Brig. Gen. Patrick C. Malackowski is Military Deputy for Total Force-Continuum, Deputy Chief of Staff Strategic Plans and Programs, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C. He is the active-duty member of the tripartite leadership team leading the Total Force-Continuum efforts for the Secretary and Chief of Staff of the Air Force. His leadership directly contributes to the One Air Force and Balance lines of effort that support a more unified regular Air Force, Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve. These efforts include a high velocity analysis of all Air Force mission areas as well as a review of legislative, policy, operations and education total force initiatives that support an improved Air Force organization.
General Malackowski was commissioned in 1986 after graduating from the U.S. Air Force Academy. His commands include a Fighter Squadron, an Air Expeditionary Group, an Operations Group, a Fighter Wing, and an Air Expeditionary Wing. His staff experience includes tours in 13th Air Force and the Pacific Air Forces. Prior to his current assignment, he was Commander, 455 Air Expeditionary Wing, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan.
General Malackowski is a command pilot with more than 3,800 flying hours in the A-10A/C Thunderbolt II.
EDUCATION
1986 Bachelor's degree in management, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo.
1994 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
1996 U.S. Air Force Weapons School, Nellis AFB, Nev.
1999 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
1999 Master's degree in military operational art and science, Air University, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2005 U.S. Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Carlisle, Pa.
2005 Master's degree in strategic studies, Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Carlisle, Pa.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. May 1986 - January 1987, U.S. Air Force Academy Candidate Counselor, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo.
2. January 1987 - January 1988, Undergraduate Pilot Training, Williams AFB, Ariz.
3. February 1988 - September 1988, A-10 Upgrade Training, Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz.
4. October 1988 - July 1992, Flight Lead, Instructor Pilot, and Flight Examiner, 91st Tactical Fighter Squadron, and 81st Tactical Fighter Wing, Royal Air Force Bentwaters, England
5. July 1992 - January 1995, Flight Commander, 354th Fighter Squadron, McChord AFB, Wash.
6. January 1995 - August 1998, Chief, Wing Weapons and Tactics, 347th Wing, Moody AFB, Ga.
7. August 1998 - July 1999, Student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
8. July 1999 - December 2000, Chief, Training and Readiness, 13th Air Force, Andersen AFB, Guam
9. December 2000 - June 2002, Operations Officer, Weapons School A-10 Division, Nellis AFB, Nev. 10. July 2002 - July 2004, Commander, 81st Fighter Squadron, Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany.
11. July 2004 - July 2005, Student, U.S. Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Pa.
12. July 2005 - November 2006, Deputy Commandant, U.S. Air Force Weapons School, Nellis AFB, Nev.
13. December 2006 - December 2007, Commander, 438th Air Expeditionary Group, Al Asad Air Base, Iraq
14. January 2008 - December 2009, Deputy Commander and Commander, 57th Operations Group, Nellis AFB, Nev.
15. December 2009 - July 2011, Commander, 51st Fighter Wing, Osan Air Base, South Korea
16. August 2011 - October 2012, Vice Commander, 13th Air Force, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii
17. October 2012 - July 2013, Director, Programs and Analyses, Headquarters Pacific Air Forces, Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam, Hawaii
18. July 2013 - July 2014, Commander, 455th Air Expeditionary Wing, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan
19. August 2014 - present, Military Deputy for Total Force-Continuum, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
1. December 2006 - December 2007, Commander, 438th Air Expeditionary Group, Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, as a lieutenant colonel and colonel
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Command pilot
Flight hours: More than 4,000
Aircraft flown: T-37, T-38 and A-10
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster
Bronze Star with three oak leaf clusters
Meritorious Service Medal with five oak leaf clusters
Air Medal with six oak leaf clusters
Aerial Achievement Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal
Afghanistan Campaign Medal
Iraq Campaign Medal
Korean Defense Service Medal
Kuwait Liberation Medal, Government of Kuwait
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant May 28, 1986
First Lieutenant May 28, 1988
Captain May 28, 1990
Major September 1, 1997
Lieutenant Colonel Feb. 1, 2002
Colonel July 1, 2007
Brigadier General April 27, 2012
(Current as of October 2014)