MAJOR GENERAL CHRISTOPHER K. FAUROT
Maj Gen Christopher K. Faurot is the Mobilization Assistant at Indo-Pacific Command, Camp Smith, Hawaii. He is the principal advisor responsible for effective integration of the Reserve Component in support of the Combatant Commander’s theater campaign plan.
General Faurot was born in Honolulu, Hawaii and is a 1989 graduate of the United States Merchant Marine Academy where he earned a Bachelor’s degree in Marine Transportation. He has served in a variety of positions at the squadron, group, wing, and headquarters level and flown as an Aircraft Commander, Mission Commander, Instructor Pilot, and Evaluator Pilot.
General Faurot is a Command pilot with over 2,600 hours in the C-17A, F-22A, F-15A/B/C/D, T-38, and T-37 aircraft, including combat sorties in support of Operations Provide Comfort II and Southern Watch. Prior to his current assignment, General Faurot was the Assistant Adjutant General-Air, and Commander, Guam Air National Guard.
EDUCATION
1989 Bachelor of Science, Marine Transportation, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point, N.Y.
1997 Fighter Weapons Instructor Course, U.S. Air Force Weapons School, Nellis Air Force Base, Nev.
2003 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2005 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2014 Master of Arts in National Security and Strategic Studies, U.S. Naval War College, Newport, R.I.
2020 Dual Status Commanders Course, Fort Carson, Colo.
2021 Space Executive Course, Peterson Space Force Base, Colo.
2022 General and Flag Officer Homeland Security Executive Seminar, Harvard Kennedy School, Cambridge, Mass.
2022 Senior Leader Orientation Course, Joint Base Andrews, Md.
2023 National Security Studies Management Course, Syracuse University, N.Y.
2024 Senior Executives in National and International Security, Harvard Kennedy School, Cambridge, Mass.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. January 1992 - January 1993, Student, Undergraduate Pilot Training, Columbus AFB, Miss.
2. February 1993 - May 1993, Student, Lead in Fighter Training, 8th TFS, Holloman AFB, N.M.
3. June 1993 - October 1993, F-15 Replacement Training Unit, 1st FS, Tyndall AFB, Fla.
4. November 1993 - January 1997, F-15 Mission Commander, Assistant Chief of Training, 199th FS, Hickam AFB, Hawaii
5. February 1997 - June 1998, F-15 Instructor Pilot, Chief of Scheduling, 199th FS, Hickam AFB, Hawaii
6. July 1998 - June 1999, Chief, F-15 MSIP Office, 154th WG, Hickam AFB, Hawaii
7. July 1999 - December 1999, Student, F-15C Weapons Officer Course, 433rd FS, Nellis AFB, Nev.
8. January 2000 - December 2003, Chief, Weapons and Tactics, 199th FS, Hickam AFB, Hawaii
9. January 2004 - March 2006, Assistant Director of Operations, 199th FS, Hickam AFB, Hawaii
10. April 2006 - April 2008, Deputy Chief, F-22 Program Integration Office, HQ PACAF Hickam AFB, Hawaii
11. May 2008 - November 2009, Chief, F-22 Program Integration Office, 154th WG, Hickam AFB, Hawaii
12. December 2009 - May 2010, Director of Operations, 199th FS, Hickam AFB, Hawaii
13. June 2010 - August 2012, Commander, 199th FS, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii
14. September 2012 - July 2013, Deputy Commander, 154th OG, JBPHH, Hawaii
15. August 2013 - June 2014, Student, U.S. Naval War College, Newport, R.I.
16. July 2014 - May 2015, Director of Operations, HQ HIANG, Diamond Head, Hawaii
17. June 2015 - May 2019, Director ANG Forces, HQ PACAF, JBPHH, Hawaii
18. June 2019 - March 2020, Director of Operations HQ GUANG, Barrigada, Guam
19. April 2020 - June 2021, Commander, 254th ABG, Andersen AFB, Guam
20. June 2021 - February 2024, Assistant Adjutant General-Air, HQ GUANG, Barrigada, GU; dual-hatted, May 2022 - February 2024, ANG Assistant to the Director, A-5/8, Pacific Air Forces (PACAF), Hawaii
21. March 2024 - Present, Mobilization Assistant to the Commander, United States Indo-Pacific Command, HQ, INDOPACOM, Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii
SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
1. March 2024 - Present, Mobilization Assistant to the Commander, United States Indo-Pacific Command, HQ, INDOPACOM, Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii, as a major general
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: command pilot
Flight hours: more than 2,600
Aircraft flown: C-17A, F-22A, F-15A/B/C/D, T-38, T-37
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit
Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air and Space Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air and Space Achievement Medal with two oak leaf clusters
USCG Silver Lifesaving Medal
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant May 31, 1989
First Lieutenant May 31, 1992
Captain June 7, 1995
Major Jan. 7, 2002
Lieutenant Colonel June 15, 2006
Colonel May 20, 2015
Brigadier General June 18, 2021
Major General Aug. 1, 2024
(Current as of May 2025)
