Brigadier General R. Anthony Haynes is the Special Assistant for Air Operations, Plans and Requirements, Air National Guard, Washington, DC (NGB/A3/A5) and is responsible for the resourcing, training, and equipping of all ANG fighter, mobility, rescue, and operational support units. General Haynes is accountable for the operational readiness of over 106,000 personnel in 88 ANG flying units comprising over 1,300 aircraft.
He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in International Studies and an Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps commission from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in May 1973. General Haynes entered the Air Force in October 1973 to attend Undergraduate Pilot Training at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, graduating in November 1974. He joined the Massachusetts Air National Guard in 1981 and transferred to the Virginia Air National Guard in 1984. He held numerous command positions at the squadron and wing level. In 1996, as the operations officer and detachment commander, General Haynes deployed with the 149th Fighter Squadron, to the 7440th Composite Wing (Provisional) Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, and the 4190th Composite Wing (Provisional), Aviano Air Base, Italy. General Haynes flew and led offensive counter-air, interdiction, and close air support missions in support of Operation Provide Comfort II, enforcing the no-fly zone over northern Iraq, to support the United Nations' humanitarian aid and peacekeeping missions. In support of Operation Decisive Endeavor, he flew and led armed reconnaissance and close air support missions over Bosnia-Herzegovina, providing strategic intelligence for the Dayton Peace Accords agreement. In 2001, as the Virginia Air National Guard Headquarters Director of Operations, he flew and led numerous sorties in support of Operation Noble Eagle to include Combat Air Patrols over New York City and Washington, D.C. General Haynes is a command pilot with 4,483 hours including Provide Comfort II and Decisive Endeavor combat missions.
In 2002, General Haynes served as the Chief of Staff, Headquarters Virginia Air National Guard. In 2004, General Haynes assumed the duties of the Deputy Adjutant General for Air, Joint Forces Headquarters Virginia, Air Component, based at Richmond International Airport. General Haynes led the Virginia Air National Guard and primarily advised the Adjutant General of Virginia on Air National Guard affairs both State and Federal. Additionally from 2003 through 2005, General Haynes served as the special assistant to the Director, Air National Guard for Base Realignment and Closure.
1973 Bachelor of Arts degree, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
1977 Squadron Officer School, correspondence
1990 Air Command and Staff College, correspondence
1997 Air War College, correspondence
2005 Capstone
1. Oct 1973 - Nov 1974, student, pilot training, Moody Air Force Base, Ga.
2. Jan 1975 - Apr 1975, student, pilot instructor training, Randolph Moody Air Force Base, Tex.
3. May 1975 - Dec1975, T-38 instructor pilot, Moody Air Force Base, Ga.
4. Jan 1976 - Mar 1978, T-38 instructor pilot, Williams Moody Air Force Base, Ariz.
5. Apr 1978 - Nov 1979, T-38 instructor pilot, Randolph Moody Air Force Base, Tex.
6. Sep 1981 - Apr 1984, A-10 mission ready pilot, 131st Fighter Squadron, Massachusetts Air National Guard
7. Apr 1984 - Sep 1987, A-7 mission ready pilot, 149th Fighter Squadron, Virginia Air National Guard
8. Oct 1987 - Aug 1991, A-7 instructor / evaluation pilot, 149th Fighter Squadron, Virginia Air National Guard
9. Sep 1991 - Oct 2002, F-16 mission ready pilot, 149th Fighter Squadron, Virginia Air National Guard
10. Mar 1993 - Jul 1995, flight commander, 149th Fighter Squadron, Virginia Air National Guard
11. Jul 1995 - Nov 1996, operations officer, 149th Fighter Squadron, Virginia Air National Guard
12. Nov 1996 - Dec 1998, commander, 149th Fighter Squadron, Virginia Air National Guard
13. Dec 1998 - Nov 2000, vice commander, 192nd Fighter Wing, Virginia Air National Guard
14. Dec 2000 - Sep 2002, director of operations, Headquarters, Virginia Air National Guard
15. Oct 2002 - Oct 2004, chief of staff, Headquarters, Virginia Air National Guard
16. Oct 2004 - Sep 2005, deputy adjutant general for Air, Joint Force Headquarters, Virginia
17. Sep 2005 - Present, director of air operations, National Guard Bureau, Washington D.C.
Rating: Command Pilot
Flight Hours: More than 4,480
Aircraft flown: F-16, A-7, A-10, T-38
Legion of Merit with one oak cluster
Meritorious Service Medal with one oak leaf cluster
Air Medal
Aerial Achievement Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal with one oak leaf cluster
Air Force Achievement Medal
Distinguished-Presidential Unit Citation
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with two oak leaf clusters
Combat Readiness Medal with four devices
National Defense Service Medal with one device
Southwest Asia Service Medal
Armed Forces Service Medal
Air Force Longevity Service Award with 5 devices
Armed Forces Reserve Medal with 2 “M” devices
Commercial Airline Pilot
Second Lieutenant 6 June 1973
First Lieutenant 28 Oct 1975
Captain 21 Nov 1979
Major 21 May 1986
Lieutenant Colonel 13 May 1994
Colonel 30 July 1999
Brigadier General 3 Jan 2003
(Current as of May 2006)
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