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Dedicated To:
U.S.
Marine Corps
Villa Milano Restaurant
1630 Schrock Road
Columbus,
Ohio
 Doors Open At 11:00 am Luncheon Begins At
11:45 am
Brigadier General
Francis L. Kelley, Jr.
Commander, Marine Corps Systems Command
Brigadier General Kelley, a native of Philadelphia,
Pa., graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 1983
with a degree in Aerospace Engineering and was the
recipient of the Naval ROTC Donald R. Bertling Award.
Upon completion of Officer Candidate School (OCS), he
was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the United
States Marine Corps.
In February 1984 he completed The Basic School and
received orders to Pensacola, Fla., for flight training.
He then proceeded to the 453rd Flight Training Squadron
(FTS) at Mather Air Force Base, Calif., for electronic
warfare training where he was a distinguished graduate
and the recipient of the Colonel Mike Gilroy Award for
leadership and training excellence.
After completing EA-6B Prowler training at Whidbey
Island, Wash., Brigadier General Kelley reported to
Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 2 (VMAQ-2),
where he participated in the Unit Deployment Program, in
addition to Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm as
the Contingency Plans and Tactics Officer.
He received orders to Air Test and Evaluation Squadron
(AIRTEVRON) FIVE (VX-5), where he was the Electronic
Warfare Branch Head. He then reported to Naval Air
Systems Command (NAVAIRSYSCOM) as the Avionics Systems
Project Officer (ASPO) for the EA-6B.
He returned to the fleet as the Operations Officer for
VMAQ-1 and then as the Assistant Operations Officer for
Marine Aircraft Group 49 (MAG-49). He reported to the
Pentagon as an action officer to the Deputy Assistant
Secretary of the Navy(DASN) for Expeditionary Forces
Program.
He attended the Marine Corps War College and taught at
the Command and Staff College. He transferred to Marine
Corps Systems Command (MCSC), Quantico, Va., where he
was the Program Manager for Unmanned Systems. Brigadier
General Kelley's next assignment was Military Assistant
to Dr. Delores Etter, the Assistant Secretary of the
Navy (ASN) for Research, Development and Acquisition
(RDA).
In August 2007 Brigadier General Kelley was assigned to
the position of MCSC's Program Manager for Training
Systems (PM TRASYS) in Orlando, Fla. In August 2009
Brigadier General Kelley was reassigned as MCSC's Chief
of Staff and became Commander in July 2010.
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AWARDS
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Awards:
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2011 Service Persons of the Year
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Jake Brewer Leadership Award
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Heritage Award
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MILVETS Trustee
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90 W. Broad St. 2nd
Fl.
Columbus, OH 43215
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Music Provided by
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