page_title: John S. Tuohy
section_title: Military career
hierarchical_section_title: John S. Tuohy / Military career
caption_attribution_description: English: Members of the Washington Air National Guard's 111th Air Support Operations Squadron during annual training at Camp Rilea, Oregon in 1990
context_page_description: John S. Tuohy is a retired Brigadier General in the United States Air Force, last serving as the Assistant Adjutant General and Commander of the Washington Air National Guard, in which capacity he commanded 34 units and the 2,100 personnel attached to those units, while managing a budget of $50,000,000. General Tuohy was responsible to the Adjutant General of Washington, Major General Bret D. Daugherty, "to prepare, implement and administer plans, policies and programs to effectively organize, staff, equip and train units for state and federal mobilization." Additionally, General Tuohy oversaw the Washington Youth Academy, a division of the National Guard Youth Challenge Program in Bremerton, Washington, which provides quasi-military training and mentoring programs for 300 at-risk youths each year.
context_section_description: General Tuohy has served the following assignments:
  January 1979 - July 1979, Student, Undergraduate Navigator Training, Mather Air Force Base, California
  July 1979 - February 1980, Student, Electronic Warfare Officer Training, Mather Air Force Base, California
  February 1980 - June 1980, Student, Combat Crew Training Course, Castle Air Force Base, California
  June 1980 - November 1984, Electronic Warfare Officer, B-52, 325th Bombardment Squadron, Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington
  December 1984 - June 1987, Officer in Charge, Operating Location, Administration, Headquarters Washington Air National Guard, Camp Murray, Washington
  June 1987 - June 1989, Cost Management Officer, Headquarters Washington Air National Guard, Operating Location BA, Camp Murray, Washington
  June 1989 - June 1991, Air Operations Officer, 111th Air Support Operations Center Squadron, Camp Murray, Washington
  June 1991 - June 1992, Fighter Duty Officer, 111th Air Support Operations Center Squadron, Camp Murray, Washington
  June 1992 - December 1994, Senior Fighter Duty Officer, 111th Air Support Operations Center Squadron, Camp Murray, Washington
  December 1994 - September 1996, Director of Operations, 111th Air Support Operations Center Squadron, Camp Murray, Washington
  October 1996 - September 1997, Director of Operations, Headquarters 252d Combat Communications Group, Camp Murray, Washington
  October 1997 - May 1999, Commander, 111th Air Support Operations Center Squadron, Camp Murray, Washington
  June 1999 - May 2001, Commander, Detachment 1, Headquarters Washington Air National Guard, Camp Murray, Washington
  July 2001 - July 2003, Human Resource Officer, Headquarters Washington Air National Guard, Camp Murray, Washington
  July 2003 - June 2005, Chief of Staff, Joint Force Headquarters, Washington National Guard, Camp Murray, Washington
  June 2005 - June 2006, Commander, Detachment 1, Headquarters Washington Air National Guard, Camp Murray, Washington
  June 2006 - June 2008, Commander, 194th Regional Support Wing, Camp Murray, Washington
  June 2008 - November 2013, United States Property & Fiscal Officer, Camp Murray, Washington
  November 2013 – August 2017, Commander and Assistant Adjutant General - Air, Headquarters, Washington Air National Guard, Camp Murray, Washington
caption: Captain Tuohy (sitting near the truck's smoke stack) with other members of the Washington Air National Guard's 111th Air Support Operations Squadron during annual training at Camp Rilea, Oregon in 1990. Tuohy later went on to command the squadron. The 111th Air Support Operations Squadron deploys to battlefield forward areas and supports multiple services in providing close air support and acts as a liaison between Air Force and Army elements.[9]
exif: {"Image ImageDescription": "Members of the Washington Air National Guard's 111th Air Support Operations Squadron during annual training at Camp Rilea, Oregon in 1990. The squadron was formed in 1988. (Courtesy of 111th Air Support Operations Squadron)", "Image Copyright": "Public Domain"}