I Am Refocused Podcast Guest: Major General Retired, Alfred K. Flowers
Biography Major General Retired, Alfred K. Flowers
Major General Alfred K. Flowers is an Author and Senior Strategic Advisor for a San
Antonio minority owned business. He is the former Deputy Assistant Secretary of the
Air Force for Budget or simply said The Air Force Budget Director where he was
responsible for $170 Billion Dollars of Air Force funds.
Following high school graduation he enlisted in the United States Air Force at the age of
seventeen. After completing basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base (AFB) in
San Antonio, Texas, he was assigned as a supply warehouseman at Grand Forks AFB in
North Dakota followed by a year at Da Nang AB, Vietnam and five other assignments
prior to 1975. He received his A.A. degree from Thomas Edison University,
B.S. Degree from Southern Illinois University, and Master Degrees from Ball State and
The National Defense University. In 1978 after thirteen years of enlisted service he
attended Officer Training School where he was a distinguished graduate and
commissioned a Second Lieutenant. He served as a budget officer at several Air Force
bases, Chief of Budget at Headquarters Air Combat Command, Director of Budget
Programs HQ USAF, and Chief Financial Officer, HQ Air Education and Training
Command and The United States Special Operations Command, J-8. He Commanded the
Holms Center at Maxwell AFB, Alabama and The Second Air Force at Keesler AFB,
Mississippi. In 2009, he was appointed as The Deputy Assistant Secretary of budget in
the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force. On 1 January 2012, after forty-six
years and five months of service, he retired from the United States Air Force, making
him the longest-serving airman in Air Force history, the longest serving African
American in defense history, and the longest serving continuous active duty member in
the history of The United States Department of Defense.
His military recognitions include two Distinguished Service Medals, the Defense
Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster and the Defense
Meritorious Service Medal plus seventeen other decorations. He previously served on
the board of directors for the Army and Air Force Exchange Service, the Air Force Aid
Society and the Air Force Services Agency and is currently serving on six boards as Vice
Chairman and director. Major General (R) Flowers was inducted into the Air Education
and Training Command Order of The Sword 6 April 2012 making him the 224 th Air Force
inductee since 1967. He was also inducted into The Order of The Long Leaf Pine by the
Govenor of North Carolina in August 2016. Additionally, he was recognized by the Air
Force Association with a Lifetime Achievement Award September 2018. He is married
to Ida M. Flowers and they have one son, Colonel Alfred K. Flowers, Jr.
Major General Retired, Alfred K. Flowers Author of the book Reflections of a Servant Leader: My Journey as the Longest Serving Airman in U. S. Air Force History
Available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Reflections-Servant-Leader-Journey-Longest/dp/1547080574
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