BRIGADIER GENERAL DONALD L. JOHNSON

Assistant Adjutant General - Air, Tennessee National Guard

Brigadier General Donald L. Johnson is Assistant Adjutant General - Air, Tennessee National Guard. In this capacity, he commands and ensures the readiness of Tennessee's three flying and three mission support units. The flying units consist of the 118th Airlift Wing in Nashville, the 164th Airlift Wing in Memphis and the 134th Air Refueling Wing in Knoxville. The support units are the 119th Command and Control Group in Knoxville, the 241st Engineering and Installation Squadron in Chattanooga and the 236th Intelligence Squadron in Nashville.

General Johnson entered the Air Force in October of 1976. Upon completion of basic training and technical school, he was assigned to the 363rd Tactical Fighter Wing, Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina. He enlisted in the Air National Guard with the 134th Air Refueling Wing in 1978 serving as a Crew Chief on KC-135 aircraft. General Johnson was commissioned in 1986 through the Academy of Military Science, McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base, Knoxville, Tennessee. He has served in various capacities throughout his career including Logistics Plans Officer, Supply Officer, Maintenance Operations Flight Commander, Aircraft Generation Squadron Commander, Mission Support Flight Commander, and the Advisor to the Commander, Air Reserve Personnel Center in Denver, Colorado. Prior to his current assignment, General Johnson served as the Deputy Director of Manpower, Personnel and Services for the Air National Guard in Washington, District of Columbia. As the Deputy Director, he was responsible for the oversight and direction of all day to day activities with the A1 Directorate supporting 107,600 Air National Guard members worldwide.

EDUCATION:

1985 Community College of the Air Force, Associate of Science, Aircraft Maintenance Technologies, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama
1986 Tusculum College, Bachelor of Science, Business Administration, Greenville, Tennessee
1994 Tusculum College, Master of Arts, Applied Organizational Management, Greenville, Tennessee
2001 Air War College, non-residence

ASSIGNMENTS:

1. November 1986 - November 1992, Logistics Plans Officer, 134th Resource Management Squadron, McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base, Tennessee
2. November 1992 - November 1993, Supply Operations Officer, 134th Logistics Maintenance Squadron, McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base, Tennessee
3. November 1994 - September 1995, Management and Systems Officer, 134th Logistics Squadron, McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base, Tennessee
4. October 1995 - September 1998, Commander, 134th Logistics Support Flight, McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base, Tennessee
5. October 1998 - February 1999, Commander, 134th Aircraft Generation Squadron, McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base, Tennessee
6. March 1999 - February 2000, Director of Personnel, 134th Mission Support Flight, McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base, Tennessee
7. February 2000 - October 2005, Commander, 134th Mission Support Flight, McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base, Tennessee
8. October 2005 - February 2007, Logistics Plan Officer, 134th Logistics Readiness Squadron, McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base, Tennessee
9. March 2007 - January 2011, Air National Guard Advisor to the Commander, Air Reserve Personnel Center, Denver, Colorado
10. January 2011 - April 2011, Deputy Director, Manpower, Personnel and Services, Air National Guard Readiness Center, Arlington, Virginia
11. April 2011 - Present, Assistant Adjutant General - Air, Tennessee National Guard, Nashville, Tennessee

AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:

Meritorious Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Air Force Commendation Medal (with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters)
Joint Meritorious Unit Award (with Gold Frame)
Air Reserve Forces Meritorious Service Medal (with V Device, 1 Silver and 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Organizational Excellence Award
Air Reserve Forces Meritorious Service Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
National Defense Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Southwest Asia Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Longevity Service Award Ribbon (with 1 Silver and 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Silver Hourglass and M Device)
Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Air Force Training Ribbon (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Kuwait Liberation Medal (Emirate of Kuwait)

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS & AFFILIATIONS:

National Guard Association of the United States
National Guard Association of Tennessee

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:

Second Lieutenant 6 November 1986
First Lieutenant 22 November 1988
Captain 23 November 1990
Major 23 November 1994
Lieutenant Colonel 9 March 1999
Colonel 29 April 2008
Brigadier General 23 September 2011

(Current as of August 2012)