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Chuẩn Tướng Không Quân HK JR Edwards Chuẩn Tướng Không Quân HK J R Edwards (gốc Việt) Tư Lệnh Q vùng Thái Bình Dương Ha Buon Tin về Chuẩn tướng J,R Edwards,, được đề cử đảm trách Giám Đốc Viện DTRA ( Nuclear Enterprise Directorate, Defense Threat Reduction Agency, Fort Belvoir, Virginia) White House, Tổng tư lệnh Donald J. Trump đã bổ nhiệm Chuẩn tướng John R. Edwards đến làm Tư Lệnh Không Quân khu vực Thái Bình Dương! Là Hậu Duệ VNCH với quá trình Không Quân Chiến Lược Nguyên Tử phòng vệ quốc gia Hoa Kỳ ! Tướng Edwards từng là Chuyên Gia Hạt Nhân Chiến Lược Quốc Phòng Hoa Kỳ: Giám đốc, Ban Giám đốc Cơ Sở Hạt nhân, Cơ quan Giảm thiểu đe dọa và phòng vệ quốc phòng tại Fort Belvoir, Virginia. Ông lãnh đạo Hệ Thống chịu trách nhiệm về bảo đảm sứ mệnh chiến tranh Hạt Nhân, hậu cứ, giáo dục, giám sát thanh tra và các hoạt động phòng thủ hỗ trợ các nỗ lực tạo điều kiện rộng lớn của DTRA cho chính phủ Hoa Kỳ, Bộ Quốc phòng cũng như các đồng minh và đối tác chiến lược hạt nhân quốc tế. Sự bổ nhiệm Tướng John R. Edwards chắc chắn sẽ làm cho khu vực Thái Bình Dương chuẩn bị sóng thần nhân tạo ! BRIGADIER GENERAL JOHN R. EDWARDS This is the official portrait of Brig. Gen. John R. Edwards. Brig. Gen. John R. Edwards is the Director, Nuclear Enterprise Directorate, Defense Threat Reduction Agency, Fort Belvoir, Virginia. He leads an organization responsible for mission assurance, nuclear surety, logistics, education, inspection oversight and contingency operations supporting DTRA’s vast enabling efforts to the U.S. government, Department of Defense, and international allies and partners. Brig. Gen. Edwards graduated from the University of Hawaii’s Air Force ROTC program in 1995. He later earned his navigator wings and naval flight officer rating from Pensacola Naval Air Station, Florida. He commanded the 28th Bomb Wing at Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, 479th Flying Training Group at Pensacola Naval Air Station, Florida, and 96th Bomb Squadron at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana. He also served in various key staff positions on the Joint Staff J-8 Force Structure, Resources and Assessment Directorate, U.S. Air Forces Central Command, and U.S. Air Force Headquarters Executive Action Group. Prior to his current assignment, Brig. Gen. Edwards was the Director of the Secretary and Chief of Staff of the Air Force Executive Action Group. Brig. Gen. Edwards is a master combat systems officer with more than 2,500 flight hours including 237 combat hours in operations Allied Force and Enduring Freedom. EDUCATION 1995 Bachelor of Science, Computer Science, University of Hawaii, Honolulu 2000 Weapons Instructor Course, Distinguished Graduate, U.S. Air Force Weapons School, Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. 2001 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 2003 Master of Arts, Organizational Science, George Washington University, Washington, D.C. 2007 Master of Military Operational Arts and Sciences, Distinguished Graduate, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala 2008 Master of Airpower Art and Science, School of Advanced Air and Space Studies, Maxwell AFB, Ala 2009 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence 2013 National Defense Fellow, Stimson Center, Washington, D.C. 2013 Joint and Combined Warfighting School, National Defense University, Norfolk, Va. 2015 Leadership Development Program, Center for Creative Leadership, Colorado Springs, Colo. 2017 Enterprise Perspective Seminar, Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C. ASSIGNMENTS 1. July 1995–November 1996, student, Joint Specialized Navigator Training, Randolph Air Force Base, Texas 2. December 1996–May 1997, Student, B-52H Formal Training Unit, Barksdale AFB, La 3. June 1997–December 2000, B-52H Electronic Warfare Officer, Flight Scheduler, Instructor, and then Chief of Flight Scheduling, 20th Bomb Squadron, Barksdale AFB, La. 4. January 2001–June 2002, Weapons Officer, Flight Examiner and Assistant Flight Commander, 96th Bomb Squadron, Barksdale AFB, La. 5. July 2002–May 2003, Air Force Intern Program, rotations on the Joint Staff J-3 Operations Directorate and the Air Staff’s Air and Space Operations Checkmate Division, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va. 6. June 2003–September 2003, Action Officer, Secretary of the Air Force and Chief of Staff Executive Action Group, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.. 7. October 2003–July 2006, Instructor and Flight Commander, 340th Weapons Squadron, U.S. Air Force Weapons School, 57th Wing, Nellis AFB, Nev. 8. August 2006–June 2007, Student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 9. July 2007–June 2008, Student, School of Advanced Air and Space Studies, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 10. July 2008–July 2010, Branch Chief, then Deputy Division Chief, Strategy and Plans, 9th Air Force and U.S. Air Forces Central Command, Shaw AFB, S.C. 11. August 2010–February 2011, Chief of Safety, 2nd Bomb Wing, Barksdale AFB, La. 12. March 2011–June 2012, Commander, 96th Bomb Squadron, Barksdale AFB, La. 13. July 2012–August 2013, National Defense Visiting Fellow, Stimson Center, Washington, D.C. 14. September 2013–June 2015, Chief of Future Strategic Concepts, then Director Joint Strategic Innovation Group, J-8 Force Structure, Resources, and Assessment Directorate, Joint Staff, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va. 15. July 2015–July 2017, Commander, 479th Flying Training Group, Pensacola Naval Air Station, Fla. 16. August 2017–May 2019, Commander, 28th Bomb Wing, Ellsworth AFB, S.D. 17. June 2019–May 2020, Director, Secretary of the Air Force and Chief of Staff of the Air Force Executive Action Group, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va. 18. June 2020–present, Director, Nuclear Enterprise Directorate, Defense Threat Reduction Agency, Fort Belvoir, Va. SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS 1. September 2013–June 2015, Chief of Future Strategic Concepts, then Director Joint Strategic Innovation Group, J-8 Force Structure, Resources, and Assessment Directorate, Joint Staff, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va., as a lieutenant colonel and colonel 2. June 2020 – present, Director, Nuclear Enterprise Directorate, Defense Threat Reduction Agency, Fort Belvoir, Va., as a brigadier general FLIGHT INFORMATION Rating: master combat systems officer Flight hours: more than 2,500 Combat hours: 237 Aircraft: B-1, B-52, T-1, T-6, T-37, T-39 and T-43 MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit with two oak leaf clusters Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters Air Medal with three oak leaf clusters Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS 2011 Operation Linebacker Trophy for best B-52 squadron in USAF 2018 & 2019 Commander in Chief Installation Excellence Award for best base in Air Force Global Strike Command 2019 Aviation Week and Space Technology International Laureate Award for Innovation 2019 Brigadier General Frederick Castle Award for best bomb wing in USAF PUBLICATIONS The Role of U.S. Nuclear Weapons in Assuring South Korea, Nuclear Notes, Center for Strategic and International Studies, 2013 David C. Jones, Air Force Magazine, August 2014 EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION Second Lieutenant May 14, 1995 First Lieutenant May 31, 1997 Captain May 31, 1999 Major Nov. 1, 2005 Lieutenant Colonel March 1, 2009 Colonel Oct. 1, 2014 Brigadier General Aug. 14, 2020 (Current as of August 2020) Tướng gốc Việt đầu tiên trong quân chủng không quân Hoa Kỳ Chuẩn Tướng John Edwards và vợ (ảnh chụp màn hình từ báo Người Việt). Vào ngày 13/1, Bộ quốc phòng Mỹ cho biết, không quân Hoa Kỳ vừa có một chuẩn tướng gốc Việt. Ông cũng là tướng gốc Việt đầu tiên trong quân chủng không quân Hoa Kỳ. Chuẩn tướng John Edwards, có cha là người Mỹ và mẹ là người Việt Nam, là một trong 35 đại tá được Tổng Thống Donald Trump đề cử lên tướng một sao năm 2020. Ông sinh năm 1972 tại Sài Gòn, định cư tại Mỹ vào tháng 4/1975. Cha ông làm việc cho quân đội Hoa Kỳ, kết hôn với mẹ ông vào năm 1968. Khác với hầu hết thế hệ con lai thời đó, mẹ và hai chị em ông Edwards đã có quốc tịch Mỹ và có nhà riêng ở Florida vào năm 1974. “John là một người hiền lành ít nói nhưng sống rất nguyên tắc theo lối nhà binh. Từ nhỏ, John đã đam mê trực thăng và ước mơ trở thành phi công quân sự…. Tôi nghe nói có khoảng 2.500 đại tá trong lực lượng không quân Hoa Kỳ nhưng chỉ có hơn 30 đại tá được chấp thuận thăng cấp chuẩn tướng. Tôi rất tự hào về con trai mình”, bà Liên Edwards, thân mẫu của vị chuẩn tướng chia sẻ. “John thích ăn một số món Việt. Công việc của John thường xuyên phải thay đổi địa điểm, đa phần ở những nơi khó có nhà hàng Việt. Vì thế, tôi đã chỉ cho con dâu Mỹ [vợ của Chuẩn Tướng John] cách nấu vài món Việt như chả giò, thịt kho, cánh gà rim..”, bà chia sẻ thêm. Chuẩn Tướng John Edwards hiện đang sống tại Washington, D.C., cùng vợ và ba con. Mặc dù rất bận rộn với công việc hệ trọng tại Ngũ Giác Đài, mẹ ông cho biết ông “thường xuyên thăm mẹ khi có dịp công tác tại California”. Trong bức thư chúc mừng của Đại tướng không quân David L. Goldfein, tham mưu trưởng không quân Hoa Kỳ, gửi tới tân chuẩn tướng có câu: “Được đề cử vào hàng tướng lãnh là một minh chứng cho khả năng lãnh đạo và cống hiến, tinh thần quả cảm và lòng yêu nước… Chúng tôi gửi gắm ông trọng trách to lớn, đó là lèo lái lực lượng không quân, một tài sản quý báu của quốc gia chúng ta”.
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