Susan Y. Desjardins
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Major General Susan Yvonne DesjardinsU.S. Strategic Command, Offutt Air Force Base, Neb.[2]
Military career
Raised in
Air War College at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, in 1997 and from the General Manager Program at the Harvard Business School, Harvard University
in 2004.
Desjardins has held a variety of staff positions at the major command, Joint Staff and Headquarters U.S. Air Force levels, including deputy military assistant to the
T-37
.
Education
- 1980 Bachelor of Science degree in international affairs/political science, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado
- 1983 Squadron Officer School, by correspondence
- 1991 Master of Arts degree in industrial psychology and human relations, Louisiana Tech University
- 1993 Master of Arts degree in national security and strategic studies, Naval Command and Staff College, Naval War College, Newport, R.I.
- 1997 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
- 2004 General Manager Program, Harvard Business School, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.
- 2009 National Security Studies Program, George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
- 2009 Air Force Enterprise Leadership Seminar, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Assignments
- July 1980 - August 1981, student, undergraduate pilot training, Laughlin AFB, Texas
- August 1981 - December 1981, KC-135A pilot training, Castle AFB, Calif.
- December 1981 - October 1985, KC-135A copilot, standardization and evaluation copilot, and aircraft commander, 911th Air Refueling Squadron, Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C.
- October 1985 - September 1988, KC-10 copilot and aircraft commander, 344th Air Refueling Squadron, Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C.
- September 1988 - July 1991, KC-10 instructor and evaluator pilot, 2nd Air Refueling Squadron; later, executive officer, 2nd Bombardment Wing, Barksdale AFB, La.
- July 1991 - August 1992, KC-10 program element monitor, Directorate for Requirements and Test, Headquarters Strategic Air Command, Offutt AFB, Neb.
- August 1992 - July 1993, student, Naval Command and Staff College, Newport R.I.
- July 1993 - March 1994, tanker requirements staff officer, Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans and Operations, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
- March 1994 - March 1995, member, Air Force Issues Team, Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans and Operations, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
- March 1995 - July 1996, deputy military assistant to the Secretary of the Air Force, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
- July 1996 - July 1997, student, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
- July 1997 - August 1999, Commander, 912th Air Refueling Squadron, Grand Forks AFB, N.D.
- August 1999 - March 2002, strategic planner, later, Chief, Nuclear Treaties Branch, Directorate for Strategic Plans and Policy (J5), Joint Staff, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
- March 2002 - August 2003, Commander, 60th Operations Group, Travis AFB, Calif.
- August 2003 - October 2004, executive officer to the Commander, U.S. Transportation Command, and the Commander, Air Mobility Command, Scott AFB, Ill.
- October 2004 - November 2005, Commander, 437th Airlift Wing, Charleston AFB, S.C.
- December 2005 - October 2008, Commandant of Cadets, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo.
- October 2008 - January 2011, Deputy Director then Director of Strategic Plans, Requirements and Programs, Headquarters Air Mobility Command, Scott AFB, Ill.
- January 2011 – October 2012, director of plans and policy (J5), U.S. Strategic Command, Offutt AFB, Neb.
Flight information
- Rating: Command pilot
- Flight hours: More than 3,800
- Aircraft flown: KC-10, C-17, C-5, KC-135R, KC-135A and T-37
Awards and decorations
US Air Force Command Pilot Badge | |
Parachutist Badge | |
Joint Chiefs of Staff Badge
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Air Force Distinguished Service Medal
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Defense Superior Service Medal | |
Legion of Merit with bronze oak leaf cluster | |
Defense Meritorious Service Medal | |
Meritorious Service Medal with three bronze oak leaf clusters | |
Aerial Achievement Medal | |
Joint Service Commendation Medal | |
Air Force Commendation Medal with bronze oak leaf cluster | |
Air Force Achievement Medal | |
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with bronze oak leaf cluster
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Air Force Organizational Excellence Award
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Combat Readiness Medal with bronze oak leaf cluster | |
National Defense Service Medal with bronze service star | |
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal with three bronze service stars | |
Southwest Asia Service Medal with bronze service star | |
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal | |
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal | |
Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon with gold frame
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Air Force Longevity Service Award with silver and bronze oak leaf cluster
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Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon
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Air Force Training Ribbon
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Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia) | |
Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait) |
Effective dates of promotion
Insignia | Rank | Date |
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Major General | September 10, 2009 | |
Brigadier General | September 2, 2006 | |
Colonel | April 1, 2000 | |
Lieutenant Colonel | December 1, 1996 | |
Major | June 1, 1992 | |
Captain | May 28, 1984 | |
First Lieutenant |
May 28, 1982 | |
Second Lieutenant | May 28, 1980 |
References
- ^ a b Polaris (PDF). Vol. 22. Colorado Springs, Colorado: United States Air Force Academy. 1980. p. 338. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
- ^ "Major General Susan Y. Desjardins". United States Air Force. Archived from the original on 2012-12-12. Retrieved 13 December 2010.