Lt. Gen. Michael C. Short entered
the Air Force in 1965 after graduating from the U.S. Air Force
Academy. He has commanded the 4th Aircraft Generation
Squadron, 334th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 4450th Tactical
Group, 355th Tactical Training Wing, 67th Tactical
Reconnaissance Wing and the 4404th Composite Wing. He is a
command pilot with more than 4,600 flying hours in fighter
aircraft, including 276 combat missions in Southeast Asia.
EDUCATION
1965 Bachelor of science degree in engineering management,
U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo.
1974
Master's degree in systems management, University of Southern
California
1977 Distinguished graduate, Air Command and
Staff College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
1985
Industrial College of the Armed Forces, Fort Lesley J. McNair,
Washington, D.C.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. September 1965 - September 1966, student, undergraduate
pilot training, Webb Air Force Base, Texas
2. October 1966
- May 1967, student, F-4 Combat Crew Training School,
Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz.
3. June 1967 - June
1968, pilot, 557th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Cam Ranh Bay Air
Base, South Vietnam
4. July 1968 - December 1968, student,
F-102 Combat Crew Training School, Perrin Air Force Base,
Texas
5. December 1968 - February 1969, student, F-106
Combat Crew Training School, Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla.
6. March 1969 - July 1970, pilot, 87th Fighter Interceptor
Squadron, Duluth International Airport, Minn.
7. July 1970
- August 1972, air officer commanding, Cadet Squadron 5, U.S.
Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo.
8. August 1972 - November 1974, pilot
and maintenance officer, 318th Fighter Interceptor Squadron,
McChord Air Force Base, Wash.
9. November 1974 -
April 1975, student, F-4 upgrade training, Homestead Air Force
Base, Fla.
10. May 1975 - December 1975, pilot, 421st
Tactical Fighter Squadron, Udorn Royal Thai Air Force Base,
Thailand
11. December 1975 - June 1976, pilot, 90th
Tactical Fighter Squadron, Clark Air Base, Philippines
12.
July 1976 - June 1977, student, Air Command and Staff College,
Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
13. June 1977 - August 1980,
plans staff officer, Directorate of Plans, Headquarters U.S.
Air Force, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
14. September
1980 - December 1980, student, F-4 upgrade training, MacDill
Air Force Base, Fla.
15. December 1980 - July 1982,
commander, 4th Aircraft Generation Squadron, Seymour Johnson
Air Force Base, N.C.
16. July 1982 - November 1983,
commander, 334th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Seymour Johnson
Air Force Base, N.C.
17. November 1983 - July 1984,
assistant deputy commander for operations, 4th Tactical
Fighter Wing, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C.
18.
August 1984 - June 1985, student, Industrial College of the
Armed Forces, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
19.
June 1985 - August 1985, student, A-7 upgrade training, Tucson
International Airport, Tucson, Ariz.
20. August 1985 -
April 1987, vice commander, 4450th Tactical Group, Nellis Air
Force Base, Nev.
21. April 1987 - August 1988, commander,
4450th Tactical Group, Nellis Air Force Base, Nev.
22.
August 1988 - January 1990, commander, 355th Tactical Training
Wing, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz.
23. January 1990
- August 1991, commander, 67th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing,
Bergstrom Air Force Base, Texas
24. August 1991 - July
1993, assistant director of operations, Headquarters Tactical
Air Command (redesignated Headquarters Air Combat Command),
Langley Air Force Base, Va. (October 1992 - March 1993,
commander, 4404th Composite Wing, Dhahran Air Base, Saudi
Arabia)
25. July 1993 - July 1995, director of joint
training and exercises, J-7, U.S. Atlantic Command, Norfolk,
Va.
26. July 1995 - May 1996, chief of staff, Allied Air
Forces Southern Europe, NATO, Naples, Italy
27. May 1996 -
May 1998, director of operations, Headquarters U.S. Air Forces
in Europe, Ramstein Air Base, Germany
28. May 1998 - June
1999, commander, Allied Air Forces Southern Europe and
Stabilization Forces Air Component, Naples, Italy, and
commander, 16th Air Force and 16th Air and Space Expeditionary
Task Force, U.S. Air Forces in Europe, Aviano Air Base, Italy
29. June 1999 - present, commander, Allied Air Forces
Southern Europe, Stabilization Forces Air Component and Kosovo
Forces Air Component, Naples, Italy, and 16th Air Force and
16th Air and Space Expeditionary Task Force, U.S. Air Forces
in Europe, Aviano Air Base, Italy
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Command pilot Flight hours: More than 4,600
Aircraft flown: A-7, A-10, F4-C/D/E, F-15E, F-16C, F-102,
F-106, F-117 and RF4-C
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Distinguished Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
Distinguished Service Medal with oak leaf cluster Silver
Star Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit
Distinguished Flying Cross with oak leaf cluster
Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters Air
Medal with 14 oak leaf clusters Air Force Commendation
Medal Vietnam Service Medal with three service stars
Southwest Asia Service Medal Humanitarian Service Medal
Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm Grand
Officer, Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant Jun 9, 1965 First Lieutenant Dec 9,
1966 Captain Jun 13, 1968 Major Jun 1, 1976
Lieutenant Colonel Sep 1, 1980 Colonel Oct 1, 1984
Brigadier General Sep 1, 1991 Major General Sep 28, 1994
Lieutenant General Jul 1, 1998
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