John J. Batbie Jr.

rdf:langString John J. Batbie Jr.

rdf:langString John J. Batbie Jr.

rdf:langString John J. Batbie Jr.

rdf:langString Distinguished Service Medal, Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Distinguished Flying Cross, Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster, Air Medal with four silver oak leaf clusters, Air Force Commendation Medal

rdf:langString John J. Batbie Jr. (born October 16, 1946) was a major general in the United States Air Force who served as commander of the United States Air Force Reserve Command, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington D.C., and commander, Headquarters Air Force Reserve, a separate operating agency located at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia. As chief of Air Force Reserve, he served as the principal adviser on Reserve matters to the Air Force Chief of Staff. As commander of AFRES, he had full responsibility for the supervision of U.S. Air Force Reserve units around the world. He served in this position from November 1994 to June 1998. Batbie joined the U.S. Army in 1966 and served as an armor officer and helicopter pilot before joining the Air Force Reserve in 1972. He flew helicopters until 1979 when he graduated from the Air Force Fixed Wing Qualification Course at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas. He was named outstanding graduate and received the Robert C. Swanson Memorial Award. In 1983, the general was the first Air Force Reserve officer to be assigned to Europe as a Reserve statutory tour officer. He coordinated Reserve affairs in both the plans and operations directorates, and served as negotiator for the establishment of collocated operating bases in Greece and Turkey. Batbie has held numerous supervisory and command positions, including director of operations; commander of a squadron, group, wing and numbered air force; director of mobilization and reserve component affairs for U.S. European Command; and, for a limited time, commander of the Air Force Reserve Command. His awards include the Distinguished Service Medal, Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Distinguished Flying Cross, Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster, Air Medal with four silver oak leaf clusters, and the Air Force Commendation Medal.