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JOHN
C. TRUESDELL
 John
C. Truesdell, a member of the Senior Executive Service, is Deputy
Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Reserve Affairs, Headquarters
U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C. Within the Air Force, he is responsible
for coordinating, planning and establishing policy for the Air National
Guard, Air Force Reserve and Civil Air Patrol. His areas of responsibility
include personnel, manpower, organization, force structure, logistics,
inspections, budget, legislation, facilities, construction, operational
training, exercises, and peacetime support activities, the organizing
and training of Individual Mobilization Augmentees, and unit location
or relocation.
Born
in San Antonio, Texas, Mr. Truesdell served 30 years on active duty
in ranks from private to colonel. He earned his commission as a distinguished
graduate of Baylor University’s ROTC program in 1963. Mr. Truesdell
commanded in combat, served in the offices of the Army Chief of Staff,
Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the National Security Council, and was
the senior adviser to the California National Guard.
EDUCATION:
1963
Bachelor of arts degree in mathematics, Baylor University, Waco, Texas
1967 Master of science degree in industrial engineering, Air Force
Institute of Technology
1974 Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
1985 Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Pa.
1988 Advanced Management Program, Duke University, Raleigh-Durham,
N.C.
CAREER CHRONOLOGY:
1.
1963 - 1967, Minuteman II missile launch officer, 455th Strategic
Missile Wing, Minot Air Force Base, N.D.
2. 1967 - 1968, student, U.S. Army Field Artillery Officer’s Basic
and Advanced Courses, Fort Sill, Okla.
3. 1968 - 1969, commander and field artillery liaison officer, 4th
Infantry Division, Vietnam
4. 1969 - 1971, Commander, 72nd Field Artillery Group, VII Corps,
West Germany
5. 1971 - 1972, Adjutant and AS-3, 72nd Field Artillery Group, VII
Corps, West Germany
6. 1972 - 1973, instructor, U.S. Army Field Artillery School, Fort
Sill, Okla.
7. 1973 - 1974, student, Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth,
Kansas
8. 1974 - 1975, S-3 Operations Officer, 1/38th Field Artillery, 2nd
Infantry Division, Vietnam
9. 1975 - 1976, Secretary to the General Staff, 25th Infantry Division,
Schofield Barracks, Hawaii
10. 1976 - 1978, Executive Officer, 2/11th Field Artillery Battalion,
25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii
11. 1978 - 1980, Army-wide Assignment Officer for Majors, U.S. Army
Military Personnel Center, Alexandria, Va.
12. 1980 - 1981, action officer, Special Activities Team, Office of
the Army Chief of Staff, Washington, D.C.
13. 1982 - 1984, Commander, 2/8th Field Artillery, 7th Infantry Division,
Fort Ord, Calif.
14. 1984 - 1985, student, U.S. Army War College, Carlisle Barracks,
Pa.
15. 1985 - 1986, Executive Officer, Automation and Systems Directorate,
Washington, D.C.
16. 1986 - 1989, Chief, Military Space Policy, Office of the Joint
Chiefs of Staff, Washington, D.C.
17. 1989 - 1991, Senior Army Adviser, California National Guard, Sacramento,
Calif.
18. 1991 – 1995, Vice President, Real Estate Alternatives Inc., Orangeville,
Calif.
19. 1996 – 1996, consultant, Cube Corp., Vienna, Va.; DynCorp, Reston,
Va.; and Day & Zimmerman Inc., Fayetteville, N.C.
20. 1996 – 1997, Senior Associate, MBA Management Inc., Fairfax, Va.
21. 1997 – 1999, Senior Operations Analyst, SY Technology Inc., Arlington,
Va.
22. 1999 – 2001, Director, Business Development, HandySoft Corp.,
Falls Church, Va.
22. 2002 – present, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for
Reserve Affairs, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
AWARDS AND HONORS:
Silver Star
Legion of Merit
Bronze Star Medal with “V” device and oak leaf cluster
Purple Heart
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Air Medal with oak leaf cluster
Army Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Commendation Medal
Air Force Combat Readiness Medal
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND AFFILIATIONS:
Sons of the American Revolution
Founders and Patriots of America
(Current
as of May 2002)
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