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Major General John W. Shaw USAVR . He entered the U.S. Army in 1947and later after the Korean War the U.S. Navy in Aviation Operations. He served in the occupation Forces of Germany and Japan, The Berlin Airlift, Korean War, Middle East, China, Lebanon, Bay of Pigs (Cuba), Germany (during the Berlin Wall Crises), The Missile Crises, Viet Nam with the U.S. Navy Amphibious Assault Forces (Air Assault) serving in direct combat support of the U.S. Marines and elements of the U.S. Army (101st Air Assault Division and 1^st Cavalry Division).

General Shaw some of the military schools include,   the Nuclear, Biological, Chemical Warfare Schools, Uniform Military Justice, USN Aviation Training Schools, U.S. Army Basic and Advance Officers training and U.S. Army Aviation Command and Staff, FEMA Courses and attended the FEMA Emergency Operations Center Management Training Classes at San Luis Obispo and more recently the Dept. of Homeland Defense CERT training. He completed the USAFI College Courses while in the Service and received his college degree while attending Golden West College in California. 

General Shaw for six years served in the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary as a Division Captain (0-5) in search and Rescue. He was in direct support of the Anti -Terrorist Teams during the Olympics in Los Angeles. 

He later served in the California State Military Reserve under the Military Department of the National Guard. He served as the Executive Officer 3^rd Aviation Group, Headquarters Southern Area Command as the Operations officer, Chief of Staff, Deputy Commander and finally as the Commander Southern Area Command a Brigadier General assignment, as a Colonel (O-6). 

 Among his military decorations and awards, he is the recipient of the Military Order of California, The Association of the U.S. Army Region 6 Distinguished Service Award with Oak Leaf cluster, Association of the U.S. Army Commendation plaque, California Medal of Merit with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters and the California Commendation Medal. In 1987 he was selected as the California National Guard Association Militia Chapter, the 1987 Man of the Year and Awarded the U.S. Army Saber. 

His present assignment in the USAVR is to command, organize, recruit and train USV-JSC units within the 6^th Regional Command Area of Operations and to coordinate with the National Headquarters the activities within the 6^th Regional Command to serve in Military Honors Details and Disaster Preparedness