Major General Richard J. Evans III
Maj Gen Richard J. Evans III is the Director of Reserve Forces and Mobilization Assistant to the Commander, U.S. Strategic Command, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska. He serves as the principal advisor to the Commander on reserve component matters related to the command's diverse missions, including strategic deterrence and assurance, space and cyberspace operations, full-spectrum global strike, integrated missile defense, joint electromagnetic spectrum operations and joint warfare analysis.
General Evans received his commission in 1984 as a distinguished graduate of the Air National Guard (ANG) Academy of Military Science. He has commanded at the detachment, squadron, group and wing levels. His operational flying assignments include instructor weapon systems officer in the RF-4; and instructor and evaluator navigator in the KC-135. His staff assignments include wing-level operations, plans, tactics and personnel assignments. He has also served as a Special Assistant to the Director, Air National Guard for the Quadrennial Defense Review 2010; Acting Director for Space and Information Superiority at the National Guard Bureau; and National Reconnaissance Office Liaison Officer to U.S. Strategic Command. He Chaired the Air National Guard's KC-135 and Space, ISR and Cyber Weapon System Councils and was a member of the Air Directorate Field Advisory Council from 2004-2012.
General Evans has commanded expeditionary forces and flown combat missions in the KC-135 supporting Operations Uphold Democracy, Decisive Endeavor, Deliberate Guard, Deliberate Forge, Allied Force, Southern Watch, Northern Watch, Noble Eagle, Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. He served as Director of Mobility Forces for NATO Operation Unified Protector. He is a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Fighter Weapons School and master navigator with over 3,800 flying hours, including 153 combat/combat support hours.
EDUCATION
1984 Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha, Nebraska
1988 United States Air Force Fighter Weapons School, Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho
1989 Squadron Officer School, by correspondence
1999 Air Command and Staff College (ACSC), by correspondence
2003 Air War College (AWC), by correspondence
2010 U.S. Northern Command, Joint Task Force Commander Training Course, Peterson AFB, Colo.
2011 Joint Forces Staff College, Advanced Joint Professional Military Education, Norfolk, Va., in residence
2014 National Defense University, CAPSTONE, Fort Leseley J. McNair, Washington D.C., in residence
2016 Harvard University, Kennedy School of Government, Senior Executives in National and International Security Program, Cambridge, Mass., in residence
ASSIGNMENTS
1. November 1984 - June 1985, Student, Undergraduate Navigator Training and tactical navigation training, Mather Air Force Base (AFB), Calif.
2. June 1985 - April 1986, Optional Training Course, RF-4C, 189th Tactical Recon Training Flight, Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho
3. April 1986 - April 1988, Weapon Systems Officer, RF-4C, 173rd Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, Lincoln Air National Guard (ANG), Neb.
4. April 1988 - April 1990, Fighter Weapons Instructor, RF-4C, 190th Tactical Reconnaissance Group, Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho
5. April 1990 - December 1993, Deputy Chief of Operations Plans, 155th Reconnaissance Group, Lincoln ANG, Neb.
6. December 1993 - September 1995, Assistant Chief of Current Operations, 155th Operations Group, Lincoln ANG, Neb.
7. September 1995 - May 2002, Chief of Current Operations, 155th Operations Group, Lincoln ANG, Neb.
8. May 2002 - May 2004, Commander, Detachment 1, HQ Nebraska ANG, Offutt AFB, Neb.
9. May 2004 - July 2007, Commander, Detachment 1, HQ Nebraska ANG, Offutt AFB, Neb.
10. July 2007 - September 2007, Commander, 170th Group, Offutt AFB, Neb.
11. September 2007 - June 2012, Commander, 155th Air Refueling Wing, Lincoln ANG, Neb.
12. June 2012 - September 2013, Mobilization Assistant to the Director, Global Operations (J3), U.S. Strategic Command, Offutt AFB, Neb.
13. September 2013 - August 2014, Deputy Commander, Joint Functional Component Command for Global Strike, U.S. Strategic Command, Offutt AFB, Neb.
14. August 2014 - July 2016, Mobilization Assistant to the Deputy Commander, U.S. Strategic Command, Offutt AFB, Neb.
15. July 2016 - September 2016, Acting Deputy Commander, U.S. Strategic Command, Offutt AFB, Neb.
16. October 2016 - Present, Mobilization Assistant to Commander, United States Strategic Command, USSTRATCOM/J10, Offutt AFB, Nebraska
SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
1. June 2012 - September 2013, Mobilization Assistant to the Director, Global Operations (J3), U.S. Strategic Command, Offutt AFB, Neb. as Brigadier General
2. September 2013 - August 2014, Deputy Commander, Joint Functional Component Command for Global Strike, U.S. Strategic Command, Offutt AFB, Neb. as Brigadier General
3. August 2014 - July 2016, Mobilization Assistant to the Deputy Commander, U.S. Strategic Command, Offutt AFB, Neb. as Major General
4. July 2016 - September 2016, Acting Deputy Commander, U.S. Strategic Command, Offutt AFB, Neb. as Major General
5. October 2016 - Present, Mobilization Assistant to Commander, United States Strategic Command, USSTRATCOM/J10, Offutt AFB, Nebraska as Major General
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Master Navigator
Flight Hours: More than 3,800
Aircraft Flown: E-6B, E-4B, KC-135R, RF-4C, RC-135V/W, T-37B, T-43A, and F/A-18B
AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Superior Service Medal
Legion of Merit with Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with two Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters
Air Medal
Aerial Achievement Medal with three Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal with three Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters
Air Force Achievement Medal with four Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters
Combat Readiness Medal with two Silver Oak Leaf Clusters
Nuclear Deterrence Operations Service Medal with two Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
1984 Distinguished Graduate, Air National Guard Academy of Military Science
1985 Distinguished Graduate and recipient of the ATC Commander's and Ira Husik Memorial Trophies, U.S. Air Force undergraduate navigator training
1985 Distinguished Graduate and recipient of the Top Gun Award, U.S. Air Force tactical navigation training
1993 Distinguished Graduate, KC-135R combat crew training; member of first all Distinguished Graduate Crew
1994 Distinguished Graduate, KC-135R central flight instructor course
2002 Meritorious Service Award, National Guard Association of Nebraska
2009 Meritorious Service Award, National Guard Association of Nebraska
2013 Founder's Award, Air Refueling Systems Advisory Group
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant Oct. 18, 1984
First Lieutenant Oct. 20, 1986
Captain Nov. 1, 1989
Major Jan. 15, 1995
Lieutenant Colonel Mar. 19, 2000
Colonel Jul. 22, 2004
Brigadier General Jun. 3, 2012
Major General Apr. 30, 2015
(Current as of December 2017)
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