Dawne Deskins Explained
Dawne L. Deskins is a retired United States Air Force major general who last served as the deputy director of the Air National Guard from July 2020 to February 2021. Previously, she was the director of manpower and personnel of the National Guard Bureau from December 2018 to July 2020.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] Deskins earned a B.S. degree in communications from Ithaca College in 1984. She later received an M.S. degree in management from Florida State University in 1992.[1]
Her retirement ceremony occurred on February 25, 2022.[6]
In popular culture
She has been portrayed by Karen Kirkpatrick in the 2006 film United 93. Major Dawne Deskins in NEADS, Rome, New York during the September 11 attacks.
Notes and References
- Web site: MAJOR GENERAL DAWNE L. DESKINS. www.af.mil. July 19, 2021. July 18, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210718023941/https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Biographies/Display/Article/590287/major-general-dawne-l-deskins/. live.
- Web site: First Female ANG Deputy Director: 'There Isn't a Ceiling'. October 5, 2020. July 18, 2021. March 5, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210305214905/https://www.airforcemag.com/first-female-ang-deputy-director-there-isnt-a-ceiling/. live.
- Web site: Maj. Gen. Dawne L. Deskins visits Airmen at the 162d Wing. DVIDS. July 18, 2021. July 18, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210718023959/https://www.dvidshub.net/image/6514266/maj-gen-dawne-l-deskins-visits-airmen-162d-wing. live.
- Web site: Dawne Deskins – Recipient -. valor.militarytimes.com. July 18, 2021. January 22, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210122133450/https://valor.militarytimes.com/hero/390842. live.
- Web site: Col. Dawne Deskins Takes Command of Eastern Air Defense Sector. readme.readmedia.com. July 18, 2021. July 18, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210718023950/https://s3.amazonaws.com/attachments.readmedia.com/files/37966/medium/Clarke-Deskins_guidon_exchange_2_small.jpg?1329504637. live.
- Web site: Webcast: MG Deskins Retirement Ceremony. January 19, 2022. DVIDS.
