Timothy A. Kinnan

Infobox Military Person
name= Timothy Alan Kinnan


caption= Timothy Kinnan, USAF
born= birth date and age|1948|4|24|mf=y
died=
placeofbirth= Tacoma, Washington
placeofdeath=
placeofburial=
nickname= "Conan"
allegiance= flag|United States of America
branch= air force|United States
serviceyears= 1970–2004
rank= Lieutenant General
unit=
commands= Air Force Doctrine Center
Air War College 401st Fighter Wing 347th Wing 318th Fighter Interceptor Squadron
battles= Deny Flight, Southern Watch, Provide Comfort
awards= Defense Distinguished Service Medal Air Force Distinguished Service Medal Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit
laterwork=

Timothy Alan Kinnan (born April 24, 1948) was a Lieutenant General in the United States Air Force (Retired September 2004).

Personal and family background

Kinnan was born in Tacoma, Washington to the late Henry Wallace ("Wally") Kinnan, and Marjorie Ahrendt. His father, Wally Kinnan, a pioneering television meteorolgist and early television personality, was also a B-17 pilot during WWII and was shot down, spending nearly two years as a POW in Stalag Luft III. While interned Wally was a founding member of the Sagan Serenaders, a group of musicians who were immortalized in the movie "The Great Escape" for holding concerts to cover the sound of digging associated with the escape attempt. Wally’s war-time and peace time service created in Tim a strong interest in the US Air Force. Getting both the interest in flying and an interest in music from his father he had to make a choice between the US Air Force Academy and music school. The Air Force won out and he entered the US Air Force Academy in 1966 receiving his commission in 1970. Following graduation he married Sue Elaine Kelley. He has two daughters, Jennifer and Emily and five grandchildren.

Education

Kinnan’s military education includes the United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) in Colorado Springs, Colorado (Class of 1970); "Distinguished Graduate Air Force Squadron Officers School" in 1974, "Air Command and Staff College" in 1976, "Armed Forces Staff College" in 1981, "Distinguished Graduate National War College" in 1990, "Joint Force Air Component Commander Course" in 1995 and "Joint Flag Officer Warfighting Course" in 1997.

In his civilian studies, he earned a Master of Science degree in Astronautical and Aeronautical Engineering Purdue University

ervice career

Kinnan was commissioned a Second Lieutenant upon graduation from the U.S. Air Force Academy with the Class of 1970.

He was a command pilot with more than 3,000 flying hours, primarily in the F-4, F-15 and F-16.

In 1977, he was awarded the first Risner Trophy as the outstanding fighter pilot in the United States Air Force.

In 1993, as Commander of the 401st Fighter Wing in Aviano, Italy, he led the beddown and support of joint and combined airpower in NATO's Deny Flight Operation over Bosnia and Herzegovina. Later, as Commander of the 347th Wing, he was responsible for the first operational deployment to Southwest Asia under the Air Force's aerospace expeditionary force concept. Other commands include an F-15 squadron, the Air War College and Air Force Doctrine Center.

General Kinnan served as Vice Director for Strategic Plans and Policy with the Joint Staff in Washington, D.C., supporting the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in developing military strategy and policy within the interagency process in Washington.

His final active duty assignment was U.S. Military Representative to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Military Committee, NATO Headquarters, Brussels, Belgium. He represented the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in deliberations and actions of the military committee, NATO's highest military authority. He also worked with military representatives of NATO and Partnership for Peace member nations to develop policy recommendations for the political authorities of the alliance.

Civilian career

Until February 2007 he was Vice President, C4ISR at Lockheed Martin Corporation.

Flight information

*Rating: Command Pilot
*Flight hours: More than 3000
*Aircraft flown: F-4, F-15 and F-16

Major Awards and Decorations

*Defense Distinguished Service Medal (with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters)
*Distinguished Service Medal
*Defense Superior Service Medal
*Legion of Merit (with Oak Leaf Cluster)
*Meritorious Service Medal (with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters)
*Air Medal
*Air Force Commendation Medal
*Memory Medal for Advancing Latvia’s Membership to NATO
*Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge

Official military biography pages

* [http://www.af.mil/bios/bio.asp?bioID=6068 Tim Kinnan biography at Air Force Link website]
* [http://www.nato.int/cv/milrep/us/kinnan-e.htm Kinnan biography at NATO International weblink]

External links

* [http://www.afasw.org/members.asp#name93 Kinnan on Active AFASW Members List]
* [http://www.spock.com/Timothy-Kinnan-jT6DR1Mb Timothy Kinnan profile at spock.com]
* [http://www.conestogahighschool.com/KinnanTim_1326.html Conestoga High School (GA) bio]
* [http://www.csees.net/?page=news&news_id=1740&country_id=3. NATO official Kinnan assessed highly Bulgaria's progress]