Mr. John F. Faulkner is the Vice Director, 88th Air Base Wing, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. He serves as the senior civilian leader and assists in managing the Wing comprised of more than 5,000 Air Force active-duty, civilian and contractor employees. The 88th ABW mission is to deliver war-winning capabilities through agile installation and mission support. The base is home to over 30,000 employees and is the largest single site employer in the state of Ohio with a $4B annual economic impact.
Prior to this assignment, Mr. Faulkner served as the Deputy Director, 86th Mission Support Group, 86th Airlift Wing, Ramstein Air Base, Germany. He assisted in leading the largest Mission Support Group in the Air Force with seven squadrons/detachment and over 3,500 military and civilian Airmen which support and protect an $11.8B physical plant consisting of facilities and infrastructure which support the rapid air mobility and strategic partner missions from Europe’s largest U.S. military installation and the largest American community (56,000) outside the United States living and working in the Kaiserslautern Military Community.
EDUCATION
1993 Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico
1996 Master of Science, Environmental Management, Hardin-Simmons University, Abilene, Texas
2009 Air Command and Staff College (Correspondence), Air University, Maxwell AFB, Alabama
2014 Legislative Studies Certificate, Government Affairs Institute, Georgetown University, Washington DC
CAREER CHRONOLOGY
Aug 93 – Apr 97, PALACE Acquire Intern, 7th Civil Engineer Squadron, Dyess AFB, TX
Apr 97 – Dec 02, Pollution Prevention Manager, HQ Air Force Space Command, Peterson AFB, CO
Dec 02 – Jun 04, Family Housing Program Manager, HQ Air Force Space Command, Peterson AFB, CO
Jun 04 – Nov 06, Chief, Family Housing Operations, HQ Air Force Space Command, Peterson AFB, CO
Nov 06 – Jun 13, Senior Program Analyst, HQ USAFE-AFAFRICA, Ramstein Air Base, Germany
Jun 13 – Dec 14, Air Force Legislative Fellow, Washington, DC
Dec 14 – Jun 19, Deputy Range/Base Civil Engineer, 45th Civil Engineer Squadron, Patrick AFB, FL
Jun 19 – Aug 21, Deputy Base Civil Engineer, 86th Civil Engineer Group, Ramstein AB, Germany
Aug 21 – May 23 Deputy Director, 86th Mission Support Group, Ramstein AB, Germany
May 23 - Present Vice Director, 88th Air Base Wing, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
2023 – Meritorious Civilian Service Award
2019 – Meritorious Civilian Service Award
2017 – Exemplary Civilian Service Award
2013 – Meritorious Civilian Service Award
2011 – Civilian of the Year, Dir of Logistics, Installations and Mission Support, HQ USAFE-AFAFRICA
2009 – National Society of Professional Engineers, USAFE Civilian Federal Engineer of the Year
2009 – Civilian of the Year, Dir of Logistics, Installations and Mission Support, HQ USAFE-AFAFRICA
2008 – Maj Gen William D. Gilbert Award – USAFE-AFAFRICA Civilian Staff Action Officer of the Year
2006 – Meritorious Civilian Service Award
2003 – Maj Gen William D. Gilbert Award – Air Force Civilian Staff Action Officer of the Year
2003 – Civilian of the Year, Directorate of Mission Support, HQ AFSPC
1996 – Air Combat Command Recycling Award for Individual Excellence
1995 – DoD Pollution Prevention Award (Non-Industrial)
1995 – Air Force Recycling Award (Non-Industrial)
(Current as of April 2023)