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    HomeAbout UsBiographiesDisplay      This is the official portrait of Maj. Gen. Vito E. Addabbo.EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
                
                Second Lieutenant                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                September 19, 1986First Lieutenant                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 September 19, 1988Captain                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          September 19, 1990Major                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            October 01, 1999Lieutenant Colonel                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               September 30, 2004Colonel                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          October 01, 2008Brigadier General                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                March 26, 2015Major General                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    December 12, 2018Engage OnFacebook PostsYour browser is incompatible with this widget.
                        
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        This is the official portrait of Maj. Gen. Vito E. Addabbo.Major General VITO E. ADDABBOMaj. Gen. Vito E. Addabbo is the Special Assistant to the Commander of the North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command for Reserve Matters, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. As the Special Assistant to the Commander, he supports the NORAD mission to continuously provide warning of an aerospace attack on North America and maintain continental aerospace control, to include peacetime air sovereignty and appropriate aerospace defense measures in response to hostile actions against North America. He also supports USNORTHCOM's mission of homeland defense and civil support, specifically to conduct operations to deter, prevent, and defeat threats and aggression in the United States, its territories and interests within the assigned area of responsibility. During periods of significant national crisis, and as directed by the President or Secretary of Defense, he provides Reserve component military assistance to civil authorities to include consequence management operations.Maj. Gen. Addabbo began his career in 1986 upon receiving his commission through the Reserve Officer Training Corps. A Distinguished Graduate of B-52 Bomber training at Castle AFB, California, his first operational assignment was to the 20th Bombardment Squadron at Carswell AFB, Texas, as a B-52H Stratofortress pilot. Entering the Air Force Reserve in 1994, he was part of the initial cadre that established the 93rd Bomb Squadron, Barksdale AFB, Louisiana. His military career took him to Westover Air Reserve Base, Massachusetts, flying C-5’s. A joint qualified officer, his previous assignment was Mobilization Assistant to the Commander of Air Force Global Strike Command. During his nearly five years there, his duties included serving as the interim Deputy Commander.The general is a command pilot with more than 5,000 hours in Air Force bomber and airlift aircraft. He is also a B-737 captain with a major airline.**EDUCATION**1985 U.S. Army Basic Airborne Course, Fort Benning, Ga.1986 Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering, University of Connecticut, Mansfield1996 Master of Science, Administration, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant1998 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., by correspondence2004 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence2007 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence2007 Reserve Component National Security Course, Industrial College of the Armed Forces, Washington, D.C.2011 Director of Mobility Forces School, Hurlburt Field, Fla.2011 Commander Air Force Forces School, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J.2013 Safety and Accident Investigation Board President Course, Kirtland AFB, N.M.2014 U.S. Air Force Senior Leadership Seminar, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill2017 Capstone, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.**ASSIGNMENTS**1. January 1987–December 1987, Student, Undergraduate Pilot Training, Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas2. January 1988–August 1988, Combat Crew Training School, Distinguished Graduate, Castle AFB, Calif.3. August 1988–April 1992, B-52H Pilot and Aircraft Commander, 20th Bombardment (Heavy) Squadron, Carswell AFB, Texas4. January 1994–September 1994, B-52H Aircraft Commander, 93rd Bomb Squadron, Barksdale AFB, La.5. September 1994–July 2007, 337th Airlift Squadron, Westover Air Reserve Base, Mass. (September 1994–December 1994, C-5 Initial Qualification Training, Altus AFB, Okla.)6. July 2007–August 2008, Commander, 337th Airlift Squadron, Westover ARB, Mass.7. August 2008–April 2010, U.S. Strategic Command Battle Watch Commander, Offutt AFB, Neb.8. April 2010–December 2012, Individual Mobilization Augmentee to J3, U.S. Strategic Command, Offutt AFB, Neb. (June 2012–December 2012, Deployed as Deputy Commander Operation Nomad Shadow, Ankara, Turkey)9. December 2012–March 2016, Mobilization Assistant to the Commander, 20th Air Force and Task Force 214, U.S. Strategic Command, F.E. Warren AFB, Wyo.10. March 2016–January 2019, Mobilization Assistant to the Commander, Air Force Global Strike Command, Barksdale AFB, La.11. January 2019–October 2019, Deputy Commander, AFGSC, Barksdale AFB, La.12. October 2019–December 2020, Mobilization Assistant to the Commander, AFGSC, Barksdale AFB, La.13. December 2020–present, Special Assistant to the Commander of the North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command for Reserve Matters, Peterson AFB, Colo.**FLIGHT INFORMATION**Rating:  command pilotFlight hours:  more than 5,000 hours in military aircraft, more than 250 hours of combat and combat support, and more than 10,000 hours in civilian aircraftAircraft flown:  T-37, T-38, B-52G/H, C-5A/B, MD-80, B-737, B-757, B-767 and B-777**MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS**Distinguished Service MedalLegion of MeritDefense Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf clusterMeritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clustersAir MedalAerial Achievement Medal with oak leaf clusterAir Force Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clustersJoint Meritorious Unit AwardAir Force Outstanding Unit Award with three oak leaf clustersCombat Readiness Medal with silver and three bronze oak leaf clustersSouthwest Asia Service Medal with oak leaf clusterGlobal War on Terrorism Expeditionary MedalGlobal War on Terrorism Service MedalArmed Forces Service MedalHumanitarian Service MedalNuclear Deterrence Operations Service Medal**PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS**American Legion, life memberOrder of Daedalians, life memberMilitary Officers Association of America, life memberReserve Officers Association, life memberVeterans of Foreign Wars, life member(Current as of August 2021)
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