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BRIGADIER GENERAL DANA A. SIMMONS

Brig. Gen. Dana A. Simmons is the Commander of the Air Force Office of Special Investigations, a field operating agency headquartered at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland.  Prior to that assignment, he served as the Vice Commander of AFOSI.  

General Simmons graduated from Texas State University and was commissioned in 1977 via the Reserve Officer Training Corps.  He has also served as the AFOSI Vice Commander, Andrews AFB, Md; Commander, AFOSI 5th Field Investigations Region, Ramstein Air Base, Germany; AFOSI 62nd Field Investigations Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Japan; and the 43rd Field Investigations Squadron, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado.  He has served two tours in command of AFOSI detachments and earned the "Outstanding Large Detachment of the Year," a major-command-level award, for 1991. General Simmons has also served on the staff of Headquarters, Air Force Office of Special Investigations and 2nd Field Investigations Region.

EDUCATION
1977 Bachelor of Arts, Texas State University
1983 Squadron Officer School
1984 Master of Arts Degree, Webster University
1989 Air Command and Staff College
1997 Air War College

ASSIGNMENTS
1. September 1977 – August 1979, Flight Commander, 100th Security Police Squadron, Beale AFB, Calif.
2. August 1979 – February 1981, Operations Officer, 3546th U.S. Air Force Recruiting Squadron, Houston, Texas
3. February 1981 – March 1983, Chief, Standards Branch, Headquarters U.S. Air Force Recruiting Service, Randolph AFB, Texas
4. March 1983 – December 1985, Operations Officer, AFOSI Detachment 1040, Randolph AFB, Texas
5. January 1986 – July 1988, Commander, AFOSI Detachment 6940, Ankara Air Station, Turkey
6. July 1988 – June 1989, Student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
7. July 1989 – September 1991, Chief, Counterintelligence Collections Management Branch, Headquarters AFOSI, Bolling AFB, Washington, D.C.
8. September 1991 – March  1994, Commander, AFOSI Detachment 214, Howard AFB, Panama
9. March 1994 – July 1996, Vice Commander, AFOSI 2nd Field Investigations Region, Langley AFB, Va.
10. July 1996 – July  1997, Student, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Alabama
11. July 1997 – July 1999, Commander, AFOSI 43rd Field Investigations Squadron, Peterson AFB, Colo.
12. July 1999 – May 2001, Commander, AFOSI 62nd Field Investigations Squadron, Yokota AB, Japan
13. May 2001 – March 2004, Commander, AFOSI 5th Field Investigations Region, Ramstein AB, Germany
14. March 2004 – June 2005, Vice Commander, Air Force Office of Special Investigations, Andrews AFB, Md.
15. June 2005 – present, Commander, Air Force Office of Special Investigations, Andrews AFB, Md.

AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
National Intelligence Superior Service Medal
Air Force Distinguished Service Medal
Legion of Merit
Air Force Meritorious Service Medal with six oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Office of Special Investigations' Lance P. Sijan Award Recipient
2009 Outstanding Advocate for Women in Federal Law Enforcement Award

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant May 21, 1977
First Lieutenant May 21, 1979
Captain May 21, 1981
Major Aug. 1, 1988
Lieutenant Colonel Nov. 1, 1993
Colonel Aug. 1, 1999
Brigadier General May 26, 2006

(Current as of April 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