General michelle johnson biography

She has served in various assignments in air mobility, airlift and tanker flying operations and training, academic instruction and personnel.
Michelle D. Johnson (born c.
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Lieutenant General, USAF (Retired) Michelle Johnson served as the 19th Superintendent of the U.S. Air Force Academy, a dual role as a military commander and a college president. Currently, she is a National Basketball Association (NBA) senior vice president and head of referee operations in charge of scouting, training, and evaluating referees in the NBA, WNBA, and developmental G League—the stewards of the integrity of the game. She also oversees the NBA Replay Center.

Prior to her tenure as U.S. Air Force Academy Superintendent, she was posted in Belgium to Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe as deputy chief of staff for operations and intelligence in support of NATO military actions in Afghanistan, antipiracy activities off the Horn of Africa, air operations over Libya, Balkan peace keeping, and Baltic air policing. As a major general in U.S. Transportation Command she refined DoD policy for sea-to-rail supply of U.S. forces in Afghanistan via Central Asia, plus civil reserve air fleet and maritime anti-piracy policy. As a brigadier general, Michelle led a Pentagon Joint

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On the Fields of Friendly Strife
General Douglas MacArthur wrote these lines while Superintendent of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York, 1919–1922, and had them engraved over the entrance to the gymnasium: Upon the fields of friendly strife are sown the seeds that, upon other fields, on other days will bear the fruits of victory. Coaches have always driven the culture of their teams. The importance of their leadership has only grown under increasing stresses in our daily lives. Individual qualities cultivated in sports to triumph over challenges thrive in a healthy culture -- “a good barrel” – and will sustain athletes, as well as coaching staffs, on the fields of athletic competition and in life beyond the arena.

Biography for General Johnson:
Retired USAF Lieutenant General Michelle Johnson graduated from high school in Spencer, Iowa where she excelled on the basketball and track teams. She went on to be a distinguished graduate of the US Air Force Academy where she was twice named a basketball Academic All American

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Michelle D. Johnson

US Air Force general

Michelle D. Johnson (born c. 1959) is a retired lieutenant general in the United States Air Force and former senior vice president and head of referee operations for the National Basketball Association.^[1]

Johnson was the 19th superintendent of the U.S. Air Force Academy, the first woman to lead a U.S. Department of Defenseservice academy. Her previous position was the Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations and Intelligence, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe in Casteau, Belgium. She was formerly the Director, Strategy, Policy, Programs and Logistics, U.S. Transportation Command at Scott Air Force Base. Johnson also served as the deputy director for information and cyberspace policy, Strategic Plans and Policy Directorate at the Pentagon.

As an Air Force Academy cadet, Johnson was the first woman to serve as cadet wing commander (senior ranking cadet), and starred on the women's basketball team, scoring over 1,700 points.^[2]^[3] She was twice named an Academic All-American and was inducted into the Ac