BRIGADIER GENERAL JOHN P. McGOFF

Assistant Adjutant General - Air, Indiana

Brigadier General John P. McGoff is the Assistant Adjutant General for Air, Indiana Air National Guard. Headquartered in Indianapolis, he is an advisor to The Adjutant General on matters pertaining to the Indiana Air National Guard which consists of the 122d Fighter Wing in Fort Wayne, 181st Intelligence Wing in Terre Haute, Atterbury Air-to-Ground Gunnery Range in Edinburgh, Jefferson Air-to-Ground Range in Madison, and the 207th Weather Flight in Indianapolis.

General McGoff was commissioned in 1982 in the Medical Service Corps. He was re-commissioned in the Medical Corps in 1984 upon completion of medical training. Prior to his current assignment, he was the Medical Readiness Assistant to the United States Air Forces in Europe Commander, serving as the liaison between the Air National Guard and Headquarters, United States Air Forces in Europe Surgeon General and advising the commander on Air National Guard medical capabilities and the mobilization process.

His distinguished service with the 122nd Fighter Wing and the former 181st Fighter Wing included assignments as Medical Group Commander, Chief of Flight Missile Medicine, Flight Surgeon, and Hospital Administrator. During his tenure as commander, the unit received "Excellent" ratings on their Health Services Inspections in 1993, 1997, 2001 and 2005. They also won the Theodore Marrs Award, the highest Air National Guard Medical Award, in 1997 and 2006. Additionally, they also received the prestigious Schaeffer Trophy in 2006 for the best medical unit in all of the reserve components.

EDUCATION:

1980 Indiana University, Bachelor of Arts, Biology, Bloomington, Indiana
1983 United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine, Primary, Brooks Air Force Base, Texas
1984 Indiana University Medical School, Doctor of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana
1987 Thomas Jefferson University, Emergency Medicine Residency, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2001 Air War College, by correspondence
2013 Harvard John F. Kennedy School of Government, Homeland Security Executive Seminar, Cambridge, Massachusetts

ASSIGNMENTS:

1. October 1982 - October 1983, Hospital Administrator, 122d Fighter Wing, Indiana Air National Guard, Fort Wayne, Indiana
2. October 1983 - November 1983, Aerospace Medicine Primary Course, Brooks Air Force Base, Texas
3. November 1983 - January 1984, Hospital Administrator, 122d Fighter Wing, Indiana Air National Guard, Fort Wayne, Indiana
4. January 1984 - January 1984, Emergency Field Medicine Course, Uniform Services University, Bethesda, Maryland
5. January 1984 - October 1987, Flight Surgeon, 163d Tactical Fighter Squadron, Indiana Air National Guard, Fort Wayne, Indiana
6. October 1987 - October 1989, Flight Surgeon/Emergency Room Physician, 122d Fighter Wing, Indiana Air National Guard, Fort Wayne, Indiana
7. October 1989 - October 1990, Assistant Flight Medicine, 122d Fighter Wing, Indiana Air National Guard, Fort Wayne, Indiana
8. October 1990 - November 1992, Chief Flight Missile Medicine, 122d Fighter Wing, Indiana Air National Guard, Fort Wayne, Indiana
9. November 1992 - June 2007, Medical Group Commander, 181st Fighter Wing, Indiana Air National Guard, Terre Haute, Indiana
10. June 2007 - June 2010, Medical Readiness Assistant to USAFE Commander, with assignment to Joint Forces Headquarters, Indiana Air National Guard, Indianapolis, Indiana
11. June 2010 - May 2015, Chief of Staff, Joint Forces Headquarters, Indiana Air National Guard, Indianapolis, Indiana
12. May 2015 - Present, Assistant Adjutant General for Air, Joint Forces Headquarters, Indiana National Guard, Indianapolis, Indiana

FLIGHT INFORMATION:

Rating: Command Flight Surgeon
Flight Hours: More than 600
Aircraft: C-12, C-17, C-26, C-130, C-131, C-141, F-4, F-5, F-15, F-16, F-18, KC-135, MH-53, UH-1, UH-60,
Flight Surgeon wings from: Brooks Air Force Base, Texas

AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:

Legion of Merit
Meritorious Service Medal (with Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Air Force Commendation Medal
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award (with Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Air Force Organizational Excellence Award
National Defense Service Medal (with Bronze Star)
Iraq Campaign Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon with Gold Border
Air Force Longevity Service Award Ribbon (with 4 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with 2 "M" Devices)
Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon
Air Force Training Ribbon
Indiana National Guard Commendation Medal
Indiana Long Service Medal (with Number 20)
Indiana Overseas Service Ribbon
Indiana OCONUS Ribbon (with 2 Silver and Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Indiana Recruiting Ribbon
Indiana Military Volunteer Emblem

CIVILIAN OCCUPATION:

Attending Emergency Room Physician, Community Hospitals of Indianapolis
Board Member, Indiana Medical Licensing Board

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS & AFFILIATIONS:

American College of Emergency Physicians
American Medical Association
Speaker, Indiana State Medical Association
Federation of State Medical Boards
National Guard Association of the United States
National Guard Association of Indiana

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:

Second Lieutenant 23 October 1982
Captain 31 March 1984
Major 10 April 1988
Lieutenant Colonel 3 May 1992
Colonel 10 June 1995
Brigadier General 1 June 2010

(Current as of November 2015)