MAJOR GENERAL JOSEPH K. SIMEONE
Major General Joseph K. Simeone is the Air National Guard assistant to the commander, Air Mobility Command (AMC), Scott Air Force Base, Ill.
As the ANG assistant to the commander AMC, he is responsible for advising him and the staff on all issues impacting the ANG and provides administrative oversight of assigned ANG personnel.
He ensures requirements and coordination for AMC-gained ANG units are included in the planning, programming, and execution phases of the AMC mission elements.
The general was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Air Force Reserve on February 1965 after completion of undergraduate navigator training at James Connally Air Force Base, Texas.
He was awarded the aeronautical rating of navigator in April 1966 and was assigned to the 34th Air Refueling Squadron at Pease Air Force Base,
N.H. While serving on extended active duty, he participated in Arc Light and Young Tiger deployments, completing over 580 hours of combat time in the Southeast Asian Theater.
EDUCATION:
1965 Bachelor of science degree in business administration, University of Connecticut, Storrs
1976 Master's degree in business administration, Golden Gate University, San Francisco, Calif.
1981 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
1984 Air War College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
ASSIGNMENTS:
1. February 1965 - May 1965, inactive reserve, Headquarters Air Reserve Personnel Center, Denver, Colo.
2. May 1965 - April 1966, undergraduate navigator training, 3569th Navigator Training Squadron, James Connally Air Force Base, Texas
3. April 1966 - October 1966, navigator, KC-135, 34th Air Refueling Squadron, Pease Air Force Base, N.H.
4. October 1966 - April 1970, navigator, KC-135, 509th Air Refueling Squadron, Pease Air Force Base, N.H.
5. April 1970 - May 1970, inactive reserve, Headquarters Air Reserve Personnel Center, Denver, Colo.
6. May 1970 - July 1971, navigator, C-124C, 133rd Military Airlift Squadron, Pease Air Force Base, N.H.
7. July 1971 - October 1975, navigator, C-130A, 133rd Tactical Airlift Squadron, Pease Air Force Base, N.H.
8. October 1975 - July 1978, air operations officer, KC-135A, 157th Air Refueling Group, Pease Air Force Base, N.H.
9. July 1978 - January 1984, director of operations, KC-135A/E, 157th Air Refueling Group, Pease Air Force Base, N.H.
10. January 1984 - December 1985, chief of maintenance, KC-135E, 157th Air Refueling Group, Pease Air Force Base, N.H.
11. December 1985 - December 1986, air operations staff director, Headquarters, Concord, N.H.
12. December 1986 - April 1996, air commander, KC-135E/R, 157th Air Refueling Wing, Pease Air National Guard Base, N.H.
13. April 1996 - May 1999, chief of staff, Headquarters New Hampshire Air National Guard, Concord, N.H.
14. May 1999 - present, Air National Guard assistant to the commander, Air Mobility Command, Scott Air Force Base, Ill.
FLIGHT INFORMATION:
Rating: Master navigator
Flight hours: More than 5,000 hours
Aircraft flown: B-52D, C-124C, C-130A, KC-135A/E/R, and U-16A
Navigator wings from: James Connally Air Force Base, Texas
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:
Legion of Merit
Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
Coast Guard Commendation Medal
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with five oak leaf clusters
Combat Readiness Medal with eight oak leaf clusters
National Defense Service Medal with bronze service star
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Vietnam Service Medal with two bronze service stars
Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS:
ANG Advisor to the Airlift Tanker Association
Eastern Region coordinator for ANG Long Range Planning
Member of the ANG Steering Committee
Member of the ANG Board of Directors
Executive Committee Member for the New Hampshire Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and
Reserve
Past President of the National Guard Association of New Hampshire
Past Member of the Air Mobility Command Air Reserve Forces Policy Council
Past Member of the Air Directorate Field Advisory Council (ANG)
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:
Second Lieutenant Feb 11, 1965
First Lieutenant Feb 11, 1968
Captain Feb 11, 1970
Major Jan 24, 1976
Lieutenant Colonel Jul 25, 1980
Colonel Dec 23, 1985
Brigadier General Oct 30, 1997
Major General Mar 30, 2000
(Current as of August 2000)
The date of publication
indicated on this biography reflects the most recent update. It does not necessarily
reflect the date of printing.
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