BRIGADIER GENERAL DOUGLAS D. DELOZIER

Retired 29 October 2012

Commander, 118th Air Wing

Brigadier General Douglas D. Delozier was Commander, 118th Air Wing. As Wing Commander, he directed the administration, training, manning, funding, equipping and employment of four groups to include Operations, Maintenance, Support and Medical while providing mission requirements support to tenant units, 241st Engineering Installation Squadron, Chattanooga, Tennessee and Joint Force Headquarters, Nashville, Tennessee.

General Delozier received his commission in 1982 through the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps program after graduating from the College of Saint Thomas in Saint Paul, Minnesota. He received his Pilot Wings at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma in 1983. His first assignment was to the 105th Tactical Airlift Squadron, Nashville, Tennessee, as a Project Season Officer flying C-130A models. During his tenure as Commander, 105th Airlift Squadron, he deployed for seven months to Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Kuwait during combat operations in support of Iraqi Freedom.

General Delozier was a Command Pilot with over 7300 flying hours, 337 of which were combat flying hours flown in support of Operations Provide Promise, Noble Eagle and Iraqi Freedom. He has flown the T-37, T-38, C-130A, C130E, C-130H2 and WC-130 aircraft. As a pilot, he served as Instructor, Functional Check Flight Pilot, All Weather Aerial Delivery System Pilot, Evaluator Pilot, Flight Commander, Chief Pilot, Assistant Director of Operations, Squadron Commander, Vice Wing Commander and Wing Commander.

EDUCATION:

1982 College of Saint Thomas, Bachelor of Science, Business and Management, Saint Paul, Minnesota
1986 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama
1992 Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence
1996 Air War College, by correspondence

ASSIGNMENTS:

1. May 1982 - June 1983, Student, Undergraduate Pilot Training, 71st Student Squadron, Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma
2. June 1983 - March 1985, Pilot, Tactical Airlift C-130, 317th Tactical Airlift Wing, Nashville, Tennessee
3. March 1985 - September 1986, Aircraft Commander, 317th Tactical Airlift Wing, Nashville, Tennessee
4. September 1986 - December 1986, Student, Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama
5. December 1986 - June 1989, Instructor Aircraft Commander, C-130E, 41st Tactical Airlift Squadron, Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina
6. June 1989 - October 1990, Air Operations Officer Pilot, 118th Tactical Airlift Wing, Nashville, Tennessee
7. October 1990 - June 2001, Pilot, C-130, 105th Airlift Squadron, Nashville, Tennessee
8. June 2001 - June 2002, Chief Pilot, 105th Airlift Squadron, Nashville, Tennessee
9. June 2002 - June 2005, Commander, 105th Airlift Squadron, Nashville, Tennessee
10. June 2005 - June 2006, Vice Commander, 118th Airlift Wing, Nashville, Tennessee
11. June 2006 - September 2012, Commander, 118th Airlift Wing, Nashville, Tennessee

FLIGHT INFORMATION:

Rating: Command Pilot
Flying Hours: More than 7,300 hours
Aircraft Flown: T-37, T-38, C-130A, C-130E, C-130H, WC 130
Pilot wings from: Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma

AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:

Meritorious Service Medal (with 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Air Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Air Commendation Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Air Force Achievement Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Joint Meritorious Unit Award
Meritorious Unit Award
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award (with V Device and 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Combat Readiness Medal (with 2 Silver Oak Leaf Clusters and 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
National Defense Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Armed Forces Service Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal
Air Force Overseas Ribbon Short (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon (with Gold Border)
Air Force Longevity Service (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
Tennessee National Guard War Service Ribbon
Tennessee National Guard Service Ribbon (with 1 Silver Oak Leaf Cluster)
Tennessee National Guard Volunteer Ribbon
Tennessee National Guard Distinguished Unit Commendation (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Tennessee National Guard Volunteer Recruiting and Retention Unit Citation

CIVILIAN OCCUPATION:

Airbus Airline Transport Pilot for Federal Express located in Memphis, Tennessee. Federal Express provides logistics, transportation and related business services through focused operating companies both international and domestic.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS & AFFILIATIONS:

National Guard Association of Tennessee
Air Force Association
Enlisted National Guard Association

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:

Second Lieutenant 19 March 1982
First Lieutenant 19 March 1984
Captain 19 March 1986
Major 2 April 1991
Lieutenant Colonel 15 September 1998
Colonel 1 September 2005
Brigadier General 26 March 2012

(Current as of November 2012)