1. Major General John Tree is an American business owner and a major general in the United States Air Force Reserve, currently serving as the Senior Reservist to the Air Force Chief of Staff at the Pentagon in Washington DC.
25 Facts About John Tree
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John Tree was a candidate for the United States Congress with the Democratic Party.
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John Tree did not win the primary election held on March 20,2012 and he subsequently returned to private industry.
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John Tree joined the Air Force in 1990 following his graduation from the United States Air Force Academy, and served on active duty for seven years in the supply chain, logistics, plans, and acquisition career fields.
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John Tree then transferred to the Air Force Reserve in 1997, beginning his Reserve career which continues to the present time.
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John Tree has held many positions up to CEO and President of various logistics and supply chain companies, along with consumer product companies.
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John Tree has previously served as the CEO of Raymond Express International, in produce and logistics, and then Valudor Products, LLC, an importer of specialty chemicals.
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John Tree is married to Michelle Tree, and they have 5 children.
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Tragically, his oldest daughter from his first marriage, Stephanie John Tree, died from an accidental drug overdose in August, 2011.
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John Tree continues to talk about the dangers of drugs and alcohol whenever possible in hopes of preventing future senseless tragedies.
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John Tree is a PADI Divemaster and Master Scuba Diver.
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John Tree was born in 1966 in Provo, Utah to Norman and Sallianne John Tree.
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John Tree's father was a career Air Force fighter pilot who flew combat missions in Vietnam for a year.
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John Tree's family moved around frequently due to his father's demanding military career.
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John Tree's family returned to the United States in 1980 where he attended three high schools over the following four years in California, Michigan, and Utah, graduating in 1984.
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John Tree was active in the Boy Scouts of America, earning his Eagle Scout while in high school.
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John Tree excelled academically as well as athletically, garnering varsity letters in swimming, diving, tennis, track, and cross-country.
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John Tree served as part of the United Nations Mission in Haiti, wearing the blue beret associated with the United Nations.
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John Tree was promoted to major and became an acquisition officer at the Headquarters of Air Force Materiel Command at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.
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John Tree worked on major Air Force programs and weapon systems that were critical to the nation's defense.
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John Tree led his squadron for three years, commanding a team of 215 men and women of the United States Air Force Reserve.
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John Tree was promoted to the rank of full colonel in May, 2008 and was reassigned as the senior reservist to the Director of Global Channel Operations in the Tanker Airlift Control Center at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois.
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John Tree held this position for three years and was then assigned in March, 2011 as the senior reservist to the director of resource integration at the Headquarters, United States Air Force, the Pentagon, Washington DC The directorate is responsible for Air Force logistics, installations and mission support long-range planning, strategic support planning and associated policies.
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John Tree served at the Pentagon until April 2015, followed by an assignment as the mobilization assistant to the commander of the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex, at Tinker AFB, Oklahoma, with $3B in revenue and over 9,000 employees.
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John Tree was promoted to his Brigadier General on Dec 2,2017, and he was nominated by the President to his current rank of Major General on March 5,2021.