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        MGen Michael Kim GO BIOMajor General MICHAEL D. KIMMaj. Gen. Michael Kim is the Mobilization Assistant to the Chief of Air Force Reserve, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va. He assists the chief of the Air Force Reserve who serves as the principal adviser on Reserve matters to the Secretary of the Air Force and Air Force Chief of Staff. He facilitates matters pertaining to the oversight of Air Force Reserve appropriations for personnel, operations and maintenance and construction programs for a force of almost 70,000 personnel. General Kim assists the chief in developing the plans, policies, programs and organizational architecture of the Air Force Reserve in accordance with wartime requirements and budget realities.
General Kim entered the Air Force in 1982 through the ROTC program at the University of Maryland, College Park. He separated from active duty in 1997 and joined the Air Force Reserve without a break in service. General Kim has served as the Commander of the 21st Expeditionary Mobility Task Force and as a vice commander at the numbered air force and wing level and commander at the squadron level. From March 2008 to July 2008, General Kim was deployed as Combined Air and Space Operations Center Deputy Director of Mobility Forces in support of operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom.
General Kim is a command pilot with more than 5,000 flying hours in the T-37, T-38, C-130E and C-17. **EDUCATION**1982 Bachelor of Arts, Law Enforcement, University of Maryland, College Park1989 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.1995 Air Command and Staff College, by seminar1996 Master's degree in aviation management, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, Fla.2003 Air War College, by correspondence

**ASSIGNMENTS**
1. April 1983 – April 1984, Student, Undergraduate Pilot Training, Reese AFB, Texas
2. May 1984 – October 1984, Student, C-130 Replacement Training Unit, Little Rock AFB, Ark.
3. October 1984 – June 1990, C-130 Flight Examiner, 37th Airlift Squadron, Rhein-Main Air Base, Germany
4. June 1990 – August 1990, C-130 Flight Examiner, 435th Airlift Wing, Rhein-Main AB, Germany
5. August 1990 – April 1991, C-130 Flight Examiner, 37th Airlift Squadron, Southwest Asia (operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm)
6. April 1991 – July 1992, C-130 Flight Examiner, 435th Airlift Wing, Rhein-Main AB, Germany
7. July 1992 – October 1994, C-17 Initial Cadre; C-17 Flight Examiner; Simulator Certification Pilot, Air Mobility Command Operating Location Delta, Charleston AFB, S.C.
8. October 1994 – July 1997, Chief, Operating Location Delta, Charleston AFB, S.C.
9. July 1997 – August 2001, C-17 Flight Examiner; Chief of Standardization and Evaluation; and Chief Pilot, 317th Airlift Squadron, Charleston AFB, S.C.
10. August 2001 – April 2004, Commander, 317th Airlift Squadron, Charleston AFB, S.C.
11. April 2004 – December 2005, Vice Commander, 315th Airlift Wing, Charleston AFB, S.C.
12. December 2005 – November 2008, Vice Commander, 22nd Air Force, Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga.
13. November 2008 – March 2010, Mobilization Assistant to the Commander, 17th Air Force and U.S. Air Forces Africa, Ramstein AB, Germany
14. March 2010 - January 2014, Mobilization Assistant to the Director of Operations, Headquarters Air Mobility Command, Scott AFB, Ill. (August 2010 - January 2011, Commander, 21st Expeditionary Mobility Task Force, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J.)
15. January 2014 – September 2015, Mobilization Assistant to the Commander, USTRANSCOM and Director, Reserve Component Directorate and Commander, Joint Transportation Reserve Unit, USTRANSCOM, Scott AFB, Ill.
16. September 2015 – August 2016, Mobilization Assistant to the Commander, Air Force Reserve Command, Robins, AFB, Ga.
17. August 2016 - present, Mobilization Assistant to the Chief of Air Force Reserve, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.**FLIGHT INFORMATION**
Rating:  Command pilot
Flight hours:  More than 5,000
Aircraft flown:  T-37, T-38, C-130E, and C-17**MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS**



Distinguished Service MedalDefense Superior Service MedalLegion of MeritMeritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clustersAir Medal with oak leaf clusterAerial Achievement Medal with oak leaf clusterAir Force Achievement MedalJoint Meritorious Unit AwardAir Force Outstanding Unit Award with "V" device and silver oak leaf clusterCombat Readiness Medal with two oak leaf clustersNational Defense Service Medal with bronze star
Armed Forces Expeditionary MedalSouthwest Asia Service Medal with two bronze stars
Kosovo Campaign Medal with bronze starGlobal War on Terrorism Service MedalHumanitarian Service Medal with bronze starArmed Forces Reserve Medal with two "M" devices and hourglassKuwait Liberation Medal (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia)Kuwait Liberation Medal (government of Kuwait)

**EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION**
Second Lieutenant May 16, 1982
First Lieutenant Dec. 27, 1984
Captain Dec. 27, 1986
Major Nov. 1, 1994
Lieutenant Colonel Sept. 1, 1999
Colonel April 1, 2004
Brigadier General Feb. 1, 2010
Major General July 1, 2012 
(Current as of October 2017)
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