Major General Richard E. Spooner
Director, NGB-J6
Major General Richard E. Spooner is serving as the Director Command, Control, Communications, and Computer Systems Division (J-6) at the National Guard Bureau. The assignment comes under the National Guard Assistant Program (NGAP). He attended the United States Air Force Preparatory School in 1965 and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Air Force upon graduation from the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado in 1969. He was a navigator for an air refueling squadron in Louisiana, weapons system officer stationed in California, Thailand, England, and a chief scheduler in Arizona. After joining the District of Columbia Air National Guard, he served as the wing electronic warfare officer for the F-105 and F-4, held a number of air operations staff assignments and commanded a support group within the unit. The general is a master navigator with more than 2,900 flying hours and 50 combat missions, primarily in the KC-135, F-105, and F-4 aircraft.