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                Second Lieutenant                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                July 26, 1990First Lieutenant                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 July 23, 1992Captain                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          July 23, 1994Major                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            September 01, 2001Lieutenant Colonel                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               May 01, 2005Colonel                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          October 01, 2008Brigadier General                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                October 03, 2014Major General                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    August 03, 2018Lieutenant General                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               July 11, 2019Engage OnFacebook PostsYour browser is incompatible with this widget.
                        
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         Lieutenant General ERIC T. FICKLt. Gen. Eric T. Fick is the Program Executive Officer and Director for the F-35 Lightning II Program at the F-35 Joint Program Office in Arlington, Virginia. In this capacity, he leads the life-cycle program management of the F-35A, F-35B, and F-35C, the 5th Generation strike fighter Air System of choice for the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, seven international partners, and seven current Foreign Military Sales customers.

Lt. Gen. Fick entered the Air Force in September of 1990. He served in numerous command and staff positions, initially as a logistics plans and programs officer, then in a wide variety of engineering and program management roles.  He served as an Air Staff Branch Chief, Deputy Chief of the Air Force Senate Liaison Office, and Director of Global Reach Programs for Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition. He has commanded at the squadron and group level and served as the Air Force Program Executive Officer for Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance, and Special Operations Forces, and as the Air Force Program Executive Officer for Fighters and Bombers.

Prior to this assignment Lt. Gen. Fick was the Deputy Program Executive Officer for the F-35 Lightning II Joint Program.

EDUCATION
1990 Bachelor of Science, Aerospace Engineering, University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Ind.
1995 Master of Science, Aeronautical Engineering, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio (Distinguished Graduate)
1996 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
1998 Experimental Flight Test Engineer Course, Air Force Test Pilot School, Edwards AFB, Calif. (Distinguished Graduate)
2003 Master of Military Operational Art & Science, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala. (Distinguished Graduate)
2006 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2007 Program Management Office Course, PMT-352B, Eglin AFB, Fla.
2009 Master of Science, National Resource Strategy, Industrial College of the Armed Forces, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C. (Distinguished Graduate; Honor Graduate)
2009 Senior Acquisition Course, Industrial College of the Armed Forces, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
2010 Air Force Enterprise Leadership Seminar, University of Virginia, Darden School of Business, Charlottesville
2011 Program Manager’s Course, PMT-401, Fort Belvoir, Va.
2012 Executive Program Manager’s Course, PMT-402, Fort Belvoir, Va.ASSIGNMENTS
1. September 1990–March 1992, Logistics Plans and Programs Officer, Hill Air Force Base, Utah
2. March 1992–March 1994, F-16 Mechanical Systems Engineer, Hill AFB, Utah
3. March 1994–December 1995, Student, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
4. December 1995–December 1996, Computational Fluid Dynamics Engineer, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
5. December 1996–December 1997, Flight Test Program Manager, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
6. December 1997–December 1998, Student, U.S.Air Force Test Pilot School, Edwards AFB, Calif.
7. December 1998–July 2000, Deputy Chief, Weapons Test Flight, Eglin AFB, Fla.
8. July 2000–July 2002, Chief of Test, Counter-Air Joint System Program Office, Eglin AFB, Fla.
9. August 2002–June 2003, Student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
10. July 2003–September 2003, Director, Direct Attack, Air Force Program Executive Office (Weapons), Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Acquisition), Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
11. September 2003–May 2004, Chief, Air Dominance Branch, Global Power Directorate, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Acquisition), Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
12. May 2004–July 2005, Deputy Chief, Air Force Senate Liaison Office, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Legislative Liaison), Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
13. August 2005–June 2006, Operations Officer, 46th Test Squadron, Eglin AFB, Fla.
14. July 2006–July 2008, Commander, 46th Test Squadron, Eglin AFB, Fla.
15. August 2008–June 2009, Student, Industrial College of the Armed Forces, Fort McNair, Washington, D.C.
16. July 2009–August 2011, Commander, Advanced Combat Systems Group, Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
17. September 2011–July 2014, Program Executive Officer for Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance, and Special Operations Forces, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
18. July 2014–April 2016, Program Executive Officer for Fighters and Bombers, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
19. April 2016–May 2017, Director, Global Reach Programs, Assistant Secretary (Acquisition), the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
20. May 2017–July 2019, Deputy Program Executive Officer, F-35 Lightning II Joint Program Office, Arlington, Va.
21. July 2019–July 2022, Program Executive Officer and Program Director, F-35 Lightning II Joint Program Office, Arlington, Va.SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
1. May 2017–July 2019, Deputy Program Executive Officer, F-35 Lightning II Joint Program Office, Arlington, Va. as a brigadier and major general
2. July 2019–present, Program Executive Officer, F-35 Lightning II Joint Program Office, Arlington, Va. as a lieutenant generalFLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating:  none
Flight hours:  more than 350
Aircraft flown:  T-38, F-15B, F-15E, F-16, F-18, Learjet-24, E-3A, KC-135R, T-39E, C-17A, C-141C, MiG-15, T-43A, Challenger 604, C-12C, MC-130E, Bell 206, NC-130H, NU-1B, TH-6B, T-6G, Cessna Citation, CM-170, MB-326, L-039C, ASK-21, L-23, Grob-103, Schweizer 2-33MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Distinguished Service Medal 
Distinguished Service Medal (Air Force) 
Defense Superior Service Medal 
Legion of Merit 
Defense Meritorious Service Medal 
Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster 
Aerial Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster 
Joint Service Commendation Medal 
Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster 
Air Force Achievement Medal 
Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal 
(Current as of July 2022)
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