Brigadier
General John D. (Dave) Dornan is the assistant adjutant general for air,
Headquarters, Virginia Air National Guard, based at Richmond International
Airport, in Sandston, Va.
He graduated from Penn State University in 1971 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering, and entered the United States Air Force immediately after graduation.
After completion of F-4 training in 1972, he was assigned to Bitburg Air Base, Germany. He remained on active duty for eight years before separating in 1979 when he joined Eastern Airlines. Also in 1979, General Dornan joined the Washington D.C. Air National Guard and flew the F-105. In 1984, he transferred to the Virginia Air National Guard as a traditional guard member. He resigned from Eastern Airlines in 1990 and began working with Northwest Airlines, where he is currently a Captain in the DC-9. His military positions included commander, operations officer, and "A" Flight commander within the 149th Fighter Squadron. In November of 1995, General Dornan took a two-year military leave of absence from Northwest Airlines and served as the Operations Group commander for the 192nd Fighter Wing, Virginia Air National Guard. After that assignment he resumed his commercial flying and was appointed vice-commander, 192nd Fighter Wing. During 1999, General Dornan moved to the Headquarters, Virginia Air National Guard, where he served as the State Headquarters director of operations, then the deputy chief of staff.
1967 Associate Degree in Drafting and Design Technology, Penn State University
1971 Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering, Penn State University
1976 Squadron Officers School, correspondence
1991 Air Command and Staff College, correspondence
1996 Air War College, correspondence
1. November 1971 - November 1972, student pilot training, Moody Air Force Base, Georgia
2. January 1973 - September 1973, F-4 RTU, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida
3. September 1973 - December 1976, F-4 pilot, 22nd Tactical Fighter Squadron, Bitburg Air Base, Germany
4. January 1977 - September 1979, OV-10 and O-2 forward air controller, Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina
5. January 1980 - March 1981, F-105 Pilot, 113th Tactical Fighter Group, Washington, D.C. Air National Guard
6. March 1984 - March 1993, traditional Guard pilot, 149th Fighter Squadron, Virginia Air National Guard, Sandston, Virginia (1987-91 assistant flight commander, C Flight; 1991-94 flight commander, A Flight)
7. May 1994 - June 1995, Operations officer, 149th Fighter Squadron, Virginia Air National Guard, Sandston, Virginia
8. July 1995 - November 1996, commander, 149th Fighter Squadron, Virginia Air National Guard, Sandston, Virginia
9. November 1996 - August 1997, commander, 192nd Operations Group, Virginia Air National Guard, Sandston, Virginia
10. August 1997 - May 1999, vice commander, 192nd Fighter Wing, Virginia Air National Guard, Sandston, Virginia
11. May 1999 - December 2000, director of operations, Headquarters, Virginia Air National Guard, Sandston, Virginia
12. December 2000 - May 2001, deputy chief of staff, Headquarters, Virginia Air National Guard, Sandston, Virginia
13. May 2001 - present, assistant adjutant general for air, Headquarters, Virginia Air National Guard, Sandston, Virginia
Rating: Command pilot
Flight hours: More than 3,500
Aircraft Flown: F-16, A-7, F-105, OV-10, O-2, F-4, T-38 and T-37
Pilot wings from: Moody Air Force Base, Georgia
Meritorious Service Medal with one oak leaf cluster
Air Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal
Distinguished-Presidential Unit Citation
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with four devices
Combat Readiness Medal with seven devices
National Defense Service Medal with one device
Southwest Asia Service Medal
Armed Forces Service Medal
Air Force Longevity Service Award with five devices
Armed Forces Reserve Medal with M device
Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon
Air Force Training Ribbon
Commercial airline pilot
Second Lieutenant November 2, 1971
First Lieutenant May 2, 1973
Captain March 25, 1979
Major March 8 1987
Lieutenant Colonel March 8, 1994
Colonel December 17, 1997
Brigadier General May 30, 2001
(Current as of August 2001)
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