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The Airlift/Tanker Association General Ronald R. Fogleman ASAM Award recognizes the top graduate of the Advanced
Studies of Air Mobility (ASAM) program, an Air Force-sponsored intermediate developmental education
program taught at the USAF Expeditionary Center. The award recognizes excellence across
a broad range of criteria, including peer review, leadership,
written and oral presentation of research, academic performance, and physical fitness.
Major Dan DeYoung
Major Dan DeYoung is a C-17 instructor pilot assigned to the
4th Airlift Squadron, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. He is
36 years old. Major DeYoung was born in Wayne,
New Jersey. He attended Ramsey High School in
Ramsey, New Jersey. After graduating from high
school, Major DeYoung majored in Physics at the
United States Air Force Academy, earning his commission
in 1998 as a Distinguished Graduate.
Upon graduation, Major DeYoung attended the
University of Colorado in Colorado Springs, earning
a Masters of Engineering in Space Operations
in 1999. Immediately thereafter he attended undergraduate
pilot training at Columbus Air Force Base,
Mississippi, graduating in the summer of 2000.
In October 2001, Major DeYoung was assigned to
Ramstein Air Base, Germany, where he was a C-21
instructor aircraft commander and wing current
operations officer flying missions in support of Operations
NORTHERN and SOUTHERN WATCH as
well as stability operations in the Balkans. He was
reassigned in April 2004 to McChord Air Force Base, Washington, as
a C-17A instructor and evaluator pilot.
Major DeYoung flew and commanded combat missions and deployed
in support of Operations ENDURING FREEDOM and IRAQI
FREEDOM. He also flew Prime Nuclear Airlift Missions as a PNAF
evaluator in the 4th Airlift Squadron, the only unit in the DoD
performing this critical mission. He served in a variety of positions
at McChord including the Wing Nuclear Surety Officer and
Group Standardization and Evaluation Officer. In June 2008, Major
DeYoung was assigned to United States Strategic Command at
Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, where he served
as a crisis action planner in the J3 Operations directorate
and as a Special Assistant to the Commander,
United States Strategic Command. For his
exceptional efforts, he was recognized as the J0/J1
directorate 2009 and 2010 Field Grade Officer of
the Year.
In 2011, Major DeYoung was reassigned as a student
of the Advanced Studies of Air Mobility, an
Air Force intermediate developmental education
program at the United States Air Force Expeditionary
Center, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst,
New Jersey. While there he earned a Master of Science
in Logistics from the Air Force Institute of
Technology. Once again rising to the top, Major
DeYoung was recognized as a Distinguished Graduate
and the Advanced Studies of Air Mobility
General Ronald R. Fogleman Award winner. Major
DeYoung was then assigned to the 4th Airlift Squadron, Joint Base
Lewis-McChord, where he currently resides.
Major DeYoung is married to the former Julie Yewcic of Center,
Pennsylvania. They have five children: Nicholas, Evelyn, Caroline,
Kate, and Lily. Major DeYoung is the recipient of multiple decorations
including the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious
Service Medal, Air Medal, Aerial Achievement Medal, and Air Force
Commendation Medal.
“Remember that our nation’s first great leaders
were also our first great scholars.”
–John F. Kennedy
By applying academic rigor to formulate options for senior leaders, ASAM students help craft the future of air mobility, according to Center officials. MajGen
William J. Bender, U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center Commander and host of the ASAM program, which is also closely affiliated with the Air Force Institute
of Technology and AMC, recently noted that “The mission of the Expeditionary Center is built upon the following pillars: Pride, Preparation, Professionalism
and Patriotism,” Mr. Rudy Becker, Director of the Mobility Operations School, noted the relationship between AFIT and the Expeditionary Center has “delivered
(hundreds of) mobility experts and leaders sorely needed by the joint community.” He went on to note that, “…through alignment with flag officer research
sponsors, ASAM has shaped the thinking on literally every aspect of the mobility arena, from organization and training to current operations.”
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