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Gregory Harold Johnson Status: Active. Trained as: Astronaut. Profession: Pilot. Sex: Male. Marital Status: Married. Children: Three. Birth Date: 12 May 1962. Birth City: Upper Ruislip. Birth State: Middlesex. Birth Country: UK. Nationality: American. Group: 1998 NASA Group. Date Selected: 04 June 1998.

NASA Official Biography

NAME: Gregory H. Johnson (Major, USAF)
NASA Astronaut Candidate (Pilot)

PERSONAL DATA:
Born on May 12, 1962 in Upper Ruislip, Middlesex, United Kingdom. Married to the former Cari M. Harbaugh of Lubbock, Texas. They have three children: Matthew, Joseph and Rachel. Recreational interests include traveling, biking, golfing, music, and woodworking. His parents, Harold C. and Marion F. Johnson, reside in Traverse City, Michigan. Cari's mother, Beverly S. Harbaugh, resides in Lubbock, Texas. Her father and stepmother, George R. and Arlene Harbaugh, also reside in Lubbock, Texas.

EDUCATION:
Fairborn High School, Fairborn, Ohio, 1980.
B.S., Aeronautical Engineering, United States Air Force Academy, 1984.
M.S., Flight Structure Engineering, Columbia University, 1985.

SPECIAL HONORS:
1996 Lieutenant General Bobby Bond Award � Top USAF test pilot, Distinguished Graduate USAF Test Pilot School Class 94A, Onizuka "Prop Wash" Award (94A), 1985 Guggenheim Fellowship to Columbia University, Distinguished Graduate with Honors � USAF Academy Class of 1984, Valedictorian � Park Hills High School Class of 1980, Eagle Scout. Military decorations include Distinguished Flying Cross, Meritorious Service Medal, Air Medals (4), Aerial Achievement Medals (3), Air Force Commendation Medal, Air Force Achievement Medals (2), and various others.

EXPERIENCE:
Johnson received his commission from the United States Air Force Academy in May 1984 and was designated an Air Force pilot in May 1986 at Reese Air Force Base, Texas. He was retained as a T-38A instructor pilot at Reese until 1989, when he was selected for an F-15E Eagle assignment. In March 1990, he reported to the 461st F-15E Replacement Training Unit at Luke Air Force Base, Phoenix, Arizona for initial F-15E training. After completion, he was assigned to the 335th Fighter Squadron, 4th Fighter Wing at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina. Immediately after he was designated "mission ready" in December 1990, Johnson deployed to Al Kharj, Saudi Arabia, flying 34 combat missions in support of OPERATION DESERT STORM. In December 1992, he was again deployed to Saudi Arabia for three months, flying an additional 27 combat missions in support of OPERATION SOUTHERN WATCH. In 1993, he was selected for Air Force Test Pilot School at Edwards Air Force Base, California, where he graduated in December 1994. After graduation, he was assigned to the 445th Flight Test Squadron at Edwards, where he was a project test pilot, F-15C/E and T-38 instructor/evaluator, program manager, and assistant operations officer. In August 1997, he was assigned to Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, to attend Air Command and Staff College in residence. Just prior to graduation in June 1998, Johnson learned of his selection for astronaut training.

He has logged over 2,700 flight hours in more than 30 different aircraft.

NASA EXPERIENCE:
Selected by NASA in June 1998, he reported for training in August 1998. Astronaut Candidate Training includes orientation briefings and tours, numerous scientific and technical briefings, intensive instruction in Shuttle and International Space Station systems, physiological training and ground school to prepare for T-38 flight training, as well as learning water and wilderness survival techniques. Following a period of training and evaluation, Johnson will receive technical assignments within the Astronaut Office before being assigned to a space flight.

OCTOBER 1998
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