Don Bacon (general)

Don Bacon
Born 1963/1964 (age 51–52)[1]
Allegiance United States
Service/branch United States Air Force
Years of service 1985-2014
Rank Brigadier General

Donald J. Bacon is a retired United States Air Force Brigadier General and a member of the Republican Party.

Bacon is a native of Illinois.[2] He attended Northern Illinois University and then gained his commission through Officers' Training School. During his career he served as the Installation Commander for Ramstein Airbase in Germany and at Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska. *"Brigadier General Donald J. Bacon". United States Air Force.  At the age of 50, Bacon retired from the Air Force.[1] He served as an aide to U.S. Representative Jeff Fortenberry and as an assistant professor at Bellevue University. He will run in the Republican Party primary election for the U.S. House of Representatives in Nebraska's 2nd congressional district in the 2016 elections.[3]

Bacon and his wife, Angie, have four children and live in Papillion, Nebraska.[2]

Education

Assignments

  1. May 1985 - October 1985, student, Officer Training School, Lackland AFB, Texas
  2. October 1985 - May 1986, student, Officer Intelligence School, 3470th Training Squadron, Lowry AFB, Colo.
  3. May 1986 - February 1989, command, control and communications intel analyst and chief, Offensive Missile Analysis Team, 544th Intelligence Analysis Squadron, Offutt AFB, Neb.
  4. February 1989 - February 1990, CINCSAC intel briefer, Strategic Air Command Headquarters, Offutt AFB, Neb.
  5. February 1990 - August 1990, indications and warning officer, 13th Air Force Headquarters, Clark Air Base, Philippines
  6. August 1990 - February 1991, squadron intel officer, 3d Tactical Fighter Squadron, Clark Air Base, Philippines
  7. February 1991 - April 1992, student, Navigator and Electronic Warfare Schools, Mather AFB,Calif.
  8. April 1992 - July 1994, EC-130H/COMPASS CALL mission crew commander and flight commander, 41st Electronic Combat Squadron, Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz.
  9. July 1994 - February 1996, executive officer, 355th Operations Group, Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz.
  10. February 1996 - August 1997, assistant director of operations and chief of standardization and evaluation, 41st Electronic Combat Squadron, Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz.
  11. August 1997 - June 1998, student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
  12. June 1998 - June 2000, chief, electronic warfare officer training, 45th Reconnaissance Squadron and chief of wing protocol, 55th Wing, Offutt AFB, Neb.
  13. June 2000 - June 2001, operations officer, 355th Operations Support Squadron and 41st Electronic Combat Squadron, Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz.
  14. June 2001 - March 2002, executive officer to the commander, 12th Air Force, Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz.
  15. March 2002 - July 2003, commander, 41st Electronic Combat Squadron, Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz.
  16. August 2003 - June 2004, student, National War College, Fort McNair, Washington, D.C.
  17. June 2004 - April 2006, chief, space and enterprises integration division, Headquarters Air Force, and executive officer to Chief of Warfighting Integration and Chief Information Officer, Secretary of the Air Force, Washington, D.C.
  18. April 2006 - May 2007, commander, 55th Electronic Combat Group, Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz.
  19. May 2007 - June 2008, chief, Special Operations and Intelligence Information, Multi-National Force, Iraq
  20. July 2008 - June 2009, commander, 435th Air Base Wing, Ramstein Air Base, Germany
  21. June 2009 - March 2011, deputy commander, Third Air Force, Ramstein Air Base, Germany
  22. March 2011 – July 2012, commander, 55th Wing, Offutt AFB, Neb.
  23. July 2012- present, Director of ISR Strategy, Plans, Doctrine and Force Development, AF/A2, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon

Flight Information

Rating: Evaluator/instructor/master navigator (EWO) Flight hours: More than 1,700 in the EC-130H, RC-135 S/V/W and Navy E-6

Major Awards and Decorations

Dates of Promotion

References

  1. 1 2 "Gen. Bacon set to retire". The Daily Journal. Retrieved March 25, 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Citing military and foreign policy as priorities, retired Brig. Gen. Don Bacon announces bid for Congress". Omaha.com. Retrieved March 25, 2015.
  3. ↑ Don Walton/Lincoln Journal Star. "Retired general bids for Ashford House seat". Fremont Tribune. Retrieved March 25, 2015.

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