Susan Y. Desjardins

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Susan Y. Desjardins
1958(?) -
USAFA position(s): Commandant, 2005-2008
Rank: Brig. Gen.
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Awards and Recognition:
USAFA Class: 1980
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Official bio: http://www.af.mil/bios/bio.asp?bioID=8061


Susan Y. Desjardins was the 23rd Commandant of Cadets and the first woman to hold the position. She is a graduate of the Class of 1980.

[edit] Background

Brigadier General Desjardins graduated from the United States Air Force Academy in 1980. She holds a Master's Degree in industrial psychology from Louisiana Tech University, and a Master's Degree in national security and strategic studies from the Naval Command and Staff College. She graduated from the Air War College at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, in 1997 and from the General Manager Program at the Harvard Business School, Harvard University in 2004.

General Desjardins has held a variety of staff positions at the major command, Joint Staff and Headquarters U.S. Air Force levels, including deputy military assistant to the Secretary of the Air Force. Her previous command positions have included the 912th Air Refueling Squadron, Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota; the 60th Operations Group, Travis Air Force Base, California, and the 437th Airlift Wing at Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina. General Desjardins is a command pilot with more than 3,800 flying hours in the KC-10, C-17, C-5, KC-135R, KC-135A and T-37.

[edit] Awards and decorations

General Desjardins' awards and decorations include: the Defense Superior Service Medal; the Legion of Merit with one oak leaf cluster; the Defense Meritorious Service Medal; the Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters; the Aerial Achievement Medal; the Joint Commendation Medal; the Air Force Commendation Medal with one oak leaf cluster; the Air Force Achievement Medal; the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal and the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal.

Commandant of Cadets
Preceded by:
Johnny A. Weida 		Susan Y. Desjardins
2005-2008 		Succeeded by:
Samuel D. Cox
Commandants
Stillman · Sullivan · Seawell · Strong · Seith · Olds · Galligan · Vandenberg · Beck · Richards · Beckel · Burshnick · Anderson · Westbrook · Redden · Bethurem · Gamble · Hopper · Lorenz · Welsh · Gilbert · Weida · Desjardins · Cox
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