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ALASKA AF GENERAL SHOT DEAD




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(I saw the scrawl on CNN. The scrawl there said...."likely self-inflicted.")

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Biographies : BRIGADIER GENERAL THOMAS L. TINSLEY

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BRIGADIER GENERAL THOMAS L. TINSLEY

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Brig. Gen. Thomas L. Tinsley is Commander, 3rd Wing, Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska. The 3rd Wing provides the Commander, U.S. Pacific Command, trained and equipped tactical air supremacy assets with all-weather strike capability, command and control platforms, and strategic airlift resources for contingency operations. The wing flies the F-22A, F-15C, C-17, C-12 and E-3, and maintains a regional medical facility providing care for all forces in Alaska. The installation also hosts headquarters for the 11th Air Force, Alaskan Command and Alaskan North American Aerospace Defense Command Region as well as 41 tenant units.

General Tinsley was commissioned in 1984 through the ROTC program at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and subsequently was a distinguished graduate of undergraduate pilot training. He has served as an F-15 instructor pilot, F-15C test pilot, wing weapons officer, exchange officer and instructor with the Royal Australian Air Force. He has served in the Directorate for Plans and Policy on the Joint Staff as South Asia desk officer and executive assistant to the Deputy for Political-Military Affairs for Asia Pacific and the Middle East. He has commanded the 12th Fighter Squadron, Elmendorf AFB, and the 1st Operations Group, Langley AFB, Va. Prior to his current assignment, he was executive officer to the Chief of Staff of the Air Force.

The general is a command pilot with more than 3,200 flight hours in the F-15, F/A-18 and F-22A.

EDUCATION
1984 Bachelor of Science degree in air transportation management, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott, Ariz.
1989 Distinguished graduate, Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
1995 Master of Science degree in aviation science, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
1998 Masters degree in national security and strategic studies, Naval Command and General Staff College, Naval War College, Newport, R.I.

ASSIGNMENTS
1. May 1984 - May 1985, student, undergraduate pilot training, Columbus AFB, Miss.
2. May 1985 - January 1986, student, fighter lead-in training, Holloman AFB, N.M.
3. January 1986 - August 1988, squadron scheduler and assistant chief of training, 7th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Holloman AFB, N.M.
4. August 1988 - November 1988, student, 405th Tactical Training Wing, Luke AFB, Ariz.
5. November 1988 - March 1989, instructor pilot, 555th Tactical Fighter Training Squadron, Luke AFB, Ariz.
6. March 1989 - January 1991, weapons officer, 405th Tactical Training Wing, Luke AFB, Ariz.
7. January 1991 - October 1991, student, Fighter Weapons School Instructor Course, Nellis AFB, Nev.
8. October 1991 - January 1992, weapons officer, 58th Operations Support Squadron, Luke AFB, Ariz.
9. January 1992 - March 1994, instructor, 2nd Operational Conversion Unit, and lead air-to-air instructor, Fighter Combat Instructor Course, Royal Australian Air Force Base Williamtown, Australia
10. March 1994 - May 1997, test pilot and Chief, Tactics Documentation Division, 422nd Tactical Evaluation Squadron, Nellis AFB, Nev.
11. May 1997 - July 1998, student, Naval Command and General Staff College, Naval War College, Newport, R.I.
12. July 1998 - February 2000, South Asia desk officer, Directorate for Plans and Policy (J5), Joint Staff, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
13. February 2000 - August 2000, executive assistant to the Deputy for Political-Military Affairs for Asia, Pacific and the Middle East, Directorate for Plans and Policy (J5), Joint Staff, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
14. August 2000 - November 2001, Director of Operations, 12th Fighter Squadron, Elmendorf AFB, Alaska
15. November 2001 - June 2003, Commander, 12th Fighter Squadron, Elmendorf AFB, Alaska
16. June 2003 - June 2004, Secretary of Defense Fellow, General Dynamics C4 Systems, Scottsdale, Ariz.
17. July 2004 - August 2005, Commander, 1st Operations Group, Langley AFB, Va.
18. August 2005 - May 2007, executive officer to the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
19. May 2007 - present, Commander, 3rd Wing, Elmendorf AFB, Alaska

FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Command pilot
Flight hours: More than 3,200
Aircraft flown: F-15A-D, F/A-18A and F-22A

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air Medal
Aerial Achievement Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant April 27, 1984
First Lieutenant April 27, 1986
Captain April 27, 1988
Major Dec. 1, 1995
Lieutenant Colonel Sept. 1, 1998
Colonel June 1, 2004
Brigadier General Frocked

(Current as of February 2008)

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Don't you think this should be bigger news?

Do you think it was suicide?

What kind of investigation is underway?

Is there any coincidental timing with the breaking news of the Senator's scandal, the oil controversy?

Does a guy with this kind of background and career success really commit suicide?

What was his personal life?

Why was he transfered to Alaska?

So many questions....where's the curiosity? How can this not be news?

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ocealdia

It is curious....what is going on in Alaska?? You have to wonder if the death is coincidental with the repug scandal.

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guest1234567

Don't you think this should be bigger news?
It doesn't affect everyday life, say like how fat some pop singer is. The military will go on. There is a chain of command.

Do you think it was suicide?
Don't know

What kind of investigation is underway?
A military investigation, don't expect a lot of answers.

Is there any coincidental timing with the breaking news of the Senator's scandal, the oil controversy?
No

Does a guy with this kind of background and career success really commit suicide?
Yes, all the time.

What was his personal life?
I'd be surprised if he he had time for one.

Why was he transfered to Alaska?
Alaska is very important to national defense. It's pretty close to Russia and China.


So many questions....where's the curiosity? How can this not be news?
Unfortunately, a dead serviceman has been pretty common these days. Also, the Air Force has been fucking up a lot lately.

guest1234567

Why would a Senator getting home improvements paid for by an oil company have anything to do with this?

disfigured

If it's a suicide it's probably not that unusual. Military is a high risk. His level in the Military if it's anything similar to the private sector, is also a big factor (in the negative sense).

And, if I'm not mistaken doesn't Alaska have a high rate of suicide when compared to other states?

What is curious is, he worked his way to Langley then D.C, then all of a sudden Alaska? Whistle blower/trouble maker given a crap assignment offs himself?

Sorry, I couldn't resist some conspiratorial speculation....

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ibex

Whether it's an accident, suicide or murder, the military by nature is secretive, at least partially so out of necessity. They won't give out any information without an extraordinary amount of legal pressure and at this point, none exists.