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US Air Force Senior Ranking Flag Officer Brigadier General Ellen M. Pawlikowski
Brigadier General Ellen M. Pawlikowski is Vice Commander of the Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles Air Force Base, California. General Pawlikowski is responsible for assisting the commander in managing the research, design, development, acquisition and sustainment of space and missile systems, launce, command and control, and operational satellite systems. The Space and Missile Systems Center is the nation's center of technical expertise for military space acquisition with more than 6,500 employees nationwide and an annual total budget in excess of $10 billion. General Pawlikowski entered the Air Force in 1978 through the ROTC program at New Jersey Institute of Technology. She attended the University of California at Berkeley, California and received a PhD in chemical engineering in 1981. She entered active duty at McClellan Air Force Base, California in 1982. She has served in a variety of technical management, leadership and staff positions, and as Deputy Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Counter proliferation. Prior to her current assignment she served as Commander, Military Satellite Communications Systems Wing, Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles Air Force Base, California. In addition to her PhD General Pawlikoski also attended the Squadron Officer School, Air Command and Staff College, Program Managers Course, Defense Systems Management College, and Industrial College of the Armed Forces. General Pawlikoski's personal awards include the Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Defense Meritorious Service Medal Meritorious Service Medal (with two Oak Leaf Clusters) Air Force Commendation Medal (with Oak Leaf Cluster), and various other personal achievement, service awards and ribbons. |
