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    HomeAbout UsBiographiesDisplay      This is the official portrait of Brig. Gen. E. John “Dragon” Teichert.Effective Dates of Promotion
                
                Second Lieutenant                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                May 28, 1994First Lieutenant                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 June 01, 1996Captain                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          June 01, 1998Major                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            November 01, 2004Lieutenant Colonel                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               June 01, 2008Colonel                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          July 01, 2012Brigadier General                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                September 02, 2018Engage OnFacebook PostsYour browser is incompatible with this widget.
                        
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        This is the official portrait of Brig. Gen. E. John “Dragon” Teichert.Brigadier General E. JOHN TEICHERTBrig. Gen. E. John “Dragon” Teichert is the Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of the Air Force, International Affairs, Department of the Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia. In this position, he provides oversight and guidance for U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force international policy and programs supporting national security objectives through a broad security cooperation portfolio. These security cooperation activities include political-military affairs, security assistance programs, technology and information disclosure, education and training, exercises, cooperative research and development, senior leader engagements, and the Air Force Foreign Liaison Office. Brig. Gen. Teichert also assists in managing 379 cooperative research, development, test, and evaluation agreements valued at $77 billion, as well as 3,300 foreign military sales cases valued at more than $240 billion. Additionally, he chairs the Developmental Team that oversees the U.S. Air Force Foreign Area Officer career field with more than 400 FAOs serving in 120 countries, and leads more than 175 military exchange Airmen and Guardians in 38 partner nations.
Brig. Gen. Teichert received his commission through the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps program in 1994 at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Throughout his career, he has held a variety of operational, instructional, test and leadership positions, including command at the squadron, group, and wing levels. Prior to his current position, he served as the Senior Defense Official and Defense Attaché to Iraq.
Brig. Gen. Teichert is a command pilot with more than 2,000 hours in 38 different aircraft types. His combat experience includes operations Northern Watch, Deliberate Forge and Allied Force.**EDUCATION**
1994 Bachelor of Science, Aeronautics and Astronautics, ROTC Distinguished Graduate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass.
1995 Master of Science, Aerospace Engineering, Stanford University, Calif.
2001 Squadron Officer School, Distinguished Graduate, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala
2003 U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School, Distinguished Graduate, Edwards AFB, Calif.
2007 Air Command and Staff College, Distinguished Graduate, Maxwell AFB, Ala
2008 School of Advanced Air and Space Studies, Maxwell AFB, Ala
2012 Industrial College of the Armed Forces, Distinguished Graduate, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.**ASSIGNMENTS**
1. June 1994–June 1995, Graduate Student, Stanford University, Calif.
2. July 1995–February 1997, Student, Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training, Distinguished Graduate, Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas
3. February 1997–September 1997, Student, F-15E Formal Training Unit, 334th Fighter Squadron, Distinguished Graduate, Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C.
4. October 1997–December 1999, F-15E Pilot and Assistant Chief of Weapons, 492nd Fighter Squadron, RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom
5. January 2000–October 2000, F-15E Instructor Pilot and Functional Check Flight Program Manager, 48th Operations Group, RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom
6. October 2000–December 2002, F-15E Instructor Pilot, Chief of Combat Planning, and Flight Commander, 333rd Fighter Squadron, Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C.
7. January 2003–December 2003, Student, U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School, Distinguished Graduate, Edwards AFB, Calif.
8. January 2004–June 2006, F-22 Test Pilot, Assistant Operations Officer and Air Force Materiel Command’s F-22 Chief Pilot, 411th Flight Test Squadron, F-22 Combined Test Force, Edwards AFB, Calif.
9. July 2006–June 2007, Student, Air Command and Staff College, Distinguished Graduate, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
10. July 2007–June 2008, Student, School of Advanced Air and Space Studies, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
11. July 2008–June 2009, Operations Officer, 411th Flight Test Squadron, F-22 Combined Test Force, Edwards AFB, Calif.
12. July 2009–June 2011, Commander, 411th Flight Test Squadron and Director, F-22 Combined Test Force, Edwards AFB, Calif.
13. July 2011–August 2012, Student, Industrial College of the Armed Forces, Distinguished Graduate, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
14. September 2012–July 2014, Commander, 53rd Test Management Group, Eglin AFB, Fla.
15. July 2014–June 2016, Deputy Director, Department of Defense Special Access Program Central Office, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
16. July 2016–July 2018, Commander, 11th Wing, Joint Base Andrews, Md.
17. July 2018–February 2020, Commander, 412th Test Wing, Edwards AFB, Calif.
18. May 2020–July 2021, Senior Defense Official and Defense Attaché, U.S. Embassy-Baghdad
19. August 2021–present, Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of the Air Force, International Affairs, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.**SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS**
1. July 2014–June 2016, Deputy Director, Department of Defense Special Access Program Central Office, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va., as a colonel.
2. May 2020–July 2021, Senior Defense Official and Defense Attaché, U.S. Embassy-Baghdad, as a brigadier general.**FLIGHT INFORMATION**
Rating:  command pilot
Flight Hours:  more than 2,000
Aircraft Flown:  38 different aircraft types including the F-22, F-15E, F-16 and UH-1N**MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS**
Defense Superior Service Medal with one oak leaf cluster
Legion of Merit with two oak leaf clusters
Department of State Meritorious Honor Award
Department of State Superior Honor Award
Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air Medal with oak leaf cluster
Aerial Achievement Medal with one silver oak leaf cluster
Air Force Commendation Medal
Operation Inherent Resolve Campaign Medal
Kosovo Campaign Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
(Current as of April 2022)
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