brigadier general charles b. jiggetts

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UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
BRIGADIER GENERAL CHARLES B. JIGGETTS
Retired Nov. 1, 1982. Died March 16, 2010.
Brigadier General Charles B. Jiggetts is vice
commander of the Air Force Communications
Command with headquarters at Scott Air Force
Base, Ill. As a major command, Air Force
Communications Command engineers, installs,
operates, and maintains communicationselectronics-meteorological equipment and facilities
for the Air Force and selected government and
civilian agencies. This includes long-haul
intercontinental and local base communications, air
traffic control and navigational aid facilities, and
weather equipment. The command is also
responsible for Air Force standardized data
automation processing activities. To meet these
tasks, the command employs 49,000 people in more
than 500 units at approximately 425 locations.
General Jiggetts was born in Henderson, N.C. He
graduated from high school at Henderson Institute in
1943, and received a bachelor of arts degree in
political science from Howard University,
Washington, D.C., in 1950. General Jiggetts
graduated from Squadron Officer School at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., in 1957 and completed Air Command
and Staff College in 1963. He completed the Air War College in 1970 and the Industrial College of the Armed
Forces associate program in 1972.
In 1944 he enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Forces and was honorably discharged in May 1946. He was
commissioned a second lieutenant in August 1950 through the Reserve Officers' Training Corps program. His
initial assignment was as a group adjutant and supply officer with the Basic Military Training Center at Sampson
Air Force Base, N.Y. He attended flying school at James Connally Air Force Base, Texas, in 1952 and later
become an aircraft observer and radar intercept officer. He served in that capacity at Tyndall Air Force Base,
Fla.; McGuire Air Force Base, N.J.; and Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska.
In July 1957 General Jiggetts joined the 98th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, Dover Air Force Base, Del., as flight
and later squadron radar officer. He attended the Communications Officer Course at Keesler Air Force Base,
Miss., in 1959. Upon completion of the course in 1960, he was assigned to the 27th Communications Squadron,
Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, as squadron operations officer. In June 1963 he returned to Keesler Air Force
Base to attend the Communications-Electronics Staff Officer Course.
From March 1964 to May 1966, General Jiggetts was a maintenance officer, chief of maintenance and wing
communications-electronics officer with the 92nd Strategic Aerospace Wing, Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash.
The wing had operational responsibility for Fairchild-based Atlas E intercontinental ballistic missiles, B-52s and
KC-135s.
Transferring to Headquarters 7th Air Force, Tan Son Nhut Air Base, Republic of Vietnam, in May 1966 the
general served as a communications-electronics requirements officer. General Jiggetts returned to the United
States in May 1967 as a joint communications staff officer with the U.S. Strike Command at MacDill Air Force
Base, Fla.
In August 1969 he was assigned to Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C., as the technical assistant
to the director for telecommunications policy, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Installations and
Logistics). He next served at Headquarters Strategic Air Command, Offutt Air Force Base, Neb., as chief of the
Program Management Division for Communications-Electronics.
From September 1971 to July 1974, General Jiggetts served as military assistant to the director of the Office of
Telecommunications Policy, Executive Office of the President of the United States, Washington, D.C. He then
became vice commander of the Air Force Communications Command's Northern Communications Area at
Griffiss Air Force Base, N.Y. He served as commander of the Northern Communications Area from July 1976 to
June 1979.
The general transferred to Pacific Command at Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii, as director of communications and
data processing (later reorganized as Directorate of Command, Control and Communications System), J-6. In
February 1981 he was assigned to Scott Air Force Base as Air Force Communications Command's deputy
commander for combat communications and reserve force matters. He assumed his present duties in July
1981.
His military decorations and awards include the Distinguished Service Medal, Defense Superior Service Medal,
Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster, Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, Joint Service
Commendation Medal and Air Force Commendation Medal. He also wears the air traffic controller's badge.
He was promoted to brigadier general April 1, 1977, with date of rank March 29, 1977.
The general's hometown is Henderson, N.C.
(Current as of November 1981)
BRIGADIER GENERAL CHARLES C. BARNHILL JR.
Retired Aug. 1, 1992.
Brigadier General Charles C. Barnhill Jr. is director
of transportation, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff,
Logistics, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington,
D.C.
General Barnhill was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., in 1938,
and attended Clinton (N.Y.) Central High School and
Gainesville (Ga.) High School. The general earned a
bachelor of science degree from the University of
Nebraska, Omaha, in 1970 and a master of science
degree from Central Michigan University in 1975.
The general completed Squadron Officer School in
1969, Air Command and Staff College in 1974,
Industrial College of the Armed Forces in 1976 and
the National War College in 1979.
He enlisted in the Air Force in October 1961 and
achieved the rank of airman third class. Upon
completion of basic training at Lackland Air Force
Base, Texas, General Barnhill entered the Aviation
Cadet Program at James T. Connally Air Force
Base, Texas. In November 1962 he was
commissioned as a second lieutenant and received navigator wings.
He then was assigned to navigator bombardier training at Mather Air Force Base, Calif., where he trained in T29s. From September 1963 to March 1969 General Barnhill was assigned to the 1608th Military Air Transport
Wing and the 437th Military Airlift Wing, Charleston Air Force Base, S.C. He served successively as a C-130E
and C-141A instructor and flight examiner navigator; chief, Base Navigation School; and navigation services
officer and plans officer, Combat Plans and Exercises Division.
In May 1971 the general was assigned to South Vietnam with the 361st Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron,
Phu Cat Air Base, and in January 1972 transferred with the 362nd TEWS to Da Nang Air Base. While there he
served as a flight examiner navigator in the EC47 aircraft and as squadron operations controller.
Returning to the United States in June 1972, General Barnhill was assigned to the 438th Military Airlift Wing,
McGuire Air Force Base, N.J., where he served successively as C-141A instructor navigator; chief, Airlift
Management Branch; and chief, Current Operations Division.
After completing National War College in July 1979, the general was assigned as air operations officer, Policy
and Management Division, Directorate of International Programs, Air Force headquarters. He then served as
international political military affairs officer and later became chief of the Plans and Policy Division, Directorate
of International Programs.
In November 1981 General Barnhill was assigned to McChord Air Force Base, Wash., as assistant deputy
commander for operations, 62nd Military Airlift Wing. He then served as deputy commander for operations from
August 1983 to June 1985. The general transferred to Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., as vice commander of
the 314th Tactical Airlift Wing until March 1986, when he took commend of the wing. In May 1988 he became
deputy chief of staff for personnel, Headquarters Military Airlift Command, Scott Air Force Base, Ill. In July 1989
he became commander of the U.S. Forces Azores, and 1605th Military Airlift Support Wing. He assumed his
present position in July 1991.
The general is a master navigator with more than 7,500 flying hours and 184 combat missions. He has flown the
T-29, C-141A/B, EC-47 and C-130E. His military awards and decorations include the Defense Superior Service
Medal, Legion of Merit, Distinguished Flying Cross, Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters, and
Air Medal with four oak leaf clusters.
He was promoted to brigadier general Sept. 1, 1989, with same date of rank.
(Current as of October 1991)
BRIGADIER GENERAL JOHN J. "JOE" ALLEN
Retired June 1, 1996.
Brig. Gen. John J. "Joe" Allen is the civil engineer for
Headquarters Air Combat Command, Langley Air
Force Base, Va. He is responsible for all civil
engineering activities for more than 15,000 civil
engineering personnel operating and maintaining Air
Combat Command's $41 billion physical plant at 25
major installations and numerous smaller
installations.
The general entered the Air Force in June 1966
upon graduation from the U.S. Air Force Academy.
As a C-130 navigator he flew 75 forward air control
and flare missions in Laos and served as an
instructor navigator. He has served as an instructor
at the Air Force Academy, managed the Air Force's
basic research program for civil engineering,
commanded a civil engineering squadron, and was
deputy chief of staff for engineering and services for
two other major commands. He is a registered
professional engineer in Colorado and Texas.
EDUCATION
1966 Bachelor of science degree, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo.
1969 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
1972 Master of science degree in civil engineering, University of Illinois
1973 Doctorate in civil engineering, University of Illinois
1975 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
1979 Industrial College of the Armed Forces
1984 Air War College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
1989 Advanced Management Program, Darden Graduate School of Business, University of Virginia
ASSIGNMENTS
1. August 1966 - May 1967, student, undergraduate navigator training, Mather Air Force Base, Calif.
2. June 1967 - August 1967, student, C-130 upgrade training, Pope Air Force Base, N.C.
3. September 1967 - April 1970, navigator and instructor navigator, 817th Tactical Airlift Squadron, Naha Air
Base, Okinawa
4. April 1970 - May 1973, student, Air Force Institute of Technology Civilian Institute Program, University of
Illinois, Champaign
5. May 1973 - August 1977, associate professor, department of civil engineering, engineering mechanics and
materials; instructor navigator, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo.
6. August 1977 - January 1980, instructor navigator, flight commander and wing executive officer, 323rd Flying
Training Wing, Mather Air Force Base, Calif.
7. January 1980 - August 1983, program manager, Air Force Office of Scientific Research, Headquarters U.S.
Air Force, Washington, D.C.
8. August 1983 - May 1984, student, Air War College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
9. May 1984 - June 1986, commander, 401st Civil Engineering Squadron, Torrejon Air Base, Spain
10. June 1986 - August 1987, director, ground launched cruise missile beddown, deputy chief of staff for
engineering and services, Headquarters U.S. Air Forces in Europe, Ramstein Air Base, West Germany
11. August 1987 - April 1989, assistant deputy chief of staff, deputy chief of staff for engineering and services,
Headquarters U.S. Air Forces in Europe, Ramstein Air Base, West Germany
12. April 1989 - December 1992, deputy chief of staff, engineering and services, Headquarters Pacific Air
Forces, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii
13. December 1992 - January 1994, director of civil engineering, Headquarters U.S. Air Forces in Europe,
Ramstein Air Base, Germany
14. January 1994 - present, civil engineer, Headquarters Air Combat Command, Langley Air Force Base, Va.
15. February - July 1995, commander, Joint Task Force 160, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Superior Service Medal
Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster
Distinguished Flying Cross with oak leaf cluster
Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air Medal with eight oak leaf clusters
Marine Corps Presidential Unit Citation
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant June 8, 1966
First Lieutenant Dec. 8, 1967
Captain June 8, 1969
Major Dec. 1, 1977
Lieutenant Colonel Oct. 1, 1980
Colonel Oct. 1, 1985
Brigadier General March 1, 1992
(Current as of April 1994)
BRIGADIER GENERAL JOHN PHILLIPS KIRKENDALL
Retired. Died June 11, 1980.
John Phillips Kirkendall was born in Dallas, Penn., in 1901. After graduating from high school at Wilkes-Barre,
Penn., in 1918, he attended Seton Hall in New Jersey for one year and Villanova College in Penn., for a year.
Entering the U.S. Military Academy in July 1920, he graduated June 12, 1924, and was commissioned a second
lieutenant in the Air Service.
Beginning Primary Flying School at Brooks Field, Texas, that September, he graduated the following March;
attended Advanced Flying School at Kelly Field, Texas, for nine months; entered the Air Service Balloon and
Airship School at Scott Field, Ill., and graduated in June 1926. After serving at Scott Field, Ill., he returned to
Kelly Field in June 1928 to take the special observation course, which he completed that October.
Going to Hawaii in April 1929, General Kirkendall joined the Fourth Observation Squadron at Luke Field, and
three months later was transferred to the 18th Pursuit Group at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. Appointed finance
officer at the Air Corps primary Flying School, Randolph Field, Texas, in July 1931, two months later he became
adjutant of the Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron there. He went to Fort Sill, Okla., in March 1932,
joining the First Balloon Squadron; was given temporary duty with the Civilian Conservation Corps camp at
Stephenville, Texas, in July 1933; rejoining the First Balloon Squadron that December. He later assumed
command of the 53rd School Squadron at Randolph Field.
Moving to the Philippine Islands in February 1938, General Kirkendall was assigned to the Fourth Composite
Group at Nichols Field; became adjutant of Clark Field that July; and a year later was named operations officer
there. Transferred to Wright Field, Ohio, in February 1940, he was assigned to the Air Materiel Division, contract
section. That August he was assigned to the Office of the Undersecretary of War, where he served successively
as assistant to the chief of the Air Corps section, Purchasing and Contract Branch, and assistant to the chief of
the defense aid section there.
Ordered to Europe in June 1942, General Kirkendall was chief of the Procurement Branch of the Eigth Air Force
Service Command, becoming its assistant chief of staff for supply that December. In June 1943 he was
appointed assistant to the commanding general of the Supply Division, Air Service Command, at Patterson
Field, Ohio. That August he joined the Special Planning Division of the War Department General Staff, and in
October 1943 he was designated deputy commander of the Middletown Air Service Command at Olmsted Field,
Penn.
General Kirkendall was assigned to the U.S. Military Mission to Moscow, Russia, in April 1945, and three
months later was named chief of the Berlin, (Germany) Air Command. He assumed command of the 10th Air
Depot Group in Germany the following January, and in May 1946 he was named commanding officer of the
Ansbach (Germany) Air Depot.
Joining the Air Transport Command in February 1947, General Kirkendall was designated assistant chief of the
staff for supply of the European Division at Wiesbaden, Germany, and that July assumed that position with the
51st Troop Carrier Wing there. The following January he was appointed chief of the Plans and Control Section
of the U.S. Air Forces in Europe at Wiesbaden. In April 1948 he became deputy commander of the Mobile Air
Materiel Area at Brookley Air Force Base, Ala.; was named executive officer of the 3380th Technical Training
Wing there in October 1949; and in February 1951 was designated deputy commander. He was appointed
deputy commander of Keesler Air Force Base, Biloxi, Miss., in September 1952.
General Kirkendall is rated a command pilot, balloon pilot, combat observer, balloon observer, technical
observer and aircraft observer.
(Up to date as of July 1954)
UND School of Engineering and Mines
ACADEMY
General Bernard P. Randolph
Born: July 10, 1933, New Orleans, LA
Education: BS Chemistry, Xavier University, New Orleans, LA
UND, BSEE, 1964 (Magna cum laude)
UND, MSEE, 1965
MBA, Auburn University
UND, Honorary Doctorate of Engineering, 1969
35 Year Career in the United States Air Force
1956-1962 Strategic Air Command, Lincoln AFB, Nebraska; instructed and evaluated KC-97 Stratotanker and B47 Stratojet flightcrews
1965 Chief, On-orbit Operations, Space Systems Division, Los Angeles AF Station, California
1968-1969 Airlift operations officer assigned to the Republic of Vietnam at Chu Lai and Tan Son Nhut Air Base. Responsible for total operation of approx. 50 C-7 and C123 airlift sorties daily from Chu Lai. Coordinated the operations of all airlift control elements throughout the Republic of Vietnam.
Nov. 1970 Chief of Command Plans in test evaluation and then as the Executive Officer to the Deputy Chief of Staff for operations.
1974 Director,Space Systems Planning for Space and Missile Systems Organizations, Los Angeles Air Force Station
1975 Deputy Program Director and Program Director for the Air Force Satellite Communications System, Space Division Headquarters, Los Angeles Air Force Station
1978 Space Division Handquarters, Los Angeles Air Force Station; responsible for space defense systems
1980-1981 Vice Commander of the Warner Robins Air Logistics Center, Robins Air Force Base, Georgia
1981-1983 Director of Space Systems and Command, Control, & Communication, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, Research, Development and Acquisition, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
1983-1984 Vice Commander and Deputy Commander for Space Systems Acquisition, Space Division, Los Angeles Air Force Station
1985 Deputy Chief of Staff for Research, Development and Acquisition, Headquarters U.S. Air Force,
Washington, D.C.
1987 Commander, Air Forces Systems Command, Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland, charged with the development and procurement of all major defense systems for the Air Force.
Achieved the rank of four-star General
March 13, 1990 Retired from Military Service
1990 TRW Space and Electronics Group, Vice President and General Manager of Defense Communications Division; responsible for the development of the Milstar advanced space satellite communications system.
2007 Saalex, Director
2007-2008 Space, Air and Information Group(SAIC), Senior Consultant
Service
VIASPACE, Inc., Board Member
Consultant for the Institute of Defense
Defense Science Board Member, Department of Defense Lincoln Laboratory at MIT, Advisory Board Member
Defense Intelligence Agency Scientific, Advisory Board Member
Military Decorations
Distinguished Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal
Air Force Commendations Medal
Bronze Star Medal
Presidential Unit Citation
GENERAL CURTIS EMERSON LEMAY
Retired Feb. 1, 1965. Died Oct. 3, 1990.
General Curtis Emerson LeMay is the fifth chief of
staff of the U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
The general was born at Columbus, Ohio, in 1906.
He attended Columbus public schools and Ohio
State University. In 1928 he entered the armed
services as a flying cadet. He completed pilot
training at Kelly Field, Texas, and was
commissioned a second lieutenant in the Air Corps
Reserve in October 1929. He received a regular
commission in January 1930.
The general's first tour of duty was with the 27th
Pursuit Squadron at Selfridge Field, Mich. He served
in various assignments in fighter operations before
transferring to bomber aircraft in 1937. General
LeMay participated in the first mass flight of B-17
Flying Fortresses to South America in 1938. This
won for the 2nd Bomb Group the Mackay Trophy for
outstanding aerial achievement. Prior to U.S. entry
into World War II, he pioneered air routes over the
South Atlantic to Africa and over the North Atlantic to
England.
General LeMay organized and trained the 305th Bombardment Group in 1942 and led that organization to
combat in the European Theater. He developed formation procedures and bombing techniques that were used
by B-17 bomber units throughout the European Theater of Operations. These fundamental procedures and
techniques were later adapted to the B-29 Super Fortresses which fought the war to its conclusion in the
Pacific.
As commanding general of the 3rd Bombardment Division, (England), he led the famed Regensburg raid, a B17 shuttle mission that originated in England, struck deep in Germany and terminated in Africa. In July 1944 he
was transferred to the Pacific to direct the B-29 heavy bombardment activities of the 20th Bomber Command in
the China-Burma-India Theater. He later commanded the 21st Bomber Command with headquarters on Guam,
and still later became chief of staff of the Strategic Air Forces in the Pacific. At the conclusion of World War II he
returned to the United States piloting a B-29 Super Fortress on a non-stop record flight from Hokkaido, Japan,
to Chicago, Ill.
The general's first post-war assignment was to Headquarters Air Materiel Command. He was then transferred to
the Pentagon at Washington, D.C., to be the first deputy chief of air staff for research and development.
In October 1947 General LeMay was selected to command the U. S. Air Forces in Europe with headquarters at
Wiesbaden, Germany. He organized air operations for the famous Berlin Airlift. A year later he returned to the
United States, assumed command of the newly formed Strategic Air Command, and established its
headquarters at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. This central location was to become the nerve center of a
worldwide bomber-missile force.
The general built, from the remnants of World War II, an all jet bomber force, manned and supported by
professional airmen dedicated to the preservation of peace. The general commanded SAC for nearly 10 years,
and under his leadership and supervision, plans were laid for the development and integration of an
intercontinental ballistic missile capability.
In July 1957 General LeMay was appointed vice chief of staff of the United States Air Force and served in that
capacity until July 1961, at which time he was appointed chief of staff.
General LeMay graduated with a bachelor of civil engineering degree and is a distinguished alumnus of the
College of Engineering, Ohio State University. He holds honorary doctor of laws degrees from John Carroll
University, Kenyon College, the University of Southern California, Creighton University and the University of
Akron. He also holds honorary doctor of science degrees from Tufts, Ohio State University and the University of
Virginia, and an honorary doctor of engineering degree from Case Institute of Technology. His fraternal
organizations include Sigma Tau, Tau Beta Pi and Theta Tau.
His distinguished service has won him many awards and decorations from his government, as well as from
foreign governments. The United States has awarded him the Distinguished Service Cross, the Distinguished
Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters, the Silver Star, the Distinguished Flying Cross with two oak leaf
clusters, the Air Medal with three oak leaf clusters, the Distinguished Unit Citation with oak leaf cluster, the
American Defense Service Medal, the American Campaign Medal, the European-African-Middle Eastern
Campaign Medal with three service stars, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with four service stars, the World
War II Victory Medal, the Army of Occupation Medal with the Berlin Airlift emblem, the Medal for Humane Action
and the National Defense Service Medal.
His foreign decorations include the British Distinguished Flying Cross; the French Legion of Honor-Degree of
Commander, and the Croix de Guerre with Palm; the Brazilian Order of the Southern Cross, and the Order of
Aeronautical Merit, the Russian Order of Patriotic War-1st Degree; the Belgian Croix de Guerre with Palm; the
Moroccan Oissam Alaouite, the Chilean Order of Merit and Medalla Militar de Primera Clase; the Argentinean
Order of Aeronautical Merit--Grade of Grand Official and Grade of Grand Cross; the Swedish Commander of
the Grand Cross of the Royal Order of the Sword; the Ecuadorian Order of Aeronautical Merit (Knight
Commander) and the Uruguayan Aviador Militar Honoris Causa (Piloto Commandante).
General LeMay was an active, jet qualified command pilot. He also holds the aeronautical ratings of aircraft
observer, combat observer and technical observer.
GENERAL DUNCAN J. MCNABB
Retired Dec. 1, 2011.
Gen. Duncan J. McNabb is Commander, U.S.
Transportation Command, Scott Air Force Base, Ill.
USTRANSCOM is the single manager for global air,
land and sea transportation for the Department of
Defense.
General McNabb graduated from the U.S. Air Force
Academy in 1974. A command pilot, he has
amassed more than 5,400 flying hours in transport
and rotary wing aircraft. He has held command and
staff positions at squadron, group, wing, major
command and Department of Defense levels. During
operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm, General
McNabb commanded the 41st Military Airlift
Squadron, which earned Military Airlift Command's
Airlift Squadron of the Year in 1990. The general
commanded the 89th Operations Group, overseeing
the air transportation of our nation's leaders,
including the President, Vice President, Secretary of
State and Secretary of Defense. He then served as
Commander of the 62nd Airlift Wing. The wing's
performance in 1996 earned the Riverside Trophy
as the 15th Air Force's outstanding wing. He also commanded the Tanker Airlift Control Center and Air Mobility
Command.
General McNabb's staff assignments have been a variety of planning, programming and logistical duties. These
include serving as the Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans and Programs on the Air Staff and Chairman of the Air
Force Board having oversight of all Air Force programs. He also served as the Director for Logistics on the Joint
Staff where he was responsible for operational logistics and strategic mobility support to the Chairman of the
Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Secretary of Defense. Prior to his current assignment, he was Vice Chief of Staff.
EDUCATION
1974 Bachelor of Science degree, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo.
1977 Distinguished graduate, Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
1983 Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence
1984 Master of Science degree in international relations, University of Southern California, Los Angeles
1993 Industrial College of the Armed Forces, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
1994 Air War College, by correspondence
1995 Program for Senior Officials in National Security, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard
University, Cambridge, Mass.
1998 Executive Program for General Officers of the Russian Federation and the United States, John F.
Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.
2000 National Security Decision-Making Seminar, Center for Strategic Education, The Paul H. Nitze School of
Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University, Washington, D.C.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. June 1974 - May 1975, student, undergraduate navigator training, Mather AFB, Calif.
2. August 1975 - April 1978, instructor navigator, 14th Military Airlift Squadron, Norton AFB, Calif.
3. April 1978 - April 1979, airlift director, 63rd Military Airlift Wing, Norton AFB, Calif.
4. April 1979 - April 1980, student, undergraduate pilot training, Williams AFB, Ariz.
5. August 1980 - August 1983, instructor pilot and chief pilot, 14th Military Airlift Squadron, Norton AFB, Calif.
6. August 1983 - July 1984, general's aide, Air Force Inspection and Safety Center, Norton AFB, Calif.
7. July 1984 - June 1986, Chief, Plans Integration Branch, Headquarters MAC, Scott AFB, Ill.
8. June 1986 - June 1988, aide to the Commander, U.S. Transportation Command and MAC, Scott AFB, Ill.
9. June 1988 - November 1990, chief pilot, later, operations officer, 17th Military Airlift Squadron, Charleston
AFB, S.C.
10. November 1990 - January 1992, Commander, 41st Military Airlift Squadron, Charleston AFB, S.C.
11. January 1992 - August 1992, Deputy Group Commander, 437th Operations Group, Charleston AFB, S.C.
12. August 1992 - June 1993, student, Industrial College of the Armed Forces, Fort Lesley J. McNair,
Washington, D.C.
13. July 1993 - June 1995, Chief, Logistics Readiness Center, Joint Staff, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
14. July 1995 - July 1996, Commander, 89th Operations Group, Andrews AFB, Md.
15. July 1996 - July 1997, Commander, 62nd Airlift Wing, McChord AFB, Wash.
16. August 1997 - June 1999, Commander, Tanker Airlift Control Center, Headquarters Air Mobility Command,
Scott AFB, Ill.
17. June 1999 - December 1999, Deputy Director of Programs, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans and
Programs, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
18. December 1999 - April 2002, Director of Programs, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans and
Programs, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
19. April 2002 - July 2004, Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans and Programs, Headquarters U.S. Air Force,
Washington, D.C.
20. August 2004 - October 2005, Director for Logistics, Joint Staff, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
21. October 2005 - September 2007, Commander, Headquarters Air Mobility Command, Scott AFB, Ill.
22. September 2007 - September 2008, Vice Chief of Staff, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
23. September 2008 - present, Commander, U.S. Transportation Command, Scott AFB, Ill.
SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
1. June 1986 - June 1988, aide to the Commander, U.S. Transportation Command and Military Airlift Command,
Scott AFB, Ill., as a major
2. July 1993 - June 1995, Chief, Logistics Readiness Center, Joint Staff, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., as a
colonel
3. August 2004 - October 2005, Director for Logistics, Joint Staff, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., as a
lieutenant general
4. September 2008 - present, Commander, U.S Transportation Command, Scott AFB, Ill., as a general
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Command pilot, navigator
Flight hours: More than 5,400
Aircraft flown: T-37, T-38, C-141, C-17, C-21, C-20 and UH-IN
Defense Distinguished Service Medal
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air Force Achievement Medal
Combat Readiness Medal with oak leaf cluster
National Defense Service Medal with two bronze stars
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Southwest Asia Service Medal with two bronze stars
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal
NATO Medal (Former Republic of Yugoslavia)
Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia)
Kuwait Liberation Medal (Government of Kuwait)
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
Commander's Trophy, Undergraduate Pilot Training, Air Training Command
Orville Wright Award for outstanding UPT graduate, Order of Daedalians
Order of the Sword, AMC
First Lieutenant June 5, 1976
Major Oct. 1, 1985
Lieutenant Colonel June 1, 1989
Colonel Jan. 1, 1993
Brigadier General July 27, 1998
Major General Feb. 26, 2001
Lieutenant General April 19, 2002
General Dec. 1, 2005
(Current as of July 2011)
GENERAL GARY L. NORTH
Retired Oct. 1, 2012.
Gen. Gary L. North is Commander, Pacific Air
Forces; Air Component Commander for U.S. Pacific
Command; and Executive Director, Pacific Air
Combat Operations Staff, Hickam Air Force Base,
Hawaii. PACAF is responsible for Air Force activities
spread over half the globe in a command that
supports 45,000 Airmen serving principally in Japan,
Korea, Hawaii, Alaska and Guam.
General North was commissioned in 1976 as a
distinguished graduate from East Carolina
University's ROTC program. He has held numerous
operational, command and staff positions, and has
completed five long and four short overseas tours.
The general has served two tours on the Joint Staff,
serving as executive officer to the Director of the
Joint Staff, and as Director of Politico-Military Affairs
for Asia-Pacific, where he was responsible for
regional planning and policy for the Asia-Pacific,
South Asia and Central Asia regions. He has served
on the Air Force Staff as the Chief, Joint
Requirements Division and Deputy Director of Joint
Matters, and as the J-3/Director for Operations, U.S. Pacific Command, Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii. Prior to his
current assignment, General North was the Commander, 9th Air Force and U.S. Air Forces Central, Shaw Air
Force Base, S.C., comprising six wings in the 9th AF and eight air expeditionary wings in AFCENT, and served
as the USCENTCOM Combined Forces Air Component Commander and service functional Air Component
Commander for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
General North has also commanded the 33rd Fighter Squadron at Shaw AFB, S.C.; 35th Operations Group at
Misawa Air Base, Japan; 8th Fighter Wing at Kunsan AB, South Korea; and the 18th Wing at Kadena AB,
Japan. He is a command pilot with more than 4,700 flying hours, primarily in the F-4, F-15 and F-16. He flew 83
combat missions in Operations Desert Storm, Southern Watch, Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom.
EDUCATION
1976 Bachelor's degree in political science, East Carolina University, N.C.
1982 Squadron Officer School, by correspondence
1984 Master's degree in public administration, Golden Gate University
1986 Master's degree in human resource management, Golden Gate University
1990 Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Va.
1994 Master's degree in national resource strategy, Industrial College of the Armed Forces, National Defense
University, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
1997 Seminar XXI, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge
ASSIGNMENTS
1. September 1976 - May 1977, student, undergraduate navigator training, Mather AFB, Calif.
2. May 1977 - October 1978, student, Electronic Warfare Officer School, Mather AFB, Calif.
3. January 1978 - June 1978, student, F-4E upgrade training, Homestead AFB, Fla.
4. July 1978 - July 1979, weapons systems officer, 35th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Kunsan AB, South Korea
5. August 1979 - September 1980, F-4G Wild Weasel electronic warfare officer, 561st and 563rd tactical fighter
squadrons, George AFB, Calif.
6. September 1980 - September 1981, student, undergraduate pilot training, Reese AFB, Texas
7. September 1981 - September 1982, fighter lead-in training, Holloman AFB, N.M., and F-16 transition, Hill
AFB, Utah
8. September 1982 - April 1985, squadron scheduler and squadron weapons officer, 19th Tactical Fighter
Squadron, Shaw AFB, S.C.
9. April 1985 - August 1985, pilot, U.S. Air Force Fighter Weapons School, Nellis AFB, Nev.
10. August 1985 - June 1986, wing weapons officer, 363rd Tactical Fighter Wing, Shaw AFB, S.C.
11. June 1986 - June 1987, F-16 weapons officer and flight commander, 526th Tactical Fighter Squadron,
Ramstein AB, West Germany
12. June 1987 - June 1989, aide-de-camp and F-16 instructor pilot to the Commander-in-Chief of U.S. Air
Forces in Europe, Ramstein AB, West Germany
13. July 1989 - January 1990, Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Va.
14. March 1990 - July 1993, assistant operations officer, 19th Tactical Fighter Squadron; wing Chief of
Standardization and Evaluation, and Chief of Wing Weapons and Safety, Operation Desert Storm, 363rd Fighter
Wing; and Commander, 33rd Fighter Squadron, Shaw AFB, S.C.
15. August 1993 - June 1994, Industrial College of the Armed Forces, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
16. July 1994 - August 1996, Commander, 432nd/35th Operations Group, Misawa AB, Japan
17. August 1996 - August 1997, Chief, Joint Requirements Division and Deputy Director of Joint Matters,
Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
18. August 1997 - May 1999, executive assistant to the Director, the Joint Staff, Washington, D.C.
19. May 1999 - May 2000, Commander, 8th Fighter Wing, Kunsan AB, South Korea
20. August 2000 - April 2002, Commander, 18th Wing, Kadena AB, Japan
21. April 2002 - June 2004, Deputy Director of Politico-Military Affairs for Asia-Pacific (J5), Joint Staff, the
Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
22. July 2004 - January 2006, Director for Operations (J3), U.S. Pacific Command, Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii
23. February 2006 - August 2009, Commander, 9th Air Force and U.S. Air Forces Central, Shaw AFB, S.C.
24. August 2009 - present, Commander, Pacific Air Forces; Air Component Commander for U.S. Pacific
Command; and Executive Director, Pacific Air Combat Operations Staff, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam AFB,
Hawaii
1. August 1990 - August 1992, Desert Shield/Desert Storm Planner, Joint Credit, as a lieutenant colonel
2. September 1997 - May 1999, Executive Officer to the Director, Joint Staff, as a colonel
3. April 2002 - June 2004, Deputy Director, Politico-Military Affairs for Asia-Pacific (J5), Joint Staff, the
Pentagon, Washington, D.C., as a brigadier general
4. July 2004 - January 2006, Director of Operations (J3) US Pacific Command , as a major general
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Command pilot
Flight hours: 4,700
Aircraft flown: F-4, F-15 and F-16
Defense Superior Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Distinguished Flying Cross with "V" device and oak leaf cluster
Bronze Star Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air Medal with silver oak leaf cluster
Aerial Achievement Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Combat Readiness Medal with silver oak leaf cluster
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
1993 Lance P. Sijan U.S. Air Force Leadership Award
2011 Order of the Sword
Second Lieutenant Sept. 4, 1976
First Lieutenant Sept. 4, 1978
Captain Sept. 4, 1980
Major March 1, 1987
Lieutenant Colonel April 1, 1990
Colonel Feb. 1, 1995
Brigadier General Aug. 1, 2001
Major General June 1, 2005
Lieutenant General Feb. 16, 2006
General Aug. 19, 2009
(Current as of September 2012)
GENERAL WILLIAM V. MCBRIDE
Retired March 31, 1978.
General William V. McBride is vice chief of staff,
U.S. Air Force.
General McBride was born in Wampum, Pa., in
1922. He received his high school education in that
town and later attended the Garfield Business
Institute, Beaver Falls, Pa. In 1950 he attended New
York University, New York City.
General McBride enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps
in 1942 and entered aviation cadet training. He
completed navigation training at the Pan American
Airways Navigation School, Coral Gables, Fla., and
graduated as a second lieutenant. He next attended
bombardier school in Carlsbad, N.M., and in March
1943 entered combat crew training as a navigatorbombardier in B-26 aircraft at MacDill Field, Fla.
In July 1943 General McBride joined the 387th
Bombardment Group in the European Theater of
Operations as squadron navigator and later served
as group navigator. He helped plan and flew on
many of the important missions in support of the Allied ground forces offensive, including D-Day operations.
After World War II, he trained new navigators at Ellington Army Air Field, Texas, and then was assigned to
Lackland Army Air Field, Texas, to help organize the present Air Force basic training base. He attended basic
and advanced pilot training at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas, and Barksdale Air Force Base, La., in 19471948, to become a triple-rated officer.
Since that time, many of his military assignments have been in the Military Airlift Command in weather
reconnaissance, air rescue and airlift functions.
During the Korean War, he commanded the Second Air Rescue Group in Okinawa and in the Philippines. After
a tour of duty in Headquarters Air Rescue Service as deputy chief of staff for plans, he commanded the Eighth
Air Rescue Group at Stead Air Force Base, Nev., during 1956-1957. He then commanded the 1608th Air
Transport Group (Military Air Transport Service) at Charleston Air Force Base, S.C. The group was responsible
for providing airlift to Africa, the Middle East and Latin America.
In 1959 General McBride was assigned as a student to the National War College in Washington, D.C., and in
early 1960, as a member of a small official group of National War College students, visited Moscow and toured
points of interest in the Soviet Union.
In July 1960 he was assigned to Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Directorate of Plans, to work on problems related
to counterinsurgency and special warfare. He served first as assistant chief of the Cold War Division and later
as the chief of the Special Warfare Division.
In June 1964 he was selected by Secretary of the Air Force Eugene M. Zuckert to become his military assistant.
When Secretary Harold Brown replaced Mr. Zuckert in October 1965, General McBride remained as the military
assistant where he was called on to advise and assist the secretary and undersecretary on operational,
planning and programming matters.
He was assigned as commander of the 437th Military Airlift Wing (Military Airlift Command), Charleston Air
Force Base, S.C., in August 1966. General McBride was assigned to Headquarters Military Airlift Command in
March 1969 as deputy chief of staff, materiel; he became deputy chief of staff, operations, in September 1969;
and chief of staff, Military Airlift Command, in March 1970.
General McBride was assigned as vice commander in chief, U.S. Air Forces in Europe, with headquarters at
Lindsey Air Station, Wiesbaden, Germany, in September 1971. He assumed command of Air Training
Command in September 1972, and became commander of Air Force Logistics Command in September 1974.
General McBride was appointed vice chief of staff, U.S. Air Force effective Sept. 1, 1975.
His military decorations and awards include the Distinguished Service Medal. with two oak leaf clusters, Legion
of Merit with two oak leaf clusters, Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with 13 oak leaf clusters, Presidential
Unit Citation Emblem, Air Force Outstanding Unit Award Ribbon with oak leaf cluster, and French Croix de
Guerre with gold star. He is a command pilot and a navigator.
He was promoted to the grade of general effective Sept. 1, 1974, with same date of rank.
(Current as of Sept. 1, 1975)
Edgar Whitcomb
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Edgar Whitcomb
Contents
1 Early life
1.1 Family and military career
1.2 Early political career
2 Governor
2.1 Election and infighting
2.2 Government efficiency reforms
3 Later years
4 See also
5 References
6 External links
Early life
43rd Governor of Indiana
In office
January 13, 1969 – January 8, 1973
Lieutenant
Richard Folz
Preceded by
Roger Branigin
Succeeded by
Otis Bowen
Secretary of State of Indiana
In office
December 1, 1966 – December 1, 1968
Governor
Roger Branigin
Preceded by
John Bortoff
Succeeded by
William Salin
Personal details
Family and military career
Whitcomb was born on November 6, 1917 in Hayden,
Indiana, the second child and first son of John Whitcomb and
Louise Doud Whitcomb. An outgoing and athletic youth, he
was a member of his high school basketball team. He entered
Indiana University in 1939 to study law, but quit school to
join the military at the outbreak of World War II.[1]
He enlisted in the United States Army Air Corps in 1940 and
was deployed to the Pacific Theater. He was commissioned
as a Lieutenant in 1941 and made an aerial navigator. He
served two tours of duty in the Philippines and was promoted
to Second Lieutenant. During the Battle of the Philippines,
Whitcomb's base was overrun; he was captured by the
Japanese and was beaten and tortured by his captors, but was
able to escape. Recaptured a few days later, he escaped a
second time and was hunted for several more days but was
able to evade his pursuers. He escaped by swimming all night
through shark-infested waters to an island unoccupied by the
Japanese army. He made contact with the Filipino resistance
and fought with them for two years, losing his vision in one
eye, severe hearing loss, and injuring his back in the progress.
He was eventually able to secure passage to China under an
assumed name where he made contact with the United States
Army and was repatriated in December 1943. He wrote a
book about his experience entitled Escape from Corregidor,
Born
November 6, 1917
Hayden, Indiana, U.S.
Political party Republican
Spouse(s)
Patricia Dolfus
Alma mater
Indiana University, Bloomington
Indiana University, Indianapolis
Military service
Allegiance
Service/branch
United States
United States Army Air Corps
United States Army Reserve
Years of
1940–1946 (Army Air Corps)
service
1946–1977 (Army Reserve)
Rank
Lieutenant (Army Air Corps)
Colonel (Army Reserve)
Battles/wars
World War II
• Fall of the Philippines 1941-2
• Battle of Bataan
• Battle of Corregidor
Edgar Doud Whitcomb (born
November 6, 1917) was the 43rd
Governor of Indiana.
published in 1958.[2][3] He was discharged from active duty in 1946, though he remained in the reserve military
forces until 1977 holding the rank of colonel.[1]
Following the war, he returned to and graduated from Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of
Law.[3] He met and married to Patricia Dolfus on May 10, 1953 and the couple had five children.[1]
Early political career
Whitcomb is a member of the Republican Party. He was first elected to public office in 1950, serving for three
years in the Indiana State Senate before resigning to begin his law practice. Indiana General Assembly session
were held biennially during his term; there were no sessions held after his resignation.[3][4]
Whitcomb passed the bar exam in 1954 and permitted to begin law practice. He set up a successful law firm in
North Vernon, Indiana.[3] He moved his practice in later years, having offices in both Seymour and
Indianapolis. His law practice helped him build his political base for a run for statewide office.[5]
In 1966, Whitcomb was elected to serve as Indiana Secretary of State, a position he used to springboard for his
political career. He was appointed by the Governor of Indiana to serve on Great Lakes Compact Commission, a
commission with representatives from the Great Lake states who oversaw joint projects for preserving and
developing the Great Lakes. He held both office concurrently until his resignation in December 1968.[3][4]
Governor
Election and infighting
At the 1968 Republican state convention, Whitcomb competed to win the nomination for governor against
Indiana House of Representatives minority leader Otis R. Bowen and future Secretary of Agriculture Earl Butz.
Backed by the party leaders of several large counties, Whitcomb overcame Bowen and Butz to secure the
nomination. Bowen, after being nominated for Governor in 1972, advocated the nomination of candidates for
governor and US Senator by primary elections. Whitcomb’s opponent in the general election was Democrat
candidate Robert L. Rock, and the campaign focused largely on tax policy and national issues. Although
Democrats had taken strong majorities in the state government in the past two elections, the 1968 election
returned the Republicans to power, giving them strong majorities in the General Assembly, and a win in all the
congressional and statewide elections, except one. Whitcomb was among the benefactors of the cycle and took
office on January 13, 1969.[3][6]
During his term the state adopted a new districting system that for the first time granted more seats in the
Indiana General Assembly to urban areas. The situation created by the new development caused a split in the
party between the urban and rural Republicans. Urban Republicans and their representatives tended to favor
increasing government provided services and spending, while the rural Republicans tended to favor reduced
spending and more limited government. Whitcomb found himself in party with the rural Republicans, while
Bowen, who had become speaker of the house, grew to become leader among the urban members. Whitcomb
vetoed a number of spending bills passed by the assembly and began a fight for control of the party leadership.
Whitcomb installed John Snyder as party chairman, but Snyder changed sides and began supporting Bowen.
Whitcomb responded by stopping collection of the two percent fund, which required all state patronage
employees to pay two percent of their income to the party in power. The rule had been enacted during the Great
Depression as a means to dissuade parties from sweeping opponents out of patronage jobs upon taking office.
Snyder soon resigned from his leadership position and Whitcomb installed a new chairman, Jim Neal, a
newspaper editor from Noblesville, who remained friendly to his positions, but neutral in the 1972 convention.
and he resumed collection of the fund. Bowen, meanwhile, had been able to install a number of people in key
county leadership positions that effectively gave his wing of the party real control.[6]
Government efficiency reforms
Despite the party infighting, Whitcomb was able to successfully advocate the passage of a number of bills to
expand the state highway system, to repeal laws passed during his predecessors’ terms that distributed funds to
the county governments, and a computerization of the state’s criminal records and its Bureau of Motor Vehicles.
Significant constitutional development took place during his term.[6] Also on the ballot during his election
campaign was a number of constitutional amendments, among them a reorganization of the state court system,
changing the legislatures sessions to occur annually rather than biennially, a change that would allow governors
to begin serving consecutive terms again, and the placing of new cabinet position in the constitution. Whitcomb
however, could not run for a second term because he had been elected under last constitution. Another
significant event occurred during his first months in office when the Indiana Supreme Court ruled that the
pocket veto was unconstitutional, which made passed into law several bills that had been pocket vetoed by his
predecessors. Whitcomb requested that General Assembly pass an act repealing all laws that were enacted
because of the Supreme Court decision, some of which were nearly a century old. The assembly complied with
the request and passed a blanket repeal.[6]
Indiana’s income had been problematic in the two decades preceding Whitcomb’s term and had necessitated
major tax increases to fund the growing budget. Whitcomb had committed to not increasing the tax burden on
the state in his campaign, but the state was not permitted to take on debt and was in need to growing its reserve
funds. To increase the budget surplus, Whitcomb embarked on a number of cost reduction measures that
required no legislative support. He created by executive order a commission of sixty business leaders to
examine the entire operation of the state government and recommend changes to improve operational
efficiency. He used their findings to alter work flows that resulted in an annual savings of $12 million. They
also made recommendations that would improve the efficiency of state taxes through better auditing techniques
that once implemented raised state revenue by 8%. Additional savings were realized when because of the vastly
improved government efficiency; less staff was needed to complete the work allowing the state to cut its
workforce by 10%. Whitcomb also saved money by withholding non-mandatory pay raises for most state
employees.[7]
Whitcomb’s cost savings plans were strongly opposed by the state teachers’ union, Democrats, and a large part
of the urban Republicans. The public, however, was pleased with Whitcomb’s actions and he left office with a
high approval rating on January 8, 1973. After leaving office he returned to his law practice.[7]
Later years
In 1976, Whitcomb sought the Republican nomination to the United States Senate, but was defeated in the
primary by Indianapolis Mayor Richard Lugar. He then returned to his private practice which he moved to
Seymour.[3] He served several years as the director of Mid American World Trade Association and took a job
for a media company based in Indianapolis and spent traveling the United States setting up a network of FM
radio stations.[5][7]
Whitcomb retired from his law practice in 1985, at age 68. He and his wife divorced in 1986 after a thirty-six
year marriage. Whitcomb's second book, On Celestial Wings, was published in 1995. Whitcomb took up sailing
as a hobby and purchased a 30-foot (9.1 m) boat. He sailed solo around the Mediterranean, across the Atlantic
and Pacific oceans. In 1995, while attempting to sail solo around the world, his ship hit a reef in the Gulf of
Suez and sank. He was rescued and returned to the United States. He wrote a book about his sailing experiences
that was published in 2011, titled Cilin II : a solo sailing odyssey. In 2000 he purchased a secluded cabin near
Rome, Indiana, on the Ohio River within the Hoosier National Forest. The home has no electricity, and he
spends most of his time gardening, fishing, and chopping firewood.[3] During his last public interview in 2004,
he told a reporter that he never reads the newspaper and was totally uninvolved in anything, and that he was
“living in heaven.”[7]
See also
List of Governors of Indiana
References
Notes
1. ^ a b c Gugin, p. 403
2. ^ "Edgar D. Whitcomb" (http://www.afnoa.org/EdgarWhitcomb.html) . AFNOA.
http://www.afnoa.org/EdgarWhitcomb.html. Retrieved 2009-08-31.
3. ^ a b c d e f g h "Governor Edgard Doud Whitcomb"
(http://www.nga.org/portal/site/nga/menuitem.29fab9fb4add37305ddcbeeb501010a0/?
vgnextoid=1fc8224971c81010VgnVCM1000001a01010aRCRD) . National Governor's Association.
http://www.nga.org/portal/site/nga/menuitem.29fab9fb4add37305ddcbeeb501010a0/?
vgnextoid=1fc8224971c81010VgnVCM1000001a01010aRCRD. Retrieved 2009-03-18.
4. ^ a b Gugin, p. 404
5. ^ a b "Indiana Governor Edgar D. Whitcomb" (http://www.in.gov/history/2711.htm) . Indiana Historical Bureau.
http://www.in.gov/history/2711.htm. Retrieved 2009-03-08.
6. ^ a b c d Gugin, p. 405
7. ^ a b c d Gugin, p. 406
Bibliography
Gugin, Linda C. & St. Clair, James E, ed. (2006). The Governors of Indiana. Indianapolis, Indiana:
Indiana Historical Society Press. ISBN 0-87195-196-7.
External links
"Official Biography from the Indiana Historical Bureau" (http://www.in.gov/history/4112.htm) .
http://www.in.gov/history/4112.htm. Retrieved 2009-08-20.
Political offices
Preceded by
John Bortoff
Secretary of State of Indiana
1966–1968
Succeeded by
William Salin
Preceded by
Roger Branigin
Governor of Indiana
1969–1973
Succeeded by
Otis Bowen
Party political offices
Preceded by
Richard Ristine
Republican nominee for Governor of
Indiana
1968
Succeeded by
Otis Bowen
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LIEUTENANT GENERAL ALOYSIUS G. CASEY
Retired July 1, 1988.
Lt. Gen. Aloysius G. Casey is commander of the
Space Division, Air Force Systems Command, Los
Angeles Air Force Base, Calif. He is responsible for
managing the research, design, development and
acquisition of space launch, command and control,
and satellite systems.
General Casey was born in 1932 in Carbondale,
Pa., where he graduated from St. Rose High School
in 1949. After one year at the University of Scranton,
he entered the U.S. Naval Academy and graduated
with a bachelor of science degree in engineering in
1954. He earned a master of science degree in
astronautics from the Air Force Institute of
Technology in 1964. He completed Squadron Officer
School in 1962 and the Air War College in 1973.
He received his commission in 1954 and was
assigned as a guidance and control officer with the
Matador tactical missile training program at Lowry
Air Force Base, Colo. He then became commander
of a field training detachment at Orlando Air Force
Base, Fla. In July 1956 he attended navigator-bombardier training at Ellington Air Force Base, Texas, and
continued his training at Mather Air Force Base, Calif., from September 1957 to March 1958. He then was
assigned to B-47 combat crew duty at Pease Air Force Base, N.H., where he served on a combat crew and as a
member of a select crew until August 1963, receiving a spot promotion to major.
After graduating from the Air Force Institute of Technology in September 1964, the general was assigned as a
propulsion project officer, Ballistic System Division, Norton Air Force Base, Calif. He managed the development
of the third-stage rocket motor for the Minuteman III strategic missile system. He entered upgrade training in the
AC-119K night flying gunship at Lockbourne Air Force Base, Ohio, in February 1969 and subsequently was
assigned to Southeast Asia for combat duty in July 1969. General Casey flew 130 combat missions, principally
road interdiction, as a navigator in the side-firing gunship. In October 1970 he was assigned to Wright-Patterson
Air Force Base, Ohio, where he served as director of configuration management for the B-1, B-1 System
Program Office, and later as director of projects, A-10 System Program Office.
General Casey was assigned to the Minuteman System Program Office, Norton Air Force Base, as director of
engineering from January 1975 to September 1975, when he was appointed assistant deputy for Minuteman. In
October 1976 he was assigned as assistant deputy for Missile X and in October 1979 he became MX program
manager. During General Casey's tour of duty as MX program manager, the system moved from advanced
development into full-scale engineering development. The general transferred to Air Force Systems Command,
Andrews Air Force Base, Md., in July 1980 as assistant deputy chief of staff for systems. He became deputy
chief of staff for systems in October 1981. He returned to Air Force Systems Command, Norton Air Force Base,
in May 1982, serving as Peacekeeper program director and commander of the Ballistic Missile Office. He
assumed his present command in October 1986.
The general is a master navigator with more than 3,000 flying hours and wears the Master Missile Badge. His
military decorations and awards include the Distinguished Service Medal, Legion of Merit with two oak leaf
clusters, Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with nine oak leaf clusters, and Air Force Commendation Medal
with oak leaf cluster. General Casey was awarded the 1984 Dr. Theodore Von Karmen Award from the Air
Force Association for his contributions to science and engineering. In 1985 he received the Air Force's Eugene
M. Zuckert Management Award for his outstanding management of key Air Force missile programs.
He was promoted to lieutenant general Oct. 8, 1986, with same date of rank.
LIEUTENANT GENERAL BRADLEY A. HEITHOLD
Lt. Gen. Bradley A. Heithold is Vice Commander,
Headquarters U.S. Special Operations Command,
Washington, D.C. General Heithold is responsible
for planning, coordinating and executing actions with
the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Joint
Staff, the Services and other government agencies
in the National Capital Region on behalf of the
Commander USSOCOM.
General Heithold enlisted in the Air Force in 1974
and spent three years at Holloman AFB, N.M., as an
F-4D avionics technician. He was commissioned in
1981 as a distinguished graduate of the ROTC
program at the University of Arkansas. He has
commanded at the squadron, group, wing and
agency levels, including the 451st Air Expeditionary
Group in Southwest Asia. His staff assignments
include positions on the Air Staff and a unified
command staff. Prior to his current assignment, he
was Commander, Air Force Intelligence,
Surveillance and Reconnaissance Agency, Lackland
Air Force Base, Texas.
General Heithold is a master navigator with more
than 3,400 flight hours in the C-130, AC-130H and MC-130P.
EDUCATION
1981 Bachelor's degree in physics, University of Arkansas
1986 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
1991 Master of Public Administration degree, Troy State University, Ala.
1995 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
1997 Air War College, by correspondence
1998 National Defense Fellow, Florida International University, Miami
2005 Leadership Development Program, Center for Creative Leadership, San Diego, Calif.
2005 Systems Acquisition Management Course for Flag Officers, Defense Acquisitions University, Fort Belvoir,
Va.
2008 Complex Business Problems, Harvard Business School, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.
2010 Executive Leadership Seminar, Center for Executive Education, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
2010 Senior Executives in National and International Security, John F. Kennedy School of Government,
Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. August 1981 - April 1982, student, undergraduate navigator training, Mather AFB, Calif.
2. April 1982 - December 1985, navigator and instructor navigator, 50th Tactical Airlift Squadron, Little Rock
AFB, Ark.
3. January 1986 - March 1986, student, Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
4. March 1986 - June 1989, navigator, instructor navigator and evaluator navigator, 16th Special Operations
Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
5. June 1989 - September 1990, chief navigator, AC-130 Standardization and Evaluation, 23rd Air Force and,
later, Headquarters Air Force Special Operations Command, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
6. September 1990 - December 1991, Chief, AC-130 Programs and Acquisitions, Headquarters Air Force
Special Operations Command, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
7. December 1991 - July 1992, analyst, Mobility and Special Operations Forces, Headquarters U.S. Air Force,
Washington, D.C.
8. July 1992 - August 1994, evaluator, Special Operations Program, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington,
D.C.
9. August 1994 - June 1995, student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
10. June 1995 - August 1997, Director of Operations, 16th Special Operations Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
11. August 1997 - August 1998, Commander, 16th Special Operations Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
12. August 1998 - June 1999, National Defense Fellow, Florida International University, Miami
13. June 1999 - May 2001, Chief, Program Strategy Division, U.S. Special Operations Command, MacDill AFB,
Fla.
14. May 2001 - May 2002, Commander, 58th Operations Group, Kirtland AFB, N.M.
15. May 2002 - April 2003, Director, Plans and Programs, Headquarters Air Force Special Operations
Command, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
16. April 2003 - May 2005, Commander, 347th Rescue Wing, Moody AFB, Ga. (September 2004 - January
2005, Commander, 451st Air Expeditionary Group, Southwest Asia)
17. May 2005 - June 2007, Vice Commander, Warner Robins Air Logistics Center, Robins AFB, Ga.
18. June 2007 - February 2009, Director, Plans, Programs, Requirements and Assessments, Headquarters Air
Force Special Operations Command, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
19. February 2009 - July 2011, Commander, Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Agency,
Lackland AFB, Texas
20. July 2011 - present, Vice Commander, U.S. Special Operations Command, Washington, D.C.
June 1999 - May 2001, Chief, Program Strategy Division, U.S. Special Operations Command, MacDill AFB,
Fla., as a lieutenant colonel and colonel
July 2011 - present, Vice Commander, U.S. Special Operations Command, Washington, D.C., as a lieutenant
general
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Master navigator
Aircraft flown: C-130, AC-130H and MC-130P
Air Force Distinguished Service Medal
Legion of Merit with two oak leaf clusters
Bronze Star Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Aerial Achievement Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal
Army Commendation Medal
Second Lieutenant May 27, 1981
First Lieutenant Aug. 5, 1983
Captain Aug. 5, 1985
Major May 1, 1993
Lieutenant Colonel Jan. 1, 1997
Colonel April 1, 2000
Brigadier General Sept. 2, 2006
Major General Dec. 9, 2008
Lieutenant General July 19, 2011
(Current as of January 2013)
LIEUTENANT GENERAL C. NORMAN WOOD
Lieutenant General C. Norman Wood is director,
Intelligence Community Staff, Washington, D.C. As
principal deputy for intelligence community matters
to the director of central intelligence, he is
responsible for policy, planning, coordination,
legislative liaison and budget issues of the
intelligence community. He also serves as senior
military adviser to the director of central intelligence.
General Wood was born in 1938, in Dallas. He
received a bachelor's degree in personnel
management from the University of Texas in 1960
and a master's degree in public administration from
Auburn University in 1974. The general completed
Squadron Officer School in 1964, Air Command and
Staff College in 1974, and National War College in
1979. He graduated from the executive seminar in
national and international security at Harvard
University in 1983.
The general entered the Air Force in August 1960
and received his commission upon graduation from
Officer Training School, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, in November 1960. He is the first graduate of the
school to become a general officer. He began undergraduate navigator training at James Connally Air Force
Base, Texas, where he received navigator wings in July 1961. He then was assigned to Electronic Warfare
Officer School at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss.
In July 1962 he began his flying career as an electronic warfare officer flying RB-47s with the 55th Strategic
Reconnaissance Wing, Forbes Air Force Base, Kan. From August to November 1967 he was assigned to
Yokota Air Base, Japan, flying RC-135s. The unit then moved to Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, becoming the
82nd Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron. General Wood was an instructor electronic warfare officer on a crew
with the squadron until February 1969. During this time he logged more than 1,000 combat hours in Southeast
Asia.
His primary flying duties ended in February 1969, when he was assigned to the 544th Aerospace
Reconnaissance Technical Wing at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. In January 1970 he was assigned to SAC
headquarters as chief, Current Intelligence Branch, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, Intelligence.
In April 1972 he was assigned to Saigon, Republic of Vietnam, J-2, Headquarters Military Assistance
Command-Vietnam. In July 1972, when Headquarters 7th Air Force combined with MACV headquarters,
General Wood became chief of the Defense Analysis Branch, J-2, MACV headquarters, with dual
responsibilities as chief of the Operational Intelligence Division for 7th Air Force headquarters.
After his tour of duty in the Republic of Vietnam, General Wood completed Air Command and Staff College as a
distinguished graduate. He began an Air Staff tour of duty in Washington, D.C., in 1974 as an action officer in
the Directorate of Doctrine, Concepts and Objectives. In October 1975 he became executive officer in the Office
of Air Force History.
General Wood graduated from National War College in June 1979 and returned to Offutt as deputy commander
for operations, 544th Strategic Intelligence Wing. He became wing commander in May 1980. From November
1981 to June 1982 the general was assistant deputy chief of staff, intelligence, SAC headquarters. In June 1982
he became executive director for the president's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board, the White House,
Washington, D.C. In January 1984 General Wood became deputy director for the National Strategic Target List,
Joint Strategic Target Planning Staff, Offutt. He became deputy assistant chief of staff for intelligence at Air
Force headquarters in May 1985.
He was assigned to Headquarters U.S. European Command, Stuttgart-Vaihingen, West Germany, as director of
intelligence (J-2) in September 1986. In May 1988 he was reassigned as assistant chief of staff, intelligence, Air
Force headquarters. He assumed his present position in April 1990.
The general is a master navigator with 3,400 flying hours and wears the Missile and Presidential Service
badges. His military awards and decorations include the Distinguished Service Medal, Defense Superior
Service Medal with oak leaf cluster, Legion of Merit, Distinguished Flying Cross, Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious
Service Medal with oak leaf cluster, Air Medal with nine oak leaf clusters, Joint Service Commendation Medal,
Air Force Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters, and National Intelligence Distinguished Service
Medal.
He was promoted to lieutenant general April 1, 1990, with same date of rank.
(Current as of May 1990)
LIEUTENANT GENERAL EDWIN E. TENOSO
Lieutenant General Edwin E. Tenoso is commander,
Twenty-First Air Force, with headquarters at
McGuire Air Force Base, N.J. Twenty-First Air Force
commands and assesses the combat readiness of
assigned air mobility forces over the Atlantic half of
the globe in support of Global Reach. These forces
are at more than 70 locations in 15 countries and
are composed of more than 54,000 active-duty, Air
National Guard, Air Force Reserve and civilian force
personnel operating more than 530 aircraft. General
Tenoso ensures implementation of command
decisions and policies for 11 active-duty wings and
enroute support groups, and provides liaison to eight
Air Reserve component wings.
The general entered the Air Force in 1963 as an
aviation cadet. He has commanded at squadron,
wing and division level, and was most recently the
vice commander, Air Mobility Command. He is a
navigator and command pilot with more than 7,800
flying hours. During Vietnam, he flew more than 550
combat missions as an O-1 forward air controller. As commander of airlift forces during Operations Desert
Shield and Desert Storm, he commanded 149 C-130s and was responsible for the execution of all theater airlift,
fixed and mobile aerial ports, combat control teams and theater medical evacuation.
EDUCATION
1967 Bachelor of arts degree, Florida Southern College
1977 Master of science degree, Troy State University
1984 Master of business administration degree, Marymount College of Virginia
ASSIGNMENTS
1. January 1963 - January 1964, aviation cadet, navigator training, James T. Connally Air Force Base, Texas
2. March 1964 - April 1967, 966th Airborne Early Warning and Control Squadron, McCoy Air Force Base, Fla.
3. May 1967 - May 1968, student, pilot training, Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas
4. September 1968 - September 1969, pilot, O-1 forward air controller, 3rd Mobile Strike Force, 5th Special
Forces, South Vietnam
5. September 1969 - August 1972, C-141 pilot, 44th Military Airlift Squadron, and aide to the commander, 22nd
Air Force, Travis Air Force Base, Calif.
6. August 1972 - September 1974, aide to the commander, 13th Air Force, and programs officer, 13th Air Force,
Clark Air Base, Philippines
7. September 1974 - December 1977, faculty member, Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
8. January 1978 - June 1978, student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
9. July 1978 - February 1981, officer controller, operations control division; chief, reports briefing division; later
chief, tactical operations division, Headquarters 21st Air Force, McGuire Air Force Base, N.J.
10. February 1981 - April 1982, commander, 18th Military Airlift Squadron, McGuire Air Force Base, N.J.
11. August 1982 - June 1983, student, Industrial College of the Armed Forces, Fort Lesley J. McNair,
Washington, D.C.
12. June 1983 - June 1985, chief of operations, readiness and plans division, Office of Air Force Reserve,
Washington, D.C.
13. June 1985 - May 1986, vice commander, 62nd Military Airlift Wing, McChord Air Force Base, Wash.
14. May 1986 - August 1989, commander, 62nd Military Airlift Wing, McChord Air Force Base, Wash.
15. August 1989 - July 1991, vice commander, 22nd Air Force, Travis Air Force Base, Calif.
16. October 1990 - May 1991, commander of airlift forces (COMALF), and commander, 1610th Airlift Division
(Provisional), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
17. July 1991 - July 1993, director of operations and logistics (J3/J4), U.S. Transportation Command, Scott Air
Force Base, Ill.
18. July 1993 - September 1994, director of operations, deputy chief of staff, plans and operations,
19. October 1994 - June 1995, vice commander, Air Mobility Command, Scott Air Force Base, Ill.
20. June 1995 - present, commander, 21st Air Force, McGuire Air Force Base, N.J.
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Command pilot and navigator
Aircraft flown: EC-121, O-1, T-39, C-141 and C-130
Silver Star
Air Medal with 14 oak leaf clusters
Combat Readiness Medal
Good Conduct Medal
National Defense Service Medal with bronze star
Vietnam Service Medal with four service stars
Southwest Asia Service Medal with two service stars
Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm (Unit)
Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm (Individual)
Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
Kuwait Liberation Medal
Second Lieutenant Jan 13, 1964
First Lieutenant Jul 13, 1965
Captain Jul 13, 1967
Major May 1, 1975
Lieutenant Colonel Nov 1, 1979
Colonel Dec 1, 1983
Brigadier General Oct 1, 1989
Major General Jul 1, 1992
Lieutenant General Sep 26, 1994
(Current as of August 1995)
LIEUTENANT GENERAL JOHN S. FAIRFIELD
Retired Jan. 1, 1997.
Lieutenant General John S. Fairfield is deputy chief
of staff, communications and information,
Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C. He
is responsible for strategic plans, doctrine, policies,
architecture and standards for command, control,
communications, computers, intelligence and
information management resources in excess of $16
billion. He is the functional manager for more than
85,000 personnel dispersed worldwide to military
and other locations. He is responsible for three field
operating agencies (Air Force Communications
Agency, Air Force Pentagon Communications
Agency and Air Force Frequency Management
Agency) and the Joint Spectrum Center. He
advocates and defends Air Force positions and
resource requirements to all levels of review,
including the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Office of the
Secretary of Defense and Congress.
General Fairfield entered the Air Force in 1962 as a
graduate of Officer Training School, Lackland Air
Force Base, Texas. His flight experience includes
tours as a B-52 navigator, a T-37 instructor pilot and an F-4 flight commander. He has also flown the B-1, B-52,
KC-135 and FB-111. A command pilot with more than 4,000 flying hours, the general flew 180 combat missions
during the Vietnam War.
During his more than 33 years of service, General Fairfield has served five years in command positions, seven
years with Strategic Air Command and 12 years at the Pentagon, Office of the Secretary of Defense and Air
Force headquarters.
EDUCATION
1962 Bachelor's degree in social science, San Francisco State College
1985 Senior Officials in National Security Course, Harvard University, Mass.
1987 Foreign Politics and the National Interest, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
1988 Defense Senior Manager's Course, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Mass.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. September 1962 - December 1962, student, Officer Training School, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas
2. December 1962 - January 1964, student, undergraduate navigator training, James B. Connally Air Force
Base, Texas
3. January 1964 - February 1965, student, Navigator-Bombardier Training Course, Mather Air Force Base, Calif.
4. February 1965 - May 1967, B-52 navigator, 450th Bombardment Wing, Minot Air Force Base, N.D.
5. May 1967 - August 1968, student, undergraduate pilot training, Craig Air Force Base, Ala.
6. August 1968 - October 1969, T-37 instructor pilot, 3526th Pilot Training Squadron, Williams Air Force Base,
Ariz.
7. October 1969 - July 1971, T-37 flight training instructor and examiner, 3525th Pilot Training Wing, Williams
Air Force Base, Ariz.
8. July 1971 - April 1972, student, Air Force Operational Training Course (F-4), George Air Force Base, Calif.
9. April 1972 - April 1973, F-4D flight commander, 435th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Ubon Royal Thai Air Force
Base, Thailand
10. April 1973 - July 1978, air operations officer, then chief, Air Force flying hour allocations branch, directorate
of programs and evaluations, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
11. August 1978 - June 1979, student, Air War College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
12. June 1979 - September 1981, assistant deputy commander for operations, then deputy commander for
operations, 22nd Bombardment Wing, March Air Force Base, Calif.
13. September 1981 - February 1984, vice commander, then commander, 319th Bombardment Wing, Grand
Forks Air Force Base, N.D.
14. February 1984 - September 1987, assistant deputy director of forces, then deputy director for resources,
directorate of programs and evaluations, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
15. September 1987 - November 1990, assistant deputy director of defense, research and engineering,
strategic and theater nuclear forces, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Washington, D.C.
16. November 1990 - May 1993, commander, Air Force Communications Command, Scott Air Force Base, Ill.
17. May 1993 - July 1995, vice commander, Pacific Air Forces, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii
18. July 1995 - February 1996, deputy chief of staff, command, control, communications and computers,
19. February 1996 - present, deputy chief of staff, communications and information, Headquarters U.S. Air
Force, Washington, D.C.
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Aircraft flown: B-52, T-37, T-38, F-4, FB-111, B-1 and KC-135
Meritorious Service Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
Vietnam Service Medal with service star
Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm
PUBLICATIONS
1992 "NCO Promotion System," January - February issue of the Air Force Inspector General publication, TIG
Brief
Second Lieutenant Dec 21, 1962
First Lieutenant Jun 21, 1964
Captain Feb 4, 1967
Major Oct 1, 1973
Lieutenant Colonel Dec 1, 1976
Colonel Feb 1, 1980
Brigadier General Aug 1, 1987
Major General Jun 1, 1990
Lieutenant General May 21, 1993
OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENTS
1993 Air Force Communications Command Order of the Sword
1995 Chairman, Enlisted Evaluation System Review Group
1995 Chairman, Officer Evaluation System and Officer Voluntary Assignment System Review Group
LIEUTENANT GENERAL JOSEPH H. WEHRLE JR.
Lt. Gen. Joseph H. Wehrle Jr. is Assistant Vice Chief
of Staff, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington,
D.C. He is responsible for Air Staff organization and
administration, serves as Deputy Chairman of the
Air Force Council, and is the Air Force accreditation
official for the Corps of Air Attaches.
General Wehrle was commissioned a second
lieutenant through the U.S. Military Academy in
1970. He has commanded the 512th Tactical Fighter
Squadron, 323rd Flying Training Wing, 17th Training
Wing and 3rd Air Force. While commanding 3rd Air
Force, he deployed to southern Africa and served as
Commander, Joint Task Force Atlas Response, the
largest U.S. humanitarian operation on the African
continent in a decade. The task force delivered more
than 2 million pounds of critically needed relief
supplies to flood-ravaged Mozambique. General Wehrle is a master navigator with 120 combat missions and
more than 1,800 flying hours, primarily in the F-4 and F-15E aircraft.
EDUCATION
1970 Bachelor of science degree in engineering, U.S. Military Academy, West Point, N.Y.
1979 Master's degree in business administration and management, University of Utah, Salt Lake City
1987 National War College, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
1994 Management Program for Executives, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. June 1970 - May 1971, student, undergraduate navigator training, Mather AFB, Calif.
2. May 1971 - January 1972, student, F-4 training, George AFB, Calif.
3. January 1972 - February 1974, F-4 weapons system officer, 523rd Tactical Fighter Squadron, Clark Air Base,
Philippines
4. February 1974 - June 1975, instructor weapons system officer, 59th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Eglin AFB,
Fla.
5. June 1975 - June 1976, standardization evaluation officer, 51st Composite Wing (Tactical), Osan Air Base,
South Korea
6. June 1976 - October 1978, assistant operations officer, 421st Tactical Fighter Squadron, Hill AFB, Utah
7. October 1978 - July 1982, resource officer, Rated Officer Assignment Branch, and Deputy Chief,
Departmental and Joint Assignments, Air Force Manpower and Personnel Center, Randolph AFB, Texas
8. July 1982 - October 1983, student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
9. October 1983 - July 1986, operations officer and Commander, 512th Tactical Fighter Squadron, later, Chief
of Management and Inspection, 86th Tactical Fighter Wing, Ramstein Air Base, West Germany
10. July 1986 - June 1987, student, National War College, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
11. June 1987 - July 1990, Director, Joint Chiefs of Staff No-Notice Interoperability Exercise Program, Air Force
Element Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
12. July 1990 - February 1991, Deputy Chief of Personnel Plans, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington,
D.C.
13. February 1991 - July 1991, Commander, 323rd Air Base Group, Mather AFB, Calif.
14. July 1991 - June 1992, Commander, 323rd Flying Training Wing, Mather AFB, Calif.
15. June 1992 - August 1994, Commander, 17th Training Wing, Goodfellow AFB, Texas
16. August 1994 - August 1995, Director of Technical Training, Headquarters Air Education and Training
Command, Randolph AFB, Texas
17. August 1995 - June 1997, Deputy Director of Programs and Evaluation, Headquarters U.S. Air Force,
Washington, D.C.
18. June 1997 - June 1999, Director of Programs, Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans and Programs, Headquarters
U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
19. July 1999 - June 2000, Commander, 3rd Air Force, Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England
20. June 2000 April 2002, Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans and Programs, Headquarters U.S. Air Force,
Washington, D.C.
21. April 2002 present, Assistant Vice Chief of Staff, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Navigator
Aircraft flown: F-4 and F-15E Strike Eagle
Defense Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air Medal with eight oak leaf clusters
Philippine Presidential Unit Citation
Second Lieutenant Jun 3, 1970
First Lieutenant Dec 3, 1971
Captain Dec 3, 1973
Major Nov 1, 1981
Lieutenant Colonel Mar 1, 1985
Colonel Jan 1, 1991
Major General Aug 1, 1998
Lieutenant General Oct 1, 2000
LIEUTENANT GENERAL MAURICE L. "LEE" MCFANN JR.
Retired Feb. 1, 2010.
Lt. Gen. Maurice L. "Lee" McFann Jr. is the
Commander, Allied Air Component Command
Headquarters Izmir, and Commander, 16th Air
Expeditionary Task Force, U.S. Air Forces in
Europe, Izmir, Turkey. Component Command Air
Izmir is the Air Component Command subordinate to
Allied Joint Force Command Naples. As such, it is
solely responsible for command and control of air
operations and is the Air Force headquarters
responsible for the oversight, planning, coordination
and execution of all air-related tasks in NATO's
Southern Region. The command contributes to the
security, peace, stability and territorial integrity of
alliance member states throughout its area of
functional responsibility.
General McFann graduated from California State
University at Chico and holds a master's degree
from George Peabody College of Vanderbilt
University. He entered the Air Force through Officer
Training School in 1972, completed navigator
training in 1973 and pilot training in 1978. The
general has commanded a squadron, group, the NATO E-3A Component, the 552nd Air Control Wing, and an
international air expeditionary task force. He also performed key staff duties at Headquarters U.S. Air Force
including being the Chief of Safety for the Air Force. Additionally, he has performed staff duties for the Joint
Staff and two combatant commands. General McFann was part of the initial cadre for the stand up of U.S.
Northern Command and was the first Director of Operations for the command.
General McFann is a command pilot with more than 4,400 flying hours in a variety of aircraft.
EDUCATION
1972 Bachelor of Science degree in secondary education, California State University, Chico
1981 Master of Science degree in counseling, George Peabody College, Vanderbilt University
1995 Seminar XXI - Foreign Politics, International Relations and the National Interest, Massachusetts Institute
of Technology
1999 Senior Information Warfare Applications Course, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2000 National and International Security Management Course, John F. Kennedy School of Government,
Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.
2002 Globalization and the Future of Security Course, George C. Marshall European Center for Security
Studies, Garmisch, Germany
2009 Cyberspace Operations Executive Course, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. September 1972 - June 1973, student, undergraduate navigator training, Mather AFB, Calif.
2. July 1973 - September 1973, student, Combat Crew Training Squadron, Castle AFB, Calif.
3. October 1973 - June 1977, flight examiner, 100th Air Refueling Wing, Beale AFB, Calif.
4. July 1977 - June 1978, pilot training, 82nd Flying Training Wing, Williams AFB, Ariz.
5. July 1978 - December 1978, student, RF-4C transition course, 363rd Tactical Reconnaissance Wing, Shaw
AFB, S.C.
6. January 1979 - June 1982, flight examiner, 1st Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, Royal Air Force
Alconbury, England
7. June 1982 - September 1983, flight commander, 12th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, Bergstrom AFB,
Texas
8. October 1983 - July 1985, Air-to-Surface Branch Chief, Inspector General's Office, Headquarters Tactical Air
Command, Langley AFB, Va.
10. July 1986 - July 1988, Assistant Chief, Tactical Forces Division, Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans and
Operations, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
11. August 1988 - December 1989, Commander, 16th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, 363rd Tactical
Fighter Wing, Shaw AFB, S.C.
12. January 1990 - July 1990, Assistant Deputy Commander for Resource Management, 363rd Tactical Fighter
Wing, Shaw AFB, S.C.
13. August 1990 - June 1991, student, National War College, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
14. July 1991 - October 1992, Commander, 12th Operations Group, 12th Flying Training Wing, Randolph AFB,
Texas
15. November 1992 - October 1994, Chief, Joint Simulation and Interoperability Division, Joint Staff, the
16. November 1994 - May 1995, Deputy Director for Modeling and Simulation, Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans
and Operations, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
17. June 1995 - May 1996, executive officer, Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans and Operations, Headquarters U.S.
Air Force, Washington, D.C.
18. June 1996 - July 1996, Deputy Director of Operations, Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans and Operations,
19. August 1996 - July 1998, Commander, E-3A Component, NATO Airborne Early Warning Force,
Geilenkirchen Air Base, Germany
20. August 1998 - February 2000, Commander, 552nd Air Control Wing, Tinker AFB, Okla.
21. March 2000 - March 2001, Director of Plans, Headquarters North American Aerospace Defense Command,
Peterson AFB, Colo.
22. April 2001 - August 2002, Deputy Commander, Joint Command North, NATO, Stavanger, Norway
23. August 2002 - July 2004, Director of Operations, Headquarters U.S. Northern Command, Peterson AFB,
Colo.
24. July 2004 - July 2006, Air Force Chief of Safety, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C., and
Commander, Air Force Safety Center, Kirtland AFB, N.M.
25. July 2006 - present, Commander, Allied Air Component Command Headquarters Izmir, and Commander,
16th Air Expeditionary Task Force, U.S. Air Forces in Europe, Izmir, Turkey
1. November 1992 - October 1994, Chief, Joint Simulation and Interoperability Division, Joint Staff, the
Pentagon, Washington, D.C., as a colonel
2. August 1996 - July 1998, Commander, E-3A Component, NATO Airborne Early Warning Force,
Geilenkirchen Air Base, Germany, as a brigadier general
3. March 2000 - March 2001, Director of Plans, Headquarters North American Aerospace Defense Command,
Peterson AFB, Colo., as a brigadier general
4. April 2001 - August 2002, Deputy Commander, Joint Command North, NATO, Stavanger, Norway, as a major
general
5. August 2002 - July 2004, Director of Operations, Headquarters U.S. Northern Command, Peterson AFB,
Colo., as a major general
6. July 2006 - present, Commander, Allied Air Component Command Headquarters Izmir, and Commander,
16th Air Expeditionary Task Force, U.S. Air Forces in Europe, Izmir, Turkey, as a lieutenant general
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Aircraft flown: RF-4C, F-4D/E/G, E-3A/B/C, T-37, T-38 and KC-135Q
Defense Superior Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Organizational Excellence Award with oak leaf cluster
Combat Readiness Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal with bronze star
Armed Forces Service Medal
Air Force Overseas Ribbon-Long with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Longevity Service Award Ribbon with silver and two bronze oak leaf clusters
Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon
Air Force Training Ribbon
Norwegian Service Medal with Laurel Branch
NATO Medal (Former Republic of Yugoslavia)
Second Lieutenant Aug. 28, 1972
First Lieutenant Aug. 28, 1974
Captain Aug. 28, 1976
Major Oct. 1, 1983
Lieutenant Colonel May 1, 1987
Major General May 24, 2001
Lieutenant General July 26, 2006
(Current as of November 2009)
LIEUTENANT GENERAL MICHAEL R. MOELLER
Lt. Gen. Michael R. Moeller is Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategic Plans and Programs, Headquarters U.S. Air
Force, Washington, D.C. In support of the Chief of Staff and Secretary of the Air Force, General Moeller leads
the development and integration of the Air Force's long-range plans and the five-year, $604 billion U.S. Air
Force Future Years Defense Program to ensure the Air Force's ability to build and employ effective air, space
and cyber forces to achieve national defense objectives.
General Moeller received his commission from the U.S. Air Force Academy in 1980. He has held multiple flying
assignments as an aircraft commander and instructor pilot. He has commanded at the squadron and group
levels and served as the commander of the 2nd Bomb Wing and 379th Air Expeditionary Wing. His staff
experience includes tours with the Secretary of the Air Force Staff Group and in the Checkmate Division on the
Air Staff; in the Plans and Policy Directorate of the Joint Staff; as the Deputy Director for Plans and Programs at
Air Combat Command; as the Director of Strategy, Plans and Policy for U.S. Southern Command and as the
Director of Strategy, Plans and Policy for U.S. Central Command. He also served as the executive assistant to
the Vice Director of the Strategic Plans and Policy Directorate on the Joint Staff and to the Air Force Assistant
Vice Chief of Staff.
Prior to his current assignment, the general was the U.S. Security Coordinator, Israel-Palestinian Authority, U.S.
Department of State, Tel Aviv, Israel. General Moeller is a command pilot with more than 4,440 flying hours and
670 combat hours for operations Desert Storm, Enduring and Iraqi Freedom.
EDUCATION
1980 Bachelor of Science degree in geography, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo.
1984 Master's degree in aeronautical science and technology, Embry-Riddle University, Daytona Beach, Fla.
1994 Master's degree in airpower art and science, School of Advanced Airpower Studies, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
1996 Joint Staff Officer Course, Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Va.
1999 National Defense Fellow, Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington, D.C.
2005 National Security Leadership Course, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse
University, N.Y.
2012 Leadership at the Peak, Center for Creative Leadership, Colorado Springs, Colo.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. June 1980 - June 1981, student, undergraduate navigator and electronic warfare training, Mather AFB, Calif.
2. July 1981 - November 1981, student, B-52 combat crew training, Castle AFB, Calif.
3. December 1981 - May 1984, electronic warfare officer, 416th Bomb Wing, Griffiss AFB, N.Y.
4. June 1984 - June 1985, student, undergraduate pilot training, Columbus AFB. Miss.
5. July 1985 - November 1985, student, B-52 combat crew training, Castle AFB, Calif.
6. December 1985 - August 1988, B-52 co-pilot and aircraft commander, 416th Bomb Wing, Griffiss AFB, N.Y.
7. September 1988 - September 1989, Air Staff Training officer, Secretary of the Air Force Staff Group,
8. September 1989 - August 1990, B-52 aircraft commander and instructor pilot, 42nd Bomb Wing, Loring AFB.
Maine
9. August 1990 - March 1991, B-52 mission and flight commander, 4300th Provisional Bomb Wing, Southwest
Asia
10. April 1991 - June 1992, Chief, Combat Tactics, 42nd Bomb Wing, Loring AFB, Maine
11. July 1992 - June 1993, student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
12. July 1993 - June 1994, student, School of Advanced Airpower Studies, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
13. July 1994 - March 1995, Chief, Strategy Branch, Checkmate Division, Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans and
Operations, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
14. April 1995 - June 1997, executive assistant to the Vice Director, and strategic planner and action officer,
Strategy Division, Strategic Plans and Policy Directorate, Joint Staff, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
15. July 1997 - May 1999, Commander, 5th Operations Support Squadron, Minot AFB, N.D.
16. June 1999 - May 2000, National Defense Fellow, Center for Strategic and International Studies,
Washington, D.C.
17. June 2000 - July 2001, executive officer to the Assistant Vice Chief of Staff, Headquarters U.S. Air Force,
Washington, D.C.
18. August 2001 - December 2001, Commander, 7th Operations Group, Dyess AFB, Texas
19. December 2001 - May 2002, Commander, 405th Expeditionary Operations Group, Southwest Asia
20. May 2002 - September 2003, Commander, 7th Operations Group, Dyess AFB, Texas
21. September 2003 - February 2004, Vice Commander, 5th Bomb Wing, Minot AFB, N.D.
22. February 2004 - September 2005, Commander, 2nd Bomb Wing, Barksdale AFB, La.
23. September 2005 - September 2006, Deputy Director of Plans and Programs, Headquarters Air Combat
Command, Langley AFB, Va.
24. September 2006 - July 2008, Director, Strategy, Policy and Plans (J5), Headquarters USSOUTHCOM,
Miami, Fla.
25. July 2008 - July 2009, Commander, 379th Air Expeditionary Wing, Southwest Asia
26. July 2009 - Oct 2010, Director, Strategy, Plans and Policy (J5), Headquarters U.S. Central Command,
MacDill AFB, Fla.
27. October 2010 - October 2012, U.S. Security Coordinator, Israel-Palestinian Authority, U.S. Department of
State, Tel Aviv, Israel.
28. October 2012 - present, Deputy Chief of Staff, Strategic Plans and Programs, Headquarters U.S. Air Force,
Washington, D.C.
1. April 1995 - June 1997, executive assistant to the Vice Director, and strategic planner and action officer,
Strategy Division, Strategic Plans and Policy Directorate, Joint Staff, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., as a
major and lieutenant colonel
2. September 2006 - July 2008, Director, Strategy, Policy and Plans (J5), Headquarters USSOUTHCOM,
Miami, Fla., as a brigadier general
3. July 2008 - July 2009, Commander, 379th Air Expeditionary Wing, and Installation Commander, Southwest
Asia, as a brigadier general
4. July 2009 - Oct 2010, Director, Strategy, Plans and Policy (J5), Headquarters U.S. Central Command,
MacDill AFB, Fla., as a major general 5. October 2010 - October 2012, U.S. Security Coordinator, IsraelPalestinian Authority, Tel Aviv, Israel, as a lieutenant general
Defense Superior Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
Distinguished Flying Cross
Bronze Star with oak leaf cluster
Air Medal with oak leaf cluster
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Aircraft flown: B-1, B-52, KC-135, RC-135, E-8, E-3, C-130, C-21, T-37 and T-38
First Lieutenant May 28, 1982
Captain May 28, 1984
Major Nov. 1, 1991
Lieutenant Colonel Nov. 1, 1996
Colonel March 1, 2001
Major General April 2, 2010
Lieutenant General Oct. 7, 2010
LIEUTENANT GENERAL THOMAS L. BAPTISTE
Lt. Gen. Thomas L. Baptiste is Deputy Chairman,
NATO Military Committee, Brussels, Belgium. The
NATO Military Committee is the highest military
authority in NATO and provides direction and advice
on military policy and strategy to the North Atlantic
Council, guidance to the NATO strategic
commanders, and support to the development of
strategic concepts for the Alliance. As the Deputy
Chairman, General Baptiste regularly represents the
Military Committee at high level meetings, such as
the North Atlantic Council, Defense Planning
Committee, NATO-Russia Council and the Nuclear
Planning Group, providing informed military advice
to Alliance political authorities.
General Baptiste entered the Air Force in 1973 after
completing Officer Training School. He has held
various leadership positions, and has commanded a
fighter squadron, operations group and the
Cheyenne Mountain Operations Center, Cheyenne
Mountain Air Station, Colo.
General Baptiste is a command pilot and has flown nearly 3,000 hours, including nearly 60 combat hours in the
F-16 supporting Operation Provide Comfort.
EDUCATION
1973 Bachelor of Science degree in business administration-finance, California State University, Chico
1986 Air Command and Staff College, by seminar
1987 Master of Science degree in public administration, Golden Gate University, San Francisco, Calif.
1990 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
1997 National Security Leadership Course, Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, Johns
Hopkins University, and the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University, N.Y.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. September 1973 - July 1974, student, undergraduate navigator training, Mather AFB, Calif.
2. July 1974 - May 1975, student, F-4 Qualification Training, MacDill AFB, Fla.
3. May 1975 - September 1977, weapons system officer and weapons system officer instructor, 44th Tactical
Fighter Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan
4. September 1977 - October 1978, student, undergraduate pilot training, Williams AFB, Ariz.
5. October 1978 - June 1979, student, F-4 qualification training, George AFB, Calif.
6. June 1979 - July 1981, F-4E aircraft commander and standardization and evaluation officer, 334th Tactical
Fighter Squadron, Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C.
7. July 1981 - January 1982, student, F-16 transition and instructor pilot training, MacDill AFB, Fla.
8. January 1982 - May 1984, F-16 instructor pilot and flight commander, 62nd Tactical Fighter Training
Squadron, MacDill AFB, Fla.
9. May 1984 - June 1985, F-16 instructor pilot and Chief, Standardization and Evaluation Division, 8th Tactical
Fighter Wing, Kunsan AB, South Korea
10. June 1985 - July 1989, F-16 instructor pilot; Chief, Wing Training Division; Chief, Wing Safety Division; and
operations officer and Commander, 72nd Tactical Fighter Training Squadron, MacDill AFB, Fla.
11. July 1989 - June 1990, student, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
12. June 1990 - July 1992, Assistant Director of Nuclear Operations, Headquarters Defense Nuclear Agency,
Alexandria, Va.
13. July 1992 - July 1994, Commander, 52nd Operations Group, Spangdahlem AB, Germany
14. July 1994 - September 1996, Chief, Weapons Technology Control Division, later, Assistant Deputy Director
for International Negotiations, Directorate for Strategic Plans and Policy, the Joint Staff, Washington, D.C.
15. September 1996 - May 1998, Deputy Commander, Canadian North American Aerospace Defense
Command Region, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
16. May 1998 - June 1999, Commander, Cheyenne Mountain Operations Center, Cheyenne Mountain Air
Station, Colo.
17. June 1999 - March 2000, Director of Plans, J-5, Headquarters North American Aerospace Defense
Command, Peterson AFB, Colo.
18. March 2000 - August 2002, Assistant Chief of Staff for Operations, Headquarters Allied Air Forces Southern
Europe, Naples, Italy
19. August 2002 - March 2004, Assistant Chief of Staff, Operations Division, and Director of Operations for Joint
Forge (Bosnia), Joint Guardian (Kosovo), and the International Security Assistance Force (Afghanistan),
SHAPE, Casteau, Belgium
20. April 2004 - present, Deputy Chairman, NATO Military Committee, Brussels, Belgium
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Flight hours: Nearly 3,000
Aircraft flown: T-41, T-37, T-38, F-4C/D/E and F-16A/B/C/D
Defense Superior Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Air Medal
Second Lieutenant Sept. 26, 1973
First Lieutenant Sept. 26, 1975
Captain Sept. 26, 1977
Major Oct. 1, 1983
Lieutenant Colonel March 1, 1986
Brigadier General Sept. 1, 1997
Major General Sept. 1, 2000
Lieutenant General June 1, 2004
MAJOR GENERAL DAVID C. REED
Major General David C. Reed is commander, Air
Force Military Training Center, Lackland Air Force
Base, Texas. A major component of the Air Training
Command, the center is responsible for conducting
basic military training for all enlisted people entering
the Air Force, the Air Force Reserve and the Air
National Guard; commissioning second lieutenants
through Officer Training School; providing technical
training in nearly 100 courses; and giving English
language training to foreign military personnel.
General Reed was born in 1937, in Jamestown,
N.D., and graduated from Huntington Park (Calif.)
High School in June 1955. He received a bachelor of
arts degree in business from Jamestown College in
1960. He later attended the University of South
Carolina and in 1976, while stationed in West
Germany, received a master of science degree from
Troy State University. He completed Squadron
Officer School in 1965, Air Command and Staff
College in 1975, and the NATO Defense College in
1980.
The general enlisted in the Air Force in January 1961. After graduating as a distinguished graduate from Officer
Training School, Lackland Air Force Base, in May 1961, he received a regular commission. He then attended
undergraduate navigator training at James Connally Air Force Base, Texas; navigator-bombardier training at
Mather Air Force Base, Calif; and RB-66 combat crew upgrade training at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C.
In April 1963 General Reed was assigned to the 10th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing, Royal Air Force Station
Alconbury, England. He returned to Shaw in June 1966 and served as an RF-4C academic instructor with the
363rd Tactical Reconnaissance Wing. While at Shaw, the general flew EB-66s, RB-66s and RF-4Cs in support
of Tactical Air Reconnaissance Center test programs. In May 1971 he was assigned as an EB-66 navigator and
standardization-evaluation flight examiner with the 388th Tactical Fighter Wing, Korat Royal Thai Air Force
Base, Thailand.
From July 1972 to August 1974 General Reed was assigned to the 86th Tactical Fighter Wing and 26th Tactical
Reconnaissance Wing at Zweibrucken Air Base, West Germany. While there, he served successively as a
crewmember, operations plans officer, chief of the Operations Plans Division and chief of the wing exercise
program. He transferred to the newly formed Headquarters Allied Air Forces Central Europe, Ramstein Air
Base, West Germany, where he served as a NATO staff officer and member of the AAFCE command briefing
team.
In September 1976 General Reed was assigned to Bergstrom Air Force Base, Texas, as wing scheduling officer
and, later, chief of training for the 67th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing. He then served as operations officer for
the 12th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron. In April 1978 the general became commander of the 91st Tactical
Reconnaissance Squadron at Bergstrom. He was the first navigator in the Air Force to command an operational
tactical flying squadron.
He was assigned as assistant deputy commander for maintenance, 48th Tactical Fighter Wing, Royal Air Force
Station Lakenheath, England, in August 1980. While there, he served as deputy commander for resources from
April to November 1981, when he became deputy commander for maintenance. He was assigned as deputy
chief of staff for logistics, Headquarters 17th Air Force, Sembach Air Base, West Germany, in June 1983. In
July 1984 General Reed became the first commander of the 485th Tactical Missile Wing, Florennes Air Base,
Belgium. Under his command, the unit received the Air Force Association's annual Verne Orr Award, presented
to the base or unit displaying the best use of human resources.
In April 1986 the general was assigned to Headquarters North American Aerospace Defense Command,
Cheyenne Mountain Complex, Colo., as command director. He became vice director of combat operations in
March 1987. In June 1988 he transferred to Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., as commandant of the Air Command
and Staff College until June 1989, when he was named commandant of the Air War College and vice
commander of Air University. He assumed his present command in April 1990.
The general is a master navigator with more than 2,500 flying hours, including more than 450 combat hours. His
military awards and decorations include the Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Distinguished
Flying Cross with oak leaf cluster, Meritorious Service Medal, Air Medal with three oak leaf clusters, Joint
Service Commendation Medal and Air Force Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters.
He was promoted to major general Sept. 1, 1989, with same date of rank.
(Current as of December 1990)
MAJOR GENERAL DAVID M. EDGINGTON
Maj. Gen. David M. Edgington is Chief of Staff, U.S.
Joint Forces Command, Norfolk, Va. He is
responsible for managing the command's warfighting
initiatives and providing guidance to the command's
executive staff on day-to-day matters. Additionally,
he supervises all matters pertaining to manpower
and personnel, financial management, programming
and budgeting, security, knowledge management,
protocol and administration.
General Edgington entered military service after
graduating from the U.S. Air Force Academy in
1977. A distinguished graduate of undergraduate
navigator training, Air Command and Staff College,
and Naval War College, he has flown the F-111 and
F-15E in operational assignments, and the T-43 as
an instructor. He served in staff positions on the Air
Staff, Joint Staff and as special assistant to the
Supreme Allied Commander Europe during NATO's
Operation Allied Force in Kosovo.
The general has commanded the 4th Operations
Group and 4th Fighter Wing at Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C. He served as Deputy Commander of the Air
Armament Center at Eglin AFB, Fla., and as Deputy Commander of Combined Air Operations Center 6, Turkey,
where he led NATO's first Article 4 defensive operation, defending Turkey during Operation Iraqi Freedom. He
served as Director, Global Power Programs for Air Force Acquisition managing all Air Force fighter, bomber and
weapons programs. Prior to his current assignment, he briefly served as USJFCOM Director, Joint Capability
Development upon return from his deployment as Director, Air Component Coordination Element, Multi-National
Force-Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq.
EDUCATION
1977 Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo.
1983 Master's degree in systems management, University of Southern California
1991 Master's degree in international relations, Troy State University
1994 Master's degree in national security and strategic studies, with distinction, Naval War College, Newport,
R.I.
2000 Advanced Management Program, Carnegie-Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. July 1977 - March 1978, student, undergraduate navigator training, Mather AFB, Calif.
2. April 1978 - August 1978, student, F-111 qualification training, Mountain Home AFB, Idaho
3. August 1978 - June 1981, F-111E instructor weapon systems officer, Royal Air Force Upper Heyford,
England
4. July 1981 - September 1985, instructor, evaluator and navigator, Undergraduate Navigator Training, and
operations executive officer, Mather AFB, Calif.
5. September 1985 - December 1985, F-111 requalification training, Mountain Home AFB, Idaho
6. January 1986 - July 1988, F-111E flight commander, 55th Tactical Fighter Squadron, and Readiness Branch
Chief, 20th Tactical Fighter Wing, RAF Upper Heyford, England
7. July 1988 - July 1990, aide-de-camp to the Commander AIRSOUTH, Headquarters Allied Air Forces
Southern Europe, Naples, Italy
8. July 1990 - July 1991, student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
9. July 1991 - July 1993, Chief, Rated Officer Management, Directorate of Plans and Operations, Headquarters
10. July 1993 - June 1994, graduate student, Naval War College, Newport, R.I.
11. June 1994 - January 1997, Deputy Commander, later, Commander, 4th Operations Group, Seymour
Johnson AFB, N.C.
12. January 1997 - December 1997, Deputy Director for Forces, Directorate of Operational Requirements,
Deputy Chief of Staff for Air and Space Operations, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
13. December 1997 - April 1999, Chief, Forces Division, Directorate for Force Structure, Resources and
Assessment, Joint Staff, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
14. April 1999 - May 2001, special assistant to the Supreme Allied Commander Europe and to the Commander
in Chief, U.S. European Command, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe, Mons, Belgium
15. May 2001 - August 2002, Commander, 4th Fighter Wing, Seymour Johnson AFB Base, N.C.
16. August 2002 - March 2004, Deputy Commander, Combined Air Operations Center 6, Allied Air Forces
Southern Europe, NATO, Eskisehir, Turkey
17. March 2004 - June 2005, Vice Commander, Air Armament Center, Eglin AFB, Fla.
18. June 2005 - March 2007, Director, Global Power Programs, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air
Force for Acquisition, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
19. March 2007 - April 2008, Director, Air Component Coordination Element, Multi-National Force-Iraq,
Baghdad, Iraq
20. April 2008 - August 2008, Director, Joint Capability Development (J8), U.S. Joint Forces Command, Norfolk,
Va.
21. August 2008 - present, Chief of Staff, U.S. Joint Forces Command, Norfolk, Va.
1. July 1988 - July 1990, aide-de-camp to the Commander AIRSOUTH, Headquarters Allied Air Forces
Southern Europe, Naples, Italy, as a major
2. December 1997 - April 1999, Chief, Forces Division, Directorate for Force Structure, Resources and
Assessment, Joint Staff, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., as a colonel
3. April 1999 - May 2001, special assistant to the Supreme Allied Commander Europe and to the Commander in
Chief, U.S. European Command, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe, Mons, Belgium, as a colonel
4. August 2002 - March 2004, Deputy Commander, Combined Air Operations Center 6, Allied Air Forces
Southern Europe, NATO, Eskisehir, Turkey, as a brigadier general
5. March 2007 - April 2008, Director, Air Component Coordination Element, Multi-National Force-Iraq, Baghdad,
Iraq, as a major general
6. April 2008 - August 2008, Director, Joint Capability Development, U.S. Joint Forces Command, Norfolk, Va.,
as a major general
7. August 2008 - present, Chief of Staff, U.S. Joint Forces Command, Norfolk, Va., as a major general
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Aircraft flown: T-43, F-111 and F-15E Strike Eagle
Distinguished Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
Defense Superior Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
Bronze Star Medal
Air Medal
NATO Medal (Kosovo)
NATO Meritorious Service Medal
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
1978 Top graduate, undergraduate navigator training
1991 Distinguished graduate, Officership Award, Air Command and Staff College
1994 Distinguished graduate, Naval War College
Major March 1, 1988
Lieutenant Colonel July 1, 1991
Colonel Feb. 1, 1995
Brigadier General April 1, 2002
Major General Nov. 1, 2005
(Current as September 2009)
MAJOR GENERAL DONALD L. EVANS
Retired April 1, 1984. Died Nov. 3, 2000.
Major General Donald L. Evans is the joint program
manager for the Worldwide Military Command and
Control System Information System, Organization of
the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Washington, D.C. He is the
focal point for coordination and control of all
Worldwide Military Command and Control System
Automatic Data Processing upgrading and
modernization activities.
General Evans was born in 1925, in Palmer, Neb.
His family later moved to Monrovia, Calif., where he
graduated from high school in 1943. He received a
bachelor of arts degree in English literature from the
University of Southern California in 1949. He
completed Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air
Force Base, Ala., in 1957, and the Industrial College
of the Armed Forces, Fort Lesley J. McNair,
Washington, D.C., in 1971.
He enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps in December
1943 and flew 27 combat missions over Europe in
World War II as a B-17 waist gunner. On his 27th
mission, he was wounded and hospitalized until October 1945. Following discharge from the service as a
sergeant, he attended the University of Southern California. After graduation in 1949, he enlisted as a staff
sergeant in the U.S. Air Force, and in December 1950 was commissioned a second lieutenant upon graduation
from Officer Candidate School.
After a short assignment as squadron adjutant for the 3752nd Student Squadron at Sheppard Air Force Base,
Texas, General Evans began navigator training at Ellington Air Force Base, Texas. He was awarded his wings
in July 1952. He next completed B-26 combat crew training and in March 1953 was assigned to the 95th
Bombardment Squadron at Pusan Air Base, South Korea, where he flew 25 combat missions in B-26s.
From December 1953 to June 1956, General Evans was a B-26 and B-57 navigator in the 461st Bombardment
Wing, Hill Air Force Base, Utah, where he became the group and later the wing navigator. He then flew B-47s at
Chennault Air Force Base, La., as a navigator on a lead and select combat crew. During this period he also
attended Squadron Officer School.
In December 1960 General Evans transferred to Carswell Air Force Base, Texas. After completing B-58
upgrade training, he was assigned on base as chief of the Emergency War Order Operations Branch in the 43rd
Bombardment Wing. From April 1964 to June 1966, he served with the inspector general's team at
Headquarters Strategic Air Command, Offutt Air Force Base, Neb., as an intelligence and operations plans
inspector.
He was assigned to 3rd Air Division, Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, in July 1966, as chief, Plans Division. He
later become director of operations plans, with responsibility for Arc Light mission planning for SAC B-52s and
KC-135s in Southeast Asia.
In January 1969 General Evans returned to SAC headquarters where he served as chief of the Threat Division
and as deputy director of estimates. Upon graduation from the Industrial College of the Armed Forces in June
1971, he was assigned as director of intelligence for Task Force Alpha at Nakhon Phanom Royal Thai Air Force
Base, Thailand, until August 1972. During this period General Evans provided intelligence data for the
Commando Hunt VI and VII campaigns. While at Task Force Alpha, he was instrumental in the development of
automated sensor readout techniques.
General Evans was again assigned to Offutt Air Force Base as the Strategic Air Command's director of
reconnaissance. During the intensive B-52 Linebacker II campaign over North Vietnam in December 1972, he
was director of targets. Linebacker II was the air campaign credited with causing North Vietnam to release the
American prisoners of war. Following this assignment he become director of estimates. In this capacity General
Evans directed several innovative applications of computer-assisted intelligence analysis. In June 1973 he was
named assistant deputy chief of staff for intelligence. From May 1975 to June 1978, he served as assistant chief
of staff for data systems and was then appointed deputy chief of staff for data systems. He assumed his present
duties in January 1982.
He is a master navigator and has flown combat sorties in World War II, and the Korean and Vietnam wars. His
military decorations and awards include the Distinguished Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Distinguished Flying
Cross, Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, Air Medal with six oak leaf clusters, Air Force
Commendation Medal with three oak leaf clusters and Purple Heart.
The general's extensive activity with military automated data processing has placed him in the vanguard of
computer technology exploitation. As the SAC single manager for data automation, he had unique responsibility
for all resources including personnel, funds and equipment comprising the largest military operational and
intelligence computer systems organization in the Air Force. His management authority included all phases of
base level data processing as well as the direct computer hardware and software support of the Strategic Air
Command, Joint Strategic Target Planning Staff and the Joint Strategic Connectivity Staff.
He was instrumental in the realignment of automated strategic missile warning assets. General Evans' impact
on the automation community was documented in 1980 when he was selected as the Federal Government's
Automated Data Processing Senior Executive of the Year. He has served as a general officer representative to
both the Air Force Scientific Advisory Board and the Defense Science Board regarding automation activities
throughout the Defense Department.
He was promoted to major general June 1, 1981, with date of rank Sept. 1, 1977.
His hometown is Arcadia, Calif.
MAJOR GENERAL GARY A. VOELLGER
Maj. Gen. Gary A. Voellger is the NATO force
commander, Headquarters NATO Airborne Early
Warning Force, Mons, Belgium. He is responsible
for the operational support of both the Supreme
Allied Commander Europe and the Supreme Allied
Commander Atlantic through the provision of
airborne surveillance and control platforms. In this
capacity, the commander ensures the NATO
Airborne Early Warning Force is organized, trained,
supported and ready to implement the major NATO
command's directives.
Commissioned through the Air Force Reserve
Officer Training Corps program, the general started
his Air Force career as a personnel officer and
subsequently completed both undergraduate
navigator and pilot training. He has served at all
levels in the U.S. Air Force, from squadron through
Headquarters U.S. Air Force. His assignments have
covered most of the United States and were
supplemented by multiple tours in Europe and Asia.
The general is qualified in the F-111, F-117, F-4, E-3 airborne warning and control system aircraft, KC-135
tanker, C-21, and the C-141 and C-17 airlifters. A combat veteran, he participated in the war in Southeast Asia,
the 1990 incursion in Panama and the 1991 Gulf War. During operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm, he
commanded the 552nd Air Control Wing where he led the largest and most successful deployment in AWACS
history when 1,200 E-3 aircrew members, maintainers and support personnel implemented the most complex
command, control and communications architecture ever used in war. The general has also commanded the
92nd Air Refueling Wing, where he built the largest of Air Mobility Command's core tanker wings, and the 437th
Airlift Wing, where he helped prove the outstanding military utility of the C-17 during the Bosnia airlift. During his
tenure as AMC's director of operations, he reinstilled a focus on combat readiness, greatly enhancing the
command's ability to execute worldwide expeditionary air force missions. He also introduced processes and
procedures that led to the most significant improvement of business practices in the command's history.
EDUCATION
1967 Bachelor's degree in industrial relations and personnel management, San Jose State University
1971 Squadron Officer School, by correspondence
1976 Master's degree in psychology, Pepperdine University, Los Angeles, Calif.
1997 Joint Flag Officer War Fighting Course, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
1997 Senior Managers in Government Seminar, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. September 1967 - January 1969, personnel officer, 379th Combat Support Group, Wurtsmith Air Force Base,
Mich.
2. January 1969 - October 1969, student, undergraduate navigator training, Mather Air Force Base, Calif.
3. January 1970 - June 1970, weapons systems officer, 46th Tactical Fighter Squadron, MacDill Air Force Base,
Fla.
4. July 1970 - January 1972, weapons system officer, 91st Tactical Fighter Squadron, Royal Air Force
Bentwaters, England
5. January 1972 - December 1972, student, undergraduate pilot training, Laredo Air Force Base, Texas
6. January 1973 - May 1973, F-111 transition training, Nellis Air Force Base, Nev.
7. June 1973 - April 1974, F-111 pilot, 428th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Takhli Royal Air Force Base, Thailand
8. May 1974 - July 1979, F-111 instructor pilot, flight commander and standardization and evaluation flight
examiner, 523rd Tactical Fighter Squadron and 27th Tactical Fighter Wing, Cannon Air Force Base, N.M.
9. August 1979 - June 1980, student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
10. July 1980 - June 1984, air operations staff officer, politico-military affairs officer and assistant deputy director
for Joint National Security Council Matters, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
11. July 1984 - July 1987, commander, 55th Tactical Fighter Squadron and assistant deputy commander for
operations, 20th Tactical Fighter Wing, Royal Air Force Upper Heyford, England
12. August 1987 - June 1988, student, Air War College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
13. June 1988 - January 1989, deputy commander for operations, 4450th Tactical Group, Nellis Air Force Base,
Nev.
14. February 1989 - May 1990, vice commander, 4450th Tactical Group, (redesignated the 37th Tactical Fighter
Wing in June 1989), Nellis Air Force Base, Nev.
15. May 1990 - May 1992, commander, 552nd Air Control Wing, Tinker Air Force Base, Okla.
16. July 1992 - July 1993, commander, College of Aerospace Doctrine, Research and Education, Air University,
Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
17. August 1993 - June 1994, commander, 43rd Air Refueling Wing, Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont.
18. July 1994 - August 1995, commander, 92nd Air Refueling Wing, Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash.
19. August 1995 - July 1996, commander, 437th Airlift Wing, Charleston Air Force Base, S.C.
20. July 1996 - September 1998, director of operations, Headquarters Air Mobility Command, Scott Air Force
Base, Ill.
21. September 1998 - present, NATO force commander, Headquarters NATO Airborne Early Warning Force,
Mons, Belgium
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Aircraft flown: F-111, F-117A, F-4, E-3 AWACS, KC-135R, C-21, C-141 and C-17
Bronze Star Medal
Second Lieutenant Sep 15, 1967
First Lieutenant Mar 15, 1969
Captain Sep 15, 1970
Major Aug 1, 1979
Colonel Jun 1, 1988
Brigadier General Jul 1, 1993
MAJOR GENERAL HENRY B. STELLING JR.
Retired May 1, 1980.
Maj. Gen. Henry B. Stelling Jr. is Vice Commander
of the Electronic Systems Division, Air Force
Systems Command, with headquarters at Hanscom
Air Force Base, Mass.
General Stelling was born in South San Francisco in
1924. He graduated from Balboa High School, San
Francisco, in January 1942. He attended the School
of Engineering at the University of California,
Berkeley, before being called for active duty in the
Army Enlisted Reserve Corps in June 1943. While
completing armored command basic training at Fort
Knox, Ky., he received a congressional appointment
to the U.S. Military Academy with an entry date of
June 1944. Upon graduation in June 1948 with a
bachelor of science degree in engineering, he was
commissioned a second lieutenant in the U.S. Air
Force. Subsequently he obtained a master of
business administration degree from the University
of California and a master of science degree in
international affairs from The George Washington
University. He is also a graduate of the Armed
Forces Staff College and the National War College.
General Stelling was assigned to Randolph Air Force Base, Texas, in 1948. Following attendance at the
Nuclear Weapons School at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., he was assigned to the Armed Forces Special
Weapons Project at Sandia Base, N.M., in 1949. While at Sandia Base he was an electronics supervisor in the
first Air Force atomic weapon assembly organization and a technical writer and operations staff officer at
Headquarters Field Command.
In January 1953 General Stelling was transferred to the Directorate of Special Weapons at Tactical Air
Command headquarters, Langley Air Force Base, Va. There, he was cited for developing and testing an
organizational concept for tactical atomic support activities which resulted in a significant reduction of personnel
and equipment required for theater operations.
General Stelling entered basic navigation training in June 1954 at Ellington Air Force Base, Texas. After
advanced bombardier training at Mather Air Force Base, Calif., in November 1955, he was assigned to the
384th Bombardment Wing of the Strategic Air Command at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. In November 1957
his B-47 flight crew won the annual SAC bombing and navigation competition. In August 1961, he entered the
Armed Forces Staff College at Norfolk, Va.
In January 1962 General Stelling was assigned to the Air Force Systems Command with duties at the Space
Systems Division in Los Angeles, Calif., where he served in the Secretary of the Air Force Special Project Office
responsible for the acquisition of space systems. In 1964 he attended the Air Force Institute of Technology
graduate engineering management course at the University of Southern California. In 1965 he returned to the
Space Systems Division. In 1968 he entered the National War College and while there participated in the
graduate international affairs course at The George Washington University. He returned to the Space and
Missile Systems Organization (formerly Space Systems Division) in 1969, where he remained until 1972.
During the period 1962-72, General Stelling held the following positions: Atlas/Agena launch vehicle project
officer, mission payload project officer, chief of an engineering division responsible for developing two large
space systems, program director of a large space system and finally, deputy for five space programs, including
two large automatic data processing facilities.
In September 1972 he became director of space in the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Research and
Development, Headquarters U.S. Air Force. In September 1976, he assumed his present position at the
Electronic Systems Division.
His military decorations and awards include the Distinguished Service Medal with oak leaf cluster, Legion of
Merit, Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal, Air Force Commendation Medal with three oak leaf clusters, Army
Commendation Medal and the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award ribbon. He is a member of Beta Gamma
Sigma business administration fraternity.
He was promoted to the grade of temporary major general on Feb. 6,1976, with date of rank June 10, 1973, and
to permanent major general on Feb. 24, 1978 with date of rank July 6, 1974.
MAJOR GENERAL JACK R. HOLBEIN JR.
Maj. Gen. Jack R. Holbein Jr. is Chief of Staff, U.S.
Joint Forces Command, Norfolk, Va. He is the
principal adviser and assistant to the Commander in
Chief and Deputy Commander in Chief. He is
responsible for developing, reviewing and managing
the command's warfighting concerns, plans and
policy issues, and defense initiatives affecting the
United States' largest unified command. He provides
policy and procedural guidance to the executive staff
on people, intelligence, operations, logistics, plans
and programs, communications, and training and
financial matters. He also supervises administrative
functions within the command.
The general was commissioned through Officer
Training School at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas,
in 1971. He graduated from navigator training at
Mather Air Force Base, Calif., in 1972. The general
is a master navigator with more than 3,700 flying
hours.
EDUCATION
1971 Bachelor of Arts degree in marketing and management, St. Joseph's College, Rensselaer, Ind.
1981 Master of Arts degree in procurement management, Webster University, St. Louis, Mo.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. May 1973 - March 1975, instructor navigator, 41st Tactical Airlift Squadron, Pope AFB, N.C.
2. March 1975 - November 1978, instructor navigator and chief of current operations and plans, 1st Special
Operations Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan
3. November 1978 - April 1980, instructor navigator, current operations officer and airspace manager, 1st
Special Operations Wing, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
4. April 1980 - December 1982, C-130 resource manager, Air Force Military Personnel Center, Randolph AFB,
Texas
5. December 1982 - August 1986, staff officer, Joint Issues Branch, later, project officer, Middle East Division,
later, executive officer for the Director of Plans, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
6. August 1986 - May 1987, chief navigator and assistant operations officer, 41st Tactical Airlift Squadron, Pope
AFB, N.C.
7. May 1987 - January 1990, operations officer, 39th Tactical Airlift Squadron, later, Commander, 39th Tactical
Airlift Squadron, Pope AFB, N.C.
8. January 1990 - July 1991, executive assistant to the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Pentagon,
Washington, D.C.
9. July 1991 - July 1992, student, National War College, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
10. July 1992 - May 1993, Vice Commander, 353rd Special Operations Wing, Kadena AB, Japan
11. May 1993 - October 1994, Commander, 16th Operations Group, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
12. October 1994 - July 1996, Deputy Chief of Staff, U.S. Special Operations Command, MacDill AFB, Fla.
13. July 1996 - September 1998, Commander, 314th Airlift Wing, Little Rock AFB, Ark.
14. October 1998 - October 2000, Commander, Special Operations Command, Pacific, Camp H.M. Smith,
Hawaii
15. October 2000 - present, Chief of Staff, U.S. Joint Forces Command, Norfolk, Va.
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Flying hours: More than 3,700
Aircraft flown: MC-130, HC-130, AC-130 and C-130E
Defense Superior Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Legion of Merit
Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters
Army Commendation Medal
Joint Service Achievement Medal
Second Lieutenant Nov. 2, 1971
Captain Nov. 2, 1975
Major Sept. 1, 1983
Brigadier General June 1, 1997
Major General July 1, 2000
MAJOR GENERAL JAMES G. JONES
Major General James G. Jones is commander,
Keesler Technical Training Center, Keesler Air
Force Base, Miss.
General Jones was born in 1934, in Hamilton, Ohio.
He graduated from Waynesville (Ohio) High School
in 1952 and earned a bachelor of arts degree (cum
laude) in mathematics from Miami University,
Oxford, Ohio, in 1956. He received a master's
degree in public administration from Auburn (Ala.)
University in 1975. General Jones was a
distinguished graduate of Air Command and Staff
College in 1968, and the Air War College in 1975.
Both schools are located at Maxwell Air Force Base,
Ala.
He was commissioned through the Air Force
Reserve Officer Training Corps program in 1956 and
entered active duty in August of that year. He
received his navigator wings at Harlingen Air Force
Base, Texas, in September 1957 and his electronic
warfare officer rating in March 1958 at Keesler Air
Force Base, Miss. His first operational assignment was with the 301st Bombardment Wing at Lockbourne Air
Force Base, Ohio, where he flew as an electronic warfare officer in EB-47s from April 1958 to February 1960.
In March 1960 he transferred to the B-58A test force at Carswell Air Force Base, Texas. Assigned to the 3958th
Test Squadron and later to the 43rd Bombardment Wing, he served as a test flight navigator, standardization
crew member and defense systems operator instructor in the Hustler until February 1964, when he became
wing aircraft performance officer. General Jones moved with the 43rd Bombardment Wing to Little Rock Air
Force Base, Ark., in August 1964. He was assigned to Headquarters Strategic Air Command, Offutt Air Force
Base, Neb., in July 1965, working in the Strategic Reconnaissance Directorate, specializing in SR-71 and B-58
operations.
The general entered Air Command and Staff College in July 1967 and, upon graduation in June 1968,
transferred to Takhli Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand. While there he flew 113 Wild Weasel combat
missions in F-105F's.
Departing Thailand in August 1969, he served as an electronic warfare staff officer with the Royal Air Force at
Royal Air Force Station Medmenham, England. This exchange tour of duty, which included flying in Vulcan and
Canberra aircraft, ended in August 1971, when he was assigned to Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., as a Wild
Weasel instructor electronic warfare officer with the 57th Fighter Weapons Wing. In addition to his F-4C and F105F Wild Weasel instructor duties, General Jones served as the wing commander's executive officer from
February 1972 to June 1973, commander of the 57th Services Squadron from June 1973 to June 1974, and
chief of security police from December 1973 to May 1974.
After graduating from the Air War College in August 1975, he was assigned to Bergstrom Air Force Base,
Texas, as deputy director of logistics, 602nd Tactical Air Control Group. In February 1976 he became deputy
commander for operations, 35th Tactical Fighter Wing at George Air Force Base, Calif. He was named vice
commander of the wing in August 1977.
In January 1979 he transferred to Headquarters Tactical Air Command, Langley Air Force Base, Va., as
assistant to the deputy chief of staff for plans. He became chief of staff at Tactical Air Command headquarters
in January 1980. He assumed his present duties in August 1986.
General Jones is a master navigator with 3,000 flying hours. His military decorations and awards include the
Distinguished Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Distinguished Flying Cross, Meritorious Service Medal with oak
leaf cluster, Air Medal with eight oak leaf clusters, Joint Service Commendation Medal, Air Force
Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters, Combat Readiness Medal and Armed Forces Expeditionary
Medal.
He was promoted to major general Oct. 1, 1983, with date of rank Sept. 1, 1980.
MAJOR GENERAL JOHN E. KULPA JR.
Retired April 1, 1983.
Maj. Gen. John E. Kulpa Jr. is director of special
projects, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, and
deputy commander for space operations, Space
Division, Los Angeles Air Force Station, Calif.
General Kulpa was born in 1929, in Newark, N.J. He
graduated from Bloomfield (N.J.) High School in
1946 and entered the U.S. Military Academy at West
Point, N.Y. He graduated from the academy in 1950
with a bachelor of science degree in military
engineering. The general has a master of science
degree in aeronautical engineering from the Air
Force Institute of Technology at Wright-Patterson Air
Force Base, Ohio. General Kulpa completed
Squadron Officer School and the Air Command and
Staff College, both located at Maxwell Air Force
Base, Ala.; and the National War College, Fort
Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
After graduation from the academy, he received
flight training at James Connally and Ellington Air
Force bases, Texas, and was awarded navigator
wings in September 1951. In October 1951 he was assigned to the 343rd Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron
at Ramey Air Force Base, Puerto Rico, and in March 1952 he was assigned temporary duty at Yokota Air Base,
Japan, where he completed a Korean War combat tour of duty.
In November 1952 the general returned to the 343rd Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron which had relocated
to Forbes Air Force Base, Kan. In March 1954 he was assigned to England with detachments of the 55th
Strategic Reconnaissance Wing at Royal Air Force stations Mildenhall and Lakenheath.
Upon his return to the United States in November 1954, he joined the 4024th Bombardment Squadron at Biggs
Air Force Base, Texas, as a lead navigator on a select aircrew. He became the ground training officer for the
97th Bombardment Wing, also at Biggs Air Force Base, in October 1955.
After completing the Air Force Institute of Technology program at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in August
1957, General Kulpa was assigned to the Wright Air Development Center, also at Wright-Patterson Air Force
Base. During this time the center was being structured into the Wright Air Development Division and ultimately
into the Aeronautical Systems Division. He was project engineer for propulsion and flight test in the Snark
Weapon System Project Office and then operational manager in the GAM-77 Hound Dog Project Office. As
operational manager he was the key individual within Air Force Systems Command for assuring the smooth and
successful transition of the Hound Dog missile into the Strategic Air Command inventory.
From August 1962 to July 1963, he attended Air Command and Staff College and in August 1963 he joined
Space Systems Division at Los Angeles Air Force Station as a project manager responsible for the development
of a research sub-satellite. In February 1965 he became system program director of an active Air Force satellite
program.
Following graduation from the National War College in August 1969, General Kulpa became commander and
director of the Air Force Avionics Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. From August 1971 to August
1972, he served as deputy for engineering at the Aeronautical Systems Division, directing the largest in-house
system engineering capability in the U.S. Air Force. He was then assigned to the Office of the Secretary of the
Air Force in Washington, D.C., as deputy director for programs, Office of Space Systems and, in January 1973,
became the director.
General Kulpa was principal deputy for plans to the deputy director of central intelligence for the Intelligence
Community, Washington, D.C., from October 1974 to July 1975. In August 1975 he was assigned to his current
position and in February 1980 he assumed the additional duties of deputy commander for space operations.
His military decorations and awards include the Distinguished Service Medal with oak leaf cluster, Legion of
Merit with oak leaf cluster, Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal, Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf
cluster and Distinguished Unit Citation emblem. He was the recipient of the prestigious General Thomas D.
White Space Trophy in 1980.
He was promoted to major general Feb. 6, 1976, with date of rank June 14, 1973.
General Kulpa's hometown is Bloomfield, N.J.
(Current as of March 1982)
MAJOR GENERAL JOHN F. PHILLIPS
Major General John F. Phillips is commander of the
Sacramento Air Logistics Center, McClellan Air
Force Base, Calif. The center provides worldwide
logistics support to a number of aircraft that include
the F-117 Stealth fighter, F-22, F-111 series, A-10,
F-15 and KC-135; manages more than 200
communications systems and eight space systems;
and repairs, overhauls and modifies entire
categories of complex avionics components,
hydraulic and pneudraulic systems, and flight control
systems. The center manages $3.2 billion annually,
including a $548 million payroll and $820 million in
contract awards.
The general entered the Air Force in December
1963, accepting his commission as a second
lieutenant from Officer Training School, Lackland Air
Force Base, Texas. He has a wide range of
experience in managing various Air Force systems,
and commanded the Logistics Management
Systems Center and Joint Logistics Systems Center
before assuming his current position. The general is
an experienced pilot, navigator and instructor pilot with more than 3,000 flying hours, including more than 300
combat flying hours over Vietnam.
EDUCATION
1963 Bachelor of science degree with honors in biology and chemistry, Jarvis Christian College, Texas
1972 Honor graduate, Institute of Aerospace Safety Engineering, University of Southern California
1975 Air Command and Staff College (correspondence), Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
1976 Master of science degree in logistics management, Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT), WrightPatterson Air Force Base, Ohio
1976 Industrial College of the Armed Forces (correspondence), Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
1978 Defense Systems Management College, Fort Belvoir, Va.
1992 Senior Managers in Government Course, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. December 1963 - December 1964, student, navigator training, James T. Connally Air Force Base, Texas
2. January 1965 - January 1967, student, KC-135 combat crew training, Castle Air Force Base, Calif.; navigator,
Walker Air Force Base, N.M.
3. February 1967 - March 1969, instructor navigator, KC-135, Travis Air Force Base, Calif. (flew regular combat
missions over Vietnam)
4. March 1969 - July 1970, student (top honors), pilot training, Williams Air Force Base, Ariz.
5. August 1970 - October 1973, T-37 instructor pilot, 1st German Squadron, Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas
6. October 1973 - August 1975, inspector and flight examiner, Office of the Inspector General, Headquarters Air
Training Command, Randolph Air Force Base, Texas
7. August 1975 - September 1976, student, AFIT, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio
8. September 1976 - December 1978, program manager, F100 and J85 engines, San Antonio Air Logistics
Center, Kelly Air Force Base, Texas
9. December 1978 - May 1979, logistics systems analyst, Doshan Tappeh Air Base, Iran (after the fall of the
shah of Iran, remained in Iran under the Khomeini regime until expulsion)
10. May 1979 - August 1982, deputy program manager for logistics, KC-10 Joint Program Office; TR-1 system
program director; and director, Airlift and Trainer Systems, Headquarters Air Force Logistics Command, WrightPatterson Air Force Base, Ohio
11. August 1982 - June 1983, student (distinguished in both academics and athletics), National War College,
Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
12. June 1983 - June 1985, deputy division chief, then chief, Weapons System Program Division, Directorate of
Logistics Plans and Programs; and deputy director, Directorate of Logistics Plans and Programs, Headquarters
13. July 1985 - July 1986, military assistant to the secretary, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force
for Research, Development and Logistics, Washington, D.C.
14. July 1986 - October 1988, vice commander, Logistics Management Systems Center, Wright-Patterson Air
Force Base, Ohio
15. October 1988 - December 1991, deputy chief of staff, Communications-Computer Systems, Headquarters
Air Force Logistics Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio
16. January 1992 - June 1992, assistant to the commander for Joint Logistics Systems Center, WrightPatterson Air Force Base, Ohio
17. July 1992 - May 1993, commander, Joint Logistics Systems Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio
18. May 1993 - present, commander, Sacramento Air Logistics Center, McClellan Air Force Base, Calif.
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Senior pilot, navigator
Flight hours : More than 3,000
Aircraft flown: T-37, T-38, KC-135, F/EF-111, C-21
Pilot wings from: Germany
Legion of Merit
Air Medal
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
Listed in "Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities"
Selected as one of the Outstanding Young Men in America
Co-authored book, "Military Project Management"
Numerous articles and lectures on leadership and management
Poet, published and copyrighted
Inducted into Texas Historical Hall of Fame
Second Lieutenant Dec 20, 1963
First Lieutenant Dec 20, 1965
Captain Jun 20, 1967
Major Nov 1, 1974
Colonel Oct 1, 1982
MAJOR GENERAL KENNETH L. HAGEMANN
Major General Kenneth L. Hagemann is director,
Defense Nuclear Agency, Washington, D.C.
General Hagemann was born in Holyoke, Colo.,
where he graduated from Holyoke High School in
1960. He earned a bachelor of science degree in
mathematics from Colorado State University in
1964. The general completed Air Command and
Staff College in 1979, and Air War College in 1983.
A distinguished graduate of the Reserve Officer
Training Corps program, he was commissioned as a
second lieutenant in the Air Force in 1964. General
Hagemann then attended navigator training at
James T. Connally Air Force Base, Texas, and
received wings in July 1965. He next was assigned
to the Electronic Warfare Officer Training Squadron,
Mather Air Force Base, Calif., as an instructor, and a
standardization and evaluation examiner.
In July 1969 he entered undergraduate pilot training
at Williams Air Force Base, Ariz., and earned pilot
wings in July 1970. General Hagemann then was
assigned with the Pacific Air Forces in Southeast Asia, where he flew C-123Ks at Phan Rang Air Base, South
Vietnam. He flew 115 combat missions in support of allied forces and instructed South Vietnamese air force
pilots in C-123K systems during the Vietnamization Program. He entered combat crew training in B-52s at
Castle Air Force Base, Calif., in November 1971. The general subsequently was assigned to the 416th
Bombardment Wing, Griffiss Air Force Base, N.Y., serving as a combat-ready co-pilot, aircraft commander, wing
bomber scheduler, instructor pilot, and chief of the Standardization and Evaluation Division. From July 1976 to
April 1981 General Hagemann was assigned to Headquarters Strategic Air Command, Offutt Air Force Base,
Neb., where he served successively as an action officer, branch chief, and deputy chief of the Bases and Units
Division, Directorate of Plans and Programs, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans. During that time the
general was involved in several significant projects, including the reactivation of Royal Air Force Station
Fairford, England; B-52 wartime basing; and B-1 basing. General Hagemann then became commander of the
20th Bombardment Squadron, Carswell Air Force Base, Texas. In August 1982 he entered Air War College.
General Hagemann's next assignment was to Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C., in the
Directorate of Plans, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans and Operations. He first served as deputy
chief of the Strategic Offensive Forces Division. Later he became division chief with the responsibility for the
development of the strategic offensive force structure for the Air Force. His division established strategic aircraft
and missile force requirements, and coordinated Air Staff actions on nuclear weapons employment policy and
force-level considerations for strategic arms reduction negotiations.
In August 1984 the general was assigned as vice commander of the 379th Bombardment Wing, Wurtsmith Air
Force Base, Mich., and in January 1986 he became commander. The wing employed B-52s, KC-135s and the
air-launch cruise missile as part of SAC's deterrent force. In January 1987 General Hagemann became
executive officer to SAC's commander in chief. He was assigned as deputy director for analysis, concepts and
systems, Joint Strategic Target Planning Staff, and commander in chief SAC representative to the JSTPS,
Office of the Chief of Staff, SAC headquarters, in March 1988. In March 1990 General Hagemann assumed
command of 7th Air Division, Headquarters U.S. Air Forces in Europe, Ramstein Air Base, West Germany, and
also was deputy chief of staff for strategic forces, conventional application. The air division controlled all
refueling and bomber assets operating in the European theater. This role was crucial in the air bridge and
bomber campaign against Iraq during Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm. In December 1991 the
general became director for operations, Defense Nuclear Agency. He assumed his present position in April
1992.
The general is a senior pilot with more than 5,000 flying hours. His military awards and decorations include the
Defense Distinguished Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Distinguished Flying Cross, Meritorious Service Medal
with three oak leaf clusters, Air Medal with two oak leaf clusters, Air Force Commendation Medal, Republic of
Vietnam Air Service Medal Honor Class, and Republic of Vietnam Honor Medal First Class.
He was promoted to major general Nov. 1, 1991, with same date of rank.
MAJOR GENERAL KENNETH R. ISRAEL
Major General Kenneth R. Israel is assistant deputy
undersecretary of defense for airborne
reconnaissance, and director of the Defense
Airborne Reconnaissance Office, Washington, D.C.
His responsibilities include developing and evolving
a unifying architecture along with development,
acquisition and investment strategies for all joint
service and defense-wide airborne reconnaissance
systems.
The general entered the Air Force in 1966 as a
graduate of the Baylor University Reserve Officer
Training Corps program. He has commanded an
avionics maintenance squadron, served as a major
command inspector general, and held numerous
operational, acquisition and staff electronic combat
and intelligence assignments. He also performed
duties as executive officer to a numbered Air Force
commander. He is a senior navigator, having flown
more than 2,100 hours, principally in bomber and
reconnaissance aircraft.
EDUCATION
1966 Bachelor of arts degree in chemistry, Baylor University
1972 Master of science degree in systems management, University of Arkansas
1988 Advanced Management Program, Duke University
1989 Defense Systems Management College, Fort Belvoir, Va.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. June 1966 - April 1968, student, undergraduate navigator training and electronic warfare officer training,
3539th Air Training Squadron, Mather Air Force Base, Calif.
2. April 1968 - June 1969, EB-66 electronic warfare officer, 42nd Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron, Takhli
Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand
3. June 1969 - December 1972, EB-66 electronic warfare officer, 39th Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron,
Spangdahlem Air Base, West Germany
4. December 1972 - October 1973, B-52 electronic warfare officer, 57th Air Division (Provisional), Andersen Air
Force Base, Guam
5. October 1973 - July 1975, B-52 electronic warfare officer, 596th Bombardment Squadron, Barksdale Air
Force Base, La.
6. July 1975 - May 1976, assistant chief, inspection and inquiry, and assistant chief, Defense Systems and
Ground Training Branch, 15th Air Force, March Air Force Base, Calif.
7. May 1976 - October 1976, executive officer to the vice commander, 15th Air Force, March Air Force Base,
Calif.
8. October 1976 - June 1978, executive officer to the chief of staff and vice commander in chief, Headquarters
Strategic Air Command, Offutt Air Force Base, Neb.
9. June 1978 - December 1979, aide-de-camp to the commander, 8th Air Force, Barksdale Air Force Base, La.
10. December 1979 - August 1981, commander, 2nd Avionics Maintenance Squadron, Barksdale Air Force
Base, La.
11. August 1981 - July 1982, student, National War College, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
12. July 1982 - May 1985, special assistant to the director, and division chief of plans, programs and policy for
electronic combat, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
13. May 1985 - May 1989, deputy commander for intelligence, and C3CM Systems and Tactical Exploitation of
National Capabilities officer, Electronic Systems Division, Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass.
14. May 1989 - February 1991, inspector general, Air Force Systems Command, Andrews Air Force Base, Md.
15. February 1991 - December 1993, Air Force program executive officer for C-3 programs, Office of the
Secretary of the Air Force, Washington, D.C.
16. December 1993 - present, assistant deputy undersecretary of defense for airborne reconnaissance, and
director, Defense Airborne Reconnaissance Office, Washington, D.C.
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Senior navigator, space operations
Flight hours: 2,171
Aircraft: EB-66, B-52 and T-29
Distinguished Flying Cross
Air Medal with four oak leaf clusters
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
1995 Theodore von Karman Award for science and engineering accomplishments
1997 Aviation Week and Space Technology Laurel Award (government/military)
1998 Defense Intelligence Agency Director's Award
1998 National Reconnaissance Organization Director's Award
Second Lieutenant Aug 22, 1966
First Lieutenant Apr 2, 1968
Captain Oct 2, 1969
Major Apr 1, 1977
Lieutenant Colonel Dec 1, 1979
Colonel Oct 1, 1982
Brigadier General Jul 1, 1990
PUBLISHED ARTICLES
"Electronic Combat in the Year 2000," Association of Old Crows, 1985
co-author, "Nuclear Proliferation in Southwest Asia," National War College, 1982
"Acquisition and the Inspection Process," AFSC Leading Edge, 1990
"Integrated Airborne Reconnaissance Strategy," 1994
MAJOR GENERAL LARRY L. HENRY
Maj. Gen. Larry L. Henry is director of Air Force
requirements and acting deputy chief of staff for
plans operations and requirements, Headquarters
General Henry was born in 1941, in Mount Sterling,
Ky., and graduated from Lafayette High School,
Lexington, Ky., in 1959. He earned a bachelor of
science degree in business from the University of
Kentucky in 1964 and a master of science degree in
personnel management from Troy State University
in 1979. He completed Squadron Officer School in
1971, Air Command and Staff College in 1979,
Industrial College of the Armed Forces in 1980,
National War College in 1983, and the management
program for executives at the University of
Pittsburgh in 1985.
The general was commissioned through the Air
Force Reserve Officer Training Corps program at
the University of Kentucky in September 1964. He
was the officer in charge of the Frankfurt Courier
Station, Armed Forces Courier Service, West Germany, from September 1964 to February 1967. He next was
commander, Special Operating Location 1505, Bien Hoa Air Base, South Vietnam.
Upon returning to the United States in June 1968, he began navigator training at Mather Air Force Base, Calif.,
with the 3535th Navigator Training Wing. After graduating in March 1969, he completed F-4 tactical fighter
training at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz. From December 1969 to February 1971 he was a weapons
system officer and fast forward air controller with the 13th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 432nd Tactical
Reconnaissance Wing, Udorn Royal Thai Air Base, Thailand.
He served with the 334th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 4th Tactical Fighter Wing, Seymour Johnson Air Force
Base, N.C., from March 1971 to December 1974. During this tour, General Henry was assigned temporary duty
with the 8th Tactical Fighter Wing, Ubon Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand, for Linebacker operations, from
April 1972 to August 1972, and from September 1972 to May 1973. The general then completed the Fighter
Weapons Instructor Course at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., graduating in September 1973.
In December 1974 he transferred to the Pacific Air Forces Standardization and Evaluation Directorate, Hickam
Air Force Base, Hawaii, where he was fighter division chief until August 1978. After graduating from Air
Command and Staff College in June 1979, the general returned to the Standardization and Evaluation
Directorate as deputy director. He transferred to Clark Air Base, Philippines, where he was operations officer for
the 3rd Tactical Fighter Squadron from March 1980 to February 1981. He then served as squadron commander
until July 1982.
After graduating from National War College in June 1983, he was assigned as chief of the Tactical Weapons
Requirements Division, Directorate of Operational Requirements, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington,
D.C. The general was vice commander, then commander, of the 37th Tactical Fighter Wing, George Air Force
Base, Calif., from June 1985 until May 1988, when he became commander of the 831st Air Division there. In
January 1990 he was assigned as inspector general, Headquarters Tactical Air Command, Langley Air Force
Base, Va. In August 1990, during Operation Desert Shield, the general was assigned to U.S. Central Command
Air Forces headquarters, Saudi Arabia, as director of electronic combat, where he was involved in planning the
offensive air campaign against Iraq. In December 1990, the general was assigned as deputy chief of staff, plans
and requirements, Headquarters Air Training Command, Randolph Air Force Base, Texas. He assumed his
current position in April 1992.
The general is a master navigator with 320 combat missions in F-4s. His military awards and decorations
include the Distinguished Service Medal with oak leaf cluster, Silver Star, Legion of Merit with two oak leaf
clusters, Distinguished Flying Cross with seven oak leaf clusters, Bronze Star Medal with "V" device and oak
leaf cluster, Purple Heart, Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters, Air Medal with 28 oak leaf
clusters, and Air Force Commendation Medal.
He was promoted to major general Dec. 1, 1991, with same date of rank.
(Current as of June 1994)
MAJOR GENERAL LARRY N. TIBBETTS
Retired April 1, 1990.
Major General Larry N. Tibbetts is commander, Air
Force Military Training Center, Lackland Air Force
Base, Texas. A major component of the Air Training
Command, the center is responsible for
commissioning high-quality second lieutenants
through the Officer Training School; conducting
basic military training for all enlisted personnel
entering the Air Force, Air Force Reserve and Air
National Guard; providing technical training in nearly
100 courses; and providing English language
training for foreign military personnel.
General Tibbetts was born in 1934, in Trenton, Mo.,
and spent his junior high and high school years in
Plymouth, Ind. He received a bachelor's degree in
English and speech from DePauw University in 1956
and a master's degree in public administration from
The George Washington University in 1968. He
completed Squadron Officer School in 1961, Air
Command and Staff College in 1968, and the Naval
War College in 1975.
He was commissioned through the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps program at DePauw University in
1956. After graduating from primary-basic navigator training at Harlingen Air Force Base, Texas, he completed
jet interceptor training at James Connally Air Force Base, Texas. The general spent the next several years
flying F-89 and F-101 interceptors at Presque Isle and Dow Air Force bases, Maine, and Griffiss Air Force Base,
N.Y.
In March 1962 he became an instructor at the U.S. Air Force Interceptor Weapons School, Tyndall Air Force
Base, Fla. Two years later he moved to Headquarters Air Defense Command, Ent Air Force Base, Colo., as a
project officer in the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, Plans. During this time General Tibbetts was the
principal action officer responsible for the development and deployment of the YF-12 interceptor, prototype of
the SR-71, the most sophisticated reconnaissance aircraft in the Air Force inventory. After completing Air
Command and Staff College in September 1968, he spent a year with the 366th Tactical Fighter Wing, Da Nang
Air Base, Republic of Vietnam, where he flew 207 combat missions in F-4E's.
Upon his return to the United States in May 1970, he was assigned to the Interceptor Division, Office of the
Assistant Chief of Staff for Studies and Analysis, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C., where he
planned and conducted studies dealing with employment of interceptors for strategic defense of the United
States. He also directed the final series of conceptual analyses involving employment of the airborne warning
and control system.
After graduation from the Naval War College in July 1975, General Tibbetts returned to Air Force headquarters
as deputy assistant for colonel assignments, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel. He became the
assistant for colonel assignments in May 1977 and transferred with the function to the Air Force Manpower and
Personnel Center at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas, in July 1978.
In May 1980 the general was named deputy chief of staff for manpower and personnel, Headquarters Air Force
Logistics Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. He was assigned to Air Force headquarters in
March 1983 as director of manpower and organization in the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, Manpower and
Personnel. In October 1984 he became deputy chief of staff for technical training, Headquarters Air Training
Command, Randolph Air Force Base. The general was named commander of Lowry Technical Training Center,
Lowry Air Force Base, Colo., in October 1986. He assumed his present command in June 1988.
General Tibbetts has more than 3,500 flying hours in a variety of jet fighter and trainer aircraft. His military
decorations and awards include the Distinguished Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Distinguished Flying Cross
with oak leaf cluster, Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster, Air Medal with 12 oak leaf clusters and Air
Force Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters.
He was promoted to major general Aug. 1, 1984, with date of rank Nov. 1, 1980.
MAJOR GENERAL LESTER P. BROWN JR.
Major General Lester P. Brown Jr. is commander,
1st Air Force, Air Combat Command, and
commander, Continental U.S. North American
Aerospace Defense Region, with consolidated
headquarters at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla.
General Brown was born in Norfolk, Va. He attended
Virginia Polytechnic Institute for two years before
enlisting in the Air Force in 1959. He completed his
degree requirements through the Bootstrap Program
in 1965 at the University of Nebraska, graduating
with a bachelor's degree in history. He earned a
master's degree in public administration from Golden
Gate University in 1978. The general completed
Staff College in 1976, Industrial College of the
Armed Forces in 1978, and Air War College in 1980.
The general was commissioned through the aviation
cadet program in September 1960 at Harlingen Air
Force Base, Texas. He then was assigned to Mather
Air Force Base, Calif., for bombardier-navigator
training and completed RB-66 checkout at Shaw Air
Force Base, S.C., before being assigned to Royal
Air Force Station Alconbury, England, in November 1961.
In December 1964 he returned to the United States to attend the University of Nebraska. Upon graduation he
received orders for Moody Air Force Base, Ga., where he attended pilot training from September 1965 to
September 1966. General Brown then was assigned to Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., as an F-4D
pilot. From April 1969 to April 1970 he flew F-4Es with the 34th and 469th Tactical Fighter squadrons, Korat
Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand. During this tour he flew 184 combat missions over Southeast Asia. His
next assignment took him to Spangdahlem Air Base, West Germany, as an F-4D pilot with the 23rd Tactical
Fighter Squadron. In July 1972 he became chief of standardization and evaluation for the 52nd Tactical Fighter
Wing and, later, served as the 81st Tactical Fighter Squadron operations officer, flying the F-4C Wild Weasel.
Upon return to the United States in June 1974 General Brown was assigned to Langley Air Force Base, Va., as
a staff plans officer. In June 1977 he assumed command of the 63rd Tactical Fighter Squadron, MacDill Air
Force Base, Fla. After completing Air War College in May 1980, he was assigned to Headquarters U.S. Air
Force, Washington, D.C., as chief, Tactical Forces Division, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, Plans and
Operations. In June 1982 General Brown was transferred to Aviano Air Base, Italy, as commander of the 40th
Tactical Group. He next commanded the 81st Tactical Fighter Wing, Royal Air Force Station Bentwaters,
England, from March 1984 to March 1986.
He returned to the United States and was assigned to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., as commander,
836th Air Division. In June 1987 he became vice commander, 12th Air Force, Bergstrom Air Force Base, Texas.
From July 1988 until August 1990 General Brown was commander, 24th Air Division, Griffiss Air Force Base,
N.Y. He next was assigned to Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., as deputy commander, Headquarters 9th Air Force,
until September 1990, when he became commander, 9th Air Force (Rear). The general then commanded the
U.S. Air Force Air Defense Weapons Center, Tyndall Air Force Base, from May 1991 until September 1991,
when he assumed his present command.
The general is a command pilot with more than 5,500 flying hours in the F-4, A-10, F-15 and F-16, including 600
combat flying hours in Southeast Asia. His military awards and decorations include the Distinguished Service
Medal, Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster, Distinguished Flying Cross, Meritorious Service Medal, Air Medal
with 11 oak leaf clusters, Air Force Commendation Medal, Presidential Unit Citation with two oak leaf clusters,
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with "V" device and four oak leaf clusters, Combat Readiness Medal, National
Defense Service Medal with service star, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, Vietnam Service Medal with three
service stars, Air Force Overseas Ribbon-Short, Air Force Overseas Ribbon Long with three oak leaf clusters,
Air Force Longevity Service Award Ribbon with six oak leaf clusters, Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon,
Air Force Training Ribbon with oak leaf cluster, Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm, and Republic of
Vietnam Campaign Medal.
He was promoted to major general May 1, 1989, with same date of rank.
MAJOR GENERAL MARK O. SCHISSLER
Maj. Gen. Mark O. Schissler is the Director, Strategy
and Policy, Headquarters U.S. European Command,
Stuttgart-Vaihingen, Germany.
General Schissler was commissioned through
Officer Training School and completed
undergraduate navigator training in 1981. He served
as an instructor, evaluator, chief navigator, executive
officer and operations officer. His commands include
an airlift squadron, group and wing, as well as two
expeditionary air wings. General Schissler was
selected for a National Security Fellowship at the
John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard
University. He has held assignments on the Air Staff
and Joint Staff, including duty as the assistant
executive officer to the Chief of Staff of the Air
Force.
The general is a master navigator with more than
3,500 hours in the C-130, including more than 500
hours in combat theater operations.
EDUCATION
1977 Bachelor of Arts degree in liberal arts, cum
laude, University of St. Thomas, Houston, Texas
1987 Master of Arts degree in human resource development, Webster University, St. Louis, Mo.
1993 Master of Arts degree in national security and strategic studies, College of Naval Command and Staff,
Naval War College, Newport, R.I.
1998 Master of Arts degree in pastoral studies, University of St. Thomas, Houston, Texas
1998 National Security Fellowship, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge,
Mass.
2007 Georgetown Leadership Seminar, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.
2008 Executive Course in National and International Security, George Washington University, Washington,
D.C.
2011 Executive Course in Defense Policy Seminar, George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. May 1981 - February 1982, student, undergraduate advanced navigator training, Mather AFB, Calif.
2. February 1982 - October 1987, navigator, instructor, evaluator, executive officer, wing standardization
evaluation navigator, and chief navigator, 50th Tactical Airlift Squadron, Little Rock AFB, Ark.
3. October 1987 - May 1989, Air Staff Training officer, Air Force Studies and Analyses and Secretary of the Air
Force Legislative Liaison, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
4. May 1989 - August 1992, All Weather Aerial Delivery System instructor navigator, executive officer to the
Deputy Commander for Operations, and wing executive officer, 435th Tactical Airlift Wing, Rhein-Main Air Base,
Germany
5. August 1992 - July 1993, student, College of Naval Command and Staff, Naval War College, Newport, R.I.
6. July 1993 - March 1995, Chief, Policy Branch, Strategy Division, Directorate of Operations, Headquarters
7. March 1995- July 1996, assistant executive officer to the Chief of Staff, Headquarters U.S. Air Force,
Washington, D.C.
8. October 1996 - April 1997, operations officer, 62nd Airlift Squadron, Little Rock AFB, Ark.
9. April 1997 - July 1998, Commander, 62nd Airlift Squadron, Little Rock AFB, Ark.
10. July 1998 - July 1999, National Security Fellowship, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard
11. July 1999 - October 2001, Chief, Organizational Policy Branch, Policy Division, Joint Staff, the Pentagon,
Washington, D.C.
12. October 2001 - July 2003, Commander, 463rd Airlift Group, Little Rock AFB, Ark. (March 2002 - June 2002,
Commander, 320th Air Expeditionary Wing, Southwest Asia)
13. July 2003 - June 2005, Commander, 374th Airlift Wing, Yokota AB Japan, (January 2005 - March 2005,
Commander, 374th Air Expeditionary Wing, Utapao, Thailand)
14. June 2005 - June 2006, Assistant Deputy Director, Global War on Terrorism, Strategic Plans and Policy
Directorate (J5), Joint Staff, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
15. June 2006 - November 2007, Deputy Director for the War on Terrorism, Strategic Plans and Policy
Directorate (J5), Joint Staff, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
16. December 2007 - September 2009, Director of Cyber Operations, Directorate of Operations, Deputy Chief of
Staff for Operations, Plans and Requirements, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
17. September 2009 - June 2011, Director, Plans, Programs and Analyses, Headquarters U.S. Air Forces in
Europe, Ramstein AB, Germany.
18. July 2011 - Present, Director, Strategy and Policy, Headquarters U.S. European Command, StuttgartVaihingen, Germany.
1. July 1999 - October 2001, Chief, Organizational Policy Branch, Policy Division, Joint Staff, the Pentagon,
Washington, D.C., as a lieutenant colonel and colonel
2. June 2005 - June 2006, Assistant Deputy Director, Global War on Terrorism, Strategic Plans and Policy
Directorate (J5), Joint Staff, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., as a colonel
3. June 2006 - November 2007, Deputy Director for the War on Terrorism, Strategic Plans and Policy
Directorate (J5), Joint Staff, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., as a colonel and brigadier general
4. July 2011 - Present, Director, Strategy and Policy, Headquarters U.S. European Command, StuttgartVaihingen, Germany.
Bronze Star Medal
Southwest Asia Service Medal with three bronze stars
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia)
Kuwait Liberation Medal (Government of Kuwait)
OTHER AWARDS
2004 General and Mrs. Jerome O'Malley Award, Best Wing Command Team in USAF
Captain May 6, 1985
Major April 1, 1993
Lieutenant Colonel Jan. 1, 1997
Brigadier General April 16, 2007
Major General Aug. 6, 2010
MAJOR GENERAL MAURICE C. PADDEN
Retired Nov. 1, 1987.
Major General Maurice C. Padden is commander of
Air Force Space Command, with headquarters at
Peterson Air Force Base, Colo.
General Padden was born in Wheeling, W.Va., and
graduated from Washington High School in
Massillon, Ohio. He received a bachelor's degree in
English from Ohio State University in 1952 and a
master's degree in guidance and counseling from
Troy State University in 1974. He completed
Squadron Officer School in 1960, Armed Forces
Staff College in 1968 and the Air War College in
1974.
Joining the Air Force in February 1953, General
Padden received his commission as a second
lieutenant in 1954 after completing navigator training
at Ellington Air Force Base, Texas. From April 1954
to April 1958 he remained at Ellington as a
navigation instructor.
He entered B-47 navigator training in May 1958 at
Mather Air Force Base, Calif. Upon graduation, General Padden was assigned to the 340th Bombardment
Wing, Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., where he served as a B-47 combat crew member and wing staff officer
from November 1958 through September 1963. He then was assigned to the 43rd Bombardment Wing at
Carswell Air Force Base, Texas, and Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., as a B-58 navigator.
The general was assigned to Headquarters Strategic Air Command, Offutt Air Force Base, Neb., in July 1965.
While there, he served in the SAC Command Post as test director for automated command and control systems
and later as executive officer to the deputy chief of staff for operations. He graduated from the Armed Forces
Staff College in December 1968and returned to SAC headquarters. In January 1969 he transferred to Tan Son
Nhut Air Base, Republic of Vietnam, where he served as a B-52 strike planner.
General Padden returned to the United States in July 1970 and was assigned to Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.,
as aide-de-camp to the Air University commander. He served as executive officer from July 1971 to July 1973,
when he entered the Air War College. After graduation in 1974, General Padden was assigned as deputy base
commander at Norton Air Force Base, Calif. He transferred to Travis Air Force Base, Calif., in October 1975 as
deputy base commander.
From February 1976 to June 1978 the general served as base commander at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. He then
became commander of the 443rd Military Airlift Wing at Altus Air Force Base, Okla. General Padden was the
first navigator to command a wing in the Military Airlift Command. In May 1980 he transferred to the
Organization of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Washington, D.C., as deputy director for operations, National Military
Command System, J-3, and in August 1983 became vice director for operations. In July 1985 the general was
assigned as vice commander in chief, North American Aerospace Defense Command, and vice commander, Air
Force Space Command. He assumed his present command in October 1986.
General Padden is a master navigator with more than 4,500 flying hours. His military decorations and awards
include the Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, Air
Medal, Joint Service Commendation Medal, Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with "V" device, Vietnam Service
Medal and Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal.
He was promoted to major general July 1, 1983, with date of rank Aug. 1, 1979.
MAJOR GENERAL RALPH E. SPRAKER
Major General Ralph E. Spraker is vice commander
of the U.S. Air Force Space Command, with
headquarters at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo.
General Sprakerwas born in 1933, in Aberdeen,
Idaho. He earned a bachelor of science degree from
Utah State University in 1955. The general
completed the Industrial College of the Armed
Forces in 1974.
He entered the Air Force in March 1956 with a
commission as a second lieutenant through the Air
Force Reserve Officer Training Corps program. After
navigator training at Harlingen Air Force Base,
Texas, in May 1957 and upgrade navigatorbombardier training at Mather Air Force Base, Calif.,
in October 1957, General Spraker was assigned to
the 45th Bombardment Squadron at Schilling Air
Force Base, Kan., as a B-47 navigator. He
transferred with the squadron to Forbes Air Force
Base, Kan., in June 1960. In September 1964 the
general was assigned as a navigator with the 715th
Bombardment Squadron, Pease Air Force Base, N.H.
After completing Minuteman missile training in March 1966, General Spraker transferred to the 10th Strategic
Missile Squadron at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont. While there he served successively as a missile combat
crew commander, operations branch officer, wing standardization chief and commander of the 490th Strategic
Missile Squadron.
In March 1970 General Spraker was assigned to Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand, as an EC-121
navigator and operations training officer with the 554th Reconnaissance Squadron. He flew on 86 combat
missions over Southeast Asia, accumulating more than 900 combat hours.
The general assumed command of the 321st Strategic Missile Squadron, Francis E. Warren Air Force Base,
Wyo., in January 1971. He transferred to the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, Headquarters
Strategic Air Command, Offutt Air Force Base, Neb., in June 1972 as chief of the Missile Division.
Upon graduation from the Industrial College of the Armed Forces in June 1974, he became commander of the
341st Combat Support Group. In December 1975 General Spraker was assigned as vice commander of the
44th Strategic Missile Wing, Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., and in June 1977 assumed command of the wing.
He transferred to Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., in June 1978 to command the 351st Strategic Missile Wing.
In June 1980 General Spraker became commander of the 3901st Strategic Missile Evaluation Squadron,
Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. He returned to Headquarters Strategic Air Command in June 1981 as
assistant deputy chief of staff, operations and plans. In October 1981 he was assigned as deputy chief of staff
for space, warning and surveillance systems at SAC headquarters.
General Spraker became the first commander of the 1st Space Wing upon its activation at Peterson Air Force
Base Jan. 1, 1983. In June 1985 the general was assigned as chief of staff, North American Aerospace
Defense Command and Air Force Space Command. With the activation of the U.S. Space Command in
September 1985, he became the assistant chief of staff. In April 1986 he relinquished the duties of chief of staff,
NORAD, and in July, the duties of assistant chief of staff for U.S. SPACECOM. General Spraker assumed his
present position in October 1986.
His military decorations and awards include the Distinguished Service Medal, Legion of Merit with oak leaf
cluster, Distinguished Flying Cross, Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster, Air Medal, Air Force
Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters, and Vietnam Service Medal. The general wears the Master
Navigator Badge, Master Missile Badge and Senior Space Badge.
He was promoted to major general May 1, 1985, with date of rank March 1, 1981.
MAJOR GENERAL RALPH G. TOURINO
Maj. Gen. Ralph G. Tourino is director, B-2 System
Program Office, Aeronautical Systems Center, Air
Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson Air
Force Base, Ohio. The SPO manages the
development, production and supportable
deployment of the B-2 bomber aircraft.
General Tourino was born in 1941, in Los Angeles
and graduated from Montebello Senior High School
in 1959. He earned a bachelor of science degree in
general engineering from the University of California
at Los Angeles in 1964, and master's degrees in
public administration from Auburn University in 1974
and business administration from the University of
Southern California in 1975. The general completed
Staff College in 1977, the National Security
Management Course in 1978 and Harvard
University's Program for Senior Officials in National
Security in 1988 and 1990.
He entered the Air Force in February 1964 and was
commissioned as a distinguished graduate through Officer Training School, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas.
His first assignment was to James T. Connally Air Force Base, Texas, where he completed undergraduate
navigator training as a distinguished graduate. In May 1965 the general was awarded wings and assigned to the
Air Force Western Test Range, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., as a C-97 crew member, providing range
logistic support.
In December 1966 General Tourino was assigned to Headquarters 7th Air Force Flight Operations, Tan Son
Nhut Air Base, South Vietnam, where he transported high-level military and civilian personnel throughout
Southeast Asia. There he flew in VC-123, VC-118 and VC-54 aircraft, accumulating 900 combat support hours.
Upon returning to the United States in December 1967, General Tourino was assigned to the 22nd Air Refueling
Squadron, March Air Force Base, Calif., as a Strategic Air Command KC-135 tanker aircraft combat
crewmember. In May 1970 the general was assigned as a section commander at Squadron Officer School,
Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
General Tourino transitioned to the major systems acquisition career field in February 1975 and was assigned
to Space Division, Los Angeles Air Force Station, Calif. He spent five years in program control, NAVSTAR
Global Positioning System Joint Program Office, and was director of program control from 1978 to 1980. He
then became director of contracts, Space Defense Systems Program Office. In July 1982 he was assigned as
systems program director for the Inertial Upper Stage program.
After the successful flight of the IUS from the space shuttle in January 1985, General Tourino was assigned as
assistant deputy commander for the Small ICBM, Ballistic Missile Office, Norton Air Force Base. He became
assistant deputy chief of staff, systems, Headquarters Air Force Systems Command, Andrews Air Force Base,
Md., in July 1987 and became inspector general in May 1988. A year later, he assumed command of the
Ballistic Missile Organization at Norton Air Force Base, Calif., supporting management of Department of
Defense intercontinental ballistic missile acquisition Programs such as the Peacekeeper Missile and the Small
ICBM, as well as Minuteman force improvements and the development of advanced strategic missile systems.
In July 1991 he became director for the B-2 System Program Office, Aeronautical Systems Division, WrightPatterson Air Force Base. He assumed his current position in July 1992.
The general's military awards and decorations include the Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster, Defense
Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, Air Medal with four oak leaf clusters, Air Force
Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster, Vietnam Service Medal with service star, Republic of Vietnam
Gallantry Cross with Palm, and Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal. He wears senior navigator wings, and
Master Space and Missile badges.
He was promoted to major general Aug. 1, 1992, with same date of rank.
MAJOR GENERAL RICHARD E. PERRAUT JR.
Maj. Gen. Richard E. Perraut Jr. is the Assistant
Deputy Under Secretary of the Air Force,
International Affairs, Office of the Under Secretary of
the Air Force, Washington, D.C. International Affairs
is responsible for formulating and integrating Air
Force policy with respect to political-military
relationships, security assistance, technology and
information disclosure issues, and exchange officer
and attaché affairs in support of U.S. government
objectives.
General Perraut, a native of Cynthiana, Ky., was
commissioned as a second lieutenant in 1977 after
graduating from the U.S. Air Force Academy with a
Bachelor of Science degree in engineering
mechanics. He has served in a variety of
operational, staff and command positions, from
serving on the Air Staff and the Joint Staff to
commanding a flying squadron, a support group, an
air base wing and an expeditionary mobility task
force. General Perraut has also been deployed as
the Director of Mobility Forces in support of
operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom, as well as various operations throughout the Horn of Africa.
He also served as the Director of Mobility Forces for Combined Forces Command, South Korea, and Vice
Commander, 13th Air Force, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii.
EDUCATION
1977 Bachelor of Science degree in engineering mechanics, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo.
1982 Squadron Officer School
1983 Marine Corps Command and Staff College
1983 Master of Science degree in industry and technology, East Texas State University, Fort Worth
1984 Air Command and Staff College
1994 Air War College
1994 Distinguished graduate, Master of Arts degree in national security and strategic studies, Naval War
College, Newport, R.I.
2004 U.S. Navy Executive Development Course, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
2005 Program for Senior Managers in Government, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard
2010 Seminar XXI, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston
ASSIGNMENTS
1. June 1977 - August 1978, student, undergraduate navigator training and navigator-bombardier training,
Mather AFB, Calif.
2. September 1978 - December 1983, B-52D/H navigator, instructor navigator, senior standardization/evaluation
instructor navigator, student radar navigator, radar navigator, and instructor radar navigator, Carswell AFB,
Texas
3. December 1983 - January 1985, Air Staff training officer, Comptroller of the Air Force, the Pentagon,
Washington, D.C.
4. January 1985 - August 1988, radar navigator, wing executive officer, instructor radar navigator, training flight
navigator section chief, B-52H standardization and evaluation branch chief, Minot AFB, N.D.
5. August 1988 - January 1989, student, Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Va.
6. January 1989 - May 1991, Chief, Aircraft Programs, Strategic Forces Division, Air Force Programs and
Resources, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
7. May 1991 - August 1993, Defense Resources Manager, Program and Budget Analysis Division, and
executive officer to the Director, Force Structure, Resources and Assessment Directorate (J8), Joint Staff, the
8. August 1993 - June 1994, student, Naval War College, Newport, R.I.
9. June 1994 - May 1995, Commander, 50th Airmanship Training Squadron, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado
Springs, Colo.
10. May 1995 - June 1996, Deputy Commander, 34th Training Group, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado
Springs, Colo.
11. June 1996 - July 1998, Commander, 15th Support Group, Hickam AFB, Hawaii
12. August 1998 - September 1998, special assistant to the Commander, Air Force Test and Development
Center, Eglin AFB, Fla.
13. October 1998 - August 2000, Commander, 96th Air Base Wing, Eglin AFB, Fla.
14. August 2000 - April 2001, Chief, Combat Support and Analysis Division, Air Force Plans and Programs, the
15. May 2001 - July 2002, Chief, Program Integration Division, Air Force Plans and Programs, the Pentagon,
Washington, D.C.
16. July 2002 - September 2003, Vice Commander, 15th Air Force, Travis AFB, Calif.
17. October 2003 - October 2004, Commander, 15th Expeditionary Mobility Task Force, Travis AFB, Calif.
(January 2004 - May 2004, Director of Mobility Forces, USCENTCOM Combined Air Operations Center,
Southwest Asia)
18. November 2004 - February 2006, Director of Plans and Programs, Headquarters Air Education and Training
Command, Randolph AFB, Texas
19. February 2006 - March 2007, Director of Plans, Requirements and Programs (A5/8), Headquarters Air
Education and Training Command, Randolph AFB, Texas
20. March 2007 - August 2008, Vice Commander, 13th Air Force, Hickam AFB, Hawaii
21. September 2008 - present, Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of the Air Force, International Affairs, Office of
the Under Secretary of the Air Force, Washington, D.C. (June 2010 - September 2010, acting Deputy Under
Secretary of the Air Force, International Affairs, Office of the Under Secretary of the Air Force, Washington,
D.C.)
1. May 1991 - June 1992, Defense Resources Manager, Program and Budget Analysis Division, Force
Structure, Resources and Assessment Directorate (J8), Joint Staff, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., as a major
and lieutenant colonel
2. June 1992 - August 1993, executive officer to the Director, Force Structure, Resources and Assessment
Directorate (J8), Joint Staff, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., as a lieutenant colonel
3. January 2004 - May 2004, Director of Mobility Forces, U.S. Central Command Combined Air Operations
Center, Southwest Asia, as a brigadier general
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Aircraft Flown: B-52D/H, C-130E and T-43A
Distinguished Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
Legion of Merit with three oak leaf clusters
Bronze Star Medal
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Korea Defense Service Medal
Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
1978 Outstanding Navigator-Bombardier Training Simulator Training Award
1978 Outstanding Navigator-Bombardier Training Student Award (distinguished graduate)
1983 Outstanding Bomber Crew of the Year, 7th Bombardment Wing
1999 General and Mrs. Jerome F. O'Malley Award for Outstanding Wing Commander-Spouse Team, Air Force
Materiel Command
1999 President's Award, Chamber of Commerce, Niceville, Fla.
2000 Military Leader of the Year Award, Chamber of Commerce, Crestview, Fla.
2006 Eugene M. Zuckert Management Award, Air Education and Training Command
Major March 1, 1988
Lieutenant Colonel April 1, 1992
Colonel Oct. 1, 1996
Major General Nov. 24, 2006
MAJOR GENERAL SCOTT C. BERGREN
Retired Sep. 1, 2003.
Maj. Gen. Scott C. Bergren is Commander, Ogden
Air Logistics Center, Hill Air Force Base, Utah. The
center manages $9.6 billion through a work force of
more than 12,000 people. It provides worldwide
logistics management, engineering, supply,
contracting and depot maintenance for the F-16, A10, KC-135 and C-130, the Minuteman and
Peacekeeper intercontinental ballistic missiles,
space and C3I programs, and 140,000 Air Force and
Department of Defense commodities.
General Bergren was born in Mineola, N.Y. He
entered the Air Force and was commissioned in
1970 as a distinguished graduate of the Air Force
ROTC program at Clemson University. He has
commanded a training wing, aircraft maintenance
squadron, supply squadron and support group, and
served as deputy commander for maintenance of a
fighter wing. Prior to his current assignment, he
served as Director of Maintenance for the Deputy
Chief of Staff for Installations and Logistics at
Headquarters U.S. Air Force.
EDUCATION
1970 Bachelor of arts degree in economics, Clemson University, Clemson, S.C.
1981 Master's degree in political science, Auburn University, Auburn, Ala.
1996 Program for Senior Managers in Government, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard
ASSIGNMENTS
1. May 1970 - March 1971, student, undergraduate navigator training course, Mather Air Force Base, Calif.
2. March 1971 - October 1971, F-4 Phantom combat crew training, George Air Force Base, Calif.
3. October 1971 - October 1972, F-4 Phantom weapons system officer, 8th Tactical Fighter Wing, Ubon Royal
Thai Air Force Base, Thailand
4. October 1972 - July 1976, F-4 Phantom instructor, weapons system officer and flight examiner, 1st Tactical
Fighter Wing, MacDill Air Force Base, Fla.
5. July 1976 - July 1977, Air Staff operations officer and assistant executive officer to the Deputy Chief of Staff
for Programs and Resources, Air Staff Training Program, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
6. July 1977 - July 1980, instructor, navigator and exchange officer, 237th Operational Conversion Unit, Royal
Air Force Honington, England
7. July 1980 - July 1981, student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
8. July 1981 - October 1984, Director of Operations, Force Analysis Division, Headquarters Tactical Air
Command, Langley Air Force Base, Va.
9. October 1984 - July 1985, Special Assistant to the Commander, Headquarters Tactical Air Command,
Langley Air Force Base, Va.
10. July 1985 - June 1987, Commander, 325th Aircraft Generation Squadron, and later, Assistant Deputy
Commander for Maintenance, 325th Tactical Training Wing, Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla.
11. June 1987 - June 1989, Deputy Commander for Maintenance, 33rd Tactical Fighter Wing, Eglin Air Force
Base, Fla.
12. June 1989 - June 1990, student, Air War College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
13. June 1990 - July 1991, Air University Chair for the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, Maxwell Air Force Base,
Ala.
14. July 1991 - November 1991, Commander, 554th Supply Squadron, Nellis Air Force Base, Nev.
15. November 1991 - April 1993, Commander, 554th Support Group, Nellis Air Force Base, Nev.
16. April 1993 - August 1994, Deputy Director for Logistics and Security Assistance, U.S. Central Command,
MacDill Air Force Base, Fla.
17. August 1994 - March 1996, Executive Officer to the Commander in Chief, U.S. Central Command, MacDill
Air Force Base, Fla.
18. March 1996 - February 1997, Vice Commander, San Antonio Air Logistics Center, Kelly Air Force Base,
Texas
19. February 1997 - April 1999, Commander, 82nd Training Wing, Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas
20. April 1999 - January 2000, Director of Maintenance, Deputy Chief of Staff for Installations and Logistics,
21. January 2000 - present, Commander, Ogden Air Logistics Center, Hill Air Force Base, Utah
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Senior navigator
Flight hours: 1,622
Aircraft flown: F-4 Phantom, Royal Air Force Buccaneer aircraft
Silver Star
Legion of Merit
Distinguished Flying Cross with five oak leaf clusters
Purple Heart
Meritorious Service Medal with five oak leaf clusters
National Defense Service Medal with service star
Vietnam Service Medal with three service stars
Air Force Overseas Ribbon-Long
Air Force Longevity Service Award Ribbon with five oak leaf clusters
Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon
Second Lieutenant Jun 3, 1970
First Lieutenant Nov 14, 1971
Captain Oct 14, 1973
Major Dec 4, 1978
Lieutenant Colonel Feb 1, 1984
Colonel Dec 1, 1986
Brigadier General Jun 1, 1996
MAJOR GENERAL THEODORE W. "BILL" LAY II
Retired Dec. 1, 2004.
Maj. Gen. Theodore W. "Bill" Lay II is Deputy
Director, Joint Warfare Center, NATO, Stavanger,
Norway. The center is a joint NATO command
subordinate to Allied Command Transformation that
shares its headquarters facility with the Norwegian
national joint military headquarters. General Lay
assists the Director in promoting and conducting
NATO’s joint and combined training, exercises,
experimentation, analysis and doctrine development
to maximize the transformational synergy and to
improve NATO’s capabilities and interoperability.
The general also serves as the senior U.S. military
officer in Scandinavia, and as the U.S. country
representative for the Kingdom of Norway.
General Lay earned a bachelor's degree in biology
from Millikin University in 1971 and a master's
degree in political science from Auburn University in
1986. He entered the Air Force in 1971, was
commissioned in 1973 through Officer Training
School, completed undergraduate navigator training
in 1974 and undergraduate pilot training in 1978.
General Lay has commanded the 48th Fighter Interceptor Squadron, 3rd Operations Group, 1st Fighter Wing,
57th Wing and 13th Air Force, and he has served on the staffs of Tactical Air Command and the Joint Staff.
Prior to his current assignment, he was Deputy Commander, Joint Headquarters North, NATO, Stavanger,
Norway. General Lay is a command pilot with more than 3,600 flying hours in several aircraft, including the F-4
and F-15.
EDUCATION
1971 Bachelor of Science degree in biology, Millikin University, Decatur, Ill.
1982 U.S. Air Force Fighter Weapons School, Nellis AFB, Nev.
1986 Master's degree in political science, Auburn University, Montgomery, Ala.
1992 National War College, Washington, D.C.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. February 1972 - October 1972, physical conditioning specialist, Nellis AFB, Nev.
2. October 1972 - March 1973, student, Officer Training School, Lackland AFB, Texas
3. March 1973 - November 1973, student, undergraduate navigator training, Mather AFB, Calif.
4. January 1974 - July 1974, student, F-4 replacement training, Luke AFB, Ariz.
5. August 1974 - December 1976, F-4D weapons system operator and instructor weapons systems operator,
493rd Tactical Fighter Squadron, Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England
6. January 1977 - February 1978, student, pilot training, Vance AFB, Okla.
7. April 1978 - June 1978, student, fighter lead-in training, Holloman AFB, N.M.
8. July 1978 - December 1978, student, F-15A replacement training, Luke AFB, Ariz.
9. January 1979 - May 1983, F-15A/C pilot; instructor pilot; standardization and evaluation pilot; weapons and
tactics officer; and flight commander, 27th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Langley AFB, Va.
10. June 1983 - July 1985, F-15A/C instructor pilot; Chief, Advanced Weapons Department, and Chief of
Academics, U.S. Air Force Fighter Weapons School, Nellis AFB, Nev.
12. June 1986 - June 1988, air operations staff officer, later, Chief, Air-to-Air Fighter Requirements,
Headquarters Tactical Air Command, Langley AFB, Va.
13. July 1988 - November 1990, Deputy Commander for Operations, later, Commander, 48th Fighter
Interceptor Squadron, Langley AFB, Va.
14. December 1990 - July 1991, Assistant Deputy Commander for Operations, 1st Tactical Fighter Wing,
Langley AFB, Va.
15. August 1991 - June 1992, student, National War College, Washington, D.C.
16. July 1992 - August 1994, Commander, 3rd Operations Group, Elmendorf AFB, Alaska
17. August 1994 - July 1996, Deputy Chief, later, Chief, Forces Division, later, Special Assistant to the Director,
Force Structure, Resources and Assessment Directorate, the Joint Staff, Washington, D.C.
18. July 1996 - October 1997, Commander, 1st Fighter Wing, Langley AFB, Va.
19. October 1997 - May 1999, Commander, 57th Wing, Nellis AFB, Nev.
20. May 1999 - November 2000, Deputy Director for Politico-Military Affairs, Asia/Pacific and Middle East, the
Joint Staff, Washington, D.C.
21. November 2000 - September 2002, Commander, 13th Air Force, Andersen AFB, Guam
22. September 2002 - October 2003, Deputy Commander, Joint Headquarters North, NATO, Stavanger,
Norway
23. October 2003 - present, Deputy Director, Joint Warfare Center, NATO, Stavanger, Norway
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Command pilot, navigator
Aircraft flown: F-4 and F-15
Joint Meritorious Unit Award
Combat Readiness Medal with four oak leaf clusters
Second Lieutenant Feb. 8, 1973
First Lieutenant Feb. 8, 1975
Captain Feb. 8, 1977
Major Oct. 1, 1983
Major General July 1, 2000
MAJOR GENERAL VAN C. DOUBLEDAY
Major General Van C. Doubleday is the deputy
director for Strategic Command, Control and
Communications Systems, Command, Control and
Communications Systems Directorate, Joint Staff,
Organization of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,
Washington, D.C.
General Doubleday was born in West Palm Beach,
Fla., in 1930. He attended the University of Miami
and received a bachelor of science degree from
Syracuse (N.Y.) University in 1963. He completed
Air Command and Staff College at Maxwell Air
Force Base, Ala., in June 1965 and also received a
master of science degree from The George
Washington University, Washington, D.C., the same
year. In 1973 he completed the advanced
management program at Harvard University.
Following enlisted service in the U.S. Marine Corps,
General Doubleday entered the advanced Air Force
Reserve Officers' Training Corps at the University of
Miami and was commissioned a second lieutenant in
1952. He entered active duty in 1953 at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., training in the aircraft control field. In
August 1953 he was assigned as intercept control officer for the 504th Tactical Control Group at Pope Air Force
Base, N.C.
General Doubleday entered navigator training in August 1954 at Ellington Air Force Base, Texas, and was then
assigned to the 551st Airborne Early Warning and Control Wing at Otis Air Force Base, Mass., in August 1955.
He transferred to the 913th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron at Pagwa Air Station, Ontario, Canada, in
January 1958 and then in January 1959 joined the 552nd Airborne Early Warning and Control Wing at
McClellan Air Force Base, Calif.
In April 1961 he entered the air traffic control officer course at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., and in July 1961
was assigned as an air traffic control watch officer in the 1917th Communications Squadron at Westover Air
Force Base, Mass. After attending Air Command and Staff College in July 1965 he become chief of the Air
Traffic Control Systems Division, Headquarters United Kingdom Communications Region at South Ruislip Air
Station, England.
General Doubleday returned to a flying assignment in December 1968 with the 553rd Reconnaissance Wing at
Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand, flying 68 combat missions. He was assigned as a staff officer in the
Command, Control and Communications Directorate at Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C., in
December 1969.
He returned to Europe in September 1971 for duty as inspector general, European Communications Area at
Lindsey Air Station, Germany. In March 1972 he assumed a dual role as commander, United Kingdom
Communications Region and as deputy chief of staff, communications-electronics, Headquarters Third Air
Force, South Ruislip Air Station, England. In July 1972 General Doubleday activated the 2130th
Communications Group at Royal Air Force Station Croughton, England, and served as commander.
In July 1973 he was assigned as deputy chief of staff, operations, Headquarters Air Force Communications
Service, Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base, Mo. He remained there until March 1974 when he was named
director of communications, J-6, U.S. Readiness Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Fla.
General Doubleday was transferred to Headquarters U.S. Air Force as deputy director, command, control and
communications, in June 1975. In September 1975 he become director of command, control and
communications under the newly formed Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff for Communications and
Computer Resources. He assumed his present position in June 1978.
He is a master navigator with more than 5,000 flying hours. His military decorations and awards include the
Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious Service Medal and Air Medal with two oak leaf clusters.
General Doubleday was promoted to major general May 1, 1978, with date of rank Sept. 1, 1974.
MAJOR GENERAL WILLIAM A. COHEN
Maj. Gen. William A. Cohen is mobilization assistant
to the Commander, Air Education and Training
Command, Randolph Air Force Base, Texas. He is
the senior Reservist and senior officer in the
command advising on Reserve matters. He is
responsible for providing leadership to the AETC
Reserve program at locations around the country.
This includes the development and direction of
Reserve initiatives; procurement and training of
Reserve personnel in support of the command's
active-duty force; and the productive and efficient
utilization of Air Force Reservists assigned to the
command in peacetime, and their readiness for
mobilization in time of war or national emergency.
General Cohen entered the Air Force in 1959 as a
graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point,
and was previously a distinguished graduate of the
Reserve Officer Training Corps program at
Wentworth Military Academy, Lexington, Mo. He is a
master navigator and has flown more than 3,500
hours in bombardment, attack and transport aircraft.
He flew 174 combat missions in special operations, attack aircraft in Vietnam and additional combat missions in
the Middle East during the Yom Kippur War as a member of the Israeli air force.
EDUCATION
1959 Bachelor's degree, U.S. Military Academy, West Point, N.Y.
1967 Master's degree in research and development management, University of Chicago
1978 Master's degree in management, Claremont Graduate School, Claremont, Calif.
1979 Doctorate in executive management, Claremont Graduate School, Claremont, Calif.
1989 Distinguished graduate, Industrial College of the Armed Forces, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. July 1955 - June 1959, cadet, U.S. Military Academy, West Point, N.Y.
2. July 1959 - May 1960, student, navigator training, James T. Connally AFB, Texas
3. June 1960 - November 1960, student, advanced navigator-radar bombing, Mather AFB, Calif.
4. December 1960 - January 1961, student, B-52 combat crew training, Castle AFB, Calif.
5. January 1961 - April 1961, student, B-52 combat crew training, Walker AFB, N.M.
6. May 1961 - March 1965, B-52E navigator, navigator-bombardier, instructor and lead crew, 26th Bomb
Squadron, Altus AFB, Okla.
7. March 1965 - July 1966, B-52E navigator standardization evaluator and flight examiner, Standardization
Division, 11th Strategic Aerospace Wing, Altus AFB, Okla.
8. July 1966 - September 1967, student, Air Force Institute of Technology, University of Chicago, Ill.
9. October 1967 - December 1968, student, A-26 combat crew training, England AFB, La.
10. January 1968 - January 1969, A-26 navigator, 609th Air Commando Squadron, Nakhon Phanom Royal Thai
AFB, Thailand
11. January 1969 - June 1970, program manager, Life Support Program Office, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
12. June 1970 - October 1978, inactive
13. October 1978 - November 1978, student, C-141 crew training, Altus AFB, Okla.
14. November 1978 - September 1979, C-141 navigator, 445th Military Airlift Wing, Norton AFB, Calif.
15. September 1979 - October 1984, Staff Development Engineering Manager, Defense Support Systems
Program Office, Los Angeles Air Force Station, Calif.
16. November 1984 - June 1986, staff developmental engineer, Commander's Action Group, Los Angeles AFB,
Calif.
17. June 1986 - June 1988, individual mobilization augmentee to the Deputy Commander for Satellite Systems,
Los Angeles AFB, Calif.
18. June 1988 - June 1989, student, Industrial College of the Armed Forces, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington,
D.C.
19. June 1989 - January 1990, individual mobilization augmentee to the Deputy Commander for
Communications, Operations Support and Control Systems, Los Angeles AFB, Calif.
20. January 1990 - April 1991, individual mobilization augmentee to the Commander, Phillips Laboratory,
Kirtland AFB, N.M.
21. April 1991 - June 1992, mobilization assistant to the Deputy Chief of Staff, Engineering and Technical
Management, Air Force Systems Command, Andrews AFB, Md.
22. June 1992 - September 1992, mobilization assistant to the Deputy Chief of Staff for Engineering and
Technical Management, Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
23. September 1992 - July 1994, mobilization assistant to the Commander, Space and Missile Systems Center,
Los Angeles AFB, Calif.
24. July 1994 - present, mobilization assistant to the Commander, Air Education and Training Command,
Randolph AFB, Texas
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Master navigator (navigator wings from United States and Israel )
Aircraft flown: 8-52, A-26, A-1 , F-100, C-141, C-97 and T-29
Legion of Merit
Distinguished Flying Cross with three oak leaf clusters
Air Medal with two silver and one bronze oak leaf clusters
Vietnam Service Medal with four bronze stars
Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm and bronze star
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
Author of 33 books and more than 80 articles published in 12 languages
Institute director, former department chairman, full professor, California State University, Los Angeles
Former president, West Point Society of Los Angeles
Biography in Who's Who in America
First Lieutenant Dec. 3, 1960
Captain Dec. 3, 1963
Major (Spot) June 7, 1965
Captain Oct .17, 1978
Major April 10, 1981
Lieutenant Colonel Sept. 30, 1985
Colonel Aug. 1, 1989
Major General Feb. 9, 1994
(Current as of February 1997)
MAJOR GENERAL WILLIAM P. BOWDEN
Retired Sep. 1, 1989.
Major General William P. Bowden is commander, Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center, Tinker Air Force Base,
Okla.
General Bowden was born in Swifton, Ark., in 1932, where he graduated from high school in 1950. He
graduated from the University of Arkansas in 1954 with a bachelor of science degree. He has master's degrees
in business administration from The George Washington University and political science from Auburn (Ala.)
University. His professional military education includes Air Command and Staff College and the Air War
College.
After receiving his commission through the Reserve Officer Training Corps program at the University of
Arkansas, General Bowden entered active duty in September 1954. He reported to Harlingen Air Force Base,
Texas, for navigator training in October 1954, completed the course in October 1955 and immediately moved to
Mather Air Force Base, Calif., for navigator-bombardier training. Upon graduation in March 1956, he was
assigned to the 6th Bombardment Wing, Walker Air Force Base, N.M., as a B-36 bombardier until 1958. The
wing then converted to B-52s and he remained there through July 1959.
His next assignment was at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., with the 4135th Strategic Wing as a standardization
instructor navigator-bombardier. At that time the wing was involved in B-52 testing of the AGM-28 air-to-surface
missile and the ADM-20 decoy missile. In 1962 General Bowden transferred to the Strategic Air Command
Project Office at the Air Proving Ground Center, Eglin Air Force Base, to work air-to-surface missile testing, B52 avionics development and conventional munitions test programs.
From July 1964 to June 1965 he attended the Air Command and Staff College and concurrently earned a
master of science degree in business administration from The George Washington University cooperative
education program on Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. After Air Command and Staff College he was assigned to
Headquarters Strategic Air Command, Offutt Air Force Base, Neb., in avionics requirements. His program
assignments included B-52 offensive avionics, KC-135 system modifications and RC-135 reconnaissance
modifications.
In September 1969 he joined the B-52 Arc Light program at U-Tapoo Royal Thai Naval Airfield, Thailand, as an
operations officer. While there he flew 44 combat missions. Upon his return to the United States in September
1970, General Bowden was assigned to the Directorate for Force Development, Office of the Deputy Chief of
Staff for Plans and Operations, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C. He was a manager for fighter
war readiness materiel logistics planning for conventional munitions. The programs he was involved with
included the Maverick and laser-guided bombs.
He completed the Air War College in 1973 as a distinguished graduate. General Bowden also obtained a
master's degree in political science from Auburn University's Maxwell Air Force Base campus. That led to a tour
of duty as a faculty instructor and chief of the Curriculum Planning Division at the Air War College. He
participated in implementing the change of the Air War College program of study from national-international
affairs to one more oriented to air power applications.
From March 1976 to August 1978 the general was assigned to Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center, Tinker Air
Force Base, first as the KC-135 system manager and, later, as the combined system manager for B-52s, A-7s
and KC-135s. He was then assigned as director of materiel management. In this assignment General Bowden
managed a number of engine improvement programs and several aircraft life extensions and modernization
programs. One of these programs was the initiation of the air-launched cruise missile modification.
General Bowden was assigned as assistant deputy chief of staff, logistics operations, Headquarters Air Force
Logistics Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, in April 1980. In April 1981 he returned to Air Force
headquarters as deputy director for logistics plans and programs, and in September 1982 was named director
for logistics plans and operations. General Bowden was again assigned to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in
March 1983 as Air Force Logistics Command's deputy chief of staff for logistics operations. In July 1983 he
became deputy chief of staff for materiel management, and in September 1984 was named chief of staff for Air
Force Logistics Command. He assumed his present duties in December 1985.
The general is a master navigator and has 4,500 flying hours. His military decorations and awards include the
Distinguished Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Meritorious Service Medal, Air Medal with oak leaf cluster and Air
Force Commendation Medal. In September 1980 he was awarded the Air Force Association's Thomas P.
Gerrity Award for Logistics Management.
He was promoted to major general Aug. 1, 1983, with date of rank Aug. 1, 1979.

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