Col. Mark A. McCauley is the commander, 192D Fighter Wing, Virginia Air National Guard, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va. He commands the first ANG unit to fly the F-22. As one of the Chief of Staff of the Air Force and Director of the Air National Guard's Total Force Initiatives, he has been responsible for the execution and close of F-16C flying operations at Sandston, Va., while conducting the movement and standup of the 192D FW into a classic associate wing with the 1st FW flying the F-22 Raptor, 480th Intelligence Wing Distributed Ground Station, and the Global Logistic Support Center at JBLE, Va.
Colonel McCauley earned his commission through Officer Training School, Medina Annex, Lackland AFB, Texas, in 1986. His aviation career began as an F-4E Weapons System Officer at Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C. In 1989, he attended Undergraduate Pilot Training and continued his flying career in the F-16C (blocks 40 & 50) where he served operationally at Shaw AFB, S.C. He completed his active duty career as an operational test pilot and F-16C program manager in the 422nd Test & Evaluation Squadron, Nellis AFB, NV. He transitioned from active duty to full-time service in the Virginia Air National Guard flying the F-16C (block 30) in 1998. A command pilot with over 3,000 flying hours in the F-4E, F-16C, and F-22, his previous position was commander, 192D Operations Group, Virginia Air National Guard, JBLE, Va.
EDUCATION:
1984 Bachelor of Science, Aerospace & Ocean Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Va.
1986 Officer Training School, Medina Annex, Lackland AFB, Texas
1992 Air Force Systems Safety Investigator Course, Norton AFB, Calif.
1993 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala., residence
1994 Master of Science, Human Resource Management, Troy State University
2001 Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence
2006 Air National Guard Commander Development Course, Crystal City, Va.
2006 Air War College, by correspondence
ASSIGNMENTS:
1. October 1985 - February 1986, Officer Training School student, Medina Annex, Lackland AFB, Texas
2. February 1986 - October 1986, student, Undergraduate Navigator Training, Mather AFB, Calif.
3. October 1986 - November 1986, student, lead-in fighter training, Holloman AFB, N.M.
4. November 1986 - October 1987, student, F-4E Replacement Training Unit, 21st Tactical Fighter Training Squadron, George AFB, Calif.
5. October 1987 - April 1989, F-4E Weapons System Officer, Snack Officer, Training Officer, 336th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C.
6. April 1989 - August 1989, F-4E Weapons System Officer, Simulator Chief, 335th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C.
7. August 1989 - October 1990, student, Undergraduate Pilot Training, Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training, Sheppard AFB, Texas
8. October 1990 - February 1991, student, lead-in fighter training, Holloman AFB, N.M.
9. March 1991 - October 1991, student, F-16C Replacement Training Unit, 61st Tactical Fighter Training Squadron, MacDill AFB, Fla.
10. October 1991 - October 1992, F-16C (Block 42) pilot, Assistant Chief of Training, Chief of Life Support, 19th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Shaw AFB, S.C.
11. November 1992 - July 1994, F-16C (Block 50) pilot, Chief of Standardization & Evaluation, Chief of Safety, 78th Fighter Squadron, Shaw AFB, S.C.
12. July 1994 - August 1995, F-16C (Block 50) instructor pilot, Wing Chief of Flight Safety, 20th Fighter Wing, Shaw AFB, S.C.
13. August 1995 - September 1996, F-16C test instructor pilot, Chief of Scheduling, 422nd Test & Evaluation Squadron, Nellis AFB, NV.
14. September 1996 - January 1998, F-16C test instructor pilot, flight commander, flight examiner, 422nd Test & Evaluation Squadron, Nellis AFB, NV.
15. January 1998 - October 1998, F-16C test instructor pilot, Block 42 Project Manager & Division Programming Chief, 422nd Test & Evaluation Squadron, Nellis AFB, NV.
16. October 1998 - March 2000, F-16C instructor pilot, Weapons & Tactics, Chief of Training, 149th Fighter Squadron, Virginia Air National Guard, Sandston, Va.
17. March 2000 - March 2004, F-16C instructor pilot, Chief of Scheduling, 149th Fighter Squadron, Virginia Air National Guard, Sandston, Va.
18. March 2004 - January 2005, F-16C instructor pilot, flight examiner, Chief of Safety, 192D Fighter Wing, Virginia Air National Guard, Sandston, Va.
19. January 2005 - June 2007, commander, 192D Operations Group, Virginia Air National Guard, Sandston, Va.
20. June 2007 - May 2008, commander, 192D Operations Group, Virginia Air National Guard, Langley AFB, Va.
21. May 2008 - present, commander, 192D Fighter Wing, Virginia Air National Guard, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va.
AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:
Legion of Merit
Meritorious Services Medal with one device
Air Medal with one device
Aerial Achievement Medal with one device
Air Force Commendation Medal with one device
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with three devices
Combat Readiness Medal with three devices
National Defense Service Medal with one device
Southwest Asia Service Medal with one device
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon with Gold Border
Air Force Longevity Service Ribbon with four devices
Armed Forces Reserve Medal with one "M" device
Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon (Pistol)
Air Force Training Ribbon
ATC Commander's Trophy and Academic Trophy - Top Graduate UNT 1986
Student Navigator of the Year 1987
Distinguished Graduate - Lead-In Fighter Training 1986
Distinguished Graduate - F-4E RTU
ATC Commander's Trophy - Top Graduate UPT 1990
Distinguished Graduate - Lead-in Fighter Training 1991
Distinguished Graduate - Top Graduate F-16C RTU - 1991
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:
Second Lieutenant Feb. 14, 1986
First Lieutenant Feb. 14, 1988
Captain Feb. 14, 1990
Major Oct. 1, 1999
Lieutenant Colonel March 14, 2004
Colonel April 29, 2008
(Current as of March 2010)