Brigadier General Anthony J. Tolin

US Air Force Military Biographies, Annual, 2004

BRIGADIER GENERAL ANTHONY J. TOLIN

Retired Aug. 1, 1995.

Brigadier General Anthony J. Tolin is deputy director for strategy and policy, Joint Staff, (J-5), Washington, D.C.

The general was born in London. He was commissioned through the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps program at Louisiana Tech University. He has flown combat in the Vietnam conflict and Operation Desert Storm. He has commanded two wings, the 37th Tactical Fighter Wing (F-117A's) and the 57th Wing. He is a command pilot with more than 5,000 hours, principally in fighter aircraft.

EDUCATION

1967 Bachelor of science degree in mathematics, Louisiana Tech University

1972 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.

1974 USAF Fighter Weapons School, Nellis Air Force Base, Nev.

1980 Master of arts degree in management, LaVerne University, Calif.

1986 Air War College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.

ASSIGNMENTS

1. June 1967 - June 1968, student, Undergraduate Pilot Training, Laredo Air Force Base, Texas

2. June 1968 - March 1972, T-38 instructor pilot, Laredo Air Force Base, Texas

3. March 1972 - November 1972, student, F-4 Replacement Training Unit, Luke Air Force Base, Ariz.

4. December 1972 - January 1974, F-4C/D/E fighter pilot, 421st Tactical Fighter Squadron, Udorn Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand

5. January 1974 - September 1978, F-4 instructor pilot and flight commander, 58th Tactical Fighter Training Wing, Luke Air Force Base, Ariz.

6. September 1978 - September 1981, chief, weapons and tactics, 21st Tactical Fighter Wing and Headquarters Alaskan Air Command, Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska

7. September 1981 - June 1985, action officer, Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans and Operations; and member, Air Force Chief of Staff's Staff Group, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.

8. July 1985 - June 1986, student, Air War College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.

9. July 1986 - June 1987, deputy commander for operations, 8th Tactical Fighter Wing, Kunsan Air Base, South Korea

10. July 1987 - August 1990, vice commander and commander, 4450th Tactical Group, 37th Tactical Fighter Wing, Tonopah Test Range, Nev.

11. August 1990 - November 1991, assistant deputy chief of staff, Plans, Headquarters Tactical Air Command, Langley Air Force Base, Va., (December 1990 - March 1991, Operation Desert Storm, chief, campaign plans, USCENTAF, Saudi Arabia)

12. November 1991 - August 1993, commander, 57th Wing, Nellis Air Force Base, Nev.

13. August 1993 - present, deputy director for strategy and policy), Joint Staff, J-5, Washington, D.C.

FLIGHT INFORMATION

Rating: Command pilot

Flight hours: More than 5,000

Aircraft flown: T-38, F-4, F-15, F-16, A-7, F-117A

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS

Legion of Merit

Distinguished Flying Cross

Bronze Star Medal

Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters

Air Medal with six oak leaf clusters

Aerial Achievement Medal

Air Force Commendation Medal

Combat Readiness Medal with two oak leaf clusters

Vietnam Service Medal with service star

Southwest Asia Service Medal with two service stars

Kuwait Liberation Medal

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS

1968 Distinguished graduate, Undergraduate Pilot Training

1972 Outstanding graduate and Top Gun, F-4 Replacement Training Unit

1973 Order of the Able Aeronaut, Pacific Air Forces

1974 Outstanding graduate, F-4 CIS

1975 Outstanding graduate, USAF Fighter Weapons School

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION

Second Lieutenant May 29, 1967

First Lieutenant Dec 19, 1968

Captain Jun 19, 1970

Major Apr 1, 1979

Lieutenant Colonel Nov 1, 1981

Colonel Dec 1, 1985

Brigadier General May 1, 1992

(Current as of October 1993)