Mobilization Assistant to the Deputy Commander, United States Strategic Command

Major General William S. Busby is the Mobilization Assistant to the Deputy Commander, United States Strategic Command, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska. United States Strategic Command's operational mission areas include full-spectrum global strike, space operations, computer network operations, Department of Defense information operations, strategic warning, integrated missile defense, global C4ISR (Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance), combating weapons of mass destruction, and specialized expertise to the joint warfighter.

General Busby is an honor graduate of North Carolina State University, where he received a Materials Engineering Degree and was commissioned through the Reserve Officer Training Corps program. General Busby then earned a Masters of Business Administration from the College of William and Mary.

General Busby stood up and commanded the Virginia National Guard Joint Task Force-Tidewater to enhance the Virginia National Guard's response to severe weather events such as hurricanes and other state emergency-response situations. He has served on the Air Staff in the Manpower and Reserve Affairs department, flown Operation NORTHERN WATCH and Operation PROVIDE COMFORT combat missions, led the 149th Fighter Squadron during multiple worldwide air operations deployments, and commanded the 455th Expeditionary Operations Group while deployed during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. Prior to his current assignment, General Busby was the Commander of the Virginia Air National Guard also serving as the Assistant Adjutant General for Air. He is a command pilot with more than 3,600 flying hours.

EDUCATION:

1974 North Carolina State University, Bachelor of Science, Materials Engineering, Raleigh, North Carolina
1984 College of William and Mary, Master of Science, Business Administration and Management, Williamsburg, Virginia
1996 Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence
1999 Air War College, by correspondence
2008 Advanced Joint Professional Military Education, Joint Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Virginia

ASSIGNMENTS:

1. October 1974 - October 1975, Student, Undergraduate Pilot Training, Craig Air Force Base, Alabama
2. October 1975 - August 1976, Student, F-4 Operational Training Course, 56th Tactical Fighter Wing, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida
3. August 1976 - January 1978, Aircraft Commander/Flight Training Officer/Stan Eval Officer, F-4E, 59th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida
4. January 1978 - April 1978, Student, Airborne Forward Air Controller Operations Training Course, Patrick Air Force Base, Florida
5. May 1978 - February 1981, Forward Air Controller/Flight Examiner, OV-10,704th Tactical Air Support Squadron, United States Air Forces in Europe, Sembach Air Base, Germany
6. February 1983 - September 1983, Student, Air National Guard Conversion Training Course, 162nd Tactical fighter Group, Tucson, Arizona
7. September 1983 - September 1991, Pilot/Flight Lead, A-7D, 149th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Virginia Air National Guard, Sandston, Virginia
8. September 1991 - June 1995, Pilot/Flight Lead, F-16C, 149th Fighter Squadron, Virginia Air National Guard, Sandston, Virginia
9. July 1995 - June 1996, Flight Commander, 149th Fighter Squadron, Virginia Air National Guard, Sandston, Virginia
10. July 1996 - November 1998, Operations Officer, 149th Fighter Squadron, Virginia Air National Guard, Sandston, Virginia
11. December 1998 - November 2000, Commander, 149th Fighter Squadron, Virginia Air National Guard, Sandston, Virginia
12. December 2000 - August 2002, Vice Commander, 192nd Fighter Wing, Virginia Air National Guard, Sandston, Virginia
13. August 2002 - August 2004, Director of Operations, Joint Force Headquarters, Virginia Air National Guard, Sandston, Virginia. Also served - May 2003 - Sep 2003, Commander, 455th Expeditionary Operations Group, Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan.
14. August 2004 - November 2005, Chief of Staff, Headquarters, Virginia Air National Guard, Sandston, Virginia
15. November 2005 - July 2006, Assistant Adjutant General for Air, Headquarters, Virginia Air National Guard, Sandston, Virginia
16. July 2006 - January 2007, Chief of Staff, Headquarters, Virginia Air National Guard, Sandston, Virginia
17. January 2007 - May 2008, Assistant Adjutant General for Air, Headquarters, Virginia Air National Guard, Sandston, Virginia. Also served - April 2007 - May 2008 Assistant to the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force, Manpower and Reserve Affairs, the Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia
18. May 2008 - Present, Mobilization Assistant to the Deputy Commander, United States Strategic Command, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska

FLIGHT INFORMATION:

Rating: Command Pilot
Flight hours: more than 3,600
Aircraft flown: A-7, F-4, F-16, OV-10, T-38
Pilot wings from: Craig Air Force Base, Alabama

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:

Bronze Star Medal
Meritorious Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Air Medal
Aerial Achievement Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award (with Valor and 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Combat Readiness Medal (with 1 Silver Oak Leaf Cluster and 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
National Defense Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Southwest Asia Service Medal
Afghanistan Campaign Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Armed Forces Service Medal
Air Force Overseas Ribbon Short Tour
Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon
Air Force Longevity Service Award (with 1 Silver Oak Leaf Cluster and 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Silver Hourglass, M Device, and Numeral 2)
Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon
Air Force Training Ribbon

CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT:

Vice President and Partner in IBM's Global Business Services Unit

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:

Second Lieutenant 11 May 1974
First Lieutenant 12 May 1976
Captain 28 October 1978
Major 19 February 1990
Lieutenant Colonel 20 December 1996
Colonel 29 June 2001
Brigadier General 12 November 2004
Major General 1 August 2008

(Current as of November 2008)