serviceyears branch birth_place allegiance awards birth_date rank image article_title name
1966 -- 2002 united states air force bellefontaine , ohio , u.s. united states of america distinguished flying cross , meritorious service medal with oak leaf cluster service , air medal with 18 oak leaf clusters , air medal force commendation medal with oak leaf cluster , vietnam service , medal with three service stars , republic of vietnam gallantry legion cross with palm , republic of vietnam campaign medal of merit , distinguished 3 february 1943 major general mgen mcintosh , robert alan.jpg robert a. mcintosh
 robert a. mcintosh
robert a. mcintosh

robert alan mcintosh -lrb- born february 3 , 1943 -rrb- was a major general in the united states air force who served as commander of the united states air force reserve command , headquarters u.s. air force , washington d.c. , and commander , headquarters air force reserve , a separate operating agency located at robins air force base , georgia .
as chief of air force reserve , he served as the principal adviser on reserve matters to the air force chief of staff .
as commander of afres , he had full responsibility for the supervision of u.s. air force reserve units around the world .
he served in this position from november 1994 to june 1998 .
mcintosh was born in bellefontaine , ohio .
he entered the air force in 1966 as a graduate of the ohio university reserve officer training corps program , and earned a bachelor of science degree in business administration .
he has commanded an air force reserve wing , two reserve numbered air forces and served as vice commander of the air force reserve .
he separated from active duty in august 1971 to join the air reserve technician program as a full-time civil service employee with active participation as an air force reservist .
he is a command pilot with more than 4,000 flying hours in the a-10 , a-37 , f-4 and c-130 .
he was promoted to major general on august 3 , 1991 and retired on december 9 , 2002 .
his awards include the distinguished service medal , legion of merit , distinguished flying cross , meritorious service medal with oak leaf cluster , air medal with 18 oak leaf clusters , air force commendation medal with oak leaf cluster , vietnam service medal with three service stars , republic of vietnam gallantry cross with palm , and republic of vietnam campaign medal .
