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    HomeAbout UsBiographiesDisplay      Naj, Gen. Richard Johnston was photographed in the Pentagon on July 2, 2014. (U.S. Air Force photo/Jim Varhegyi)Engage On
        
        Naj, Gen. Richard Johnston was photographed in the Pentagon on July 2, 2014. (U.S. Air Force photo/Jim Varhegyi)MAJOR GENERAL RICHARD C. JOHNSTONMaj. Gen. Richard C. Johnston is the Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of the Air Force, International Affairs, Office of the Under Secretary of the Air Force, Washington, D.C. International Affairs is responsible for formulating and integrating Air Force policy with respect to political-military relationships, security assistance, technology and information disclosure issues, military exchanges, and attaché affairs in support of U.S. government objectives.
General Johnston was commissioned through Officer Training School. He has commanded the 2nd Air Refueling Squadron, McGuire Air Force Base, N.J.; two expeditionary air refueling squadrons; the 317th Airlift Group, Dyess AFB, Texas; the 320th Air Expeditionary Wing; the 86th Airlift Wing and the Kaiserslautern Military Community -- the largest community of Americans outside the United States, Ramstein Air Base, Germany. The general has deployed in support of operations Desert Shield, Desert Storm, Southern Watch, Kosovo, Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. 
His previous assignments include, Director, Plans, Programs and Analyses, Headquarters U.S. Air Forces in Europe, Ramstein Air Base, Germany (also served as the Chairman of the Strategic Airlift Capability Board 12-nation C-17 Heavy Airlift Wing program based in Papa, Hungary) and Director, Air Force Strategic Planning, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategic Plans and Programs, Headquarters, U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C. 
General Johnston is a command pilot with more than 4,300 flying hours in the C-130E/H/J, C-21A, C-37A, C-40B, KC-10A, and WC-130E/H aircraft. **EDUCATION**
1980 Bachelor of Arts degree in criminal justice, University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire 
1987 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 
1989 Master of Science degree in operational research and business management, University of Arkansas 
1994 Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kan. 
1997 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala. by correspondence
2002 Master of Science degree in national security strategy, National War College, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
2008 Black Sea Security Program, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. 
2008 Program for Senior Managers in Government, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. 
2009 Combined Forces Air Component Commander Course, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2011 Joint Flag Officers Warfighting Course, Maxwell AFB, Ala.**ASSIGNMENTS**
1. October 1981 - October 1982, student, undergraduate pilot training, Vance AFB, Okla. 
2. October 1982 - February 1983, C-130 pilot training, Little Rock AFB, Ark. 
3 February 1983 - June 1985, aircraft commander, 54th Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, Andersen AFB, Guam 
4 June 1985 - June 1991, instructor pilot and evaluator pilot, 50th Tactical Airlift Squadron; assistant chief, Standardization and Evaluation, 314th Tactical Airlift Group; and executive officer, 314th Tactical Airlift Wing, Little Rock AFB, Ark. 
5. June 1991 - June 1993, Chief of Tactical Airlift Assignments and Chief of Rated Officer Assignments, Directorate of Personnel, Headquarters Military Airlift Command, Scott AFB, Ill. 
6. June 1993 - June 1994, student, Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kan. 
7. June 1994 - June 1997, Chief of Mobility Forces Programming Branch, and later executive officer for the Director of Forces and then Director of Joint Matters, Deputy Chief of Staff for Air and Space Operations, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C. 
8. June 1997 - February 2000, operations officer then Commander, 2nd Air Refueling Squadron, McGuire AFB, N.J. 
9. February 2000 - August 2001, Chief, Senior Officer Management Division, Directorate of Personnel, Headquarters Air Mobility Command, Scott AFB, Ill. 
10. August 2001 - June 2002, student, National War College, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C. 
11. July 2002 - March 2004, Commander, 317th Airlift Group, Dyess AFB, Texas (November 2002 - June 2003, Commander, 320th Air Expeditionary Wing, Southwest Asia) 
12. March 2004 - August 2004, Deputy Director of Operations, U.S. Transportation Command, Scott AFB, Ill. 
13. August 2004 - September 2005, executive officer to the Commander, USTRANSCOM, and to the Commander, Air Mobility Command, Scott AFB, Ill. 
14. September 2005 - March 2006, executive officer to the Commander, USTRANSCOM, Scott AFB, Ill. 
15. April 2006 - December 2007, Commander, 86th Airlift Wing, Ramstein AB, and Commander, Kaiserslautern Military Community, Germany
16. December 2007 - September 2009, Director, Plans, Programs and Analyses, Headquarters U.S. Air Forces in Europe, Ramstein AB, Germany
17. September 2009 - September 2011, Director, Air Force Strategic Planning, Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategic Plans and Programs, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
18. September 2011 – present, Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of the Air Force, International Affairs, Office of the Under Secretary of the Air Force, Washington, D.C.**SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS**
1. March 2004 - August 2004, Deputy Director of Operations, USTRANSCOM, Scott AFB, Ill., as a colonel
2. August 2004 - September 2005, executive officer to the Commander, USTRANSCOM, and to the Commander, Air Mobility Command, Scott AFB, Ill., as a colonel
3. September 2005 - March 2006, executive officer to the Commander, USTRANSCOM, Scott AFB, Ill., as a colonel**FLIGHT INFORMATION**
Rating: Command pilot 
Flight hours: More than 4,300 hours 
Aircraft flown: C-130E/H/J, C-21A, C-37A, C-40B, KC-10A, and WC-130E/H**MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS**
Distinguished Service Medal
Defense Superior Service Medal 
Legion of Merit with two oak leaf clusters
Bronze Star Medal 
Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters 
Air Medal with three oak leaf clusters 
Aerial Achievement Medal 
Air Force Commendation Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal
Joint Meritorious Unit Award with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with "V" device and two silver oak leaf clusters 
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Southwest Asia Service Medal with two bronze stars 
Kosovo Campaign Medal **EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION**
Second Lieutenant Oct. 16, 1981 
First Lieutenant Oct. 16, 1983 
Captain Oct. 16, 1985 
Major Feb. 1, 1994 
Lieutenant Colonel Jan. 1, 1998 
Colonel July 1, 2002 
Brigadier General Nov. 2, 2007
Major General Nov. 17, 2010
(Current as of July 2014)
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