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Years of service
  
1978–present

Rank
  
Brigadier General


Name
  
John Tuohy

John S. Tuohy

Allegiance
  
United States of America

Commands held
  
Washington Air National Guard (Current) 194th Regional Support Wing Chief of Staff, Joint Force Headquarters, Washington National Guard Detachment 1, Headquarters Washington Air National Guard 111th Air Support Operations Center Squadron

Awards
  
Legion of Merit, et al. (See below)

Service/branch
  
United States Air Force

John S. Tuohy is a retired Brigadier General in the United States Air Force, last serving as the Assistant Adjutant General and Commander of the Washington Air National Guard (WA ANG), in which capacity he commanded 34 units and the 2,100 personnel attached to those units. General Tuohy was responsible to The Adjutant General of Washington, Major General Bret D. Daugherty, “to prepare, implement and administer plans, policies and programs to effectively organize, staff, equip and train units for state and federal mobilization." Additionally, General Tuohy oversaw the Washington Youth Academy, a division of the National Guard Youth Challenge Program in Bremerton, Washington, which provides quasi-military training and mentoring programs for 300 at-risk youths each year. Prior to his last assignment, then-Colonel Tuohy served as the Washington National Guard's Director of United States Property and Fiscal Office, in which capacity he was primarily responsible for receiving and accounting for all funds and property - in excess of $1,300,000,000 - of the United States in the possession of the Washington National Guard and ensuring that Federal funds were "obligated and expended in conformance with applicable statutes and regulations."

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Early life and education

The son of a United States Navy aviation machinist's mate, first class (AMM1), whose service during World War II ended with an honorable discharge for medical reasons after his PBY Catalina crashed on a training exercise, Tuohy was born on 23 November 1956 in St. Petersburg, Florida. In 1974, he graduated from St. Petersburg High School. In 1978, he graduated from Florida State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Management. Upon graduation, he was commissioned in the United States Air Force through the Reserve Officer Training Corps with honors as a Distinguished Graduate (top 10% of his class). Additionally, he is a graduate of Squadron Officer School, Air Command and Staff College, Air Ground Operations School (twice Distinguished Graduate), and Air War College.

Military career

General Tuohy has served the following assignments:

  1. January 1979 - July 1979, Student, Undergraduate Navigator Training, Mather Air Force Base, California
  2. July 1979 - February 1980, Student, Electronic Warfare Officer Training, Mather Air Force Base, California
  3. February 1980 - June 1980, Student, Combat Crew Training Course, Castle Air Force Base, California
  4. June 1980 - November 1984, Electronic Warfare Officer, B-52, 325th Bombardment Squadron, Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington
  5. December 1984 - June 1987, Officer in Charge, Operating Location, Administration, Headquarters Washington Air National Guard, Camp Murray, Washington
  6. June 1987 - June 1989, Cost Management Officer, Headquarters Washington Air National Guard, Operating Location BA, Camp Murray, Washington
  7. June 1989 - June 1991, Air Operations Officer, 111th Air Support Operations Center Squadron, Camp Murray, Washington
  8. June 1991 - June 1992, Fighter Duty Officer, 111th Air Support Operations Center Squadron, Camp Murray, Washington
  9. June 1992 - December 1994, Senior Fighter Duty Officer, 111th Air Support Operations Center Squadron, Camp Murray, Washington
  10. December 1994 - September 1996, Director of Operations, 111th Air Support Operations Center Squadron, Camp Murray, Washington
  11. October 1996 - September 1997, Director of Operations, Headquarters 252d Combat Communications Group, Camp Murray, Washington
  12. October 1997 - May 1999, Commander, 111th Air Support Operations Center Squadron, Camp Murray, Washington
  13. June 1999 - May 2001, Commander, Detachment 1, Headquarters Washington Air National Guard, Camp Murray, Washington
  14. July 2001 - July 2003, Human Resource Officer, Headquarters Washington Air National Guard, Camp Murray, Washington
  15. July 2003 - June 2005, Chief of Staff, Joint Force Headquarters, Washington National Guard, Camp Murray, Washington
  16. June 2005 - June 2006, Commander, Detachment 1, Headquarters Washington Air National Guard, Camp Murray, Washington
  17. June 2006 - June 2008, Commander, 194th Regional Support Wing, Camp Murray, Washington
  18. June 2008 - November 2013, United States Property & Fiscal Officer, Camp Murray, Washington
  19. November 2013 – August 2017, Commander and Assistant Adjutant General - Air, Headquarters, Washington Air National Guard, Camp Murray, Washington

Flight Information

Rating: Navigator

Flight Hours: More than 1,200

Aircraft Flown: Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, Cessna T-37 Tweet, Boeing T-43

Education

1978 Florida State University, Bachelor of Science, Management, Tallahassee, Florida 1990 Squadron Officer School, by correspondence 1994 Air Command and Staff College, by seminar, McChord AFB, Washington Air Ground Operations School, twice Distinguished Graduate 1999 Air War College, by correspondence

Professional Boards, Memberships, and Affiliations

Goodwill Industries of the Olympics and Rainier Region Board of Directors

Washington National Guard Museum Board of Advisors

Military Officers Association of America

National Guard Association of the United States

National Guard Association of Washington

References

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