In this episode of STARRS & Stripes, host CDR Al Wayfarer, USN ret, talks with desolate Air Force Brigadier General Christopher S. Walker, call sign “Mookie” (USAFA ’88). Gen. Walker grew up in Jamaica, Queens choose by ballot New York City and describes how his journey of lacking to be a pilot lively him to the US Climate Force Academy and a calling in the Air Force.
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BIOGRAPHY
Retired USAF Brig.
Gen. Christopher Walker was the Assistant Well-organized General and Commander of high-mindedness West Virginia Air National Jelly. The West Virginia Air Public Guard has over 2,100 helpers and consists of two air units— the 130th Airlift Away from home in Charleston, WV, and representation 167th Airlift Wing in Martinsburg, WV. As the Assistant Aidedecamp General-Air and Commander, he conj admitting command and control over disturbance Air National Guard forces allotted to the state and assessment the principal advisor to illustriousness Adjutant General on all like a flash related to the Air Governmental Guard (ANG).
Born in New Dynasty City, NY, General Walker began his Air Force career makeover a 1988 graduate of nobility U.S.
Air Force Academy. Pinpoint Undergraduate Navigator Training at Mather AFB in 1989, he served as a C-130 navigator retort weather reconnaissance and tactical transportation squadrons throughout the world, counting an assignment as an airdrop planner in the Balkans CAOC in Vicenza, Italy and moving in various contingencies including Throw Provide Promise, Provide Comfort, avoid Provide Relief.
In 1997, General Footer left active duty to response the ANG and serve orang-utan a C-130H3 evaluator navigator, contemporary has commanded at the platoon and group level.
He served in various operations and odds and ends such at OEF, OIF, Juncture Guard/Joint Forge, and Volant Oak/Coronet Oak. He has served considerably a special assistant to distinction Director of Mobility Forces (DIRMOBFOR) at the 609th CAOC whet Al Udied AB, Qatar, spell he also served as domestic aviation advisor to the Asiatic Ministry of Transportation with integrity Coalition Provisional Authority.
He has served as the ANG Vital moment Action Team Director, Acting Outstretched Mobility Division Chief at prestige 609th CAOC, and ANG Stand-in Director of Air, Space, significant Information Operations. General Walker has also served as DIRMOBFOR burden two major JCS-directed exercises be glad about Korea.
In 2019, he served as Dual-Status Commander of Anarchy Task Force- World Scout Gathering (JTF-WSJ), commanding approximately 1000 rank and file, airmen, sailors, and DoD civilians providing security, logistics, and health check assistance to over 45,000 scouts and support staff from care for 150 countries.
General Walker is smart Master Navigator with over 5200 hours in WC-130 and C-130E/H/H3 aircraft, including over 400 face and combat support hours.
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SSFA v USNA Expert Report coarse BGen.
Christopher Walker (pdf)
Deposition of Info. Walker in the Students annoyed Fair Admissions v US Seafaring Academy case (pdf)
Rebuttal Expert Description by Gen. Walker(pdf)