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                  United States Air Force080102-F-JZ500-490.JPGEFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
                      
                      Second Lieutenant                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                June 11, 1977First Lieutenant                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 December 11, 1979Captain                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          December 11, 1981Major                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            March 10, 1989Lieutenant Colonel                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               June 16, 1995Colonel                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          September 01, 1999Brigadier General                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                May 31, 2006
            Brigadier General JOHN M. ALLENBrig. Gen. John M. Allen is mobilization assistant to the Deputy to the Chief of Air Force Reserve, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
General Allen entered the Air Force in 1977 as a distinguished graduate of the University of Florida ROTC program and completed pilot training in 1979. A command pilot with more than 4,700 flying hours, he has commanded a squadron and served as a vice wing commander. Prior to assuming his current position, he was an individual mobilization augmentee to the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Reserve Affairs. As a civilian, he is in the Federal Aviation Administration Executive Service as the Deputy Director, Flight Standards Service.**EDUCATION**
1977 Bachelor of Science degree in business administration, University of Florida
1982 Master of Science degree in aeronautical technology, Arizona State University
1984 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
1995 Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence
1995 Air War College, by correspondence**ASSIGNMENTS**
1. May 1978 - April 1979, student, undergraduate pilot training, Williams AFB, Ariz.
2. July 1979 - September 1979, student, Air Training Command Pilot Instructor School, Randolph AFB, Texas
3. October 1979 - August 1982, T-37 instructor pilot, 96th Flying Training Squadron, Williams AFB, Ariz.
4. August 1982 - November 1984, instructor pilot, 20th Military Airlift Squadron, Charleston AFB, S.C.
5. November 1984 - November 1985, wing plans officer, 437th Military Airlift Wing, Charleston AFB, S.C.
6. August 1986 - September 1989, aircraft commander, instructor pilot, examiner pilot, Chief of Scheduling (ART), and Chief of Training (ART), 756th Airlift Squadron, Andrews AFB, Md.
7. September 1989 - November 1991, Chief of Standardization and Evaluation (ART), 459th Airlift Wing, Andrews AFB, Md.
8. November 1991 - September 1994, Chief of Standardization and Evaluation, 756th Airlift Squadron, Andrews AFB, Md.
9. September 1994 - August 1996, Director of Wing Plans, 459th Airlift Wing, Andrews AFB, Md.
10. August 1996 - October 1997, chief pilot, 756th Airlift Squadron, Andrews AFB, Md.
11. October 1997 - June 2000, Commander, 756th Airlift Squadron, Andrews AFB, Md.
12. June 2000 - October 2002, Vice Commander, 459th Airlift Wing, Andrews AFB, Md.
13. October 2002 - June 2003, individual mobilization augmentee to the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Reserve Affairs, Washington, D.C.
14. June 2003 - June 2008, mobilization assistant to the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Acquisition Integration, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Washington, D.C.
15. June 2008 - January 2009, mobilization assistant to the Military Deputy, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Washington, D.C.
16. February 2009 - present, mobilization assistant to the Deputy to the Chief of Air Force Reserve, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.**FLIGHT INFORMATION**
Rating: Command pilot
Flight hours: More than 4,700
Aircraft flown: T-37, T-38, C-141B and C-141C**MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS**
Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with three oak leaf clusters
Combat Readiness Medal with silver oak leaf cluster
National Defense Service Medal with bronze star
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Southwest Asia Service Medal with two bronze stars
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal with bronze star
Armed Forces Reserve Medal with three "M" devices
Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia)
Kuwait Liberation Medal (Government of Kuwait)
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