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        BRIGADIER GENERAL MICHAEL B. NEWTONBrig. Gen. Michael B. Newton is the mobilization assistant to the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Contracting, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C. He exercises functional responsibility for all approximately 600 contracting personnel in the Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard. 
General Newton was born in Biloxi, Miss. He entered military service with the Army as a graduate of Army ROTC from Indiana University in 1974. He completed an interservice transfer to the Air Force in November 1983. He has served in a variety of acquisition positions for the Air Force and is a graduate of the Copper Cap management intern program. His assignments include senior individual mobilization assistant to the Director of Contracting, Ogden Air Logistics Center, Hill Air Force Base, Utah, and mobilization assistant to the ALC's Commander. General Newton was selected as the Outstanding Reservist in Contracting for the Air Force in fiscal year 1995. 
In his civilian occupation, General Newton is the Director of Contracting at Tooele Army Depot, Utah. **EDUCATION**1974 Bachelor of Science degree in finance, Indiana University, Bloomington
1979 Master's degree in public administration, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah 
1985 Air Command and Staff College, by seminar 
1988 Air War College, by seminar 
2000 Master's degree in national resource strategy, Industrial College of the Armed Forces, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C. **ASSIGNMENTS**1. September 1974 - April 1975, student, Army Ordnance Officer Basic Course, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md. 
2. April 1975 - July 1976, depot energy conservation officer, Tooele Army Depot, Utah 
3. July 1976 - January 1978, Deputy Chief, Secondary Items Branch, Tooele Army Depot, Utah 
4. January 1978 - March 1978, maintenance control officer, 2nd Infantry Division, South Korea 
5. March 1978 - January 1979, ammunition supply officer, Headquarters 19th Support Command, South Korea 
6. January 1979 - August 1979, student, Army Ordnance Officer Advanced Course, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md. 
7. August 1979 - June 1981, assistant professor of military science, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
8. June 1981 - November 1983, management analyst, 96th Army Command, Fort Douglas, Utah 
9. November 1983 - November 1984, acquisition contracting officer, Directorate of Contracting, Ogden Air Logistics Center, Hill AFB, Utah 
10. November 1984 - May 1985, individual mobilization augmentee to deputy chief of Systems and Support Services Division, Directorate of Contracting, Ogden ALC, Hill AFB, Utah 
11. May 1985 - May 1987, individual mobilization augmentee to the Chief, Photographics Section, Directorate of Contracting, Ogden ALC, Hill AFB, Utah 
12. May 1987 - May 1988, individual mobilization augmentee to the Deputy Chief of Systems and Support Services Division, Directorate of Contracting, Ogden ALC, Hill AFB, Utah 
13. May 1988 - May 1990, individual mobilization augmentee to the Chief, Aircraft Division, Directorate of Contracting, Ogden ALC, Hill AFB, Utah 
14. May 1990 - May 1992, individual mobilization augmentee to the Chief, Management Services Division, Directorate of Contracting, Ogden ALC, Hill AFB, Utah 
15. May 1992 - March 1997, individual mobilization augmentee to the Chief, Operational Contracting Division, Directorate of Contracting, Ogden ALC, Hill AFB, Utah 
16. March 1997 - March 1998, Deputy Chief, Guidance and Navigation Management Division, Directorate of Contracting, Ogden ALC, Hill AFB, Utah 
17. March 1998 - August 1999, senior individual mobilization augmentee to the Director of Contracting, Ogden ALC, Hill AFB, Utah 
18. August 1999 - June 2000, seminar leader and student, Industrial College of the Armed Forces, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C. 
19. June 2000 - January 2003, senior individual mobilization augmentee to the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Contracting, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C. 
20. January 2003 - May 2005, mobilization assistant to the Commander, Ogden Air Logistics Center, Hill AFB, Utah 
21. May 2005 - present, mobilization assistant to the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Contracting, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C. **MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS** 
Legion of Merit 
Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters 
Army Commendation Medal 
Air Force Organizational Excellence Award 
Air Force Recognition Ribbon 
National Defense Service Medal 
Army Overseas Service Ribbon 
Air Force Longevity Service Award
Armed Forces Reserve Medal 
Air Force Training Ribbon **OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS**Outstanding Reservist in Contracting for Air Force (FY95) 
Certified Acquisition Professional - Level III, USAF 
Professional Designation in Contract Management - Air Force Institute of Technology/National Contract Management Association **EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION** 
Second Lieutenant Aug. 23, 1974 
First Lieutenant Aug. 23, 1977 
Captain Nov. 3, 1983 
Major Aug. 22, 1988 
Lieutenant Colonel Aug. 23, 1995 
Colonel April 29, 1999 
Brigadier General Aug. 1, 2005 
(Current as of March 2006)
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