Commander

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Lieutenant Colonel Shane W. Johnson is the Professor of Aerospace Studies and Chairman of the Department of Aerospace Studies in the Division of Military Education at Boston University.  He has spent his flying career as a C-21, KC-10, T-38, and U-2 pilot. He has served as a flight commander, operations officer and squadron safety officer. Most recently he served as a U-2 flight test pilot and T-38 instructor pilot at Plant 42 Palmdale, CA and Edwards AFB, CA.  Additionally, he has instructed at the Combat Crew Training School for the KC-10 at Travis AFB, CA.  He has been an instructor pilot in all four aircraft he has been assigned.  He is a command pilot with over 4,000 hours.

Lieutenant Colonel Johnson was commissioned through the Air Force ROTC where he was a distinquished graduate in 1990.  In 2004, he received a Master’s degree.  His professional military education includes attendance at Squadron Officer School, and Air Command and Staff College through correspondence.  

EDUCATION:

1990 Bachelor of Science degree, Political Science, Utah State University, Logan, Utah

2004 Master of Science degree in Aerospace Operations, Embry Riddle Aero. Univ., Daytona, Florida

2006 Flight Safety Officer School, Kirtland AFB, New Mexico

ASSIGNMENTS:

  1. July 1991 – June 1993, Squadron Section Commander 388 Fighter Wing, Hill AFB, Utah
  2. June 1993 – July 1994, Student Undergraduate Pilot Training 47 Flying Training Wing, Laughlin AFB, Texas
  3. July 1994 – June 1997, C-21 Pilot 12 Flying Training Wing, Randolph Air Force Base, Texas
  4. June 1997 – May 2000, KC-10 Pilot 6th Air Refueling Squadron, Travis AFB, California
  5. May 2000 – Feb 2002, KC-10 Instructor Pilot Combat Crew Training School, 60 th OSS, Travis AFB, California
  6. Feb 2002 – July 2005, U-2/T-38 instructor pilot 99 th Reconnaissance Squadron, Beale AFB, California
  7. July 2005 – July 2007, U-2/T-38 instructor pilot/flight test pilot/Director of Operations Detachment 2 WR-ALC, Palmdale, California
  8. July 2007 – Present, Commander AFROTC Det 355 at Boston University, Massachusetts  

FLIGHT INFORMATION:

Rating: Command Pilot

Flight hours: More than 4,000

Aircraft Flown: T-37B, T-38A, AT-38B, T-38C, C-21A, KC-10A, U-2S/T, ER-2

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:

Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters

Air Medal

Aerial Achievement Medal with one oak leaf cluster

Air Force Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters

Air Force Achievement Medal

Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with a silver leaf cluster

Combat Readiness Medal with oak leaf cluster

National Defense Service Medal with bronze star

Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal

Global War on Terrorism Service Medal

Humanitarian Service Medal

Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon with Gold Border

Air Force Longevity Service Ribbon with three oak leaf clusters

Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon with bronze star

Air Force Training Ribbon

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:

Second Lieutenant 1 Jun 1990

First Lieutenant 25 Dec 1992

Captain 25 Dec 1994

Major 1 Jan 2002

Lieutenant Colonel 1 Dec 2006

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