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MAJOR GENERAL THOMAS D.
TAVERNEY

Retired Oct. 1, 2006.

Major General Thomas D.
Taverney is the Vice Commander, Headquarters Air Force Space Command
(AFSPC), Peterson Air Force Base, Colo.

The general
entered the Air Force in 1968 as a graduate of the United States Air
Force Academy. General Taverney has been involved in Space
operations and Space Systems development for 38 years. In the arena
of Space Systems development the general has performed satellite
design and development at the systems level and has also designed
and developed software for satellite spaceborne and ground systems.
In addition, the general has been involved in the acquisition and
Program Management of Military and Civil Space systems since 1968.
In Space systems operations General Taverney performed numerous
functions in on-orbit satellite command and control for taskable
satellites. In the launch operations area the general has had
experience in building ascent launch trajectories, performing launch
day winds analysis, and launch console operations. During Enduring
Freedom and Noble Eagle, General Taverney was recalled to active
duty to support "Assured Access to Space," providing space launch
and range operations support to our warfighters. In March 2006,
General Taverney was again called to active duty as the Vice
Commander of Air Force Space Command. Additionally, General Taverney
is a certified Director of Space Forces (DS4), and has spent time in
the area of responsibility, supporting the AFSPC commander in the
development of Space warfighting doctrine and operational concepts.

During his career, among many other accomplishments, General
Taverney designed the Airborne Anti-SATellite system, led the
guidance launch failure analysis team on Titan that got the fleet
flying again in six days, developed a set of guidance equations for
the miniature homing vehicle subsequently proven in flight test,
designed and developed software for classified satellite programs
that allowed the system to perform functions never envisioned, built
a simulator that validated the processing time and performance for
the National Launch System, led the ARGOS Independent Review team,
conducted independent software assessments for Space Based Infrared
System and Global Positioning System, and led the Evolved Expendable
Launch Vehicle Independent Readiness Review Team.

The
general is employed as a senior corporate vice president for Science
Application International Corporation. In his civilian capacity
General Taverney has extensive engineering design and development
expertise along with significant program and organizational
management experience including direct program management of
numerous space systems developments, profit/loss and balance sheet
responsibility, strategic planning, budgeting and budget monitoring,
and contract negotiation and performance. General Taverney has held
the positions of chief engineer, vice president of engineering,
group vice president, president and chief operating officer. In
addition to being on advisory boards at Chapman University and Cal
State Fullerton, the general was the first national chairman of the
National Security Industrial Association Space
Committee.

EDUCATION
1968 Bachelor
of Science degree, U.S. Air Force Academy
1974 Master of Science
degree, University of Southern California
1975 Squadron Officers
School, in residence
1995 Air War College, by correspondence

ASSIGNMENTS
1. October 1968 - September
1972, project officer, Office of Development Plans, Space and
Missiles Systems Organization, Los Angeles Air Force , Calif.
2.
September 1972 - August 1976, satellite command engineer, satellite
command shift supervisor, software field test force director, and
field test force director, Project Manager of the Back-up Satellite
Test Center, Air Force Satellite Control Facility, Sunnyvale Air
Force Station, Calif.
3. August 1976 - January 1979, operations
director, and launch guidance director; Secretary of the Air Force
for Special Projects
4. January 1979 - May 1981, manager of Teal
Ruby Command and Control Segment, Space Test Program, Headquarters,
Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles AFB, Calif.
5. May
1981 - June 1984, manager of Portable Mobile Command and Control,
Satellite Range, Launch and Control SPO, Headquarters, Space and
Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles AFB, Calif.
6. June 1984 -
December 1986, branch manager of Strategic Planning, Chief Space
Systems architect; Development Plans, Los Angeles AFB, Calif.
7.
December 1986 - December 1988, manager of strategic planning for
future launch systems, manager of air launch concepts; Launch
Programs, Los Angeles AFB, Calif.
8. December 1988 - October
1992, director of ground processing and ascent guidance and control;
manager of logistics support; manager of development planning;
Advanced Launch System, National Launch System, Los Angeles AFB,
Calif.
9. October 1992 - January 1993, director of engineering;
Defense Support Program, Los Angeles AFB, Calif.
10. January
1993 - August 1996, director of Ground Control Segment; Space Based
Infrared System, Los Angeles AFB, Calif.
11. August 1996 - April
1998, mobilization assistant to the commander, Space Test and
Evaluation Directorate, Kirtland AFB, N.M.
12. April 1998 -
November 2001, mobilization assistant to the commander, Space and
Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles AFB, Calif.
13. November
2001 - March 2006, mobilization assistant to the commander of Air
Force Space Command, Peterson AFB, Colo.
14. March 2006 -
present, Vice Commander , Headquarters Air Force Space Command
(AFSPC), Peterson AFB, Colo.

MILITARY RATINGS
INFORMATION
Military Parachutist
Master Missileman

Master Space Badge

MAJOR AWARDS AND
DECORATIONS
Distinguished Service Medal
Legion of
Merit
Meritorious Service Medal with two devices
Air Force
Commendation Medal with three devices
Air Force Outstanding Unit
Award with device
Air Force Organizational Excellence Award with
two devices
National Defense Service Medal
Armed Forces
Reserve Medal

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
Air
Force Scientific Achievement Award, 1969
Chairman NSIA (National
Security Industrial Association) committee on Space, 1986
Who's
Who in Aviation, 1972

EFFECTIVE DATES OF
PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant June 5, 1968
First
Lieutenant Dec. 5, 1969
Captain June 5, 1971
Major June 5,
1982
Lieutenant Colonel June 5, 1989
Colonel April 1, 1996

Brigadier General Sept. 1, 2000
Major General March 31, 2003

(Current as of October
2006)