Director, Programs, Analysis & Evaluation, J8, National
Guard Bureau
Major General Donald E. Fick is Director, Programs, Analysis & Evaluation, J8, National Guard Bureau, Arlington, Virginia. He is responsible for joint strategic resource planning capabilities based planning, analysis and validation as well as resource oversight, guidance, policy, procedures and performance metrics. He oversees the Resource Management Oversight Division and the Force Capabilities and Requirements Analysis Division which are structured to execute processes and functions necessary for success in the planning, programming, budgeting and executing process.
General Fick earned his commission from the Air Force Academy in 1974 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Management. Following graduation from Undergraduate Navigator Training in 1975 he completed mission qualification training in the F-4. He went on to become an F-4 Weapon System Officer with assignments at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany; Kunsan Air Base, Korea; and Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina. In 1981, he transferred to the Missouri Air National Guard where he served as Chief of Scheduling, Chief of Training, Wing Plans Officer and Wing Chief of Safety. In November 1993, he became the Chief, Combat Plans at the National Guard Bureau in Arlington, Virginia after which he attended the Industrial College of the Armed Forces. Upon graduation, he served for five years on the Air Staff as the Air National Guard Advisor to the Deputy Chief of Staff/Air Force Air and Space Operations and Operational Capability Requirements. In May 2002, he became the Director, Air National Guard Plans, Programs, and Manpower Directorate, National Guard Bureau. He is a distinguished graduate of the Fighter Weapons School and the Weapons Controller School with over 2500 hours in the F-4.
1974 United States Air Force Academy, Bachelor of Science, Management,
Colorado Springs, Colorado
1978 University of Utah, Masters of Science, Human Resource Management, Salt
Lake City, Utah
1995 Air War College, by correspondence
1997 Industrial College of the Armed Forces, Master of Science, Strategic
Resources, Fort McNair, Washington, District of Columbia
2005 Seminar XXI, Foreign Politics, International Relations, and The National
Interest, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts
1. January 1975 - December 1975, Student, Undergraduate Navigator Training,
Mather Air Force Base, California
2. December 1975 - October 1976, Student, F-4 Replacement Training Unit,
Operational Training, 35th Tactical Fighter Wing, George Air Force Base,
California
3. October 1976 - September 1978, Weapons Systems Officer, F4D, 400th Tactical
Fighter Squadron, Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany
4. September 1978 - December 1978, Student, Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air
Force Base, Alabama
5. December 1978 - December 1979, Instructor Weapons Officer, F-4, 80th Tactical
Fighter Squadron, Kunsan Air Base, Korea
6. December 1979 - May 1981, Instructor Weapons Officer, F-4, 335th Tactical
Fighter Squadron, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina
7. May 1981 - January 1988, Assistant Chief of Standardization and Evaluation,
F-4, 131st Tactical Fighter Wing, Lambert International Airport, Missouri
8. January 1988 - April 1988, Student, Fighter Weapons Instructor Course, F-4,
127th Tactical Fighter Squadron, McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas
9. April 1988 - April 1990, Deputy Chief of Training, F-4, 131st Tactical
Fighter Wing, Lambert International Airport, Missouri
10. April 1990 - October 1991, Weapons Officer, F-4, 131st Tactical Fighter
Wing, Lambert International Airport, Missouri
11. October1991 - October 1993, Assistant Director of Operations, 157th Tactical
Control Group, Jefferson Barracks, Missouri
12. October 1993 - August 1996, Chief, Combat Plans, Air National Guard,
National Guard Bureau, Arlington, Virginia
13. August 1996 - June 1997, Student, Industrial College of the Armed Forces,
Fort McNair, Washington, District of Columbia
14. June1997 - May 2002, Air National Guard Advisor to the Deputy Chief of
Staff/Air and Space Operations Capability Requirements, National Guard Bureau,
Arlington, Virginia
15. May 2002 - October 2005, Director, Plans, Programs and Manpower Directorate,
Air National Guard, National Guard Bureau, Arlington, Virginia
16. October 2005 - February 2006, Air National Guard Assistant, Plans, Programs
and Manpower Directorate, National Guard Bureau, Arlington, Virginia
17. February 2006 - June 2006, Special Assistant, Manpower, Personnel and
Programs, National Guard Bureau, Arlington, Virginia
18. June 2006 - July 2010, Director, Force Structure, Resources and Assessment,
J8, National Guard Bureau, Arlington, Virginia; also served July 2008 - February
2009 and August 2009 - November 2009, Acting Director, Joint Staff, National
Guard Bureau, Arlington, Virginia
19. July 2010 - November 2010, Acting Deputy Director, Air National Guard,
National Guard Bureau, Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia
20. November 2010 - Present, Director, Programs, Analysis & Evaluation, J-8,
National Guard Bureau, Arlington, Virginia
Rating: Master Navigator
Flight Hours: More than 2,500
Aircraft Flown: F-4C, D, E
Air Force Distinguished Service Medal
Legion of Merit
Meritorious Service Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
Air Force Organizational Excellence Award (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Combat Readiness Medal (with 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
National Defense Service Medal (with 2 Bronze Service Stars)
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Korean Defense Service Medal
Air Force Overseas Service Ribbon - Short Tour
Air Force Overseas Service Ribbon - Long Tour
Air Force Longevity Service Award (with 1 Silver and 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Silver Hourglass)
Air Force Training Ribbon
Second Lieutenant 5 June 1974
First Lieutenant 5 June 1976
Captain 5 June 1978
Major 5 May 1988
Lieutenant Colonel 25 June 1994
Colonel 23 June 1997
Brigadier General 28 October 2005
Major General 2 October 2008
(Current as of June 2014)