MAJOR GENERAL PAUL J. SULLIVAN

Chief of Staff, United States Northern Command

Major General Paul J. Sullivan is the Chief of Staff, United States Northern Command, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. He also serves as the Chief of Staff, Headquarters North American Aerospace Defense Command. As the North American Aerospace Defense Command Chief of Staff, he directs a joint staff to coordinate command responsibilities for aerospace warning, attack assessment and aerospace control for North America. As the United States Northern Command Chief of Staff, he directs a joint staff in order to deter, prevent and defeat threats and aggression aimed at the United States and its territories and interests within United States Northern Command's assigned areas of responsibility. Additional duties involve coordinating and directing military assistance to civil authorities, including civil support and consequence management operations when authorized by the President or Secretary of Defense.

General Sullivan was commissioned through Officer Candidate School in 1970. He earned his pilot wings from Craig Air Force Base, Ala., and served in numerous flying positions, including instructor pilot and operations officer. He is a command pilot with more than 3,000 flying hours in a variety of aircraft. General Sullivan went on to serve as the Director of Operations, Chief of Staff and Assistant Adjutant General for Air for the Ohio Air National Guard.

General Sullivan has twice served as acting Deputy Director of the Air National Guard, and following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, he assumed the additional duty of Senior Director of the Air National Guard Crisis Action Team. General Sullivan also served as Deputy Commander Air Forces, Headquarters United States Air Forces Europe, for a two-month period during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Prior to his current assignment, he was Director, Joint Staff, National Guard Bureau, Arlington, Virginia. While fulfilling the duties as Director, he assumed new duties and responsibilities that supported the National Guard Bureau's joint transformation.

EDUCATION:

1969 University of Illinois, Bachelor of Science, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, Champaign, Illinois
1974 Squadron Officer School, by correspondence
1977 University of Florida, Master of Science, Industrial and Systems Engineering, Gainesville, Florida
1982 Air Command and Staff College, by seminar
1991 National Security Management Course, by seminar

ASSIGNMENTS:

1. December 1970 - February 1972, Student, Undergraduate Pilot Training, Craig Air Force Base, Alabama
2. February 1972 - July 1975, T-38 Instructor Pilot, 71st Flying Training Squadron, Moody AFB, Georgia
3. July 1975 - June 1977, Wing Munitions Test Engineer, 3246th Test Wing, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida
4. June 1977 - April 1978, inactive status
5. April 1978 - September 1986, A-7D Tactical Fighter Pilot, 166th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base, Ohio
6. September 1986 - April 1988, Flight Commander, 166th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base, Ohio
7. April 1988 - May 1992, Operations Officer, 166th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base, Ohio
8. May 1992 - December 1995, Director of Operations, Headquarters Ohio Air National Guard, Columbus, Ohio
9. December 1995 - April 1999, Chief of Staff, Headquarters Ohio Air National Guard, Columbus, Ohio
10. April 1999 - November 2003, Assistant Adjutant General for Air, Ohio Air National Guard, Columbus, Ohio
11. November 2003 - May 2005, Director, Joint Staff, National Guard Bureau, Arlington, Virginia
12. May 2005 - present, Chief of Staff, Headquarters North American Aerospace Defense Command and United States Northern Command, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado

FLIGHT INFORMATION:

Rating: Command Pilot
Flight hours: More than 3,000
Aircraft flown: T-37, T-38, F-100, A-7D and F-16C
Pilot wings from: Craig Air Force Base, Alabama

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:

Air Force Distinguished Service Medal
Legion of Merit (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Meritorious Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Air Force Commendation Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Combat Readiness Medal (with 1 Silver Oak Leaf Cluster)
National Defense Service Medal (with 2 Bronze Stars)
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Armed Forces Service Medal
Air Force Longevity Service Award Ribbon (with 1 Silver Oak Leaf Cluster and 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Bronze Hourglass Device)
Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon
Air Force Training Ribbon
North American Aerospace Defense Command
United States Northern Command

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS:

1999 - 2000 Served as Joint Forces Air Component Commander and Deputy JFACC for the 2nd Fleet, United States Navy

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS:

Air National Guard Board of Directors
General Officer Steering Committee on the Air National Guard Integrated Planning Process, Joint Realistic Training, Air Operations Center Support and Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence
Co-Chair of the Air Reserve Forces Policy Committee
Co-Chair of the National Airspace and Ranges Council

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:

Second Lieutenant 11 December 1970
First Lieutenant 11 December 1973
Captain 7 June 1977
Major 7 June 1984
Lieutenant Colonel 29 June 1988
Colonel 13 June 1992
Brigadier General 26 September 1996
Major General 29 October 1999

(Current as of August 2005)