Prior Roles: Constellis Group, Centerra Group, A-T Solutions, Allied Defense Group, Hemagen Diagnostics He has flown combat missions in operations Desert Shield, Desert Storm, Allied Force and Enduring Freedom. Air Force Weapons School and is a command pilot with more than 4,200 flying hours in the T-37, T-38, F-16C/D, F-117A, MQ-9 and MC-12W. General Goldfein received his commission from the U.S. Before serving as the Vice Chief, General Goldfein was the Director, Joint Staff, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va. Air Force, where he presided over the Air Staff and served as a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Requirements Oversight Council and Deputy Advisory Working Group. General Goldfein was the Vice Chief of Staff of the U.S. As members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Air Force Chief of Staff and other service chiefs function as military advisers to the Secretary of Defense, National Security Council and the President. As Chief, he served as the senior uniformed Air Force officer responsible for the organization, training and equipping of 685,000 active-duty, Guard, Reserve and civilian forces serving in the United States and overseas. Goldfein was the 21st Chief of Staff of the U.S.

Air Force, Director Joint Staff, the Pentagon Air Force, Vice Chief of Staff to the U.S. He holds a MS from National Defense University and an undergraduate degree from the University of Texas. General Thomas is a graduate of the Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course, the Navy Fighter Weapons School, Air Command and Staff College, and the National War College. His joint assignments include service in the Joint Staff Strategic Plans Directorate (J-5) and in the Force Structure, Resources, and Assessment Directorate (J-8). He also served as Assistant Wing Commander of 2d Marine Aircraft Wing, the assistant Deputy Commandant for Aviation, and as the Marine Corps Deputy Director of Operations. He also commanded Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), and he served as the Commanding General, 2d Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward) in Afghanistan as well as the Commanding General, 2d Marine Aircraft Wing in Cherry Point, North Carolina. He commanded VMFA-323 during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM while embarked aboard the USS CONSTELLATION (CV-64). While on active duty, General Thomas served in several FA-18 squadrons. Prior Roles: Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps and Deputy Commandant for Programs and Resources.

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