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        MackeyBRIGADIER GENERAL JAMES F. MACKEYBrig. Gen. James F. Mackey is the Mobilization Assistant to the Director of Operations, Headquarters Air Combat Command, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia. He augments the A3 Director responsible to the Commander, Air Combat Command, on all matters pertaining to the direct operational planning, training, command and controlling functions to deploy and employ regular and Reserve component combat air forces, including more than 1,900 aircraft, in support of U.S. security objectives. 
General Mackey received his commission from the U.S. Air Force Academy in May 1984, and entered the Air Force Reserve after serving on active duty for more than seven years. He is a veteran of numerous operations and contingencies in support of national objectives. General Mackey is a command pilot with more than 3,900 hours in the A-10 attack aircraft, and has flown combat missions in support of operations Desert Storm, Deny Flight, Southern Watch, Northern Watch, Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. In General Mackey's civilian occupation he is employed by a major airline as a 787 first officer. **EDUCATION**
1984 Bachelor of Science, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo. 
1988 Squadron Officer School, in residence, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. 
1988 Air to Ground Operation School, Hurlburt Field, Fla. 
1996 Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 
2003 Air War College, by correspondence, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 
2007 Safety Board President School, Kirtland AFB, N.M. 
2011 Joint Air and Space Operations Senior Staff Course, Hurlburt Field, Fla. 
2012 Command Air Force Forces Senior Staff Course, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. 
2012 Masters in Military Studies (MA), American Military University 
2014 Capstone General & Flag Officer Course, National Defense University, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C**ASSIGNMENTS** 
1.  June 1984 - June 1985, student pilot, undergraduate pilot training, Columbus AFB, Mo. 
2.  June 1985 - January 1986, A-10 student pilot, Davis Monthan AFB, Ariz. 
3.  January 1986 - October 1988, A-10 pilot, 303rd Fighter Squadron, Richards-Gebaur AFB, Mo. 
4.  October 1988 - April 1990, Stand Eval Flight Examiner, Forward Air Controller, Battalion Air Liaison Officer, 23rd TASS, Davis Monthan AFB, Ariz. 
5.  April 1990 - September 1991, Stand Eval Flight Examiner, 602nd Tactical Air Control Wing, Davis Monthan AFB, Ariz., deployed to King Fahd Saudi Arabia in support of Operation Desert Storm. 
6.  September 1991- June 1993, A-10 pilot, 303rd Fighter Squadron, Richards-Gebaur AFB, Mo. 
7.  June 1993 - October 1993, Stand Eval Flight Examiner, 442nd Operations Group, Richards-Gebaur AFB, Mo. 
8.  October 1993 - June 1995, A-10 pilot, 303rd Fighter Squadron, Whiteman AFB, Mo. 
9.  June 1995 - May 2002, A-10 Flight Commander, 303rd Fighter Squadron, Whiteman AFB, Mo., deployed to Bagram Air Base Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.  
10.  May 2002 - September 2004, assistant operations officer, 303rd Fighter Squadron, Whiteman AFB, Mo., deployed to Tallil Air Base, Iraq, and assigned as the 303 Fighter Squadron Detachment Commander at Kirkuk Air Base, Iraq, in support of OIF. 
11.  September 2004 - November 2006, Commander, 442nd Operations Support Flight, Whiteman AFB, Mo., deployed as operations officer to Bagram AB, Afghanistan, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.  
12.  November 2006 - May 2007, special assistant to Commander, 442nd Operations Group, Whiteman AFB, Mo. 
13.  May 2007 - January 2008, Commander, 442nd Operations Group, Whiteman AFB, Mo., deployed as 455th Expeditionary Operations Group Deputy Commander, Bagram AB, Afghanistan, in support of OEF.  
14.  January 2008 - April 2010, Vice Commander, 442nd Fighter Wing, Whiteman AFB, Mo. 
15.  April 2010 - April 2011, Director of Operations, 10th Air Force, Fort Worth Naval Air Station, Texas 
16.  April 2011 - October 2012, Mobilization Assistant to the 13th Air Force Vice Commander, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii 
17.  October 2012 - October 2013, Mobilization Assistant to the Director of Operations, Plans and Policy, JBPH-H, Hawaii 
18.  October 2013 - September 2015, Reserve Deputy Director, Joint Staff, J7, Suffolk, Va. 
19.  September 2015 - present, Mobilization Assistant Director of Operations, Air Combat Command, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va.**SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS**
1. October 2013 – September 2015, Reserve Deputy Director, Joint Staff, J7, Suffolk, Va. as a brigadier general**FLIGHT INFORMATION** 
Rating: command pilot 
Flight hours: more than 4,000 
Aircraft flown: T-37, T-38, AT-38, A-10, OA-10 **MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS** 
Defense Superior Service Medal
Legion of Merit 
Distinguished Flying Cross with Valor device 
Bronze Star 
Meritorious Service Medal 
Air Medal with seven oak leaf clusters 
Aerial Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster 
Air Force Commendation Medal with three oak leaf clusters 
Air Force Combat Action Medal 
Gallant Unit Citation 
Meritorious Unit Award with oak leaf cluster 
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with Valor device 
Combat Readiness Medal with silver and three bronze oak leaf clusters **EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTIONS** 
Second Lieutenant May 30, 1984 
First Lieutenant May 30, 1986 
Captain May 30, 1988 
Major Oct. 1, 1997 
Lieutenant Colonel Sept. 12, 2002 
Colonel Nov. 15, 2006 
Brigadier General Feb. 28, 2013 
(Current as of May 2016)
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