Catherine A Chilton

Brig. Gen. Catherine A. Chilton is the mobilization assistant to the Military Deputy, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C. She supports oversight of the research and development, test, production, and modernization of Air Force programs worth more than $40 billion annually. General Chilton entered the Air Force in 1981 through the Reserve Officer Training Corps program. She first served as a test director in the 4950th Test Wing, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Following completion of the flight test engineering course in 1984, she held several positions testing and evaluating the flutter characteristics of the F-16 and flying qualities of the A-10 aircraft. She also tested and evaluated air-to-ground and air-to-air munitions on a variety of aircraft. In 1989, the general entered the Air Force Reserve individual mobilization augmentee program. She has held various positions at the San Antonio Air Logistics Center, Texas; Schriever AFB, Colo., Hanscom AFB, Mass, and Headquarters U.S. Air Force. She has also served at the Missile Defense Agency in Washington, D.C., and Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson AFB. Prior to her current assignment, she was the mobilization assistant to the Superintendent, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo. EDUCATION 1981 Bachelor of Science degree in applied physics, magna cum laude, East Carolina University, Greenville, N.C. 1984 Distinguished graduate, Test Engineering Course, Edwards AFB, Calif. 1985 Squadron Officer School, by correspondence 1993 Master of Science degree in electro-optics, University of Houston-Clear Lake, Texas 1997 Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence 2001 Air War College, by correspondence 2007 Senior Acquisition Management Course, Defense Acquisition University, Fort Belvoir, Va. ASSIGNMENTS 1. October 1981 - December 1983, test director, 4950th Test Wing, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 2. January 1984 - December 1984, student, Flight Test Engineer Course, Edwards AFB, Calif. 3. January 1985 - July 1986, research and development munitions test engineer, 3246th Test Wing, Eglin AFB, Fla. 4. July 1986 - May 1988, Deputy Test Director of Special Projects, 3246th Test Wing, Eglin AFB, Fla. 5. June 1989 - June 1996, aeronautical engineer, San Antonio Air Logistics Center, Kelly AFB, Texas 6. July 1996 - June 1998, Chief, TF39 Engineering and Technical Section, San Antonio ALC, Kelly AFB, Texas 7. July 1998 - June 1999, analytical test manager, Headquarters Space Warfare Center, Schriever AFB, Colo. 8. July 1999 - January 2001, assistant operations officer, 17th Test Squadron, Schriever AFB, Colo. 9. January 2001 - July 2001, operations officer, 17th Test Squadron, Schriever AFB, Colo. 10. July 2001 - April 2002, individual mobilization augmentee, 595th Test and Evaluation Group, Schriever AFB, Colo. 11. April 2002 - April 2004, senior individual mobilization augmentee to the Director of Space Operations and Integration, Deputy Chief of Staff for Air and Space Operations, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C. 12. April 2004 - December 2004, Deputy Director, Kinetic Interceptors, Missile Defense Agency, Washington, D.C. 13. December 2004 - December 2006, mobilization assistant to the Director of Capabilities Integration, Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 14. January 2007 - December 2008, mobilization assistant to the Commander, Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 15. December 2008 - February 2011, mobilization assistant to the Commander, Electronic Systems Center, Hanscom AFB, Mass. 16. February 2011 - present, mobilization assistant to the Superintendent, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo. MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS Legion of Merit Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster Air Force Achievement Medal Air Force Outstanding Unit Award Air Force Organizational Excellence Award with two oak leaf clusters National Defense Service Medal with bronze star EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION Second Lieutenant July 24, 1981 First Lieutenant July 24, 1983 Captain July 24, 1985 Major March 5, 1992 Lieutenant Colonel Sept. 18, 1998 Colonel April 1, 2002 Brigadier General April 2, 2009 (Current as of October 2013 )