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    HomeAbout UsBiographiesDisplay      This is the official portrait of Maj. Gen. C. McCauley von Hoffman.EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
                
                Second Lieutenant                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                May 13, 1989First Lieutenant                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 July 21, 1991Captain                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          July 21, 1993Major                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            November 01, 2000Lieutenant Colonel                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               August 18, 2005Colonel                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          February 25, 2010Brigadier General                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                January 01, 2017Major General                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    April 29, 2021Engage OnFacebook PostsYour browser is incompatible with this widget.
                        
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        This is the official portrait of Maj. Gen. C. McCauley von Hoffman.Major General C. MCCAULEY VON HOFFMANMaj. Gen. C. McCauley von Hoffman is the Deputy to the Chief of Air Force Reserve, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia. She assists the Chief of 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. She facilitates matters pertaining to the oversight of Air Force Reserve appropriations for personnel, operations and maintenance, and construction programs for a force of more than 70,000 personnel. As Deputy, she often represents the Chief with other Air Staff agencies in the formulation and development of plans, policies and programs affecting the Air Force Reserve. Maj. Gen. von Hoffman assists the Chief in developing the organizational architecture of the Air Force Reserve in accordance with wartime requirements and budget realities. During mobilization, she advises Air Force officials on capabilities and issues related to mobilization of the Air Force Reserve to plans and policies for recall.
Maj. Gen. von Hoffman received her commission through ROTC at Vanderbilt University in 1989. She began her career as a supply and fuels officer and later cross-trained into aircraft maintenance. She has since had assignments in both fighter and airlift weapon systems, logistics command and control, studies and analysis, as well as joint operations and logistics.
Prior to assuming her current position, Maj. Gen. von Hoffman served as the Director of Logistics, Civil Engineering, Force Protection and Nuclear Integration, Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. She has held numerous staff positions, including the Joint Staff, Air Combat Command, U.S. Air Forces Europe and U.S. Air Forces -Africa, and has commanded a squadron, group, and Air Logistics Complex. Maj. Gen. von Hoffman also served as Chief of a Joint Operations Center for a combatant command. She has served tours in the Pacific and Europe and deployed in support of several contingency operations including operations Desert Shield, Desert Storm, Provide Comfort, Northern Watch, Coronet Oak, Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom.**EDUCATION**
1989 Bachelor of Science, Mathematics and History, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn.
1994 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
2005 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2005 Master of Military Operational Art and Science, Air University, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2009 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2013 Advanced Joint Professional Military Education, Joint Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Va.
2013 Program for Executives in Logistics and Technology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
2021 Leadership Decision Making Program, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.
2021 Advanced Senior Leader Development Seminar, Warrenton, Va.
2022 Artificial Intelligence for National Security, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass.**ASSIGNMENTS**
1. October 1989–November 1992, Flight Commander, Supply and Fuels Flight, Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. (December 1991–May 1992, Flight Commander, Fuels Flight, Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates)
2. November 1992–January 1994, Flight Commander, Fuels Flight, Kunsan Air Base, South Korea
3. February 1994–January 1997, Flight Commander, Sortie Generation and Support Flights, Spangdahlem AB, Germany
4. January 1997–July 2000, Chief, Agile Combat Support, C2 Training and Innovation Center, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
5. July 2000–July 2003, Chief, Weapons Systems Support Branch, Air Force Logistics Management Agency, Maxwell-Gunter AFB, Ala.
6. July 2003–August 2005, Commander, 908th Maintenance Squadron, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
7. July 2004–June 2005, Student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
8. August 2005–November 2007, Deputy Commander, 908th Maintenance Group, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
9. November 2007–July 2009, Deputy Commander, 403rd MXG, Keesler AFB, Miss.
10. July 2009–June 2012, Commander, 908th MXG, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
11. June 2012–August 2014, Assistant Deputy Director for Strategic Logistics, the Joint Staff, J4 Directorate, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
12. August 2014–October 2015, Reserve Advisor and Division Chief, Systems Support Division, Headquarters Air Combat Command, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va.
13. October 2015–October 2017, Mobilization Assistant to the Commander, Ogden Air Logistics Complex, Hill AFB, Utah
14. October 2017–December 2018, Mobilization Assistant to the Director for Logistics, Engineering and Force Protection, Headquarters ACC, JB Langley-Eustis, Va.
15. January 2019–July 2019, Director of Logistics, Engineering and Force Protection, Headquarters U.S. Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa, Ramstein AB, Germany
16. July 2019–July 2021, Commander, Ogden Air Logistics Complex, Air Force Sustainment Center, Hill AFB, Utah
17. July 2021–July 2023, Director of Logistics, Civil Engineering, Force Protection and Nuclear Integration, Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
18. August 2023–present, Deputy to the Chief of Air Force Reserve, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.**SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS**
1. April 2011–October 2011, Chief of Operations, Joint Operations Center, Operations Directorate (J3), U.S. Central Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., as a colonel
2. June 2012–August 2014, Assistant Deputy Director for Strategic Logistics, the Joint Staff, J4 Directorate, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va., as a colonel**MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS**
Defense Superior Service Medal
Legion of Merit
Meritorious Service Medal with silver oak leaf cluster
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air Force Achievement Medal
Joint Meritorious Unit Award
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with “V” Device and five oak leaf clusters
Air Force Organizational Excellence Award
Southwest Asia Service Medal with two bronze stars
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Korean Defense Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal
Air Force Expeditionary Service Medal with gold border
Kuwait Liberation Medal Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Kuwait Liberation Medal Government of Kuwait
Aircraft Maintenance Manager
(Current as of August 2023)
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