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            MAJOR GENERAL DAVID  F. MACGHEE JR.Maj. Gen. David F. MacGhee Jr. is Commander, Air Force Doctrine Center, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. He is directly responsible to the Air Force Chief of Staff for the research, development and deployment of Air Force basic and operational doctrine, as well as joint, multiservice and multinational doctrine. Besides its headquarters at Maxwell, the center maintains operating locations at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., Langley AFB, Va., Nellis AFB, Nev., and at two U.S. Army development centers and training schools. The general entered the Air Force in June 1970 after receiving his commission from the U.S. Air Force Academy. He has commanded the 77th Tactical Fighter Squadron and served as Assistant Deputy Commander for Operations at the 20th Tactical Fighter Wing, both located at Royal Air Force Upper Heyford, England. He also has commanded the 48th Fighter Wing, or "Liberty Wing," at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England. He has served as the Air Combat Command Inspector General and as Director of Air and Space Operations during operations Desert Fox and Allied Force. He has held staff assignments in the Directorate of Plans at Headquarters U.S. Air Force in Washington, D.C., and Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe in Mons, Belgium. Other staff assignments were at the Office of the Chief of Staff, the Pentagon, and with the Directorate of Plans and Policy at U.S. Central Command at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla. In 1992, during his tour with U.S. Central Command, the general served as Secretary of Defense Deputy Team Chief for the Defense Review of Kuwait and participated in the planning and execution of four joint task forces.EDUCATION1970  Bachelor of science degree, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo.  1975  Squadron Officer School, by correspondence 1980  Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence 1981  Master of science degree, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn. 1983  Master of science degree in strategic and tactical sciences, Air Force Institute of Technology School of Engineering, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 1985  Air War College, by seminar 1991  National War College, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.ASSIGNMENTS1.  August 1970 - August 1971, student, undergraduate pilot training, Webb Air Force Base, Texas 2.  August 1971 - January 1976, T-38 pilot and instructor pilot, Webb Air Force Base, Texas 3.  January 1976 - January 1977, student, F-111A transition training, Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. 4.  January 1977 - July 1981, wing mission director, instructor pilot and flight standardization and evaluation officer, 79th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Royal Air Force Upper Heyford, England 5.  July 1981 - March 1983, student, Air Force Institute of Technology School of Engineering, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio 6.  March 1983 - February 1985, air staff officer, Tactical Forces Division, Directorate of Plans, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C. 7.  February 1985 - June 1986, air staff officer, Mission Area Analysis Division, Directorate of Plans, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C. 8.  June 1986 - May 1987, aide-de-camp to the chief of staff, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe, Mons, Belgium 9.  May 1987 - November 1987, student, F-111E Replacement Training Unit, Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho 10.  November 1987 - July 1988, chief of safety, 20th Tactical Fighter Wing, Royal Air Force Upper Heyford, England 11.  July 1988 - June 1990, commander, 77th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Royal Air Force Upper Heyford, England 12.  June 1990 - August 1990, assistant deputy commander for operations, 20th Tactical Fighter Wing, Royal Air Force Upper Heyford, England 13.  August 1990 - February 1992, chief, Strategy and Policy Division, Directorate of Plans and Policy, U.S. Central Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Fla. 14.  February 1992 - September 1994, executive officer to the chief of staff, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C. 15.  September 1994 - August 1996, commander, 48th Fighter Wing, Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England 16.  August 1996 - July 1998, inspector general, Headquarters Air Combat Command, Langley Air Force Base, Va. 17.  July 1998 - December 2000, director of air and space operations, later, Director of Aerospace Operations, Headquarters Air Combat Command, Langley AFB, Va. 18.  January 2000 - August 2001, Commandant, Air War College, and vice commander, Air University, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 19.  September 2001 - present, Commander, Air Force Doctrine Center, Maxwell AFB, Ala.FLIGHT INFORMATIONRating:  Command pilotFlight hours:  More than 3,700Aircraft flown:  T-38, F-111A/E/F and F-15E, plus more than 20 other aircraft for familiarization, to include the U-2 and B-2MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONSDistinguished Service Medal with oak leaf clusterLegion of Merit with oak leaf clusterDefense Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clustersMeritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clustersAir Force Commendation MedalAir Force Outstanding Unit Award with oak leaf clusterCombat Readiness MedalOTHER ACHIEVEMENTS1975  Instructor Pilot of the Year, Air Training Command, Webb AFB, TexasEFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTIONSecond Lieutenant  June 3, 1970First Lieutenant  Dec. 3, 1971Captain  Dec. 3, 1973Major  April 1, 1982Lieutenant Colonel  Nov. 1, 1986Colonel  Dec. 1, 1991Brigadier General  May 1, 1996Major General  Sept. 1, 1998 (Current as of June 2004)