Col Joan H. Garbutt is the Director of Manpower, Personnel & Services, Headquarters Air Combat Command, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia. She is responsible for policies, programs and objectives involving the readiness, assignment, education and training, separation, retirement, career progression, classification, manpower, services support and quality of life for more than 94,000 active duty military and civilians covering 5 NAFs, the USAFWC, 34 Wings, 19 bases and more than 70 operating locations, as well as 49,000 total force Reserve and Guard partners.
Colonel Garbutt was commissioned via direct appointment following graduation from the University of Florida in May 1989 and served as a staff nurse and cardiac intensive care nurse at Wilford Hall Medical Center, Lackland AFB, Texas. She was then assigned as Nurse Manager for Emergency Services and later Nurse Manager for Urgent Care and Ambulance Services at F.E. Warren AFB, Wyoming. While assigned to Shaw AFB, S.C., she was selected as the Wing Protocol Officer, following which, she crossflowed into the Personnel career field, and has since served in multiple Force Support positions. She moved to Aviano AFB, Italy, where she served as the section commander with the 555th Fighter Squadron, and later as the Military Personnel Flight Commander, 31st Mission Support Squadron. After graduation from Air Command and Staff College, she remained at Maxwell to command the 42d Mission Support Squadron. Following her commander tour, Col Garbutt was assigned to the Headquarters Air Force Personnel Center, Randolph AFB, Texas, as the Chief of the Support Officer Assignments Branch. She was then selected to serve as the Chief of the Commander's Action Group, Headquarters Air Force Personnel Center. Next, she was assigned to Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C., as the Chief, Military Force Policy Division, Directorate of Force Management Policy, Deputy Chief of Staff for Manpower, Personnel and Services, where she was responsible for establishing force management policies for more than 510,000 Air Force men and women military personnel serving on active duty or in the Air National Guard and the Air Force Reserve. She then transitioned to Dover Air Force Base, Delaware as the commander of the 436th Mission Support Group. Prior to her current assignment Col Garbutt was the Director of Manpower and Personnel, United States Cyber Command, Ft. George G. Meade, Maryland.
EDUCATION
1989 Bachelor of Science degree in nursing, University of Florida, Gainesville, Fla.
1995 Air Force Squadron Officer School, Residence, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
1998 Master's degree in public administration, Troy State University, Troy, Ala.
2003 Master's degree in military operations art & science, Air Command & Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2009 Master's degree in strategic studies, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. September 1989 - February 1990, Nurse Intern, Wilford Hall Medical Center, Lackland AFB, Tex.
2. February 1990 - March 1992, Staff Nurse, General Medicine Unit, Wilford Hall Medical Center, Lackland AFB, Tex.
3. March 1992 - June 1993, Staff Nurse, Cardiac Critical Care/Tele Unit, Wilford Hall Medical Center, Lackland AFB, Tex.
4. July 1993 - May 1994, Staff Nurse, Multi Service Unit, 90th Medical Group, F.E. Warren AFB, Wyo.
5. May 1994 - June 1996, Nurse Manager, Emergency Services, 90th Medical Operations Squadron, F.E. Warren AFB, Wyo.
6. June 1996 - June 1997, Nurse Manager, Internal Medicine and Primary Care Clincic, 20th Medical Operations Squadron, Shaw AFB, SCar.
7. June 1997 - May 1999, Wing Protocol Officer, 20th Fighter Wing, Shaw AFB, SCar.
8. May 1999 - July 2000, Squadron Section Commander, 555th Fighter Squadron, Aviano AB, Italy.
9. July 2000 - July 2002, Military Personnel Flight Commander, 31st Mission Support Squadron, Aviano AB, Italy.
10. July 2002 - June 2003, Student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
11. July 2003 - August 2005, Commander, 42d Mission Support Squadron, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
12. September 2005 - April 2007, Chief, Support Officer Assignments Branch, Headquarters Air Force Personnel Center, Randolph AFB, Tex.
13. April 2007 - July 2008, Chief, Commander's Action Group, Headquarters Air Force Personnel Center, Randolph AFB, Tex.
14. July 2008 - June 2009, Student, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
15. July 2009 - June 2010, Chief, Military Force Policy Division, Directorate of Force Management Policy, Deputy Chief of Staff for Manpower, Personnel and Services, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
16. July 2010 - June 2012, Commander, 436th Mission Support Group, Dover AFB, Del.
17. June 2012- Feb 2014, Director, Manpower and Personnel, US Cyber Command, Ft George G. Meade, Md.
18. Feb 2014 - Present, Director, Manpower, Personnel & Services, Headquarters Air Combat Command, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va.
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit
Meritorious Service Medal with 6 Oak Leaf Clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal with 1 Oak Leaf Clusters
Air Force Achievement Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Medal Humanitarian Service Medal
NATO Medal
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant - Jun 24, 1989
First Lieutenant - Jun 24, 1991
Captain - Jun 24, 1993
Major - Oct 1, 2000
Lieutenant Colonel - Nov 1, 2005
Colonel - Oct 1, 2009
(Current as of February 2014)