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        MancusoJuly2015MAJOR GENERAL VINCENT MANCUSOMaj. Gen. Vincent Mancuso currently serves as the Mobilization Assistant to the Air Force Chief of Staff. In this position he assists the Chief of Staff to develop and implement policy, obtain resources and develop concepts of operation to ensure U.S. Air Forces are properly organized, trained and equipped.
General Mancuso is a command pilot and a command cyberspace operations officer who holds a doctorate in information systems and is a distinguished graduate from the National Defense University’s Information Resources Management College. He recently served as an acting Deputy Director of the Air Staff.
General Mancuso is a 1984 distinguished graduate from ROTC at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, earning his wings in 1986 from the Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training Program, winning distinguished graduate and flying excellence “top stick” honors. He flew 36 combat missions in the F-4G Wild Weasel during operation Desert Storm destroying and degrading several adversary surface-to-air missile systems. He is the founder of the award winning ARCNet system and the CSAF's ARC2Mission initiative to improve Air Reserve Component utilization.
**EDUCATION**
1984Bachelor of Science in Education and Training, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
1988Squadron Officer School, by correspondence
1988Master of Public Administration, Golden Gate University, San Francisco
1993Doctor of Philosophy in Information Systems, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
2002Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence
2005Advanced Management Program, Information Resources Management College, National Defense University, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C. (DoD CIO Certification, NSTISSI 4011 IA Certification)
2006Air War College, by correspondence
2008Advanced Joint Professional Military Education - Joint Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Va.
2009Information Technology Acquisition - Level One Certification, Defense Acquisition University 
2009Air Force Cyber Operations Transition Course, by correspondence
2012Capstone Flag Officer Course, National Defense University, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
2013Joint Flag Officers Warfighting Course, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
2014Chief Information Security Officer Certification, National Defense University, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington D.C.
2015Distinguished graduate, Master of Science in Government Information Leadership - Cyber Security Concentration, National Defense University, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
2017 Contracting Officers Representative certification, Defense Acquisition University
**ASSIGNMENTS**1. May 1985 - June 1986, Student, Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training, Sheppard AFB, Texas
2. June 86 - August 1986, Student, Fighter Lead-In Training, Holloman AFB, N.M.
3. September 1986 - April 1987, Student, F-4E Initial Training, George AFB, Calif.
4. April 1987 - November 1989, F-4E Pilot, 561st Fighter Squadron, George AFB, Calif.
5. November 1989 - November 1991, F-4G Pilot, 81st Fighter Squadron, Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany (Deployed to Operation Desert Storm, August 1990 - April 1991, 35th Provisional Fighter Wing, Bahrain)
6. November 1991 - August 1993, Individual Ready Reserve, Denver
7. August 1993 - November 1993, Academy Liaison Officer, Ramstein AB, Germany
8. November 1993 - September 1996, Exercise Plans Officer, Headquarters USAFE, Ramstein AB, Germany
9. September 1996 - November 1997, Executive Officer, 70th Air Refueling Squadron, Travis AFB, Calif.
10. November 1997 - April 1998, Student, T-38 Instructor Pilot Training, Randolph AFB, Texas
11. April 1998 - June 2004, T-38 Instructor Pilot, 43rd Flying Training Squadron, Columbus AFB, Miss.
12. June 2004 - June 2005, Chief Operations Information Officer and T-38 Instructor Pilot, 340th Flying Training Group, Randolph AFB, Texas
13. June 2005 - June 2007, Deputy Chief Information Officer, Air Force Reserve Command, Robins AFB, Ga.
14. June 2007 - October 2008, Director, Joint Management Office: Coalition Warrior Interoperability Demonstration, Defense Information Systems Agency, Arlington, Va.
15. October 2008 - December 2008, Joint Operations Staff Officer, Headquarters Joint Forces Command, Norfolk, Va.
16. December 2008 - April 2012, Mobilization Assistant to the Director of Operations, Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, Plans and Requirements, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Arlington, Va.
17. April 2012 - August 2012, Acting Director, Operations, Strategic Deterrence, and Nuclear Integration, U.S. Air Forces in Europe, Ramstein AB, Germany
18. August 2012 - December 2013, Mobilization Assistant to the Director, Operations, Strategic Deterrence, and Nuclear Integration, U.S. Air Forces in Europe, Ramstein AB, Germany
19. December 2013 – June 2018, Mobilization Assistant to the Air Force Chief of Staff, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Arlington, Va.**SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS**1. June 2007 - October 2008, Director, Joint Management Office: Coalition Warrior Interoperability Demonstration, Defense Information Systems Agency, Arlington Va., as a colonel
2. October 2008 - December 2008, Joint Operations Staff Officer, Headquarters Joint Forces Command, Norfolk, Va., as a colonel
3. January 2009 - March 2009, Chief of Combat Operations, Continental North American Air Defense Region, Operation Noble Eagle. Tyndall AFB, Fla., as a colonel
4. February 2010 - September 2010, Special Assistant to the CENTCOM Combined Forces Air Component Commander, Operation Enduring Freedom, Al Udeid AB, Qatar, as a colonel**FLIGHT INFORMATION**Rating: command pilot
Flight hours: military, 2,059 hours; civilian, more than 7,000 hours
Aircraft flown: military (F-4E, F-4G, T-37, T-38A, T-38C, AT-38), civilian (727, 737, 757, 767, 777)**MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS**
Distinguished Service MedalLegion of Merit with oak leaf clusterDistinguished Flying Cross with "V" device and oak leaf clusterDefense Meritorious Service MedalMeritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clustersAir Medal with three oak leaf clustersAerial Achievement MedalAir Force Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clustersCombat Readiness Medal with oak leaf clusterArmed Forces Expeditionary MedalNational Defense Service Medal with bronze starSouthwest Asia Service Medal with two bronze starsGlobal War on Terrorism Expeditionary MedalGlobal War on Terrorism Service MedalAir Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon with gold border and two oak leaf clustersArmed Forces Reserve Medal with four "M" devices**PUBLICATIONS**
Hanson, M.L., Roth, E.M., Hopkins, C. M., & Mancuso, V.M. (2004, January).*Designing human system interfaces for supervising multiple UAV teams*. In Proceedings of the 42nd AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit. 
Roth, E.M., Hanson, M.L., Hopkins, C.M, Mancuso, V.M., & Zacharias, G.L. (2004, September). *Human in the loop evaluation of a mixed-initiative system for planning and control of multiple UAV teams.* In Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting (Vol. 48, No. 3, pp. 280-284). SAGE Publications.
Hanson, M.L., Roth, E.M., Hopkins, C. M., & Mancuso, V.M. (2004). *Developing mixed-initiative interaction with intelligent systems: Lessons Learned from Supervising Multiple UAVs*. In AIAA 1st Intelligent Systems Technical Conference, Chicago, IL.
Mancuso, V.M. (1993). *Fighter pilot ground-based information acquisition: A conceptual model for information systems design*.  Unpublished doctoral dissertation.  Nova-Southeastern University. Ft. Lauderdale, FL.

**OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS**
2007 CIO Magazine "Ones to Watch" Leadership Award
2005, 2006, 2007 Air Force Chief of Staff Team Excellence Award Finalist
2004, 2005, 2007 Air Force Best Practice - OpsNet and ReserveNet Team Lead
2006 CIO Magazine Top 100 Innovators in Government and Business - Team Lead
2005 DoD Chief Information Officer, DoD "Top 5" Team Excellence Award - Team Lead**PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND AFFILIATIONS**Air Force Association - Life Member
The Reserve Officers Association - Life Member
The Order of Daedalians - Life Member
Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association - Member
Veterans of Foreign Wars - Life Member**EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION**Second Lieutenant Dec. 21, 1984
First Lieutenant March 4, 1987
Captain March 4, 1989
Major Oct. 1, 1998
Lieutenant Colonel Sept. 4, 2003
Colonel Jan. 26, 2007
Brigadier General April 15, 2012
Major General June 27, 2015
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