Brigadier General Allison A. Hickey is the director for the Directorate of Total Force Integration, deputy chief of staff for Plans and Programs, Headquarters United States Air Force. She oversees the development, advocacy and leadership of the implementation of Total Force Integration concepts, initiatives, and polices for the Air Force. She is responsible for the day-to-day staff operations, personnel actions, and policies of the Directorate of Total Force Integration
General Hickey is a graduate of the United States Air Force Academy, Class of 1980, with the first class to admit women, as well as the National War College in 1999. She has served in all three of the Air Force components - Active Duty, Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard - at the unit, state, National Guard Bureau and Air Staff levels. She has logged more than 1500 hours in the KC-135A and KC-10A as an aircraft commander and pilot and more than 13 years in Washington DC in the field of Strategic Planning.
1980 Bachelor of Science Degree, Behavioral Science, United States Air Force Academy, Colorado
1981 Undergraduate Pilot Training, Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi
1981 KC-135A CCTS Initial Copilot Training, Distinguished Graduate, Castle Air Force Base, California
1984 Squadron Officers School, In-Residence, Distinguished Graduate, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama
1984 KC-135A CCTS Aircraft Commander School, Distinguished Graduate, Castle Air Force Base, CA
1986 KC-10A CCTS Pilot Training, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana
1995 Air Command and Staff College, Correspondence
1998 Air War College, Correspondence
1999 National War College, In-Residence
1999 Masters of Science in National Security Strategy, National War College, Washington, DC
2002 Seminar XXI - National Security Strategy - Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Fellow
1. June 1980 - June 1981, undergraduate pilot training, 14th Stu Sq, Columbus Air Force Base, MS
2. August 1981 - October 1981, combat crew training, KC-135A, 93rd BMW, Castle Air Force Base, CA
3. October 1981 - June 1984, copilot, KC-135A (DG), 905th AREFS, Grand Forks Air Force Base, ND
4. June 1984 - October 1984, combat crew training, KC-135A, 93rd BMW, Castle Air Force Base, CA
5. October 1984 - October 1985, aircraft commander, KC-135A, 905th AREFS, Grand Forks Air Force Base, ND
6. October 1985 - September 1986, air staff training officer (ASTRA), Headquarters United States Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, DC
7. September 1986 - January 1990, KC-10A pilot and wing mission developer, 32AREFS/2BMW,
Barksdale Air Force Base, LA
8. January 1990 - August 1990, United States Air Force Academy liaison officer, AFRES/USAFA, PA
9. August 1990 - June 1992, management analyst (technician), 111th TASG, PAANG, Willow Grove, PA
10. August 1990 - June 1992, mission support squadron executive officer, exercise evaluation team chief, survival recovery center commander, 111th TASG, AANG, Willow Grove, PA
11. June 1992 - June 1993, long range planning/training officer, Headquarters PAANG, Fort Indiantown Gap, PA
12. June 1993 - October 1997, chief of operations, ANG/PQ, NGB, Washington, DC
13. October 1997 - August 1998, member, CSAF National Defense Review Staff, Headquarters United States Air Force/QRS, Pentagon, Washington, DC
14. August 1998 - June 1999, student, National War College, Fort McNair, Washington, DC
15. June 1999 - October 2002, chief, ANG Strategic Initiatives Group, Office of the Director, Air National Guard, NGB/CF, Arlington, VA
16. October 2002 - March 2003, Office of the Chief, National Guard Bureau, Strategic Initiatives Group, NGB-ZAG, Arlington, VA
17. March 2003 - March 2004, chief, Future Concepts and Transformation, Headquarters United States Air Force/XPXC, Pentagon, Washington, DC
18. March 2004 - March 2005, assistant deputy director, Air Force Strategic Planning, Headquarters United States Air Force/XPX, Pentagon, Washington, DC
19. March 2005 - present, director, Total Force Integration Directorate, Headquarters United States Air Force/A8F, Pentagon, Washington, DC
Rating: Senior Pilot
Flight Hours (Military): More than 1500
Aircraft Flown: T-37, T-38, KC-135A, and KC-10A
Legion of Merit
Meritorious Service Medal with one oak leaf cluster
Air Force Commendation Medal with one oak leaf cluster
Air Force Achievement Medal
Outstanding Unit Award with one oak leaf cluster
Combat Readiness Medal with one oak leaf cluster
National Defense Service Medal
Air Force Longevity Award with three oak leaf clusters
Air Force Training Ribbon
Second Lieutenant May 28, 1980
First Lieutenant May 28, 1982
Captain May 28, 1984
Major Jan. 21, 1991
Lieutenant Colonel Apr. 1, 1996
Colonel Mar. 30, 2000
Brigadier General Nov. 3, 2004
(Current as of September 2006)
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