captain kuklok joined the 4th marine aircraft wing in 1973 at mag-46 with hma-773 at mcas santa ana, ca. in 1976, he transitioned to ch-46 sea knight helicopter with hmm-766 at selfridge air national guard base, mount clemens, michigan, where he served as training officer. his selected marine corps reserve participation continued with hmm-774, nas norfolk, virginia, working in the s-1 and maintenance department. returning to mag-46 in 1978, major kuklok served in various billets with hmm-764, h&ms-41, and h&ms-46. he was the commanding officer of h&ms-41, det b from september 1986 to september 1988 and commanding officer hmm-764 from september 1988 to january 1992. during the latter period, the unit was activated for five months in support of operations desert shield and desert storm. general kuklok's last assignment in mag-46 was deputy commander and mobilization coordinator. from there he moved to serve as the director of readiness and safety, 4th marine aircraft wing, marresfor, new orleans, la. upon promotion to brigadier general, he assumed command as the commanding general, reserve marine air ground task force east, (command element), camp lejeune, north carolina. he was promoted to major general and served as commanding general, 4th marine aircraft wing from september 1997 until august 2000. he was then reassigned as the commanding general, marine corps reserve support command. he served in this capacity until november 2001. he subsequently served as the assistant deputy commandant for plans, policies, and operations, washington, d.c.