John S. Tuohy

John S. Tuohy is a Brigadier General in the United States Air Force and the current Assistant Adjutant General and Commander of the Washington Air National Guard, in which capacity he commands 34 assigned units - including those that form the 194th Regional Support Wing, the 141st Air Refueling Wing, and the Western Air Defense Sector (WADS) - and the 2,100 personnel attached to those units. General Tuohy is responsible to The Adjutant General of Washington, Major General Bret D. Daugherty, “to prepare, implement and administer plans, policies and programs to effectively organize, staff, equip and train units for state and federal mobilization." Additionally, General Tuohy oversees the Washington Youth Academy, a division of the National Guard Youth Challenge Program in Bremerton, Washington, which provides quasi-military training and mentoring programs for 300 at-risk youths each year. Prior to his current assignment, then Colonel Tuohy served as the Chief Property and Fiscal Officer for Washington. As the USPFO, he was primarily responsible for receiving and accounting for all funds and property - in excess of $1,300,000,000 - of the United States in the possession of the Washington National Guard and ensuring that Federal funds were "obligated and expended in conformance with applicable statutes and regulations."

Early Life and Education
The son of a United States Navy petty officer, whose service during WWII ended with an honorable discharge for medical reasons after his PBY Catalina crashed on a training exercise, Tuohy was born on November 23, 1956 in St. Petersburg, Florida. In 1974, he graduated from St. Petersburg High School. In 1978, he graduated from Florida State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Management. Upon graduation, he was commissioned in the United States Air Force through the Reserve Officer Training Corps with honors as a Distinguished Graduate (top 10% of his class). Additionally, he is a graduate of Squadron Officer School, Air Command and Staff College, Air Ground Operations School (twice Distinguished Graduate), and Air War College.

Military Career
General Tuohy has served the following assignments:
 * 1) January 1979 - July 1979, Student, Undergraduate Navigator Training, Mather Air Force Base, California
 * 2) July 1979 - February 1980, Student, Electronic Warfare Officer Training, Mather Air Force Base, California
 * 3) February 1980 - June 1980, Student, Combat Crew Training Course, Castle Air Force Base, California
 * 4) June 1980 - November 1984, Electronic Warfare Officer, B-52, 325th Bombardment Squadron, Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington
 * 5) December 1984 - June 1987, Officer in Charge, Operating Location, Administration, Headquarters Washington Air National Guard, Camp Murray, Washington
 * 6) June 1987 - June 1989, Cost Management Officer, Headquarters Washington Air National Guard, Operating Location BA, Camp Murray, Washington
 * 7) June 1989 - June 1991, Air Operations Officer, 111th Air Support Operations Center Squadron, Camp Murray, Washington
 * 8) June 1991 - June 1992, Fighter Duty Officer, 111th Air Support Operations Center Squadron, Camp Murray, Washington
 * 9) June 1992 - December 1994, Senior Fighter Duty Officer, 111th Air Support Operations Center Squadron, Camp Murray, Washington
 * 10) December 1994 - September 1996, Director of Operations, 111th Air Support Operations Center Squadron, Camp Murray, Washington
 * 11) October 1996 - September 1997, Director of Operations, Headquarters 252d Combat Communications Group, Camp Murray, Washington
 * 12) October 1997 - May 1999, Commander, 111th Air Support Operations Center Squadron, Camp Murray, Washington
 * 13) June 1999 - May 2001, Commander, Detachment 1, Headquarters Washington Air National Guard, Camp Murray, Washington
 * 14) July 2001 - July 2003, Human Resource Officer, Headquarters Washington Air National Guard, Camp Murray, Washington
 * 15) July 2003 - June 2005, Chief of Staff, Joint Force Headquarters, Washington National Guard, Camp Murray, Washington
 * 16) June 2005 - June 2006, Commander, Commander, Detachment 1, Headquarters Washington Air National Guard, Camp Murray, Washington
 * 17) June 2006 - June 2008, Commander, 194th Regional Support Wing, Camp Murray, Washington
 * 18) June 2008 - November 2013, United States Property & Fiscal Officer, Camp Murray, Washington
 * 19) November 2013 – Present, Assistant Adjutant General - Air, Headquarters, Washington Air National Guard, Camp Murray, Washington

Flight Information
Rating: Navigator

Flight Hours: More than 1,200

Aircraft Flown: Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, Cessna T-37 Tweet, Boeing T-43

Education

 * 1978 Florida State University, Bachelor of Science, Management, Tallahassee, Florida
 * 1990 Squadron Officer School, by correspondence
 * 1994 Air Command and Staff College, by seminar, McChord AFB, Washington
 * Air Ground Operations School, twice Distinguished Graduate
 * 1999 Air War College, by correspondence

Professional Boards, Memberships, and Affiliations
Goodwill Industries of the Olympics and Rainier Region Board of Directors

Washington National Guard Museum Board of Advisors

Military Officers Association of America

National Guard Association of the United States

National Guard Association of Washington