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U.S. Air Force general

Dawne Deskins
Official portrait, 2019
AllegianceUnited States
Service / branchUnited States Air Force
Years of service1984–2022
RankMajor general
CommandsEastern Air Defense Sector
AwardsDefense Superior Service Medal
Legion of Merit (2)
Meritorious Service Medal (5)

Dawne L. Deskins is a retired United States Air Force major general who last served as the deputy director of the Air National Guard from July 2020 to February 2021. Previously, she was the director of manpower and personnel of the National Guard Bureau from December 2018 to July 2020. Deskins earned a B.S. degree in communications from Ithaca College in 1984. She later received an M.S. degree in management from Florida State University in 1992.

Her retirement ceremony occurred on February 25, 2022.

In popular culture

She has been portrayed by Karen Kirkpatrick in the 2006 film United 93. Major Dawne Deskins in NEADS, Rome, New York during the September 11 attacks.

References

  1. ^ "MAJOR GENERAL DAWNE L. DESKINS". www.af.mil. Archived from the original on July 18, 2021. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
  2. "First Female ANG Deputy Director: 'There Isn't a Ceiling'". October 5, 2020. Archived from the original on March 5, 2021. Retrieved July 18, 2021.
  3. "Maj. Gen. Dawne L. Deskins visits Airmen at the 162d Wing". DVIDS. Archived from the original on July 18, 2021. Retrieved July 18, 2021.
  4. "Dawne Deskins – Recipient -". valor.militarytimes.com. Archived from the original on January 22, 2021. Retrieved July 18, 2021.
  5. "Col. Dawne Deskins Takes Command of Eastern Air Defense Sector". readme.readmedia.com. Archived from the original on July 18, 2021. Retrieved July 18, 2021.
  6. "Webcast: MG Deskins Retirement Ceremony". DVIDS. Retrieved January 19, 2022.

External links

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Military offices
Preceded by??? Director of Air, Space and Cyber Operations of the Air National Guard Readiness Center
2014–2016 		Succeeded by???
Preceded by??? Deputy Director of for Partnering, Security Cooperation, and Missile Defense of the United States
2016–2018 		Succeeded byJessica Meyeraan
Preceded byJeffrey B. Cashman Director of Manpower and Personnel of the National Guard Bureau
2018–2020 		Succeeded byEric K. Little
Preceded byMarc H. Sasseville Deputy Director of the Air National Guard
2020–2021 		Succeeded byDuke Pirak


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