008, Vice Commander, 507th Air Refueling Wing, Tinker AFB, Okla. (January 2008 - May 2008, Vice Commander, 376th Air Expeditionary Wing, Manas Air Base, Kyrgyzstan)
11. July 2008 - August 2009, mobilization assistant to the Commander, LeMay Center for Doctrine Development and Education, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
12. September 2009 - August 2012, mobilization assistant to the Commander, 618th Air and Space Operations Center (Tanker Airlift Control Center), Scott AFB, Ill. (deployed October 2011 - April 2012, Director of Mobility Forces, AFCENT, Southwest Asia)
13. September 2012 - May 2013, mobilization assistant to the Director of Strategic Plans, Requirements, and Programs, Scott AFB, Ill.
14. June 2013 - present, mobilization assistant to the Commander, U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J.

FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Command pilot
Flight hours: More than 3,500, with 97 combat hours
Aircraft flown: T-37B, F-15A/B/C/D, C-5A/B and KC-135R/T

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit
Bronze Star Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters
Air Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Achievement Medal
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with two oak leaf clusters
Combat Readiness Medal with four oak leaf clusters
Southwest Asia Service Medal with two bronze stars

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant March 10, 1983
First Lieutenant March 10, 1985
Captain March 10, 1987
Major March 10, 1997
Lieutenant Colonel Sept. 13, 2001
Colonel May 16, 2005
Brigadier General Dec. 23, 2010

(Current as of June 2013)

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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