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2008-2009 Catalog - United States Air Force Academy

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lieutenant general john f. regni<br />

Superintendent<br />

Lieutenant General Regni is a<br />

1973 graduate of the U.S. <strong>Air</strong><br />

<strong>Force</strong> <strong>Academy</strong>, where he<br />

earned a Bachelor of Science<br />

degree in Biology. He earned<br />

a Master’s Degree in Systems<br />

Management in 1981 from<br />

Saint Mary’s University in San<br />

Antonio, Texas. General Regni<br />

completed <strong>Air</strong> Command and<br />

Staff College in 1984, and <strong>Air</strong> War<br />

College in 1990, both at Maxwell<br />

<strong>Air</strong> <strong>Force</strong> Base, Alabama. The<br />

general attended the Advanced<br />

Management Program at the<br />

University of Illinois in 1983,<br />

and the Capstone, National<br />

Defense University at Fort<br />

Lesley J. McNair in Washington,<br />

D.C. in 1997. General Regni’s<br />

career has encompassed a wide<br />

range of personnel, training<br />

and command assignments. His<br />

command tours include Base<br />

Commander and 8th Combat<br />

Support Group Commander,<br />

Kunsan <strong>Air</strong> Base, South Korea;<br />

Commander, Second <strong>Air</strong> <strong>Force</strong>;<br />

and Commander, <strong>Air</strong> University.<br />

Among his staff assignments are<br />

Director of Manpower, Personnel<br />

and Support, U.S . Pacific<br />

Command; Director of Personnel<br />

at <strong>Air</strong> Mobility Command; and<br />

Director of Military Personnel<br />

Policy, Headquarters U.S. <strong>Air</strong> <strong>Force</strong>. He also served on the Reserve <strong>Force</strong>s Policy Board from 1996 to 1998. His<br />

most recent assignment was Commander, <strong>Air</strong> University, Maxwell <strong>Air</strong> <strong>Force</strong> Base, Alabama. General Regni’s<br />

decorations include the Distinguished Service Medal with oak leaf cluster, the Defense Superior Service Medal,<br />

the Legion of Merit, the Meritorious Service Medal with silver oak leaf cluster and the <strong>Air</strong> <strong>Force</strong> Commendation<br />

Medal. General Regni became the seventeenth Superintendent of the <strong>Air</strong> <strong>Force</strong> <strong>Academy</strong> on October 24, 2005.<br />

“The <strong>Air</strong> <strong>Force</strong> <strong>Academy</strong> is a challenging environment by design. Our mission is to inspire and develop outstanding<br />

young men and women to become <strong>Air</strong> <strong>Force</strong> officers with knowledge, character and discipline; motivated to lead<br />

the world’s greatest aerospace force in service to the nation. This website describes many of the ways we accomplish<br />

that mission. Academics, athletics, professional military training, and social activities play a big part. But the most<br />

important part of our program is the individual cadet’s commitment to hard work, individual and team excellence,<br />

development of leadership skills, unquestioned integrity, and strong character. The demands are tough, the rewards<br />

are many, and successful completion means becoming an officer in the world’s most respected aerospace force!”

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