2017-1 Bio Book - Capstone - National Defense University

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BIOGRAPHICAL DATA BOOK
Class 2017-1
19 Sep - 21 Oct 2016
National Defense University
NDU PRESIDENT
Major General Frederick M. Padilla, USMC
President
Major General Padilla was born in April 1959 in
Torrejon, Spain, to a career Air Force officer. He
is a 1982 graduate of East Carolina University
and was commissioned in 1983.
Major General Padilla’s assignments in the
operating forces include Platoon Commander,
Company Commander and Battalion Adjutant, 3d
Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment; Rifle and
Weapons Company Commander, 3d Battalion,
9th Marine Regiment; InspectorInstructor,
Major General Frederick M. Padilla, USMC
Weapons Company, 2d Battalion, 23rd Marine
(Photo by NDU AV)
Regiment; G3 Operations Officer, 1st Marine
Division; Commanding officer, 1st Battalion, 5th
Marines and Commanding General, 3d Marine Division.
Other assignments include Command Adjutant, Marine Aircraft Group42, Detachment A, 4th Marine
Aircraft Wing; Commanding Officer, Marine Detachment, USS CANOPUS (AS34); Commanding
Officer, School of InfantryWest; and Chief of Staff, Marine Corps Combat Development Command. His
joint assignments include Plans Officer, J3/5 and Secretary of the Joint Staff, Joint Task Force Six; and
Branch Chief for the Joint Requirements Oversight Council (J8) on the Joint Staff in the Pentagon. Major
General Padilla’s first General Officer assignment was as the Commanding General Marine Corps
Recruit Depot, Eastern Recruiting Region, Parris Island, South Carolina.
Major General Padilla was promoted to his present rank in July 2013 and before coming to NDU as 15th
President was the Director of Operations with Plans, Policies and Operations, Headquarters Marine
Corps.
Major General Padilla is a graduate of the Marine Corps Amphibious Warfare School, Air Command and
Staff College, Armed Forces Staff College and Naval War College. He has a B.A. in Geography and an
M.A. in National Security and Strategic Studies.
His personal decorations include the Legion of Merit (with Combat V and two gold stars), Defense
Meritorious Service Medal (with oak leaf), the Meritorious Service Medal, the Joint Service
Commendation Medal, the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (with gold star), the Navy and
Marine Corps Achievement Medal (with gold star), and the Combat Action Ribbon (with gold star).
SENIOR FELLOWS
CONUS and Week 5
KEVIN P. CHILTON
GENERAL
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
(RETIRED)
Former Commander
U.S. Strategic Command
Kevin Chilton is employed as a Senior Fellow for the National Defense University in support of the Pinnacle,
Capstone, and Keystone programs.
General Chilton completed a 34 ½ year Air Force career as the Commander of the U. S. Strategic Command from
2007 to 2011, where he was responsible for the plans and operations for all U. S. forces conducting strategic
deterrence and the Department of Defense’s space and cyberspace operations. Prior to this assignment, General
Chilton commanded at the wing, numbered air force, major command, and unified combatant command levels
including serving as the Commander of Air Force Space Command from 2006 to 2007. He flew operational
assignments in the R-4C and F-15 and, as an Air Force Test Pilot, conducted weapons testing in various models of
the F-4 and F-15. He also served 11 years as a NASA astronaut, where he flew as the Commander of STS-76, his
third Space Shuttle mission, and served as the Deputy Program Manager for Operations for the International Space
Station Program.
General Chilton is a distinguished graduate of the U. S. Air Force Academy, with a Bachelor of Science degree in
Engineering Services, a Columbia University Guggenheim Fellow with a Master of Sciences degree in Mechanical
Engineering, and a distinguished graduate of the U. S. Air Force pilot training and test pilot schools. He also was
awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Creighton University.
General Chilton currently serves as an independent consultant and as a director for Anadarko Petroleum, Level 3
Communications, Orbital Sciences, HDT and Schafer corporations. He is a trustee for Aerospace Corporation and
the Air Force Academy Falcon Foundation and a director for the Air Force Academy Association of Graduates.
OCONUS - SWA
HENRY G. CHILES, JR.
ADMIRAL
UNITED STATES NAVY
(RETIRED)
Former Commander
U.S. Strategic Command
Hank Chiles is employed as a Senior Fellow for the National Defense University in support of the Pinnacle,
Capstone, and Keystone programs.
Admiral Chiles graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in the Class of 1960, with a Bachelor of Science degree.
Following commissioning, he served aboard USS BORIE (DD 704). , In September 1961 he began submarine
training, followed by nuclear training. He then served aboard USS TRITON (SSN 586), then USS TECUMSEH
(SSBN 628) (BLUE), followed by a tour as Material Officer on the staff of Commander, Submarine Squadron
FIFTEEN, Guam.
Following an assignment as the Executive Officer on USS DRUM (SSN 677), he studied at Oxford University as a
CNO Scholar in politics, philosophy, and economics, receiving a Master of Arts degree. This was followed by a
tour aboard USS Gurnard (SSN 662), then an assignment to the U.S. Department of Energy, where he conducted
fleet liaison and directed the Prospective Commanding Officer's Course.
In subsequent assignments, he served as Commander, Submarine Squadron THREE, then Commander, Naval
Training Center, San Diego. In 1988, Admiral Chiles reported to Naples, Italy as Commander, Submarine Group
EIGHT (CTF 64, 66 and 69) and Commander Submarines Mediterranean.
In 1990, he assumed duties as Commander Submarine Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet and also Commander, Submarines
Allied Command Atlantic, a NATO post. In 1993, he became Deputy Commander in Chief and Chief of Staff, U.S.
Strategic Command.
In 1994, he assumed the position of Commander in Chief, U.S. Strategic Command, the post he held until his
retirement on 1 March 1996.
Chiles has chaired a Congressional Commission and Defense Science Board study on Nuclear Weapon Expertise
and held the Chair of Leadership at the Naval Academy from 1999 to 2003. He currently serves on boards at
Sandia National Laboratories and the Applied Physics Laboratory of Johns Hopkins University, the Board of
Directors of CEPEDA Corporation, consults with Systems, Planning and Analysis Inc. and chairs the U. S.
Strategic Command Next Generation SSBN Study
OCONUS - Pacific
DOUGLAS FRASER
GENERAL
(RETIRED)
Former Commander
U.S. Southern Command
General Douglas Fraser retired from the U.S. Air Force in January 2013 after a 37 year career.
Since retiring, General Fraser works as Senior Fellow for the National Defense University in support of the
Pinnacle, Capstone, and Keystone programs He also works as a global security consultant with several U.S.
defense companies. In addition, he participates in security policy discussions with retired Chinese defense
officials through a Yale University sponsored U.S.-China Track II Dialogue forum. His last assignment in the
U.S. armed forces was as the Commander, U.S. Southern Command, responsible for U.S. military operations in
Central and South America and the Caribbean. In this capacity, General Fraser was responsible for leading
Department of Defense relief efforts following the 2010 Haiti earthquake.
Prior to commanding U.S. Southern Command, he served as the Deputy Commander, U.S. Pacific Command
from 2008-2009. General Fraser commanded operational flying units across the U.S. Air Force at the squadron,
group, and wing levels. As a general officer, in addition to US Southern Command, he commanded the US Air
Force Space Warfare Center and four different organizations in Alaska -- Alaskan Command, the Alaskan North
American Defense Region, Joint Task Force Alaska, and Eleventh Air Force. General Fraser’s staff assignments
include two tours in the Pentagon, first in the Headquarters US Air Force and then for the Office of the Assistant
Secretary of Defense for Strategy, Resources and Requirements and for the Air Force Chief of Staff. He also
served as the Executive Assistant to the Commander, U.S. Pacific Command in Hawaii. He holds a bachelors
degree in Political Science from the US Air Force Academy and a masters degree in Political Science from
Auburn University. Prior to joining the Air Force, he lived in Bogota, Colombia, graduating from high school at
Colegio Nueva Granada in 1971. He is also a graduate of the USAF Weapons School, Squadron Officer School,
Air Command and Staff College, and the National War College. He is a command pilot with more than 3,300
flying hours, primarily in all variants of the F-15 and the F-16.
Business Affiliations:
Consultant -- The Boeing Company’s Phantom Works
Advisory Board Member:
SAAB Defense and Security; Iridium Communications; Northrup Grumman Electronic Systems; Beechcraft
Defense Company; and Baptist Health of South Florida
Other Affiliations:
Trustee, USAF Academy Falcon Foundation
National Association of Corporate Directors
Orange Bowl Committee, Honorary Member
Air Force Association, Life Member
National War College Alumni Association, Life Member
OCONUS - Africa
GREGORY S. MARTIN
GENERAL
(RETIRED)
Former Commander
Air Force Materiel Command
Gregory “Speedy” Martin is employed as a Senior Fellow for the National Defense University in support of the
Pinnacle, Capstone, and Keystone programs.
General Gregory S. Martin retired form the United States Air Force on 1 September 2005 after thirty-five years of
active commissioned service. His final duty was as the Commander of the Air Force Materiel Command where he
commanded nearly 80,000 personnel who are charged with the responsibility for the Air Force Science and
Technology, Acquisition Support, Test and Evaluation and Weapons Systems Sustainment and Logistics missions.
During his tenure in this duty, General Martin initiated the most significant organizational and process
transformation in the history of the Air Force Materiel Command. Centered around the “Lean Engineering Model”,
AFMC achieved unprecedented “on time” maintenance and logistics performance improvements while at the same
time reducing costs to the operational commands by 20%.
In his previous assignment, he was the Commander of the United States Air Forces Europe, Air Component
Commander US European Command and the Commander for NATO’s Allied Air Forces North. In those
capacities, he commanded the United States, Alliance and Coalition Air Forces during Operations Northern Watch
(Northern Iraq No-Fly Zone) Joint Forge, Joint Guardian (Bosnia and Kosovo), and Atlas Response (Mozambique
Flood Relief). Additionally, he commanded the joint and allied air forces in the European theater of operations as
they conducted long range combat employment missions, humanitarian relief, special operations sustainment, and
the largest post-WW II combat airdrops as a part of Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom.
A career fighter pilot with more than 4600 flying hours, mostly in the F-4 and the F-15, General Martin flew as a
combat ready pilot, flight leader, instructor pilot, operations officer and squadron commander in various
assignments throughout the world to include a combat tour in Southeast Asia where he flew 161 combat missions.
He also commanded three fighter wings: The 479thTactical Training Wing and the 33rd and 1st Fighter Wings.
General Martin also had a rich variety of staff assignments which included operations and training, programming
and budgeting, joint operations and force planning, joint and Air Force operational requirements and Air Force
Acquisition. His senior level positions included being the Vice Director, and acting Director, of the Joint Staff’s J8 Directorate, Director of Air Force Operational Requirements and Principal Deputy to the Assistant Secretary of
the Air Force for Acquisition.
Since retiring, General Martin has performed Senior Mentor duties with the Joint Forces Command. He has served
on two Defense Science Board Studies, has been selected as the Chairman of the National Academies Air Force
Studies Board, Board of Directors and the MITRE Air Force Advisory Board. He is also a consultant to many
defense sector firms (see page 2).
Gen Martin (cont)
Professional History Highlights
Former Commander United States Air Force Materiel Command; Former Commander United States Air Forces
Europe; Former Commander NATO’s Allied Air Forces North; Chairman, National Academies, Air Force Studies
Board, Board of Directors; Chairman, MITRE Air Force Board of Advisors; Senior Mentor, Joint Forces Command;
Consultant for several defense and aerospace sector firms
Education
B.S. Geography , U.S. Air Force Academy; M.A., Business Management, Central Michigan University; National
War College, Fort Lesley J McNair; Seminar XXI Massachusetts Institute, Of Technology; Advanced Management
Program, Duke University
CERTIFICATION OF DIRECTORSHIPS, EMPLOYMENT AND CLIENTS
The following is a complete list of directorships, employment and consulting clients:
I. DIRECTORSHIP AND EMPLOYMENT
Name of Company: Responsibilities/Duties
Alenia NA: Board of Directors—Jun ’10-Present
ATAC, LLC: Board of Advisors—Nov ’07-Present
CDO Technologies: Strategic Advisory Board—Feb ’06-Present
CSC: Transformation Advisory Board—Apr’07-Present
MITRE,: Chairman, AF Advisory Board—May’07-Present
OADS, LLC: Board of Advisors—Sept ’07-Present
UNISYS: Defense Advisory Board—Oct ’09-Present
PRO BONO
ACE-EXCEL (501c.3): Vice Chair, Board of Trustees—Aug ’05-Present
Falcon Foundation (501.c.3): Chairman, Board of Trustees—Oct ’09-Present
Air Force Studies Board, National Academies: Chairman, AFSB BoD
NDU NWC Alumni Association: Vice Chairman, BoT—May’09-Present
II. CLIENTS
Name of Company: Services/Duties
Burdeshaw Associates: Consultant—Jan ’07-Present
Capitol Aerospace Group: Consultant—Feb ’10-Present
Council for Logistics Research: Panel and Committee Facilitator—Jan ’07-Present
Cyberspace Operations Consulting, LLC: Consultant and Facilitator—May’10-Present
Durango Group Inc., LLC: Consultant—Mar ’06-Present
EADS NA: Consultant—May ’06-Present
Four Star Group: Consultant, Associate—May ’07-Present
GE Aviation, Military Engines: Consultant—Jul ‘06—Present
Northrop-Grumman Aerospace Systems: Consultant—Nov’05--Present
Northrop-Grumman Technical Systems: Consultant—Oct’10-Present
RWB (Aerospace) Consultants: Consultant—May’06-Present
University of Tennessee: Adjunct Professor—Aug ’07-Present
University of Virginia, Darden School of Business: Course Facilitator—Aug ’09-Present
JFCOM HQE: Mentor Combatant Command Battle Staffs
NDU Senior Fellow: Facilitate Joint Senior Level Education Programs
CAPSTONE
Staff
Biographies
Gerard “Gerry“ M. Mauer, Jr.
Senior Director
Capstone, Keystone, Pinnacle
Rear Admiral Mauer retired from the Navy in March 2008 after over 31
years of service, which included extensive experience in fleet
operations, resource management, technical innovation, Joint
Professional Military Education (JPME), interagency coordination, and
leading organizational change in NATO and joint commands.
From 2008 to 2011, RADM Mauer was a Group Vice President for
Sabre Systems Inc. He was responsible for developing then
implementing the corporate strategic plan and managing the Southeast
Region’s profit and loss operations, its contracts, corporate business
development, human resources programs, and Capability Maturity
Model Integration (CMMI) level III attainment. After leaving Sabre Systems, RADM Mauer had
positions as an Associate with Burdeshaw Associates, as a Senior Analyst for Wikistrat, as a
Board member and Board Tresurer for the Navy Safe Harbor Foundation, and as a
representative and the national Co-Chair for the US Global Leadership Coalition’s Veterans for
Smart Power.
Admiral Mauer’s last position in the Navy was from 2006 to 2008, when he served as the
Commandant, Industrial College of the Armed Forces (ICAF). He was responsible for executing
the congressionally mandated and accredited master’s degree senior Professional Military
Education curriculum. As a university leader, he directly supported the direction of the National
Defense University and was a key member in the development of the University’s strategic plan.
From 2003 to 2006, he served as the NATO Allied Command Transformation’s Director, Joint
Experimentation, Exercises, and Assessment, where he developed and implemented NATO’s
largest Concept Development and Experimentation program. The scope included creating
NATO’s transformation strategic vision and aligning the vision with its concepts and
requirements. As a result of his initiatives, NATO rapidly implemented new processes, policies,
and systems in support of its forces in Afghanistan and Iraq as well new capabilities to support
its political and military infrastructure in NATO headquarters.
From 2001 to 2003, he was the Deputy, Directorate for Information Operations (J39/DDIO),
Joint Staff Director of Operations (J-3) where he was responsible for direct coordination with the
Office of the Secretary of Defense staff, Combatant Commands, and interagency organizations
in their global information operations. In this capacity, his responsibilities also included
supervision and operational coordination of the Joint Staff’s Special Technical Operations
information system and its programs.
Admiral Mauer was a Naval Aviator who commanded Helicopter Antisubmarine Squadrons
SEVEN (HS-7) and TEN (HS-10) in addition to assignment as the Commanding Officer of USS
NASSAU (LHA 4). He has vast experience at sea with deployments to the Atlantic Ocean,
Mediterranean Sea, and Arabian Gulf. Ashore assignments included: Naval Postgraduate
School student, Assistant Program Manager for the Naval Air Systems Command SH-60F/H
helicopter program (PMA 266), and Training Officer and Instructor Pilot in Helicopter
Antisubmarine Squadron ONE (HS-1).
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Bonnie Swanson
Deputy Director
Capstone / Keystone / Pinnacle
Bonnie Swanson is a native of Ellington, CT
and a graduate of Ellington High School. After her
freshman year at the University of Connecticut, she
enlisted in the USMCR. Upon completing recruit
training at Parris Island, SC, Bonnie returned to
UCONN to continue her studies and reserve service
with 6th Motor Transport Battalion, Providence, RI.
In 1988 she graduated from UCONN with a Liberal
Arts degree (Sociological and Educational Behavior
Development) and accepted her commission in the
USMC. After completion of The Basic School in
1989 and her assignment as a Military Police
Officer, Bonnie reported to MCAS Cherry Point, NC for duty as a Platoon
Commander and Services Officer.
In 1992, Bonnie was assigned as the Operations Officer for Recruiting
Station, Baltimore, MD. Serving as an OpsO for 3 years, Bonnie was selected as
the 4th Marine Corps District Contact Team Officer, Harrisburg, PA. Leading a
team of three Master Gunnery Sergeants, the Contact Team trained over 350
recruiters and command group members within a 7 state area.
In 1997 Bonnie received orders to MCB, Camp Lejeune, NC as the
Operations Officer, Provost Marshal’s Office. She simultaneously served as the
Commanding Officer, Military Police Company (330+ Marines) during this tour.
In May of 2000 after 11 years of service, Bonnie resigned her commission to
accompany her husband, CWO4 Bret Swanson, USMC on his orders to
Washington, DC. Bret retired from the military in 2002 and now serves as the
Assistant Sergeant at Arms for Operations, US Senate.
In January of 2001, Bonnie was hired by the National Defense University as
the Executive Officer of Capstone. Over the years her position has evolved into
the Deputy Director of Pinnacle (3 star course), Capstone, and Keystone
(Command Senior Enlisted course).
Bonnie has numerous military decorations and has attended many military
schools, including the Basic Law Enforcement Academy at Lackland AFB, TX and
the Advanced Military Police Academy at Fort McClellan, AL. She is still a
record holder at UCONN for many soccer goalkeeping statistics, including the
most shutouts in a career (41.5).
In 2005 Bonnie completed a Masters Degree in Organizational Management
from the University of Phoenix. In 2008, she and Bret built their retirement home
in Capon Bridge, WV – where you can find them EVERY weekend.
Colonel DONNIE L. THOMAS
Deputy Director
International Planning
Capstone
Colonel Thomas graduated from Campbell University in Buies Creek, North Carolina as
a Distinguished Military Graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business
Administration. Subsequently he received a Regular Army Commission as a Second Lieutenant
in the Military Police Corps. He holds a Masters Degree in Public Administration from Troy
State University, and a Masters of Strategic Studies from the United States Army War College.
Additionally, he attended the FBI National Academy in Quantico, Virginia. His military education
includes the Military Police Basic and Advanced Courses, and the Army Command and General
Staff College.
Colonel Thomas military assignments include a wide variety of command and staff
positions. He began his career as a Platoon Leader in the 523rd Military Police Company,
Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland. He was then assigned to the 142nd Military Police
Company, Yongsan, Korea, as a Platoon Leader. Upon completion of the Military Police Officer
Advanced Course, Colonel Thomas was assigned to Fort Bragg, North Carolina in the 16th
Military Police Brigade (Airborne) as the Brigade Operations Officer, followed by company
command of the 21st Military Police Company (Airborne). Subsequently, he received an
assignment as the Battalion Operations Officer of the 503rd Military Police Battalion (Airborne).
After completing his tour at Fort Bragg, Colonel Thomas assumed the positions of Chief,
Training Branch, Aide-De-Camp to the Commanding General and Secretary of the General Staff
for the Criminal Investigation Command, Fort Belvoir, Virginia. Subsequently, he received an
assignment as the Group S3, 701st Military Police Group (CID). Following his attendance at the
United States Army Command and General Staff College, he assumed positions of Battalion S3
and Executive Officer, 728th Military Police Battalion, Daegu, Korea. Following his tour in South
Korea Colonel Thomas assumed the position of Chief of Military Police Operations, 3rd Army
Provost Marshal Office Fort McPherson, Georgia. After serving in 3rd Army, Colonel Thomas
returned to South Korea where he commanded the 94th Military Police Battalion, Yongsan
Korea. After battalion command, Colonel Thomas deployed ISO Operation Iraqi Freedom where
he was assigned as the Deputy Brigade Commander, 8th Military Police Brigade, Schofield
Barracks, Hawaii. After Iraq Colonel Thomas commanded the Joint Detention Group, JTF
GTMO, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. After a tour as the Deputy Director of the Joint Security Office
and Provost Marshal for United States Central Command, he started with Capstone in 2016.
Colonel Thomas awards and decorations include the Defense Superior Service Medal,
Bronze Star Medal with two oak leaf clusters, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious
Service Medal with five oak leaf clusters, Army Commendation Medal with three oak leaf
clusters, Army Achievement Medal with two oak leaf clusters, National Defense Service Medal,
Humanitarian Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Medal, Armed Forces
Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Medal, Korean National Defense Medal, Iraqi
Campaign Medal the Master Parachutist Badge, Air Assault Badge, and the British Parachutist
Badge.
Colonel Thomas is married and has four children.
Lt Col George Nunez, USMC
Upon graduating from The Citadel in 1995, George Nunez
received a commission in the United States Marine Corps and
then completed the Basic Officer and Infantry Officer courses.
Within the operating forces, he served with: 3d Battalion, 7th
Marine Regiment; 2d Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment;
Headquarters Battalion, 2d Marine Division; Marine Corps
Security Force Company Guantanamo Bay; 3d Reconnaissance
Battalion; Combat Assault Battalion; 1st Battalion, 3d Marine
Regiment; 3d Battalion, 3d Marine Regiment; and Headquarters
Battalion, 3d Marine Division. His supporting establishment
assignments include Infantry Training Battalion, School of
Infantry and Headquarters, United States Marine Corps, where he served in the Strategy and
Plans Division before his reassignment to the National Defense University’s Capstone Program.
George has been conferred a BA in history and Spanish from The Citadel, an MA in
management from National University, and an MS in international relations, specializing in
national security affairs, from Troy University. He is currently enrolled in Missouri State
University’s Department of Defense and Strategic Studies and is progressing toward an MS
specializing in countering weapons of mass destruction. He is a Fellow of the Center for
International Studies, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a Fellow of the Center for the
Study of Weapons of Mass Destruction, National Defense University.
During his military assignments, George attained the following additional designations: Foreign
Area Officer, specializing in Latin America, Foreign Security Force Advisor, Fire Support
Coordinator, Joint Terminal Attack Controller, and Special Technical Operations Planner. He has
participated in exercises and operations in the Western Hemisphere, Europe, Africa, and in West,
South, and East Asia.
Lieutenant Colonel Bradley Stebbins, USAF
Lieutenant Colonel Bradley Stebbins is a Deputy Director for
CAPSTONE, National Defense University, Fort McNair,
Washington, D.C. The CAPSTONE program prepares general
and flag officers to effectively operate in joint and interagency
settings.
After commissioning through the United States Air Force
Academy, Brad completed several operational tours overseas in
United States Pacific Command, United States European
Command, and United States Central Command, in addition to a
staff assignment with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. In
2007 he deployed to the United States Air Forces
Central Command Combined Air Operations Center in support
of Operations IRAQI FREEDOM and ENDURING FREEDOM.
Brad later served two rotations in the Air Coordination Element of the Headquarters,
International Security Assistance Force, Kabul, Afghanistan. As part of an Air Force political
advisor fellowship in 2012, he was posted to United States Embassy Phnom Penh where he
worked as a political officer with the Department of State. In his most recent operational tour as
a squadron commander, Lieutenant Colonel Stebbins led Airmen dispersed at seven locations
around the globe in executing multiple Department of Defense-unique missions.
Lieutenant Colonel Stebbins holds a Master of Arts from the University of Oklahoma, a Master
of Science from the Air Command and Staff College, and a Master of Philosophy from the
School of Advanced Air & Space Studies. He most recently earned a Master of Science in
National Security Strategy from the National War College in Washington, D.C.
Lieutenant Colonel Stebbins graduated from the Joint Forces Staff College in 2011 and later
certified as a Joint Qualified Officer upon completing his first joint duty assignment. He has also
earned Air Force designations as a Political-Military Affairs Strategist and a tier-one space
professional.
(Current as of June 2016)
Alena Ho
CAPSTONE/KEYSTONE/PINNACLE
Alena is the Office Manager for the CAPSTONE,
KEYSTONE, and PINNACLE courses at the National
Defense University. In this capacity, she provides daily
administrative office support, performs office research,
manages student administrative duties, manages all office
schedules, and many other functions.
Alena graduated from Florida State University with a
Bachelor degree in International Affairs. While there, she
participated in a summer study abroad in Tokyo, Japan at Nihon University. Additionally,
Alena was awarded the David L. Boren Scholarship to study abroad for a year in
Istanbul, Turkey at Koç University. She also spent a summer in Cape Town, South
Africa volunteering for Konek Ottery Community Center and as a TA for a fourth grade
class at Grassy Park E.C. Primary School. Following graduation from FSU, Alena
worked in Belgium as a legal researcher, later returning to the United States to work for
the National Language Service Corps as a Member and Mission Support Liaison. Her
education and experiences have uniquely prepared her to plan and navigate the
dynamic logistical details associated with CAPSTONE travels, within both the US and
internationally.
Of Alena’s many passions, she most enjoys travelling and learning new languages. In
her free time she enjoys yoga, making and viewing art, and practicing her ukulele.
17-1 ALLIED
FELLOWS
(19-30 Sep only)
BRIGADIER N R M BORTON DSO MBE
HEAD OPERATIONS (MILITARY) – MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
Brig Nick Borton was educated at Canford School and Stirling University, where he read History
and English Literature. He was commissioned into The Royal Highland Fusiliers in 1991 and
served with the Battalion in UK, Belize, Germany in the Armoured Infantry role, Bosnia and
Northern Ireland. He then served as Directing Staff at the Platoon Commander’s Division and the
Jungle Warfare School in Brunei, where he ran the Long Range Patrol Course. In 2000 Brig
Borton completed an MA in Defence Management and Technology at the RMCS, followed by the
Advanced Command and Staff Course at the JSCSC.
After Staff College, he was appointed Military Assistant 2 to the Chief of the General Staff. He then
returned to his Battalion to command a rifle company, serving with them in Cyprus, Jordan, Iraq,
UK and Belize. In 2006 he went on promotion to HQ MND SE in Iraq as Chief of Staff Div Forward
HQ. After a period as DS at the ACSC, he returned to Edinburgh to command The Royal Highland
Fusiliers, 2nd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland. Brig Borton deployed to Afghanistan with
his Battalion on Op HERRICK 8 in 2008 as part of 16 Air Assault Bde, where he commanded
Battlegroup NorthWest in Musa Qal’eh. He was awarded the DSO for this tour. He completed his
Colonel’s appointment in Plans in Army HQ. He then commanded 16 Air Assault Bde from 2013 –
2015 in the contingency role. He is currently Head Operations (Military) in the Ops Directorate in
MoD. He is married to Amanda, and they have two daughters.
COMMODORE LUC CASSIVI, OMM, CD
Commodore Luc Cassivi was born and raised in the
Gaspé Peninsula, Québec. His experience in the Royal
Canadian Sea Cadets led his to join the Canadian Armed
Forces in 1983. He received an undergraduate degree in
Computer Science with a specialization in Operations
Research in 1988 from the College Militaire Royal de StJean.
Upon graduation, he underwent naval training and
performed various duties ashore and at sea in both the
surface and submarine fleets. He also served on exchange
with the Royal Australian Navy in Her Majesty’s Australian
Submarine (HMAS) Onslow and as an instructor at the
Submarine Warfare and Systems Centre in Sydney Australia.
After his tour as Executive Officer of HMCS Corner Brook (ex-Her
Majesty’s Submarine Ursula), Commodore Cassivi challenged the Royal
Netherlands Navy’s Submarine Command Course in 2004. He was the first
Canadian to graduate from this course. Commodore Cassivi enjoyed command
appointments in HMCS Victoria, HMCS Corner Brook and HMCS Windsor before
assuming the duties of Commander Submarine Division and Officer in Charge of
the Submarine Sea Training Group. He also had the pleasure of commanding
HMCS Ville de Quebec before proceeding to the United States Naval War
College, Naval Command College in Newport, Rhode Island as part of the class
of 2011.
On return to Canada, he served as Deputy Commander Canadian Fleet
Pacific, Director Canadian Submarine Force, Chief of Staff Plans and Operations
for Maritime Forces Pacific and Joint Task Force Pacific, and Commanding
Officer Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt.
On promotion to Commodore, he was appointed Director General Naval
Strategic Readiness at National Defence Headquarters in August 2014.
Commodore Cassivi received a Master in Business Administration in
November 2008 from the Edinburgh Business School, Heriot-Watt University,
Edinburgh, Scotland.
IAIN KING CBE
Defence Counsellor, Policy & Nuclear
British Embassy, Washington DC
Iain King took up his post as Counsellor Defence Policy &
Nuclear (SCS1 – SES 1) in the British Embassy in
Washington, DC, in July 2016. He is responsible for
Defence Policy, Strategy, and Nuclear issues within the
British Defence Staff – United States.
On behalf of the UK’s Ministry of Defence, Iain leads policy
engagement on regional strategy (including Europe, Middle
East, and the Asia-Pacific), operational policy, and force
management with American stakeholders. As DPN Counsellor, Iain also leads work
on UK-US nuclear co-operation, strategic deterrence, ballistic missile defence, and
CBRNE threat reduction. Iain also manages the reputation of UK Defence in the
United States, and oversees Congressional, think tank, and media engagement on
matters of defence.
Following seven years work on the Northern Ireland Peace Process in the 1990s,
where he was one of the first people to engage with republican and loyalist groups
after their respective ceasefires, Iain worked for the EU and UN in Kosovo. There, he
oversaw the transfer of authority from international to elected officials, and mapped
out the first direct talks between Pristina and Belgrade.
He was subsequently Director of Programmes at the UK’s overseas democracy
promotion agency, the Westminster Foundation for Democracy; led stabilisation
efforts in several forward operating bases in Afghanistan, where he was deployed to
more frontline bases in Helmand Province than any other civilian; ran the planning
team at Britain’s cross-government Stabilisation Unit; and coordinated international
stabilisation work in Benghazi during the 2011 war. Shorter stints have taken him to
Iraq, Syria and several countries in Africa. Most recently, he directed the UK’s
research portfolio on conflict and development, based at the UK’s Department for
International Development (DFID). In 2013, he became one of the youngest people
to be made a Commander of the British Empire (CBE) for his work supporting
governance in Libya, Afghanistan and Kosovo.
Iain was educated at KLB Comprehensive School in Gloucestershire, and read
Politics, Philosophy and Economics at Pembroke College, Oxford University (19891992). In 2004 he became a Research Fellow at Wolfson College, Cambridge
University, where his studies led to two non-fiction books: an acclaimed chronicle and
analysis of the Kosovo intervention, and a jargon-free introduction to philosophy. He
has since co-written a book on Helmand, and two novels rooted in military history. In
2015, he was appointed a Fellow of the Royal Society of the Arts (FRSA).
Iain is married to Victoria, a US diplomat, with two children – Myles (10) and Verity
(6) – whose penchant for worrisome experiments takes up much of his spare time.
Department Of Defence
SENIOR LEADERSHIP
CAREER BRIEF
Christian or Given Names:
Surname:
CV Updated (date):
James Peter
McCormack
7/12/2015
Rank / Band:
Honours and Awards:
Post Nominals:
Commodore
Nil
Nil
Date Of Birth:
Service / AGS Number:
PMKEYS ID
Date of Commencement in Service:
1964
C134407
8079770
14/3/1983
Present Position:
Present Location
Director General Support to Military Operations – ASD
Canberra
Academic Record:
Bachelor of Arts
Graduate Certificate in Public Policy
Graduate Diploma in Applied Science (Technology Management)
Master of Business Administration
Courses (Non-academic)
Personal Biographical Details
A progressive manager with drive, integrity, a proven record of results and a demonstrated ability for lateral and innovative thinking.
Actively involved in resource management and utilisation, and the assessment and optimisation of performance within government agencies.
Exceptional personnel and budget management skills. Wide-ranging professional experience in a number of Australian agencies dealing
with policy, analysis, collection, oversight and management. Extensive experience dealing with Ministers and senior executive level
management in: foreign, federal, state and local governments; industry and professional associations; and the commercial sector. Proven
track record of achievement in a number of difficult assignments.
EMPLOYMENT RECORD (LAST 10 YEARS)
Date
Rank / Designation
Job Title / Division/Branch / Department
Sep 15 –
Present
CDRE
Director General Support to Military Operations – Australian Signals Directorate
Jan 14 –
Sep 15
CAPT
Chief of Staff to Chief of Navy
Nov 12 Dec 13
SES-2 FAS
Head, Australian Military Liaison Office, Afghanistan
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Aug 09 Nov 12
SES-2 FAS
First Assistant Director General, Counter Terrorism, Security and Asia
CAPT - Navy Leadership Development Program
Nov 08 Aug 09
SES-1 AS
Assistant Director General, South East Asia and Transnational Issues Branch
CMDR/CAPT - Director Navy Professional Studies Program, Office of DG RES-N
Oct 07 Nov 08
SES-1 AS
Director Australian High Tech Crime Centre
Australian Federal Police
CMDR - Director Navy Professional Studies Program, Office of DG RES-N
Sep 05 Oct 07
SES-1 AS
General Manager, Broadband Development
Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts
CMDR - MHQ Naval Intelligence and Seaman Officer (active Reservist dating back as far as Jan 93)
Dec 04 Sep 05
EL-2
Counsellor, Australian High Commission, Kuala Lumpur
DIRECTORATE OF SENIOR OFFICER MANAGEMENT
17-1 FELLOWS
BRIGADIER GENERAL CHRISTOPHER P. AZZANO
Brig. Gen. Christopher P. Azzano is Commander,
96th Test Wing, Air Force Materiel Command,
Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. He leads more than
9,800 military, civilian, and contractor personnel
in accomplishing the Test Wing's missions of
developmental testing and evaluation of
conventional munitions, command and control
systems, aircraft avionics and guidance systems,
and radar cross section measurement. He is also
responsible for providing all base operating
support, infrastructure, and services support for
the Department of Defense's largest installation
(724 square miles). He commands eight groups
and 32 squadrons. The Test Wing operates 38
modified test aircraft; manages 120,000 square
miles of over-water test ranges, plus facilities in
six different states. The 96 TW also supports
seven tenant wings and wing equivalent units to
include the 33rd Fighter Wing (F-35 Joint Strike
Fighter), the Army's 7th Special Forces Group
(Airborne), Joint Explosive Ordnance Disposal
Training Center, and 37 other associate units including the Army's 6th Ranger Training Battalion and the Air
Force's 20th Space Control Squadron. As commander, he interacts with local officials across a 3-county, 11city region with a military economic impact of $2.7 billion annually.
General Azzano has flown more than 2,700 hours in 35 aircraft types as an instructor pilot, evaluator pilot,
and experimental test pilot. He has conducted developmental tests on a wide range of aircraft and
weapons, and previously commanded an operations group and flight test squadron. Prior to joining the
96th Test Wing, General Azzano commanded the 72nd Air Base Wing, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma,
where he was responsible for a workforce of 26,000 and direct support to the Air Force Sustainment
Center, the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex, and 42 other associate units.
General Azzano is a graduate of the Air Force Intern Program and the Air War College. He holds Master's
degrees in Aerospace Engineering and Strategic Studies. He was previously assigned as an Air Force
Legislative Fellow, advising a member of the United States Congress on defense issues and international
affairs.
EDUCATION
1987 Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Ind.
1988 Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, Calif.
1997 Certificate in Organizational Management, George Washington Univ, Washington, D.C.
1998 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2000 USAF Test Pilot School, Edwards AFB, Calif.
2006 Air Force Legislative Fellowship, Washington, D.C.
2007 Certificate in Legislative Studies, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.
2011 Master of Strategic Studies, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2012 Center for Creative Leadership, Greensboro, N.C.
2014 Enterprise Leadership Seminar, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N.C.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. February 1991 - April 1992, student, Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training, Sheppard AFB, Texas
2. May 1992 - March 1993, Flight Safety Officer, Sheppard AFB, Texas
3. April 1993 - June 1993, student, Lead-in Fighter Training, Holloman AFB, N.M.
4. July 1993 - February 1994, student, F-15E Replacement Training Unit, Luke AFB, Ariz.
5. March 1994 - July 1996, F-15E Pilot, 336th Fighter Squadron, Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C.
6. August 1996 - November 1997, Air Force Intern, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
7. December 1997 - June 1999, F-15E Instructor Pilot, Wing Executive Officer, 391st Fighter
Squadron, 366th Air Expeditionary Wing, Mountain Home AFB, Idaho
8. July 1999 - June 2000, student, USAF Test Pilot School, Edwards AFB, Calif.
9. July 2000 - April 2003, F-15 Experimental Test Pilot, F-15 Chief Pilot, F-15 Flight
Commander, 40th Flight Test Squadron, Eglin AFB, Fla.
10. May 2003 - August 2005, Assistant Operations Officer, Operations Officer, Data Masked
11. September 2005 - December 2006, Air Force Legislative Fellow, Washington, D.C.
12. January 2007 - June 2008, Chief, Advanced Weapons & Sensors Division, Assistant
Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Special Programs Directorate, the Pentagon,
Washington, D.C.
13. June 2008 - July 2010, Commander, Flight Test Squadron, Data Masked
14. July 2010 - June 2011, student, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
15. June 2011 - June 2013, Commander, 412th Operations Group, Edwards AFB, Calif.
16. June 2013 - Commander, 72nd Air Base Wing, Tinker AFB, Okla.
17. June 2015 - present, Commander, 96th Test Wing, Eglin AFB, Fla.
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Command Pilot
Flight Hours: More than 2,700
Aircraft Flown: 35 different types, including the F-15E, F-15C, F-16, and C-12
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
2015 Air Force Materiel Command Jerome F. O'Malley Award (Wg/CC & Spouse Team)
2001 USAF Lt Gen Bobby Bond Memorial Aviator Award
2001 Air Armament Center NDIA Military Tester of the Year
2001 Air Armament Center Daedalian Exceptional Pilot Award
Liethen-Tittle Award, USAF Test Pilot School, Class 99B
Orville Wright Achievement Award, Order of the Daedalians, 1992
Legion of Merit with one oak leaf cluster
Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters
Air Medal with one oak leaf cluster
Aerial Achievement Medal with four oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal with one oak leaf cluster
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant February 13, 1991
First Lieutenant
February 13, 1993
Captain
February 13, 1995
Major
February 1, 2002
Lieutenant Colonel March 1, 2006
Colonel
September 1, 2010
Brigadier General September 2, 2015
(Current as of September 2015)
BRIGADIER GENERAL TONY D. BAUERNFEIND
Brig Gen Tony D. Bauernfeind is currently serving as the Commanding General, Special
Operations Command Korea. He also serves as Commander of United Nations Command Special
Operations Component, Commander, US Special Operations Joint Task Force and Deputy
Commander, Combined Unconventional Warfare Task Force. Serving on the Korean peninsula,
Brig Gen Bauernfeind works daily with his Republic of Korea and United Nations Sending State
partners to enhance combined and multinational Special Operations capability, interoperability and
networks. Combined SOF are an enabling component to maintaining the Armistice and
strengthening the US- ROK Alliance and are ready to deter and defeat all threats to the Korean
peninsula and ensure regional stability.
Gen. Bauernfeind earned his commission from the U.S. Air Force Academy in 1991. Earning his
wings in 1992, he has flown more than 3,500 hours in the MC-130E, MC-130H and MQ-9
aircraft. Gen. Bauernfeind has commanded special operations forces in both garrison and combat
at the squadron, group and wing levels.
EDUCATION
1991 Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, US Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo.
2000 Masters of Business Administration, Auburn University, Ala.
2004 Air Command and Staff College, Masters of Military Operational Art and Science, Maxwell
AFB, Ala.
2005 Master of Airpower Art and Science, School of Advanced Air and Space Studies, Maxwell
AFB, Ala.
2006 Air War College, by correspondence
2009 Military Fellow, RAND Corporation (Senior Developmental Education), Santa Monica, Calif.
2010 Joint Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Va.
2010 Center for Creative Leadership, Greensboro, N.C.
2013 Combined Forces Special Operation Component Commander Course, MacDill AFB, Fla
ASSIGNMENTS
July 1991 – August 1992, Undergraduate Pilot Training, Columbus AFB, Miss.
September 1992 – July 1993, C-130 and MC-130E Combat Talon Initial Mission Qualification, Little
Rock AFB, AR and Hurlburt Field, Fla.
July 1993 – January 1997, MC-130E Aircraft Commander and MC-130H Instructor Pilot, 1st
Special Operations Squadron, Kadena AB, Japan
January 1997 – January 1998, MC-130H Instructor Pilot, 550th Special Operations Squadron,
Kirtland AFB, N.M.
January – August 1998, Student F-15 Pilot, 2nd Fighter Squadron, Tyndall AFB, Fla.
August 1998 – September 2001, MC-130H Instructor Pilot, Stan/Eval Pilot and Assistant Director of
Operations, 15th Special Operations Squadron and Wing Executive Officer, 16th Special
Operations Wing, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
September 2001 – June 2003, Chief, SOF/CSAR Branch, Global Mobility/Special Ops Capability
Requirements Division, Directorate of Operational Capability Requirements, Deputy Chief of Staff
for Air and Space Operations, Headquarters United States Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
July 2003 – July 2004, Student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
July 2004 – June 2005, Student, School of Advanced Air and Space Studies, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
June – October 2005, Chief Special Warfare Division, HQ United States Air Force Doctrine Center,
Maxwell AFB, Ala.
November 2005 – January 2006, MC-130H Requalification Training, Kirtland AFB, N.M.
January 2006 – May 2008, Operations Officer & Commander, 15th Special Operations Squadron,
Hurlburt Field, Fla.
June 2008 – June 2009, Military Fellow, RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, Calif.
June 2009 – June 2011, Director of Staff and Special Assistant to the Director, DARPA, Arlington,
Va.
June 2011 – June 2013, Commander, 1st Special Operations Group, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
July 2013 – Feb 2015, Commander, 27th Special Operations Wing, Cannon AFB, N.M.
May 2015 – April 2016, Deputy Commanding General – Operations, NATO Special Operations
Component Command/Special Operations Joint Task Force-Afghanistan, Kabul, Afghanistan
April 2016 – present, Commanding General, Special Operations Command Korea/United Nations
Command Special Operations Component and Deputy Commander, Combined Unconventional
Warfare Task Force, Camp Kim, Seoul, South Korea.
SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
August – December 2006, Commander, Combined Joint Special Operations Air Detachment,
Afghanistan as a lieutenant colonel
May – September 2007, Deputy Commander, Combined Joint Special Operations Air Component,
Iraq/Afghanistan, as a lieutenant colonel
June 2009 – June 2011, Director of Staff and Special Assistant to the Director, DARPA, Arlington,
VA as a colonel
May 2012 – January 2013, Commander, Combined Joint Special Operations Air Component,
Afghanistan as a colonel
May 2015 – April 2016, Deputy Commanding General – Operations, NATO Special Operations
Component Command/Special Operations Joint Task Force, Kabul, Afghanistan as a brigadier
general
April 2016 – present, Commanding General, Special Operations Command Korea/United Nations
Command Special Operations Component and Deputy Commander, Combined Unconventional
Warfare Task Force, Camp Kim, Seoul, South Korea as a brigadier general
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Aircraft Flown: MC-130H, MC-130E, MC-130J, C-130E, AC-130H/U, CV-22, U-28, C-146, PC-12,
UH-1N, MQ-9
Defense Superior Service Medal
Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster
Bronze Star with two oak leaf clusters
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Air Medal with oak leaf cluster
Aerial Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster
Second Lieutenant May 29, 1991
First Lieutenant May 29, 1993
Captain May 29, 1995
Major March 1, 2002
Lieutenant Colonel March 1, 2006
Colonel October 1, 2009
Brigadier General August 2, 2015
(Current as of May 2016)
United States Army
Brigadier General FRANCIS M. BEAUDETTE
Assistant Commander - Support
Joint Special Operations Command
United States Special Operations Command
PO Box 70239
1 Malvesti Street
Fort Bragg, North Carolina 28310
Since: July 2015
SOURCE OF COMMISSIONED SERVICE ROTC
EDUCATIONAL DEGREES
The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina – BA – French
United States Army Command and General Staff College – MMAS – General Studies
United States Army War College – MSS – Strategic Studies
MILITARY SCHOOLS ATTENDED
Military Intelligence Officer Basic Course
Infantry Officer Advanced Course
United States Army Command and General Staff College
United States Army War College
FOREIGN LANGUAGE(S) French
PROMOTIONS
2LT
1LT
CPT
MAJ
LTC
COL
BG
DATE OF APPOINTMENT
13 May 89
31 Oct 91
1 May 94
1 Jun 00
1 Aug 05
1 Dec 09
2 Jul 15
FROM
TO
ASSIGNMENT
Jul 15 Present Assistant Commander, Support, Joint Special Operations Command, United States Army
Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, North Carolina and OPERATION UPRISE GIANT,
Iraq
Jul 14 Feb 15 Deputy Commanding General (Operations), 1st Armored Division, Fort Bliss, Texas and
OPERATION INHERENT RESOLVE, Jordan
Jun 13 Jul 14 Executive Officer to the Commander, United States Special Operations Command, MacDill Air
Force Base, Florida
Aug 12 Jun 13 Student, United States Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania
Jun 10 Jun 12 Commander, 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne), Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington
and OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM, Philippines
Jul 08 Jun 10 Assistant Chief of Staff, G3, later Chief of Staff, United States Army Special Forces Command
(Airborne), Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Jun 06 Jul 08 Commander, 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Germany and OPERATION
ENDURING FREEDOM, Afghanistan
Aug 04 Jun 06 Deputy Branch Chief, Special Operations Directorate, J-3, Joint Staff, Washington, DC
Jun 03 Jun 04 Operations Officer, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Germany and OPERATION IRAQI
Aug 02 Jun 03
Jun 01 Aug 02
Jul 00 Jun 01
Jan 00 Jun 00
Jun 99 Jan 00
Jun 98 Jun 99
Jul 97 Jun 98
Aug 95 Jul 97
Aug 94 Feb 95
May 93 Aug 94
Oct 92 May 93
Mar 92 Oct 92
Mar 91 Mar 92
May 90 Mar 91
Nov 89 May 90
FREEDOM, Iraq
Executive Officer, 2d Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Carson, Colorado
and OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM, Iraq
Commander, A Company, 2d Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Carson,
Colorado and OPERATION JOINT GUARDIAN, Kosovo
Student, Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
Aide-de-Camp to the Deputy Commander of Kosovo Forces, Headquarters, Kosovo Forces,
OPERATION JOINT GUARDIAN, Kosovo
Aide-de-Camp to the Commanding General, United States Army Special Warfare Center and
School, Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Commander, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3d Special Forces Group (Airborne),
Fort Bragg, North
Assistant Operations Officer, 3d Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Commander, Operational Detachment Alpha (ODA) 336 and 334, 1st Battalion, 3d Special
Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, North Carolina and OPERATIONS NOBLE OBELISK,
Sierra Leone and FIRM RESPONSE, Congo
Student, Infantry Officer Advanced Course, Fort Benning, Georgia
Tactical Intelligence Officer, later Battalion Intelligence Officer, 1st Battalion, 509th Parachute
Infantry Regiment, Fort Polk, Louisiana
Intelligence Officer, 3d Battalion, 47th Infantry Regiment, Fort Lewis, Washington
Intelligence Officer, 593d Area Support Group, Fort Lewis, Washington
Platoon Leader, D Company, 4th Battalion, 70th Armor Regiment, 2d Brigade, 1st Armored
Division, Germany and OPERATION DESERT STORM, Saudi Arabia
Tactical Intelligence Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 4th Battalion, 70th
Armor Regiment, 2d Brigade, 1st Armored Division, United States Army Europe, Germany and
OPERATIONS DESERT SHIELD/DESERT STORM, Saudi Arabia
Student, Intelligence Officer Basic Course, Fort Huachuca, Arizona
Executive Officer to the Commander, United States Special
Operations Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida
DATE
Jun 13 - Jul 14
GRADE
Colonel
Deputy Branch Chief, Special Operations Directorate, J-3, Joint
Staff, Washington, DC
Aug 04 - Jun 06
Major/Lieutenant
Colonel
SUMMARY OF OPERATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS
Assistant Commander, Support, Joint Special Operations Command,
OPERATION UPRISE GIANT, Iraq
Deputy Commanding General (Operations), 1st Armored
Division/Director, CENTCOM Forward-Jordan, OPERATION
INHERENT RESOLVE, Jordan
Commander, Joint Special Operations Task Force-Philippines,
OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM, Philippines
Battalion Commander, 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group
(Airborne), OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM, Afghanistan
Operations Officer, Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force Arabian Peninsula, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne),
OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM, Iraq
Executive Officer, 2d Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group
(Airborne), OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM, Iraq
Commander, A Company, 2d Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group
(Airborne), OPERATION JOINT GUARDIAN, Kosovo
Aide-de-Camp to the Deputy Commander of Kosovo Forces,
Headquarters, Kosovo Forces, OPERATION JOINT GUARDIAN,
DATE
Jan 16 - Feb 16
GRADE
Brigadier General
Aug 14 - Feb 15
Colonel
Jun 11 - May 12
Colonel
Sep 07 - Feb 08
Lieutenant Colonel
Jan 04 - Jun 04
Major
Mar 03 - May 03
Major
Mar 02 - Aug 02
Major
Jan 00 - Jun 00
Captain/Major
Kosovo
Commander, Operational Detachment Alpha (ODA) 334, C
Company, 1st Battalion, 3d Special Forces Group (Airborne),
OPERATIONS NOBLE OBELISK, Sierra Leone and FIRM
RESPONSE, Congo
Tactical Intelligence Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters
Company, later Armor Platoon Leader, D Company, 4th Battalion,
70th Armor Regiment, 1st Armored Division, OPERATIONS
DESERT SHIELD/STORM, Saudi Arabia
US DECORATIONS AND BADGES
Defense Superior Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Legion of Merit (with 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Bronze Star Medal (with 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Defense Meritorious Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Meritorious Service Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Commendation Medal (with 4 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Achievement Medal (with 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Combat Infantryman Badge
Master Parachutist Badge
Military Free Fall Parachutist Badge
Ranger Tab
Special Forces Tab
Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge
Mar 97 - Jun 97
Captain
Dec 90 - May 91
Second Lieutenant
REAR ADMIRAL GENE BLACK
DEPUTY COMMANDER, US NAVAL FORCES CENTRAL COMMAND
RDML Black is a native of Tinton Falls, New Jersey. A
1986 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, he holds a
Bachelor of Science in Political Science and a Master of
Science in Management from the Naval Postgraduate
School in Monterey, California.
At sea, he commanded USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55) from
January 2010 until November 2011. While in command,
Leyte Gulf served as the Enterprise Carrier Strike Group
(CSG) air defense commander and deployed to the
Arabian Gulf and North Arabian Sea in support of
Operations Enduring Freedom and New Dawn.
Black commanded USS Mason (DDG 87) from May 2004
until January 2006 and deployed to the Arabian Gulf with the Harry S. Truman CSG.
Black’s other sea duty assignments include executive officer in USS Ramage (DDG 61),
weapons officer and combat systems officer in USS Normandy (CG 60), fire control officer in
USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55), Combat Information Center officer and Damage Control assistant in
USS Gallery (FFG 26), and the staff of the Commander, South Atlantic Force, U.S. Atlantic
Fleet (USCOMSOLANT).
Black’s shore duty assignments include Director, Surface Warfare Distribution Division
(PERS-41) Navy Personnel Command; special assistant to Commander, Naval Surface Forces,
Atlantic; Future Ships and DDG 1000 branch head in the Surface Warfare Directorate (N86)
on the staff of the Chief of Naval Operations; and Afghanistan/Pakistan Politico-Military
Policy branch head on the Joint Staff, Strategic Plans and Policy, (J5) in Washington,
D.C. Other assignments include commander detailer at the Navy Personnel Command in
Millington, Tennessee, and Surface Warfare Officer School (SWOS) department head
instructor in Newport, Rhode Island.
He reported to his current assignment as deputy commander, U.S. Naval Forces Central
Command in June 2015.
His awards include the Legion of Merit, the Joint Meritorious Service Medal, the Meritorious
Service Medal, the Navy-Marine Corps Commendation Medal, the Navy-Marine Corps
Achievement Medal and various unit and service awards.
Brigadier General Paul Bontrager
Acting Senior commander
10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum
Brigadier General Paul Bontrager enlisted in the U.S. Army in
1982, serving his enlisted tour in the 101st Airborne Division
(Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky. He subsequently
attended Austin Peay State University in Clarksville,
Tennessee. In 1988 he received a Bachelor’s of Science
degree in Political Science and commissioned as an Aviation
Officer. He holds two Master’s of Science Degrees, one in
Education and one in Joint Campaign Planning and Strategy.
Brigadier General Bontrager is a graduate of the Command
and General Staff College and the Joint Advanced Warfighting
School.
Brigadier General Bontrager’s key command assignments
include B/4-501st Aviation Regiment (Attack) at Camp Page,
Korea; C/1-17th Cavalry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division at
Fort Bragg, North Carolina; 7-17th Cavalry Regiment at Fort Campbell, Kentucky; Flight
Concepts Division at Fort Eustis, Virginia; the 101st Combat Aviation Brigade at Fort Campbell,
Kentucky; and Train Advise Assist Command-South at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan.
Major deployment history includes Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm; Operation Joint
Forge; Operation Enduring Freedom; Operation Iraqi Freedom; Operation New Dawn; and
Operation Resolute Support.
Brigadier General Bontrager is a Master Army Aviator, holding pilot ratings in several military
and civilian aircraft. His awards and decorations are typical for a soldier of his rank and
experience.
Brigadier General Bontrager married his wife, Kelly, in 1985. They have two children together,
Zachary and Katie.
Brigadier General Gary M. Brito
Commanding General
Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk, Louisiana
Brigadier General Gary Brito, a native of Hyannis,
Massachusetts was commissioned an Infantry officer through
Penn State University and entered active duty in March 1987.
He previously served as the Deputy Commanding General –
Operations for the 25th Infantry Division. His previous
assignments include Director, Force 2025 and Beyond, US
Army Capabilities and Integration Center (ARCIC), Training
and Doctrine and Command and Operations Officer (G3) for
III Corps, Fort Hood, Texas. In that capacity, he deployed
and served as the Deputy Director, Afghanistan National
Security Forces (ANSF) Development, ISAF Joint Command
in Kabul, Afghanistan. Throughout his career, he has served
in a variety of command and staff assignments to include
Commander, 120th Infantry Brigade, First Army;
Commander, 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, Operations
officer (S3), 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment and later as the Brigade operations officer (S3),
2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division. Additionally, he served as an aide-de-camp to the III Corps
Commanding General, Fort Hood, Texas; Chief, Commander's Planning Group (CPG) and interim
Executive Officer to Commanding General, Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC). Brigadier
General Brito has twice served at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, California; first, as a
Company/Team and Battle-Staff Observer/Controller and later as a Senior Battalion and Brigade
Combat Team Trainer. He has deployed to both Iraq and Afghanistan.
He is a graduate of the Infantry Officer Basic and Advanced courses, Airborne and Ranger schools,
Combined Arms Staff Services School, Command General and Staff Officers Course and completed
senior service college at the Joint Advanced Warfighting Course, Norfolk, Virginia. He holds a
Bachelor of Science degree in Community Studies from Penn State University, a Master’s degree in
Human Resource Management from Troy State University and a second Master’s degree in Joint
Strategy and Campaign Planning from the Joint Advanced Warfighting School (JAWS).
Brigadier General is married to the former Michelle Harper of Washington DC. They have two sons,
Matthew and Patrick.
Brigadier General Brito assumed command of the Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk
on May 4, 2016.
Brigadier General JOSE R. BURGOS (USAR)
Deputy Commanding General (TPU)
99th Regional Support Command
Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst,
New Jersey 08640-5730
since February 2016
SOURCE OF COMMISSIONED SERVICE ROTC
CURRENT OCCUPATION
Command Executive Officer, 1st Mission Support Command, Fort Buchanan,
Puerto Rico
EDUCATIONAL DEGREES
University of Sacred Heart - BS - Science
University of Saint Moritz - MBA - Business Administration
MILITARY SCHOOLS ATTENDED
Transportation Officer Basic and Advanced Courses
Combined Arms and Services Staff School
United States Army Command and General Staff College
Inter-American Defense College
Advanced Joint Professional Military Education
FOREIGN LANGUAGE(S) Spanish
PROMOTIONS
2LT
1LT
CPT
MAJ
LTC
COL
BG
COMPONENT
USAR
USAR
USAR
USAR
USAR
USAR
USAR
USAR - Not on Active Duty
FROM
TO
Feb 16
Present
Oct 13
Feb 16
Active Guard/Reserve
May 12
Oct 13
Jan 10
May 12
Apr 08
Jan 10
Apr 07
Apr 08
3/4/2016
DATE OF APPOINTMENT
01 Jun 84
22 May 87
22 May 91
20 May 98
01 Dec 04
25 Sep 09
11 Dec 13
ASSIGNMENT
Deputy Commanding General, 99th Regional Support Command,
Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey
Commander, 1st Mission Support Command, Fort Buchanan, Puerto
Rico
Chief, Reserve Affairs Office, United States Army Transportation
School, Fort Lee, Virginia (Aug-Oct 13, non-rated)
Commander, 1189th Transportation Brigade, Deployment Support
Command, Charleston, South Carolina
Deputy Chief of Staff, Support Operations, 311th Sustainment
Command (Expeditionary), Los Angeles, California
Deputy Commander, 1185th Transportation Terminal Brigade,
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Feb 00
Jun 97
USAR - Not on Active Duty
Jul 93
Jul 94
May 90
Jul 93
Jun 84
May 90
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Acting Brigade Commander, 1185th Transportation Terminal
Brigade, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Deputy Commander, 1185th Transportation Terminal Brigade,
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Plans and Operations Officer, Regional Defense Support to Civilian
Authorities (Region VIII), 5th United States Army, Fort Sam
Houston, Texas
Logistics Readiness Officer, 5th United States Army, Fort Sam
Houston, Texas
Student, Logistics Executive Development Course, United States
Army Logistics Management Center, Fort Lee, Virginia
Executive Officer, 332d Transportation Battalion, Tampa, Florida
Assistant S3, 32d Transportation Group, Tampa, Florida
Motor/Rail Transportation Officer, 346th Transportation Battalion,
Ceiba, Puerto Rico
Adjutant, 346th Transportation Battalion, Ceiba, Puerto Rico
Commander, 268th Transportation Company, Bayamon, Puerto Rico
(Oct 91-Jul 93, non-rated)
Platoon Leader, 268th Transportation Company, 346th Transportation
Battalion, Bayamon, Puerto Rico
NONE
DATE
GRADE
SUMMARY OF OPERATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS
Deputy Commander, 1185th Transportation Terminal
Brigade, Lancaster, Pennsylvania with duty at Iraq
DATE
Jun 05- Jun 06
GRADE
Lieutenant Colonel
US DECORATIONS AND BADGES
Legion of Merit (with 2 Oak Leaf Cluster)
Bronze Star Medal
Meritorious Service Medal (with 6 Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Commendation Medal (with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters)
Joint Service Achievement Medal
Army Achievement Medal (with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters)
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Brigadier General Brian P. Cummings
Program Executive Officer
Program Executive Office Soldier
Brigadier General Brian P. Cummings graduated from Old Dominion University in Norfolk,
Virginia, in 1986 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology and was commissioned a Second
Lieutenant (Infantry) in the United States Army. He earned a Master of Science degree in
Science and Technology Commercialization from the University of Texas in 1998 and a Master
of Science Degree from the Industrial College of the Armed Forces in 2010.
Brigadier General Cummings has served in a variety of command and staff positions to include
the 1st Infantry Division and 101st Airborne Division. In the 1st Infantry Division he served as Rifle
Platoon Leader, Scout Platoon Leader, and Company Executive Officer. In the 101st Airborne
Division he commanded twice as an Infantry Company Commander. In 1994, he joined the
Acquisition Corps, serving as Executive Officer to the Deputy Chief of Staff for Combat
Developments from January 1996 to January 1998 and as Assistant TRADOC System Manager
for Soldier from January 1999 to June 2001. Program assignments included tours as Assistant
Product Manager for the Land Warrior Program at PEO Soldier from June 2001 to June 2003;
Associate Director for Early Test Bed Engineering at the Missile Defense Agency from June
2003 to February 2005; and Product Manager Ground Soldier System from May 2005 to August
2009. He deployed to Iraq as Chief of Staff for the Deputy Commanding General (Advising and
Training) from June 2010 to June 2011. From June 2011 to February 2014, he served as Project
Manager, Mobile Electric Power and as Deputy PEO Combat Support/Combat Service Support
from February 2014 to September 2014.
Brigadier General Cummings’ service education includes the Infantry Officer Basic and
Advanced Courses, U.S Army Airborne School, U.S. Army Air Assault School, U.S. Army
Ranger School, and Command and Staff College. His Acquisition education includes the
Program Managers Course from the Defense Acquisition University, and Training with Industry
with Raytheon Systems Corporation.
Brigadier General Cummings’ personal awards and decorations include the Legion of Merit (2
awards), the Bronze Star Medal (3 awards), Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious
Service Medal (4 awards), Army Commendation Medal (5 awards), Army Achievement Medal,
National Defense Service Medal, Southwest Asia Service Medal, Afghanistan Campaign
Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, NATO Medal, Saudi
Arabia-Kuwait Liberation Medal, and Kuwait Liberation Medal. Other awards include the Expert
and Combat Infantryman’s Badge, Parachutist Badge, Air Assault Badge, U.S. Army Ranger
Tab, and Office of the Secretary of Defense Badge.
Major General Arlan M. DeBlieck
Commanding General, 81st Regional Support Command
Major General Arlan M. DeBlieck enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) in
1979, and in March 1985, commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the USMC.
From November 1985 to October 1988, he served with the 3d Force Service
Support Group (FSSG), III Marine Amphibious Force, Okinawa, Japan. During his
tenure with the 3d FSSG, he served as Platoon Commander, Aide-de-Camp,
Company Executive Officer, Assistant S3, and Company Commander with the 9th
Motor Transport Battalion.
In November of 1988, MG DeBlieck transitioned to The Basic School, Marine
Corps Combat Develop Center, Quantico, VA., where he served as the S4
Maintenance Management Officer. In January 1990, MG DeBlieck attended the
Army Transportation Officer Advanced Course, Ft. Eustis, VA. In June 1990, he
transitioned to his final active duty assignment with the U.S. Marine Corps when he
was assigned as the Inspector-Instructor for Transport Company, 6th Motor Transport Battalion, 4th Force Service
Support Group (FSSG) in Providence, R.I. In April 1993, MG DeBleck transferred to the Marine Corps Reserve,
and in June 1993 was assigned as the Maintenance Management Officer for the G/S Maintenance Company, 4th
Maintenance Battalion, 4th FSSG.
In March 2000, MG DeBlieck transferred to the U.S. Army Reserve where he was initially assigned to the 19th
Theater Army Area Command as the Support Operations Electronic Missile Maintenance Officer, and eventually,
the Special Troops Battalion S3. In January 2003, he deployed with the 3rd Corps Support Command
(COSCOM), where he served as the Support Operations Transportation Branch Chief during Operation Iraqi
Freedom. In March of 2004, he returned to a reserve status where he served as the Highway Regulations Officer,
3rd COSCOM (CONUS AUG), Des Moines, IA. In August 2005, MG DeBlieck assumed command of the 450th
Movement Control Battalion (MCB), Manhattan, KS; and, in November 2006, deployed as the Commander for the
Joint Movement Control Battalion (JMCB) in support of Operation Enduring Freedom at Bagram Airbase,
Afghanistan.
In February 2008, MG DeBlieck and the 450th MCB returned from Afghanistan where he relinquished
command and was assigned as the 89th Regional Readiness Command (RRC) G3. In October of 2008, he
assumed command of the 561st Regional Support Group (RSG). The 561st RSG formed into TF Twister and MG
DeBlieck deployed in September 2009 as the Victory Base Complex Garrison Commander, Baghdad, Iraq, in
support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Following the return of TF Twister to CONUS in July 2010, MG DeBlieck
relinquished command of the 561st and was assigned as the Deputy Commanding Officer, 103rd Expeditionary
Sustainment Command (ESC), Des Moines, IA. In April 2012, he was assigned as the Commanding Officer of
the 103rd ESC, and on July 20, 2012, and was promoted to Brigadier General and assigned as the Commanding
General of the 103rd ESC. On August 20, 2014, he was assigned as the Deputy Commanding General, 21st
Theater Sustainment Command and Commanding General for the 7th Mission Support Command (MSC),
Kaiserslautern, Germany. On August 7, 2016, MG DeBlieck assumed command of the 81st Regional Support
Command and was promoted to Major General.
MG DeBlieck’s awards and decorations include the Legion of Merit with one oak leaf cluster, Bronze Star
Medal with one oak leaf cluster, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, Army
Commendation Medal, Navy Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal, Navy Achievement Medal,
Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal with two oak leaf clusters, Selected Marine Corps Reserve
Medal, National Defense Service Medal with bronze star, Afghanistan Campaign Medal with one campaign
star, Iraqi Campaign Medal with one campaign star, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War
on Terrorism Service Medal, Korean Defense Service Medal, Armed Forces Reserve Medal with ‘M’ device,
Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon with a numeral ‘3’, Army Reserve Overseas Training Ribbon
with a numeral ‘5’, Sea Service Deployment Ribbon with two bronze stars, NATO Medal, Navy Unit
Commendation, Meritorious Unit Commendation, and Combat Action Badge.
MG DeBlieck retired in 2012 from the United States Department of Agriculture. MG DeBlieck is
married to the former C. Michelle Samuels and they have four sons.
RDML David M. Dermanelian
U.S. Coast Guard
Rear Admiral David Dermanelian, USCG, is assigned to United States
Cyber Command as the Director of Training and Exercises (J7).
He was previously assigned as the Commander of the Coast Guard’s
Command, Control, Communications, Computers & Information
Technology Service Center (C4ITSC). From 2013-2016 he lead a
team of 2,300 members that provided C4IT products and services for
the entire Coast Guard. He initiated Project Torchlight to transform
from an asset based organization to a service delivery provider.
Prior to this RDML Dermanelian served as the Chief, Office of Cyber
Security and Telecommunications Policy (CG-65) where he was
designated the Coast Guard’s Chief Information Security Officer and
Telecommunications Program Manager. He developed Coast Guard policy, formal strategies,
and budgets for the Coast Guard’s information security, spectrum management and
telecommunications programs. He was the Designated Approving Authority for classified
systems and new acquisitions including Nationwide Automatic Identification Systems and
C4ISR systems on the National Security Cutter and Fast Response Cutter, and HC-144A Ocean
Sentry aircraft. His duties included representing the United States as Head of Delegation to the
International Maritime Organization’s Subcommittee on Radio Communications and Search and
Rescue which oversaw international policies involving the implementation of life saving
appliances and the Global Maritime Distress Safety System.
His Coast Guard career includes eight additional unique assignments including: Chief Engineer
at the Command & Control Engineering Center, Portsmouth, VA; Commanding Officer,
Communications Area Master Station Pacific, Point Reyes, CA; Seventh District, Chief C4IT
Officer, Miami, FL; Commanding Officer, Communications Station Kodiak, AK; Associate
Professor US Coast Guard Academy, New London, CT; Project Engineer at the Research and
Development Center, Groton, CT; Shipboard Electronics Project Officer, Headquarters,
Washington DC; Deck Watch Officer, USCG Cutter DAUNTLESS, Miami Beach, FL. He also
sailed the Coast Guard Cutter EAGLE to Australia in 1987.
A native of Michigan, RDML Dermanelian graduated from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy with
a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and from The George Washington University
with a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering
His personal awards include the Legion of Merit, four Meritorious Service Medals, two Coast
Guard Commendation Medals and the Coast Guard Achievement Medal.
Brig. Gen. Trent H. Edwards is the Director of Financial
Management and Comptroller, Headquarters Air Force Space
Command, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. As the
Command’s Chief Financial Officer, General Edwards is
responsible for a $10B Operations and Maintenance and
Investment budget that provides agile, integrated and resilient
space and cyberspace capabilities for the joint force and the
nation. His 120-person team provides resource planning,
programming and budget execution; develops the Program
Objective Memorandum; provides Financial Services,
Accounting and Audit Services, and Financial Plan development
for over 35,000 space and cyberspace personnel. He is also
responsible for overseeing the planning, programming and
budget execution for the Command's Special Access Program
and security activities.
General Edwards entered the Air Force in 1990 after
graduating from North Carolina A&T State University. He has
commanded two comptroller squadrons, a mission support
group, an air base wing and a training wing. He served in key
Air Force and Secretary of Defense staff positions such as Aide
de Camp to the Commander Air Education and Training
Command and Senior Military Assistant to the Under Secretary of Defense Comptroller. He has extensive
congressional experience and was assigned to the Secretary of the Air Force Office of Legislative Liaison, as the
Chief of Congressional Affairs and served as a National Defense Fellow to a member of Congress. He is a joint
qualified officer.
General Edwards has experience in combat and counterinsurgency operations, including deployments to
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba as the Chief of Staff for the Office of the Administrative Review of Enemy Combatants; Balad,
Iraq as the CJ8 for the Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force and Kabul, Afghanistan as the CJ8, NATO Training
Mission/Combined Security Transition Command - Afghanistan.
EDUCATION
1989 Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration, North Carolina A&T State University
1994 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
1995 Financial Management Staff Officer's Course, Sheppard AFB, Texas
1996 Master's degree in Human Relations, University of Oklahoma
2002 Air Command and Staff College, by seminar
2002 Certificate of Legislative Studies, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.
2002 National Defense Fellow, Washington, D.C.
2008 Master's Degree in National Security Studies, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2008 Program for Senior Executives in National Security, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.
2010 Leadership Development Program, Center for Creative Leadership, Greensboro, N.C.
2011 Air Force Forces Senior Officer Course, Air Force Expeditionary Warfare Center, Joint Base McGuireDixLakehurst, N.J.
2012 Enterprise Leadership Seminar, Darden School of Business, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
2014 Allan L. Freed Associates Capitol Hill Workshop
ASSIGNMENTS
July 1990 - June 1993, Deputy Accounting/Finance Officer, 401st Comptroller Squadron, Aviano, Italy
June 1993 - July 1994, Chief Financial Services, 8th Comptroller Squadron, Kunsan AB, South Korea
July 1994 - July 1995, Deputy Commander, Regional Accounting/Finance Office, Osan AB, South Korea
July 1995 - August 1996, 7th Air Force Budget Officer, 51st Fighter Wing, Osan AB, South Korea
August 1996 - August 1998, Chief, Financial Analysis, 18th Comptroller Squadron, Kadena AB, Japan.
August 1998 - October 1998, Chief, Budget Integration Branch, Comptroller Directorate, Headquarters Air
Education and Training Command, Randolph AFB, Texas
October 1998 - July 2000, Aide to Commander, Headquarters AETC, Randolph AFB, Texas
July 2000 - October 2001, Chief, Congressional Affairs, Legislative Liaison, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force,
the Pentagon, Washington D.C.
October 2001 - October 2002, Legislative Fellow to Congressman J.C. Watts Jr., Washington, D.C.
October 2002 - January 2003, Subject Matter Expert to the Financial Management Transformation Office,
Financial Management/Comptroller, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
February 2003 - June 2005, Commander, 92d Comptroller Squadron, Fairchild AFB, Wash.
July 2005 - June 2007, Commander, 88th Comptroller Squadron, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
July 2007 - May 2008, Student, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
June 2008 - May 2009, Senior Military Assistant, Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), Washington, D.C.
May 2009 - May 2010, Director, Programs and Comptroller, CJ8, NATO Training Mission and Combined Security
Transition Command, Kabul, Afghanistan.
August 2010 - June 2012, Commander, 28th Mission Support Group, Ellsworth AFB, S.D.
June 2012 - May 2014, Commander, 42nd Air Base Wing, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
June 2014 - May 2016, Commander, 37th Training Wing, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas
June 2016 - Present, Director, Financial Management and Comptroller, Headquarters Air Force Space Command,
Peterson AFB, Colo.
1. May 2004 - August 2004, Chief of Staff, Office of the Administrative Review of Enemy Combatants, Office of the
Secretary of Defense as a lieutenant colonel
2 February 2006 - July 2006, CJ8 Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force, Combined Forces Special
Operations Component Command as a lieutenant colonel
May 2008 - May 2009, Senior Military Assistant, Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) as a colonel
May 2009 - May 2010, Director Programs and Comptroller, CJ8, NATO Training Mission/Combined Security
Transition Command-Afghanistan as a colonel
Bronze Star Medal with oak leaf cluster
Meritorious Service Medal with five oak leaf clusters
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Achievement Medal
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with four oak leaf clusters
Air Force Organizational Excellence Award with oak leaf cluster
National Defense Service Medal with bronze star
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Armed Forces Services Medal
NATO Medal
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
2003 Air Mobility Command Financial Analysis Office of the Year
2004 Air Mobility Command Comptroller of the Year
2004 Air Force Comptroller of the Year
2005 American Society of Military Comptrollers Meritorious Performance Award (Comptroller)
2007 Air Force Materiel Command Comptroller of the Year
2010 American Society of Military Comptrollers Distinguished Performance Award (Comptroller)
2010 Office of Secretary of Defense Comptroller Outstanding Innovation in a Combat Zone
2013 Air Education and Training Command General and Mrs. Jerome F. O'Malley Award
PUBLICATIONS
“Legislative and Administrative Constraints--Breaking Down the Barriers to Effectiveness and Efficiency,” The Air
Force Comptroller Magazine, April 2003
Second Lieutenant Dec. 30, 1989
First Lieutenant Dec. 30, 1991
Captain Dec. 30, 1993
Major March 1, 2001
Lieutenant Colonel April 1, 2004
Colonel Oct. 1, 2008
Brigadier General May 22, 2015
BRIGADIER GENERAL JAMES O. EIFERT
Brigadier General James O. Eifert is the Assistant Adjutant
General - Air, Florida National Guard, and also serves as the
Commander, Florida Air National Guard. General Eifert is
responsible for mission readiness, operations and coordination
of the ten Florida Air National Guard (FLANG) units at seven
geographically separated sites. His scope of responsibility
includes $550 million in facilities and equipment, $750 million
in aircraft, $120 million in operating budgets, and command of
2000 personnel.
General Eifert received his commission from the United States
Air Force Academy in June 1982. Following undergraduate pilot
training, he flew operational fighter tours in the F-4 and F-15
before joining the Hawaii Air National Guard in 1991. After graduating from the prestigious United
States Air Force Fighter Weapons School in December 1992, General Eifert led the first-ever Air
National Guard F-15 combat mission policing the Northern Iraq no-fly zone during Operation
Provide Comfort. In 1995 he joined the 125th Fighter Wing as the first F-15 Chief, Weapons and
Tactics. As the Operations Officer, General Eifert executed the Wing's inaugural F-15 deployment
to a combat zone during Operation Northern Watch in 1998 followed by the first Air Expeditionary
Force rainbow deployment during Operation Southern Watch in 2000. As Wing Commander, 125th
Fighter Wing, he guided the 1,100 member organization during the continuing Operation Noble
Eagle and Overseas Contingency Operations missions while simultaneously serving as the Air
Dominance Weapons Systems Council Chairman working F-15/F-22 issues and concerns
nationwide. General Eifert currently is the National Strategic Planning System Force Structure
Committee Chairman responsible for advising the Deputy Director of the Air National Guard on
roles and missions. He also routinely performs Deputy Combined Force Air Component
Commander duty for the Commander Continental North American Aerospace Defense Command
Region overseeing the conduct of full spectrum air and space operations over the continental U.S.,
Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.
EDUCATION
1982 Bachelor of Science, Management, United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo.
1998 Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence
2013 Dual Status Commanders Course, North American Aerospace Defense Command/Northern
Command (NORAD/NORTHCOM), Peterson AFB, Colorado Springs, Colo.
2014 Joint Air and Space Operations Senior Staff Course, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
2014 Air Force Smart Operations 21, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
2014 Senior Executives in National and International Security, John F. Kennedy School, Harvard
University, Cambridge, Mass.
2015 General and Flag Officer Homeland Security Executive Seminar, John F. Kennedy School,
Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. June 1982 - July 1983, Student, Undergraduate Pilot Training, 82nd Student Squadron, Williams
AFB, Ariz.
2. July 1983 - November 1983, Student, AT-38B Lead-In Training, 479th Tactical Training Wing,
Holloman AFB, N.M.
3. November 1983 - June 1984, United States Air Force Operational Training Course, 308th Tactical
Fighter Training Squadron, Homestead AFB, Fla.
4. June 1984 - December 1984, Aircraft Commander, F-4E, 337th Tactical Fighter Squadron,
Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C.
5. December 1984 - August 1986, Emergency Actions Controller, 4th Tactical Fighter Wing,
Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C.
6. August 1986 - October 1986, Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Alabama
7. October 1986 - July 1987, Student, AT-38B Lead-In Fighter Training Course, 479th Tactical
Fighter Wing, Holloman AFB, N.M.
8. July 1987 - January 1988, Emergency Action Controller, 4th Tactical Fighter Wing, Seymour
Johnson AFB, N.C.
9. January 1988 - November 1990, Commander/Instructor Pilot, F-15 Flight, 525th Tactical Fighter
Squadron, Bitburg Air Base, Germany
10. November 1990 - December 1991, Headquarters Air Readiness Personnel Command, Denver,
Colo.
11. December 1991 - September 1994, Pilot Fighter, D Flight, 199th Fighter Squadron, Hickam
AFB, Hawaii
12. September 1994 - September 1995, Weapons and Tactics Officer, 154th Operations Support
Flight, Hickam AFB, Hawaii
13. September 1995 - September 1996, Weapons and Tactics Officer, 159th Fighter Squadron,
Jacksonville, Fla.
14. September 1996 - June 2002, F-15 Fighter Squadron Operations Officer, 159th Fighter
Squadron, Jacksonville, Fla.
15. June 2002 - June 2008, Commander, 125th Operations Group, Jacksonville, Fla.
16. June 2008 - January 2011, Vice Commander, 125th Fighter Wing, Jacksonville, Fla.
17. January 2011 - February 2013, Commander, 125th Fighter Wing, Jacksonville, Fla.
18. February 2013 - Present, Assistant Adjutant General - Air, Florida National Guard, Saint
Augustine, Fla.
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Command pilot
Flight hours: More than 3,800 hours; 63 combat hours
Aircraft flown: F-4C/D/E, F-15A/B/C/D, T-37, T-38
Pilot wings from: Williams AFB, Ariz.
AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit
Air Force Commendation Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Air Force Achievement Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award (with Valor Device and Silver Oak Leaf Cluster)
Air Force Organizational Excellence Award
Combat Readiness Medal (with Silver Oak Leaf Cluster and 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
National Defense Service Medal (with Bronze Service Star)
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Air Force Overseas Service Ribbon Long
Air Force Longevity Service (with 4 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Silver Hourglass and M Device)
Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon
Air Force Training Ribbon
Florida Cross
Florida Distinguished Service Medal
Florida Service Medal
Florida Meritorious Service Medal (with Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Florida Service Ribbon (with 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Second Lieutenant June 2, 1982
First Lieutenant June 2, 1984
Captain June 2, 1986
Major August 2, 1995
Lieutenant Colonel Sept. 1, 1999
Colonel June 27, 2003
Brigadier General Feb. 8, 2013
COLONEL SEAN M. FARRELL
Colonel Sean M. Farrell is the Director, Strategic Plans,
Programs and Requirements, Air Force Special Operations
Command, Hurlburt Field, Florida. He ensures the 19,000
Air Commandos worldwide are resourced and equipped
through force structure planning and programming,
establishing requirements, and acquisition program oversight through U.S. Air Force and U. S. Special Operations
Command processes.
Colonel Farrell graduated from Florida State University in
1990 and received his commission as a distinguished
graduate through the Reserve Officer Training Corps in
1990. He is a command pilot with over 3,500 hours in the
AC-130H, AC-130W, AC-130U and C-130E aircraft, and has
flown combat missions in Bosnia and Afghanistan. He has
commanded at the wing, group and squadron level.
EDUCATION
1990 Bachelor of Arts degree in political science, Florida
State University
1993 Master of Science degree in applied behavioral
science, communications systems technology, Wright State
University, Dayton, Ohio
2012 Master of Science degree in national resource strategy, National Defense University, Fort Lesley
J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. February 1991 – February 1992, Student, Undergraduate Pilot Training, Williams Air Force Base,
Ariz.
2. February 1992 – December 1993, Graduate Student, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright
Patterson AFB, Ohio
3. December 1993 – November 1994, Program Manager for International Cooperation, WrightPatterson AFB, Ohio
4. November 1994 – March 1997, C-130E Pilot, Training Officer, Moody AFB, Ga.
5. March 1997 – April 1998, AC-130H Pilot, Chief of Flight Safety, 16th Special Operations Squadron,
6. April 1998 – April 2000, Instructor Pilot, Chief of Squadron Safety, 16th Special Operations
Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
7. April 2000 – April 2001, Evaluator Pilot, Flight Commander, 16th Special Operations Squadron,
8. April 2001 – April 2002, AC-130H, Chief Pilot, Standardization and Evaluation, 16th Operations Group,
9. April 2002 – April 2003, AC-130H/U, Chief Pilot, Standardization and Evaluation, Air Force Special
Operations Command, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
10. April 2003 – December 2003, Chief, Standards and Evaluations AC-130 Branch, AFSOC, Hurlburt
Field, Fla.
11. December 2003 – March 2006, Operations Officer, Readiness Division, J-3, Joint Staff, Washington
D.C.
12. March 2006 – January 2008, Operations Officer, 16th Special Operations Squadron, Hurlburt Field,
Fla.
13. January 2008 – June 2009, Commander, 16th Special Operations Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla.,
Cannon AFB, N.M.
14. August 2009 – September 2009, Deputy Commander, 1st Special Operations Group, Hurlburt Field,
Fla.
15. September 2009 – April 2010, C-130J Program Element Monitor, Secretary of the Air Force,
Acquisitions, Global Reach, Pentagon, Washington D.C.
16. April 2010 – December 2010, Chief, Tactical Airlift Branch, Secretary of the Air Force, Acquisitions,
Global Reach, Pentagon, Washington D.C.
17. December 2010 – April 2011, Chief, Tactical Airlift, SOF & Trainer Division, Secretary of the Air
Force, Acquisitions, Global Reach, Pentagon, Washington D.C.
18. August 2011 – June 2012, Student, Industrial College of the Armed Forces, Fort Lesley J. McNair,
Washington D.C.
19. June 2012 – May 2013, Senior Analyst, Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation, Office of the
Secretary of Defense, Pentagon
20. May 2013 – January 2015, Commander, 27th Special Operations Group, Cannon AFB, N.M.
21. January 2015 – June 2016, Commander, 1st Special Operations Wing, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
22. June 2016 – Present, Director, Strategic Plans, Programs, and Requirements, Air Force Special
Operations Command, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Aircraft Flown: T-37, T-38, C-130E, AC-130H, AC-130W, C-146A, PC-12, U-28, MC-130J, CV-22 and
AC-130U
Distinguished Flying Cross with valor
Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air Medal with four oak leaf clusters
Aerial Achievement Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal
Second Lieutenant April 1990
First Lieutenant September 1992
Captain September 1994
Major October 2001
Lieutenant Colonel September 2006
Colonel February 2012
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Brigadier General Marion Garcia Deputy Commanding General (Operations) 200th Military Police Command
Brigadier General Garcia graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1987 and was
commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the Military Police Corps. Her military educations
includes the Military Police Officer Basic and Advanced Courses, the Combined Arms Service
Staff School, the Command and General Staff College, the United States Army War College, and
the Advanced Joint Professional Military Education School. She holds a Bachelor Degree in
Science from the United States Military Academy, a Master of Strategic Studies from the United
States Army War College, a Master of Science in Veterinary Epidemiology and Public Health
from the Royal Veterinary College at the University of London, and a Doctor of Veterinary
Medicine Degree from the College of Veterinary Medicine at Colorado State University
Her leadership experience includes platoon leader in Korea and Germany; Commander HHD
720th Military Battalion Fort Hood, Texas and Operation Provide Comfort Somalia; Commander
324th Military Police Battalion (Internment/Resettlement) Chambersburg, Pennsylvania and
Baghdad Iraq; Commander 3rd Brigade/3rd Division/75th Training Command Fort Sheridan,
Illinois; and Deputy Commander Joint Task Force Guantanamo, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Brigadier General Garcia has served in a wide variety of staff and leadership assignments
including Rear Battle Plans Officer, 14th Military Police Brigade, Operation Desert Shield/
Desert Storm; Training Officer 385th Military Police Battalion Stuttgart, Germany; S3, 336th
Military Police Battalion Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Executive Officer, 384th Military Police
Battalion, Fort Wayne, Indiana; S3, Joint Detention Operations Group, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba;
and Chief of Staff, 200th Military Police Command, Fort Meade, Maryland.
Her awards include the Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal, Defense
Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal (with Oak Leaf Cluster), the Parachutist Badge
and German Armed Forces Efficiency Badge (Bronze).
In her civilian career, Dr. Marion Garcia (DVM) has been a production veterinarian working for
major food producing companies in the US and in support of US efforts abroad. She is currently
the Chief Veterinary Officer for the American Humane Association in Washington, DC.
BRIGADIER GENERAL JOHN R. GORDY II
Brigadier General John R. Gordy II is the Senior
Defense Official and Defense Attaché to Turkey.
General Gordy received his commission through
the ROTC program at the University of North
Carolina-Charlotte in 1988. His career includes
numerous operational and staff assignments at the
squadron, wing, major command, combatant
command, and joint staff levels. He has
commanded at the squadron and wing levels, and
served as both a wing and Numbered Air Force
Vice Commander. He is a graduate of the United
States Air Force Weapons School and National
War College. Prior to his current assignment, he
served as Special Assistant to the Commander,
Headquarters European Command.
General Gordy is a master navigator with more
than 4,700 flying hours in the C-130 E/H and T-43
aircraft.
EDUCATION
1988 Bachelor of Arts in Economics, University of North Carolina-Charlotte
1996 Master of Arts in Business, Webster University, St. Louis, Mo.
1997 U.S. Air Force Weapons School, Nellis AFB, Nev.
2003 Master of Arts in Airpower Studies, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2008 Master of Science, National Security Strategy, National War College, Washington, D.C.
2011 National Security Studies Program, Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington
University, Washington, D.C.
2012 U.S. Air Force Enterprise Leadership Seminar, Darden School of Business, University of Virginia,
Charlottesville
2016 Joint Military Attaché School, Washington, D.C.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. January 1989 - April 1990, Student, Undergraduate Navigator Training, Mather AFB, Calif.
2. April 1990 - June 1994, Instructor Navigator and Chief of Combat Tactics, Elmendorf AFB, Alaska
3. June 1994 - November 1995, Chief, Standardization and Evaluation Navigator, 53rd Airlift Squadron, Little
Rock AFB, Ark.
4. November 1995 - July 1997, Flight Commander, 61st Airlift Squadron, Little Rock AFB, Ark.
5. July 1997 - December 1997, Student, United States Air Force Weapons School, Little Rock AFB, Ark.
6. December 1997 - June 1999, Assistant Director of Operations, 61st Airlift Squadron, Little Rock AFB, Ark.
7. June 1999 - June 2002, Assistant Director of Operations and Executive Officer to the Wing Commander,
41st Airlift Squadron, Pope AFB, N.C.
8. June 2002 - June 2003, Student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
9. June 2003 - June 2005, Deputy Chief, Combat Operations Division and Executive Officer to the Vice
Commander, Scott AFB, Ill.
10. June 2005 - June 2007, Commander, 29th Weapons Squadron, Little Rock AFB, Ark.
11. June 2007 - June 2008, Student, National War College, Washington, D.C.
12. June 2008 - June 2009, Vice Wing Commander, 43d Airlift Wing, Pope AFB, N.C.
13. June 2009 - July 2010, Commander, 386th Air Expeditionary Wing, Southwest Asia
14. July 2010 - June 2012, Assistant Deputy Director for Strategic Stability, Strategic Plans and Policy
Directorate (J5), Joint Staff, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
15. June 2012 - June 2013, Vice Commander, 12th Air Force (AF Southern), Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz.
16. June 2013 - July 2014, Executive Officer to the Civilian Deputy to the Commander and Deputy Political
Adviser to the Commander, U.S. European Command, Stuttgart-Vaihingen, Germany
17. July 2014 - July 2015, Executive Officer to the Deputy Commander, U.S. European Command, StuttgartVaihingen, Germany
18. Aug 2015 – May 2016, Special Assistant to the Commander, US. European Command, StuttgartVaihingen, Germany
19. May 2016 – present, Senior Defense Official and Defense Attaché to Turkey, Ankara
1. July 2010 - June 2012, Assistant Deputy Director for Strategic Stability, Strategic Plans and Policy
Directorate (J5), Joint Staff, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., as a colonel
2. June 2013 – May 2016, Executive Officer to the Civilian Deputy to the Commander and Deputy Political
Advisor to the Commander; Executive Officer to the Deputy Commander; and Special Assistant to the
Commander, U.S. European Command, Stuttgart-Vaihingen, Germany, as a colonel and brigadier general
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: master navigator
Flight hours: more than 4,700
Aircraft: C-130 E/H, T-43
Defense Superior Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
Legion of Merit
Bronze Star Medal
Air Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Aerial Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster
Combat Readiness Medal with silver oak leaf clusters
Iraq Campaign Medal with one device
First Lieutenant Sept. 8, 1990
Captain Sept. 8, 1992
Major Jan. 1, 2000
Lieutenant Colonel, April 1, 2004
Colonel Sept. 1, 2007
Brigadier General March 1, 2015
Rear Admiral John G. Hannink
DEPUTY JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL
COMMANDER, NAVAL LEGAL SERVICE COMMAND
JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL'S CORPS
Following graduation from the U.S. Naval Academy in
1985, Rear Adm. John G. Hannink completed pilot
training at Naval Air Station Kingsville, Texas. Hannink
then entered the Navy’s Law Education Program, and
graduated from Baylor Law School in 1994. He later
earned a Master of Laws in International Law from
George Washington University Law School.
Assigned to Sea Control Squadron (VS) 33, he deployed
to the Western Pacific and Indian Ocean aboard USS
NIMITZ (CVN 68). He served as the squadron’s public
affairs officer, quality assurance officer and nuclear safety
officer.
Hannink has completed several assignments within Naval Legal Service Command (NLSC)
and the Office of the Judge Advocate General (OJAG). NLSC assignments include personal
representation attorney and prosecutor at Naval Station San Diego, and commanding officer
of Region Legal Service Office Southeast. OJAG assignments include general litigation
attorney, and executive assistant to the deputy judge advocate general and the judge
advocate general. He also served as assistant judge advocate general (Operations and
Management) and chief of staff, Region Legal Service Offices.
Hannink’s staff and operational experience includes deputy staff judge advocate (SJA) for
5th Fleet, SJA for 2nd Fleet, special assistant to the secretary of the Navy, deputy legal
counsel to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, special counsel to the chief of Naval
Operations, and SJA for U.S. Pacific Command. Most recently, he served as a fellow on the
Chief of Naval Operations Strategic Studies Group, Newport, Rhode Island.
Hannink is the deputy judge advocate general of the Navy (DJAG) and commander, Naval
Legal Service Command (CNLSC). As the DJAG, he serves as the deputy Department of
Defense representative for Ocean Policy Affairs. As CNLSC, he leads the attorneys, enlisted
legalmen, and civilian employees of 14 commands that provide prosecution and defense
services, legal services to individuals, specialized legal training, and legal support to Navy
units around the world.
Hannink is a member of the state bar of Texas. His military awards include the Defense
Superior Service Medal, the Legion of Merit and the Meritorious Service Medal.
Updated: 1 December 2015
Rear Admiral Robert P. Hayes
Assistant Commandant for Intelligence
U.S. Coast Guard
In July 2016, Rear Admiral Robert Hayes assumed the duties as
the Coast Guard’s fifth Assistant Commandant for Intelligence.
In this capacity, he serves as the Coast Guard’s representative to
the Nation’s intelligence community and oversees the Coast
Guard’s intelligence programs and the more than 1,000 Coast
Guard intelligence professionals who support and conduct
intelligence activities. In his previous assignment, Rear Admiral
Hayes had the privilege to serve as Commanding Officer of the
Coast Guard Intelligence Coordination Center — the Service’s
strategic analysis and production center — performing strategic
and geospatial analysis; administering enterprise information
technology support; managing collection requirements;
coordinating and producing finished intelligence; screening and
targeting vessels, cargo, and passengers; and staffing a 24/7
intelligence watch, to support the Commandant and other senior
decision makers.
Rear Admiral Hayes’ career has primarily focused on intelligence, where he has been part of the
growth in capability, maturity, and impact of the Coast Guard’s intelligence program over the last
quarter century. He previously served as the Chief of Plans and Policy for the Assistant
Commandant for Intelligence and Criminal Investigations. Prior to that, he was the Deputy Director
of the Coast Guard’s Counterintelligence Service. In an earlier assignment, he served as Chief of
Analysis at the Intelligence Coordination Center, and later served as the command’s first Executive
Officer. His initial intelligence tour was in the Intelligence Plans, Programs, and Budget Branch at
Coast Guard Headquarters. In addition to his intelligence assignments, Rear Admiral Hayes served
at a number of operational units conducting homeland security, counternarcotics, search and rescue,
disaster response, icebreaking, and aids to navigation missions. Upon commissioning, he served as
deck watch officer in USCGC RED OAK. His operations ashore experience includes assignments
at Group - Marine Safety Office Philadelphia, Group - Marine Safety Office Long Island Sound, and
Deputy Commander of Group New Orleans, where he helped merge the Group with Marine Safety
Office New Orleans to create Sector New Orleans. Rear Admiral Hayes has earned the permanent
Boat Force Operations insignia.
Rear Admiral Hayes graduated from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in 1988 with a Bachelor of
Science degree in Government. He also earned a Master of Science of Strategic Intelligence from
the National Intelligence University in 1993. In 2006, he completed a year-long research fellowship
at the National Intelligence University’s Center for Strategic Intelligence Research.
BRIGADIER GENERAL S. CLINTON HINOTE
Brigadier General S. Clinton Hinote is the Military
Assistant to the Deputy Secretary of Defense. He assists
Deputy Secretary Robert O. Work in providing strategic
direction, policy guidance, and planning focus to the
Department of Defense.
General Hinote was commissioned in 1992 upon
graduation from the U.S. Air Force Academy. After
completing a master's degree in public policy from
Harvard's Kennedy School of Government, he
accomplished pilot training at Columbus AFB, Miss., and
F-16 training at Luke AFB, Ariz. His operational
assignments include instructor duty at the USAF Weapons
School, leader of the Air Forces Central Strategy Division,
squadron commander, wing vice commander, and wing
commander. General Hinote is a graduate of the U.S.
Air Force Weapons School, Air Command and Staff
College, and the School of Advanced Air and Space
Studies. Prior to assuming his present duties, he served as
a military fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York.
He is a command pilot with more than 2,000 hours and 240 combat hours in Operations Northern and
Southern Watch.
EDUCATION
1992 Bachelor's degree in space physics, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo.
1994 Master's degree in public policy, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University,
Cambridge Mass.
2005 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
2006 School of Advanced Air and Space Studies, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
2012 Lorenz Fellowship, Air University, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2013 Joint Combined Warfighting School, Joint Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Va.
2013 Doctor of Philosophy in military strategy, Air University, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. August 1992- June 1994, student, Air Force Institute of Technology, John F. Kennedy School of
Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.
2. June 1994 - June 1995, student, undergraduate pilot training, Columbus AFB, Miss.
3. November 1995 - June 1996, student, F-16 Fighter Training Unit, Luke AFB, Ariz.
4. July 1996 - March 1999, F-16 flight lead, electronic combat pilot, weapons and tactics officer,
20th Fighter Wing, Shaw AFB, S.C.
5. April 1999 - March 2003, F-117A Instructor Pilot, Flight Commander, Wing Chief of Weapons,
49th Fighter Wing, Holloman AFB, N.M.
6. March 2003 - June 2004, initial cadre member, instructor pilot, F-117 Division, USAF Weapons
School, Nellis AFB, Nev.
7. July 2004 - June 2005, student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
8. July 2005 - June 2006, student, School of Advanced Air and Space Studies, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
9. July 2006 - August 2007, Chief, Strategy Division, Combined Air Operations Center, U.S.
Air Forces Central, Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar
10. August 2007 - June 2008, Special Assistant to the Commander, Lemay Center, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
11. July 2008 - June 2009, Aide-de-Camp to the Commander, Air Education and Training Command,
Randolph AFB, Tex.
12. July 2009 - April 2010, Commander, 3d Fighter Training Squadron, Vance AFB, Okla.
13. April 2010 - July 2011, Vice Commander, 52d Fighter Wing, Spangdahlem AFB, Germany
14. July 2011 - July 2012, Lorenz Fellow, Air University, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
15. July 2012 - April 2013, Deputy Director of Requirements, Headquarters Air Combat Command,
Langley AFB, Va.
16. May 2013 - May 2014, Commander, 8th Fighter Wing, Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea
17. June 2014 - May 2015, Military Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations, New York, N.Y.
18. May 2015 - Present, Military Assistant to the Deputy Secretary of Defense, Pentagon, Washington,
D.C.
1. July 2006 - August 2007, Chief, Strategy Division, Combined Air Operations Center, U.S.
Air Forces Central, Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Flight Hours: More than 2,000, including 240 combat hours
Aircraft Flown: F-16, F-117, A/T-38, T-37
Legion of Merit
Bronze Star Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with one silver oak leaf cluster
Air Medal with two oak leaf cluster
Aerial Achievement Medal with one oak leaf cluster
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
1992 Outstanding Graduate, U.S. Air Force Academy, Class of 1992
1995 Commander's Trophy, Air Education and Training Command
1999 Top Squadron Graduate, Squadron Officer School
2005 Outstanding Graduate and Top Academic Graduate, Air Command and Staff College
Major Nov. 1, 2002
Lieutenant Colonel Dec. 1, 2006
Brigadier General Aug. 2, 2016
(Current as of August 2016)
REAR ADMIRAL MICHAEL P. HOLLAND
DIRECTOR, MARITIME HEADQUARTERS
U.S. PACIFIC FLEET
Rear Admiral Michael Holland graduated from Montana State University in 1987 and was
commissioned at Officer Candidate School in Newport, Rhode Island.
His sea tours include division officer assignments aboard USS Pintado (SSN 672), weapons
officer on USS Henry M. Jackson (SSBN 730)(Gold), executive officer on USS Dallas (SSN
700), and commander of USS Providence (SSN 719). While on Providence, the ship completed
two deployments to the Western Pacific including a trip around the world as well as a visit to
the North Pole.
His shore tours include time in Current Operations at U.S. Strategic Command as well as being
the Submarine Department head detailer. He was also the Congressional Liaison for
Submarine Matters in the Navy’s Budget Office and served as the post command deputy at
Submarine Development Squadron (DEVRON) 12. He was the Atlantic Submarine Force
prospective commanding officer instructor as well as commodore of Submarine Squadrons
(SUBRON) 2 and 4 in Groton, Connecticut. Additionally, he served at the director for
operations in the Navy’s Budget Office, before reporting as Director, Maritime Headquarters,
U.S. Pacific Fleet.
His awards include the Legion of Merit, Meritorious Service Medal, and Joint Commendation
Medal. He is most proud of his various unit awards, including the Arleigh Burke Trophy, that
reflect credit on the successful teams with whom he has served.
Rear Admiral Jeffrey W. Hughes
COMMANDER
NAVY RECRUITING COMMAND
Rear Admiral Jeff Hughes is a native of Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania, and a 1988 graduate of Duke University with a
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering. He was
designated a naval aviator in September 1989 and has flown
the MH-60R and SH-60B Seahawk helicopters throughout
his career.
His sea duty assignments include his initial squadron and
Detachment OIC/Department Head tours with the Swamp
Foxes of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Light (HSL)
44 where he deployed in USS Carr (FFG 52), USS Elrod
(FFG 55) and USS John Hancock (DD 981), supporting
Strike Group deployments with the USS America (CV-66)
and USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67). He was named HSL-44
Pilot of the Year and was the co-recipient of the Commanding Officer’s Helmsman Award for
calendar year (CY) 1993. He also served as the flag lieutenant to Commander, Carrier Group 4,
where he embarked all six East Coast Aircraft Carriers in support of six intermediate and
advanced phase Strike Group underway training (C2X/JTFEX) periods.
He served as the executive officer then the 14th commanding officer of the Fighting Vipers of
HSL-48. He was the Helicopter Maritime Strike Wing, U.S. Atlantic Fleet recipient of the Navy
and Marine Association peer-selected leadership award for CY 2007.
He also served as the Commander, Helicopter Maritime Strike Wing, U.S. Pacific Fleet during a
period of significant transition and growth in the HSM community.
His shore assignments include: Navy Space Command’s Detachment Alfa officer-in-charge,
Assistant Aviation Captain Detailer and HSL/HS Placement officer in Navy Personnel
Command (PERS 43), division chief for Africa in the Strategic Plans and Policy Directorate (J5)
of the Joint Staff and recently as the executive assistant to the Director, Air Warfare (OPNAV
N98).
He graduated with distinction from the Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island, receiving a
Master of Arts in National Security and Strategic Studies and full Joint Professional Military
Education (JPME) credit.
Hughes began serving as the 21st Commander of the Navy Recruiting Command on September
4, 2015.
His decorations include the Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit (two awards),
Meritorious Service Medal (two awards) and various other personal, unit, service and campaign
awards. He is proud to have served on teams that have received numerous unit commendations
and Battle Efficiency awards.
As of 26 Sept 2015
BG David T. Isaacson
Deputy Chief of Staff
Chief Information Officer / G-6
U. S. Army Forces Command
Fort Bragg, NC 28310-5000
Brigadier General David Isaacson assumed his current position as the Deputy Chief of
Staff, CIO/G-6 in August 2016.
Brigadier General Isaacson was born in Fort Monroe,
Virginia. He graduated from Auburn University with a Bachelor of Science degree
in Electrical Engineering, and commissioned as a Signal Officer.
After graduation from the Signal Officer Basic Course, he was assigned to the 50th Signal
Battalion (Airborne) at Fort Bragg, NC, served as a Platoon Leader, Company Executive
Officer, Battalion Operations Officer and Company Commander. Following the Signal Officer
Advanced Course, he served with the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne)
as a Battalion Signal Officer and Operations Officer.
Upon completing Command and General Staff College and a Master’s degree in
Telecommunications, he returned to Fort Bragg and served as the Regimental Signal Officer
for the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, and Battalion S-3 (Operations) for the 82d Signal
Battalion (Airborne). He was then assigned to the Combat Applications Group where he
served as the Signal Squadron Commander and was subsequently assigned to the Joint
Special Operations Command as the J-6 Operations Officer. He then commanded the 50th
Expeditionary Signal Battalion (Airborne). After attending the U.S. Army War College in
Carlisle, PA, he was assigned to the Department of the Army G-3/5/7 LandWarNet Battle
Command Directorate where he served as the Current Operations Division Chief. Brigadier
General Isaacson then commanded the 93d Signal Brigade at Fort Eustis, Virginia, from 2010
to 2012. He served on the Joint Staff, J-7 in Washington, D.C. as the Joint/Combined
Information Environment Division Chief. Prior to his current assignment, he served as Deputy
Commanding General, Network Enterprise Command in Fort Huachuca, AZ.
Brigadier General Isaacson has multiple operational deployments including Just Cause in
Panama, Desert Shield/Storm in Saudi Arabia and Iraq, Uphold Democracy in Haiti, and
several tours in Afghanistan and Iraq supporting the Global War on Terror and Overseas
Contingencies.
His awards and decorations are commensurate with his time in service and include the
Combat Action Badge, Master Parachutist Badge, the Military Freefall Badge, and the Air
Assault Badge.
As of 27 July 2016
BIOGRAPHY
UNITED
STATES
AIR
FORCE
BRIGADIER GENERAL DAVID J. JULAZADEH
Brig Gen Dave Julazadeh is the Deputy Director of
Operations, US Central Command (USCENTCOM),
MacDill Air Force Base, FL. He is responsible to the
USCENTCOM Commander on all matters
pertaining to the strategic and operational
employment of assigned forces as well as the
conduct of joint and combined combat operations.
He is also responsible for the coordination of all
aspects of operations to include air, ground, naval
and special operations forces in the USCENTCOM
area of responsibility.
General Julazadeh entered the Air Force in March
1990 following graduation from Kansas University
and commissioning through Air Force ROTC. He
has served as an F-16 instructor pilot, functional
check flight pilot and flight examiner logging over
2,500 flying hours and over 600 combat hours
during Operations PROVIDE COMFORT, DENY
FLIGHT, NORTHERN WATCH, ALLIED FORCE
and FREEDOM’S SENTINEL. He also participated
in Operation UPHOLD DEMOCRACY while serving as an Air Liaison Officer with the 1st Ranger
Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment.
General Julazadeh has served in Numbered Air Force, Major Command, Headquarters Air Force,
Headquarters NATO, and Office of the Secretary of Defense staff positions. Prior to his current
assignment, General Julazadeh served as the Commander, 455th Air Expeditionary Wing at Bagram
Airfield, Afghanistan.
EDUCATION
1989 Bachelor of Science degree, Civil Engineering, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
1994 Squadron Officer School, residence (distinguished graduate) & correspondence, Maxwell AFB, AL
1994 Master of Aeronautical Science degree, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, FL
2003 Master of Military Operational Arts & Sciences degree, Air Command & Staff College, Maxwell AFB, AL
2005 Air War College, correspondence, Air University, Maxwell AFB, AL
2008 Leadership Development Program, Center for Creative Leadership, Greensboro, NC
2008 NATO Defense College, Rome, Italy
2009 Joint and Combined Warfighting School, Joint Forces Staff College, Norfolk, VA
2012 Enterprise Leadership Seminar, University of Virginia Darden School of Business, Charlottesville, VA
2014 Senior Officers Security Seminar, Richmond, VA
2015 Middle East and South Asia Seminar, Washington, DC
ASSIGNMENTS
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Mar 1990 – Mar 1991, Student, undergraduate pilot training, Vance AFB, OK
Jul 1991 – Sep 1991, Student, 433rd Tactical Fighter Training Squadron, Holloman AFB, NM
Oct 1991 – Mar 1992, Student (distinguished graduate), 72nd Fighter Squadron, MacDill AFB, FL
Jul 1992 – Jul 1994, F-16 Pilot, 512th Fighter Squadron, Ramstein AB, Germany
Jul 1994 – Jul 1996, Air Liaison Officer/Detachment Commander, 1st Ranger Battalion, Savannah, GA
Aug 1996 – Sep 1996, F-16 re-qualification training, 61st Fighter Squadron, Luke AFB, AZ
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
Sep 1996 – Jun 1999, F-16 Instructor, FCF pilot, 79th Fighter Squadron, Shaw AFB, SC
Jun 1999 – Mar 2000, Aide/Instructor Pilot to USCENTAF/9 Air Force commander, Shaw AFB, SC
Mar 2000 – Jan 2001, Doctrine Branch Chief, USAFE plans & programs, Ramstein AB, Germany
Feb 2001 – Jul 2002, COMUSAFE Commander’s Action Group, Ramstein AB, Germany
Aug 2002 – Jul 2003, Student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, AL
Aug 2003 – Dec 2003, Student, F-16 re-qualification training, 62nd Fighter Squadron, Luke AFB, AZ
Dec 2003 – Feb 2004, Assistant Operations Officer, 56th Training Squadron, Luke AFB, AZ
Mar 2004 – Apr 2005, Operations Officer, 309th Fighter Squadron, Luke AFB, AZ
May 2005 – Mar 2007, Commander, 56th Operations Support Squadron, Luke AFB, AZ
Mar 2007 – Aug 2008, Military Assistant to Secretary of the Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, DC
Aug 2008 – Jan 2009, Student, NATO Defense College, Rome, Italy
Feb 2009 – Jun 2011, Senior Military Advisor to the SecDef Representative to Europe & U.S. NATO
Defense Advisor, HQ NATO, Brussels, Belgium
Jun 2011 – Jul 2012, Vice Commander, 52nd Fighter Wing, Spangdahlem AB, Germany
Jul 2012 – May 2014, Commander, 52nd Fighter Wing, Spangdahlem AB, Germany
May 2014 – Jun 2015, Principal Military Assistant to Deputy SecDef, Pentagon, Washington, DC
Jul 2015 – Jun 2016, Commander, 455th Air Expeditionary Wing, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan
Jul 2016 – Present, Deputy Director of Operations, USCENTCOM, MacDill AFB, FL
JOINT DUTY ASSIGNMENTS
1. Feb 2009 – Jun 2011, Senior Military Advisor to the SecDef Representative to Europe & U.S. NATO
Defense Advisor, HQ NATO, Brussels, Belgium
2. May 2014 – Jun 2015, Principal Military Assistant to Deputy SecDef, Pentagon, Washington, DC
3. Jul 2015 – Jun 2016, Commander, 455th Air Expeditionary Wing, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan
4. Jul 2016 – Present, Deputy Director of Operations, USCENTCOM, MacDill AFB, FL
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating:
Flight hours:
Combat hours:
Aircraft flown:
Command pilot
2,500
620
F-16C/D (Blks 25, 30, 32, 40, 42, 50), AT-38, T-38, T-37, C-130J, HH-60
Defense Superior Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Legion of Merit
Distinguished Flying Cross
Air Medal with 9 oak leaf clusters
Afghanistan Campaign Medal
Kosovo Campaign Medal
NATO Medal with one device
Second Lieutenant
First Lieutenant
Captain
Major
Lieutenant Colonel
Colonel
Brigadier General
May 22, 1989
Oct 12, 1991
Oct 12. 1993
Feb 01, 2001
Apr 01, 2004
Oct 01, 2008
Mar 02, 2015
(Current as of August 2016)
REAR ADMIRAL JOHN W. KORKA
COMMANDER,
NAVAL FACILITIES ENGINEERING COMMAND PACIFIC; AND
U.S. PACIFIC FLEET CIVIL ENGINEER
Rear Admiral Korka was born in Rota, Spain and is the son of a
Master Chief Petty Officer. He received a Bachelor of Science
degree in Civil Engineering from Old Dominion University in 1986
and commissioned an Ensign through the Naval Reserve Officer
Training Corps program. He holds a Master of Science in Civil
Engineering from Pennsylvania State University, a Master of
Science in National Strategy Resources from the National Defense
University Industrial College of the Armed Forces, and is a
graduate of the Executive Advance Management Program at the
Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College.
Korka’s operational tours include electrical officer, USS Sylvania
(AFS-2); company commander/officer-in-charge Detail Souda Bay,
U.S. Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 133;
operations officer, NMCB 1; and commanding officer, NMCB 4.
He also served as the commodore of the 31st Seabee Readiness
Group, the Pacific Fleet Seabees.
His shore assignments include assistant resident officer in charge of construction, Norfolk Naval Shipyard;
Facilities Engineering department head, Public Works Center, Guam; Military Construction and Energy
program officer, Office of Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Fleet Readiness and Logistics); executive
assistant to the commander, Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Headquarters and chief of
civil engineers; executive officer, NAVFAC Europe and Southwest Asia; and director, Maritime
Headquarters, NECC/NECCPAC. He commanded Officer in Charge of Construction, Bethesda; Naval
Facilities Engineering Logistics Center, Port Hueneme; and NAVFAC Mid-Atlantic.
Korka is a registered professional engineer in the state of Virginia, a member of the Defense Acquisition
Corps and qualified as a Seabee Combat Warfare and Surface Warfare officer. His personal decorations
include the Legion of Merit (4 awards), Bronze Star, Meritorious Service Medal (4 awards), and other
personal, service, unit and campaign awards. He also received the 1997 Society of American Military
Engineers’ Admiral Ben Moreell Medal for his leadership and engineering contributions in support of
Operation Joint Endeavor while deployed to Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Updated: 07 October 2015
BRIGADIER GENERAL CRAIG L. LA FAVE
Brig. Gen. Craig L. La Fave is the Special Assistant to
the Chief, Air Force Reserve and Military Deputy to the
Total Force Continuum, Deputy Chief of Staff Strategic
Plans and Programs, Headquarters U.S. Air Force,
Washington, D.C. On behalf of the Secretary of the Air
Force and the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, the Total
Force Continuum Office works to identify the
appropriate balance of active and reserve components
across missions and platforms and to reduce legal,
organizational, policy, and cultural barriers to a more
fully integrated Air Force.
General La Fave graduated from Lehigh University in
1986 and was a distinguished graduate of the Air Force
Reserve Officer Training Corps. He attended
Undergraduate Pilot Training at Williams Air Force Base
and subsequently served as a C-141B Special
Operations Low Level II Evaluator Pilot. Since then,
General La Fave has commanded at the squadron and
wing levels, served in the Office of the Secretary of
Defense, and completed combat deployments to both
Iraq and Afghanistan. He is a command pilot with over
12,000 flying hours, including more than 5,000 military
flying hours and 320 combat flying hours in numerous
overseas contingency operations. In his civilian job, he
is an airline pilot with a major U.S. carrier.
EDUCATION
1986 Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering, Distinguished Military Graduate, Lehigh University,
Bethlehem, Penn.
1997 Squadron Officer School (correspondence)
2000 Air Command and Staff College (correspondence)
2002 Reserve Officer Joint Military Operations Course, Naval War College, Newport, RI.
2004 Advanced Joint PME Course, Joint Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Va.
2006 Air W ar College, Outstanding Graduate (correspondence).
2008 Masters of Strategic Studies, United States Army War College, Carlisle, Penn.
2011 Air Mobility Command Inspector General Course
2011 COMAFFOR Senior Staff Course, USAF Expeditionary Center, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, NJ
2011 Safety and Accident Investigation Board President Course, USAF Safety Center, Kirtland AFB, NM
2011 Reserve Component National Security Course, National Defense University, Washington, DC
2014 Enterprise Perspective Seminar, Alan L. Freed Associates Seminar, Washington, D.C.
2015 Enterprise Leadership Seminar, Kenan-Flagler Business School, University of North Carolina, Chapel
Hill, NC.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. May 1987- April 1988, Student, Undergraduate Pilot Training, Distinguished Graduate, Williams AFB, Ariz.
2. September 1988- November 1993, C-141B Special Operations Aircraft Commander, Evaluator Pilot, Flight
Commander, 14th Airlift Squadron, Charleston AFB, South Carolina
3. November 1993- October 1999, C-5A/B Aircraft Commander, 709th Airlift Squadron, Dover AFB, Del.
4. October 1999-February 2003, Government Flight Representative, Defense Contract Management Agency,
Boston, Mass.
5. February 2003- July 2005, Mobilization Assistant to the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Military
Personnel Policy, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Pentagon, Washington, DC
6. July 2005-August 2007, Chief, C-17 Program Integration Office, 512 Airlift W ing, Dover AFB, Del.
7. August 2007- December 2007, Air Force Operations Planner, C3 Air, Multi-National Corps-Iraq, Camp
Victory, Baghdad, Iraq
8. January 2008- January 2009 Chief Pilot, 326th Airlift Squadron, Dover AFB, Del.
9. January 2009- September 2010, Commander, 326th Airlift Squadron, Dover AFB, Del.
10. October 2010- October 2013, Vice Commander, 403d Wing (Active Associate), Keesler AFB, Miss.
th
(June 2012- November 2012, Deputy Commander, 9 Air and Space Expeditionary Task Force –
Afghanistan and Assistant Deputy Commander Air, United States Forces – Afghanistan, Kabul, Afghanistan;
November 2012- April 2013 and July 2013 – September 2013, Commander, 403d Wing, Keesler AFB, Miss.)
11. October 2013 – January 2015, Mobilization Assistant to the Commander, Second Air Force, Keesler AFB,
Miss.
12. January 2015 – June 2015, Mobilization Assistant to the Director of Operational Capability Requirements,
Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategic Plans and Requirements, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
13. July 2015 – present, Special Assistant to the Chief of Air Force Reserve and Military Deputy for Total
Force Continuum, Headquarters United States Air Force, Washington, D.C.
1. February 2003- July 2005, Mobilization Assistant to the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Military
Personnel Policy, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Pentagon, Washington, DC, as a Lieutenant Colonel
2. August 2007- December 2007, Air Force Operations Planner, C3 Air, Multi-National Corps-Iraq, Camp
Victory, Baghdad, Iraq, as a Lieutenant Colonel.
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Flight hours: More than 5,000 military hours, including 320 combat hours
Aircraft flown: T-41, T-37, T-38, C-141B, C-5A/B, C-17A, W/C-130J, B737, B757, B767, B777
Legion of Merit
Defense Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air Medal with oak leaf cluster
Aerial Achievement Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Joint Meritorious Unit Award
Iraq Campaign Medal
Non-Article 5 NATO Medal
Kuwait Liberation Medal Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Kuwait Liberation Medal Government of Kuwait
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
Top Stick Award, Undergraduate Pilot Training
Academic Excellence Award, Undergraduate Pilot Training
2001 Individual Mobilization Augmentee of the Year, Defense Contract Management Agency
2002 Government Flight Representative of the Year, Defense Contract Management Agency
2004 Joint Forces Staff College Commandant’s Award
Second Lieutenant Oct. 25, 1986
First Lieutenant Oct. 25, 1988
Captain Oct. 25, 1990
Major Oct. 1, 1999
Lieutenant Colonel Sept. 30, 2004
Colonel Aug. 7, 2010
Brigadier General Mar. 26, 2015
(Current as of July 2015)
Brigadier General Paul K. Lebidine
Commanding General, 4th Marine Division
In 1984, Brigadier General Lebidine enlisted in the Marine Corps
in Philadelphia, Pa, and graduated Honorman at MCRD Parris
Island.
In 1986, after being meritoriously promoted to corporal, he was
selected for the Enlisted Commissioning Program. After
completion of OCS, Basic School, Army Ranger School, and
Airborne training, he served as a Platoon Commander and
Company Executive Officer in 1st Battalion, 4th Marines (MEUSOC). His second deployment included Operation Desert
Shield/Storm.
In 1994, after a tour at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, he joined the Marine Corps
Reserve. During his tour with 4th LAR Bn, he served as the Delta Company Commander, Fire
Support Coordinator, and the Battalion Executive Officer.
In 2003, Brigadier General Lebidine mobilized to serve as the Executive Officer of the I Marine
Headquarters Group, I MEF, for Operation Iraqi Freedom. He eventually constructed and served
as the Camp Commander of Camp Babylon, Iraq.
In 2004, Brigadier General Lebidine served as the Battalion Commander of 2nd Battalion, 23rd
Marines.
In 2006, Brigadier General Lebidine mobilized to serve on the I MEF Staff, and was selected to
advise an Iraqi Army Brigade in Al Qaim, Iraq.
In 2007, Brigadier General Lebidine served as the Operations Officer for 3D Civil Affairs
Group.
In 2008, Brigadier General Lebidine mobilized and served on the MNF-I, CJ3 Staff as the
Advisor/LNO to the Iraqi Prime Minister's National Operations Center.
In 2009, Brigadier General Lebidine was selected as the Commanding Officer, 3D Civil Affairs
Group. He was mobilized and served as the Assistant Chief of Staff C9 in charge of Governance
& Development during the I MEF (FWD) deployment to Helmand Province, Afghanistan from
March 2010 - March 2011.
In Nov 2011 - July 2012, Brigadier General Lebidine served as the Chief of Staff for the Force
Command Element, Javelin Thrust 12-LSE 1.
In August 2012, Brigadier General Lebidine was promoted to his current rank, and served as the
Commanding General of the Force Headquarters Group, Marine Forces Reserve.
In August 2014, Brigadier General Lebidine served as the Deputy Commanding General of I
Marine Expeditionary Force (MOB) and mobilized from November of 2014 – November 2015
to serve as the Director of the Advise and Assist Directorate, Resolute Support HQs,
Afghanistan.
In November 2015, Brigadier General Lebidine assumed command of the 4th Marine Division.
Brigadier General Lebidine's personal decorations include the Defense Superior Service Medal,
Legion of Merit (with gold star), Bronze Star (with two gold stars), Meritorious Service Medal,
and Combat Action Ribbon (with gold star). He holds a BA degree from the University of
Florida, a JD degree from Thomas Jefferson Law School, and a Masters Degree in Security
Studies from the US Army War College.
BG Viet X. Luong
BG Viet Luong emigrated from Vietnam with his family to the
United States in 1975 as a political refugee. He began his
military career upon graduating from the University of Southern
California. His first assignment was with the 1st battalion, 8th
Infantry at Fort Carson, Colorado, where he served as Rifle
Platoon Leader, Anti-Tank Platoon Leader, Company Executive
Officer, and Battalion Maintenance Officer. In 1993, Luong was
assigned to Fort Bragg, North Carolina and served in the 2nd
Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2d Brigade, 82d
Airborne Division, as the Assistant S-3 (Operations) and
Commander of Alpha Company. While commanding Alpha
Company, he deployed to Haiti in support of OPERATION
UPHOLD DEMOCRACY as the Commander of the Theater Quick Reaction Force.
Following his assignment at Fort Bragg, he was assigned to the Joint Readiness Training
Center as an Observer Controller, and subsequently assigned to the Southern European
Task Force (SETAF) upon completion of the Command and General Staff College.
Luong served as SETAF G-3 Chief of Plans, and the Operations Officer and Executive
Officer of the 1st Battalion, 508th Airborne Battalion Combat Team, 173d Airborne
Brigade, in Vicenza, Italy. During his assignment at SETAF, Luong deployed to Kosovo
and Bosnia-Herzegovina on several occasions as part of the NATO Strategic Response
Force. Following this assignment, he was assigned to Joint Task Force North at Fort
Bliss, where he served as a plans officer and Chief, Targeting and Exploitation Division
in support of the Department of Homeland Defense. In 2005, he assumed command of
the 2d Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3d Brigade Combat Team, 82d
Airborne Division. During this command, Luong deployed his battalion in September
2005 as the Division Ready Force 1, in support of OPERATION AMERICAN ASSIST,
the Hurricane Katrina Relief efforts in New Orleans, and OPERATION IRAQI
FREEDOM 06-08, in support of the War on Terror. In February 2009, Luong assumed
command of the 3d Brigade Combat Team (Rakkasans), 101st Airborne Division (Air
Assault). In January 2010, 3d Brigade Combat Team deployed to Afghanistan for
OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM 10-11. Following BCT command, Luong
attended Stanford University as a National Security Fellow and subsequently served as
the Deputy Director, Pakistan Afghanistan Coordination Cell, J5, the Joint Staff.
Following his Joint Staff assignment, Luong was assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division,
where he served as the Deputy Commanding General (Maneuver), Commanding General
(Rear), and Commander of Train, Advise, Assist, Command- South during OPERATION
FREEDOM’S SENTINEL, Kandahar, Afghanistan. In 2015, he was assigned as the
Director of Joint and Integration, HQDA, DCS, G-8. He is currently the Chief of Staff,
U.S. Army Central, Shaw AFB.
Luong holds a degree in Biological Sciences from the USC and a Master of
Military Arts and Science. He is married to the former Kimberly Lau of Denver,
Colorado. They have three children: Daughter, Ashley and sons, Brandon and Justin.
BG BRIAN J. MENNES
Colonel Brian Mennes graduated from the United States Military
Academy (USMA) at West Point, NY and was commissioned as
an Infantry Officer in May 1988. His professional military
education includes the Infantry Officer Basic and Advanced
Courses, Command and General Staff College (CGSC), and a
US Army War College Fellowship at the Institute of World Politics
and the United Kingdom’s Higher Command and Staff Course.
He holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from
USMA and a Masters in Military Art and Science from CGSC.
COL Mennes’ first duty assignment was in the 7th Infantry
Division, Fort Ord, CA, where he served as a Platoon Leader and
Battalion Logistics Officer with service in Panama for Operation
Just Cause and as a peacekeeper to the Sinai Desert with the
United Nations Multinational Force & Observers.
He then served in a multitude of leadership and staff positions to
include: Brigade Operations Planner and Mechanized Company Commander, 1st Battalion, 5th
Infantry Regiment in the Republic of Korea; Battalion Adjutant, Assistant Operations Officer and
Company Commander, 3rd Ranger Battalion at Fort Benning, GA; Battalion and Brigade Operations
Officer, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment (AIR), 82d Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, NC; primary
Operational Planner, Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC), for the unit’s initial operations in
Afghanistan and lead planner for JSOC’s Iraq campaign, with three combat deployments; Brigade
Executive Officer, 325th AIR, 82d Airborne Division, in Iraq; and, Deputy Director and Director, Simon
Center for the Professional Military Ethic, USMA.
He commanded the 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR), 82d Airborne Division
and deployed to Afghanistan for 15 months where the unit served as the ISAF Commander’s Theater
Tactical Force (COIN Reserve) throughout Afghanistan. He then commanded 1st Ranger Battalion
in Savannah, GA and deployed to both Afghanistan and Iraq. During his last operational assignment,
COL Mennes commanded the 4th Brigade, 82d Airborne Division at Fort Bragg and deployed to
Zharay (Western Kandahar) Afghanistan where he led a Combined, Joint and Interagency Task
Force in support of Regional Command South.
After Brigade Command, BG Mennes served as the Deputy Commanding General, United States
Army Cadet Command from May of 2014 to July of 2015. Following Cadet Command, BG Mennes
served as the Deputy Commanding General (Maneuver) for 2d Infantry Division (Combined), Eight
Army in the Republic of Korea.
Currently, BG Mennes serves at the Director of Joint and Integration, HQDA, DCS, G-8.
His awards and decorations include: four Legions of Merit, five Bronze Star Medals, six Meritorious
Service Medals, the NATO Meritorious Service Medal, the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Air
Assault Badge, Pathfinder Badge, Master Parachutist Badge, Combat Infantryman Badge, and
Ranger Tab.
BRIGADIER GENERAL RONALD E. PAUL
Assistant Adjutant General - Air
Brigadier General Ronald E. Paul is the Assistant Adjutant
General - Air, Illinois Air National Guard. He is responsible for the
command, control and operations of plans and programs affecting
more than 3,000 Illinois Air National Guard personnel located at
Scott Air Force Base, Peoria, and Springfield, Illinois. His broad
range of responsibilities include ensuring combat readiness and
mission capability of three major air bases comprised of flying
wings, command and control facilities, logistics, and mission
support units, providing combat trained personnel to meet all
United States Air Force mission requirements. General Paul also
serves as Air National Guard Assistant to the Commander, Air
Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.
General Paul graduated from the United States Air Force
Academy in 1988, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree
in International Affairs. Following aircraft maintenance officer
training, he served in various operational units in United States Air
Forces in Europe, Tactical Air Command/Air Combat Command,
Air Force Materiel Command and Pacific Air Forces. After his last
active duty assignment in the 19th Fighter Squadron, he joined the Illinois Air National Guard. He deployed to
Europe and Southwest Asia multiple times in support of contingency operations, and he served as the senior
military officer in charge of F-16 maintenance training for the Polish Air Force. He has held squadron, group,
and wing command and was the Director of Logistics at First Air Force, Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida. Prior
to his current assignment, General Paul served as Deputy Commander, Joint Task Force Guantanamo.
EDUCATION:
1988 Bachelor of Science, International Affairs, United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado
1991 Master of Business Administration (MBA), Golden Gate University, San Francisco, California
2006 Air War College, by Correspondence
2014 Joint Task Force Commander Course, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado
ASSIGNMENTS:
1. September 1988 - April 1989, Student, Aircraft Maintenance Officer Course, Chanute Air Force Base,
Illinois
2. April 1989 - June 1990, Officer in Charge, Munitions Branch, Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho
3. June 1990 - March 1992, Assistant Officer in Charge, 390th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, Mountain Home Air
Force Base, Idaho
4. March 1992 - December 1992, Maintenance Officer, 429th Electronic Combat Squadron, Mountain Home
Air Force Base, Idaho
5. December 1992 - September 1993, Officer in Charge, Fabrication Branch, 36th Maintenance Squadron,
Bitburg Air Base, Germany
6. September 1993 - February 1994, Assistant Squadron Maintenance Officer, 36th Maintenance Squadron,
Bitburg Air Base, Germany
7. February 1994 - March 1995, Sortie Support Flight Commander, 493rd Fighter Squadron, Royal Air Force
Lakenheath, United Kingdom
8. March 1995 - June 1996, Sortie Generation Flight Commander, 493rd Fighter Squadron, Royal Air Force
Lakenheath, United Kingdom
9. June 1996 - June 1998, United States Air Force Logistics Career Broadening Officer, Ogden Air Logistics
Center, Utah
10. June 1998 - June 1999, Deputy Chief, Technical Repair Division, Ogden Air Logistics Center, Utah
11. June 1999 - June 2001, Squadron Maintenance Officer, 19th Fighter Squadron, Elmendorf Air Force
Base, Alaska
12. June 2001 - October 2002, Chief of Supply, 183rd Logistics Squadron, Springfield, Illinois
13. October 2002 - August 2004, Commander, 183rd Maintenance Squadron, Springfield, Illinois
14. August 2004 - September 2007, Commander, 183rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Springfield, Illinois
15. October 2007 - October 2009, Commander, 183rd Mission Support Group, Springfield, Illinois
16. October 2009 - November 2012, Director of Logistics, First Air Force, Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida
17. November 2012 - November 2014, Commander, 183rd Fighter Wing, Springfield, Illinois
18. November 2014 - November 2015, Deputy Commander, Joint Task Force Guantanamo, Guantanamo
Naval Station, Cuba
19. December 2015 - Present, Assistant Adjutant General - Air, Illinois Air National Guard, Springfield, Illinois
AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:
Legion of Merit
Meritorious Service Medal (with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters)
Joint Meritorious Unit Award
Meritorious Unit Award
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award (with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters)
National Defense Service Medal (with Bronze Star)
Southwest Asia Service Medal (with 2 Bronze Stars)
Global War On Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Armed Forces Service Medal
Nuclear Deterrence Operations Service Medal
Air Force Overseas Ribbon Long (with Oak Leaf Cluster)
Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon (with Gold Border and Oak Leaf Cluster)
Coast Guard Special Operations Ribbon
Air Force Longevity Service (with Silver Oak Leaf Cluster)
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with 2 'M' Devices)
Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon (with Bronze Star)
North Atlantic Treaty Organization Medal
Kuwait Liberation Medal Government of Kuwait
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:
Second Lieutenant June 1, 1988
First Lieutenant June 1, 1990
Captain June1, 1992
Major Oct. 1, 1999
Lieutenant Colonel Oct. 4, 2003
Brigadier General Nov. 1, 2014
BG Ronald J. Place, MD, Commanding General, Regional Health
Command – Atlantic (Provisional), Fort Belvoir, VA
Brigadier General Place hails from South Dakota where he graduated
from the University of South Dakota cum laude with a degree in
Chemistry and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant as a
Distinguished Military Graduate of the ROTC program. A member of
Alpha Omega Alpha honor medical society, he graduated from
Creighton University School of Medicine, receiving a Doctor of
Medicine cum laude. BG Place completed his General Surgery
internship and residency training at Madigan Army Medical Center
(MAMC) where he received the Major General Floyd L. Wergeland
Award as Madigan’s Outstanding Graduating Resident and was also
selected as the Teaching Resident of the Year.
BG Place’s surgical assignments began as a staff General Surgeon at
Martin Army Community Hospital, Ft. Benning, Georgia where he
became Chief of the Ostomy and Wound Care Clinic. During this period, he was the Distinguished
Honor Graduate of the Flight Surgeon’s Course, and completed the AMEDD Officer’s Advanced Course.
BG Place next completed fellowship training in Colon and Rectal Surgery at the University of Texas
Southwestern in Dallas and then returned to MAMC as a Colorectal Surgeon. He subsequently became
MAMC’s Assistant Chief of the Department of Surgery and obtained an appointment as Assistant
Professor of Surgery, Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences.
In October 2001, BG deployed as a General Surgeon with the 250th Forward Surgical Team (Airborne) to
Afghanistan. He was then assigned to Landstuhl Regional Medical Center (LRMC) as the Chief of
Surgery. While in this billet, he deployed as a General Surgeon with the 67th Forward Surgical Team
during OIF I, Task Force Med Falcon IX to Kosovo, and the 249th General Hospital (task organized to the
173rd Support BN) for OEF VI. Upon his return, he became LRMC’s Deputy Commander for Outlying
Clinics. BG Place returned to MAMC as the Deputy Commander for Clinical Services and became
MAMC’s Principal Deputy Commander, gaining responsibility for the day-to-day operations of the
Medical Center. He then served as Commander of USA MEDDAC Fort Knox/Ireland Army Community
Hospital and USA MEDDAC Fort Stewart/Winn Army Community Hospital. After graduating from the
National War College where he earned a Masters in National Security Strategy with a Health Strategy
Concentration, he became the Assistant Surgeon General (Force Projection) at the Office of The Surgeon
General. BG Place last served as the MEDCOM Deputy Chief of Staff (Quality and Safety).
BG Place is a graduate of the Command and General Staff Officer Course, the National War College, is
board certified in both General Surgery and Colorectal Surgery, and the author of over 40 peer reviewed
articles and book chapters. His awards include the Distinguished Service Medal, Legion of Merit with
three oak leaf clusters, Bronze Star Medal with oak leaf cluster, the Presidential Unit Citation, Combat
Action Badge, Combat Medic Badge, Flight Surgeon’s Badge, The Surgeon General’s “A” Designator for
clinical excellence, the Order of Military Medical Merit, the Army Staff Identification Badge, and others.
BG Place and his wife, Carol, live in Fort Belvoir, VA. They are the proud parents of Geoffrey Place of
Harrisburg SD, Veronica Wyatt of Fort Bragg NC, and Harrison Place of Fort Hood, TX.
BRIGADIER GENERAL AARON M. PRUPAS
Brig. Gen. Aaron Prupas serves as Director of ISR
Strategy, Plans, Policy and Force Development to the
Deputy Chief of Staff, ISR (A2), Headquarters U.S. Air
Force, the Pentagon. He is responsible for the force
development of over 25,000 ISR Total Force Airmen;
the integration of ISR planning with the national
intelligence community, Joint Staff and Air Force
major commands; and the formulation of ISR vision,
policy and strategy.
General Prupas entered the Air Force in 1990 after
receiving his commission from the U.S. Air Force
Academy. He completed Intelligence Officer Training
at Goodfellow AFB, Texas, in 1991 and is a career
intelligence officer and weapons instructor. He has
served in a variety of positions at the squadron, wing
and combatant command levels. As an instructor at
the U.S. Air Force Weapons School, General Prupas
served as the Chief of Weapons School Academics
and the editor-in-chief of the Air Force Weapons
Review. General Prupas commanded the 19th
Weapons Squadron, Nellis AFB, Nevada, and served
as the Deputy Director for the Commander's Initiatives
Group at U.S. Central Command. He also
commanded the Air Force Technical Applications
Center, Patrick AFB, Florida, and the National Air and
Space Intelligence Center at Wright-Patterson AFB,
Ohio.
His combat deployments include Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and 386th Air Expeditionary Wing, Southwest Asia supporting
Operation Southern Watch. During Operation Allied Force, he deployed to Aviano Air Base, Italy as the Chief of
Intelligence for F-117 operations. He deployed to the Combined Air Operations Center, Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi
Arabia, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and served in Kabul, Afghanistan, as the United States Central
Command representative for the 2009 International Security and Assistance Force Commander's Strategic
Assessment. Prior to his current assignment, he served as the Deputy Director of Intelligence, U.S. Forces
Afghanistan, and Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff of Intelligence (DCOS Intelligence) to NATO Headquarters Resolute
Support (Headquarters RS) in Kabul, Afghanistan.
EDUCATION
1990 Bachelor of Science in English, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo.
1995 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., by correspondence
1996 Master of Arts in Information Systems Management, Webster University, St. Louis, Miss.
2004 Master of Arts in Military Operational Art and Science, Air University, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2004 Joint Forces Staff College, National Defense University, Norfolk, Va.
2008 Master of Arts in National Security and Strategic Studies, Naval War College, Newport, R.I.
2012 Executive Enterprise Leadership Seminar, Darden School of Business, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
ASSIGNMENTS
1. July 1990 - February 1991, Student, Air Intelligence Officer Course, 3486th Student Squadron, Air Training
Command, Goodfellow AFB, Texas
2. February 1991 - June 1992, Military Political Affairs Analyst, 544th Combat Applications Squadron, 544th Strategic
Intelligence Wing, Offutt AFB, Neb.
3. June 1992 - May 1993, Staff Support Intelligence Officer, U.S. Strategic Command, Offutt AFB, Neb. (February
1993 - May 1993, Intelligence Watch Officer, Air Combat Operations Center, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia)
4. May 1993 - June 1994, Space and Missile Event Officer, United States Space Command/North American
Aerospace Command (NORAD), Cheyenne Mountain Air Station, Colo.
5. June 1994 - July 1996, Deputy Chief, J2 (Intelligence) Special Activities, U.S. Space Command/NORAD, Peterson
AFB, Colo.
6. July 1996 - June 1998, Chief, 8th Fighter Squadron Intelligence Branch, 49th Fighter Wing, Holloman AFB, N.M.
(December 1996 - March 1997, 386th Air Expeditionary Wing, Southwest Asia)
7. June 1998 - October 1999, Chief, Operations Intelligence Element, 49th Operations Support Squadron, 49th
Fighter Wing, Holloman AFB, N.M. (February 1999 - May 1999, Chief of Intelligence, 49th Expeditionary Operations
Group, Aviano Air Base, Italy)
8. October 1999 - March 2001, Assistant Director of Operations for Academics, U.S. Air Force Weapons School
Intelligence Division, Nellis AFB, Nev.
9. March 2001 - November 2001, Chief, Weapons School Academics, U.S. Air Force Weapons School, Nellis AFB,
Nev.
10. November 2001 - July 2003, Intelligence Flight Commander, 52nd Operations Support Squadron, 52nd Fighter
Wing, Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany (March 2002 - June 2002, Chief of Intelligence Weapons and Tactics,
Combined Air Operations Center, Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia)
11. July 2003 - June 2004, Student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
12. June 2004 - June 2005, Course Instructor and Advisor, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
13. June 2005 - June 2007, Commander, 19th Weapons Squadron, 57th Wing, Nellis AFB, Nev.
14. July 2007 - July 2008, Student, College of Naval Warfare, Naval War College, R.I.
15. July 2008 - June 2010, Deputy Chief, Commander's Initiatives Group, U.S. Central Command, MacDill AFB, Fla.
16. June 2010 - May 2012, Commander, Air Force Technical Applications Center, Patrick AFB, Fla.
17. May 2012 - May 2014, Commander, National Air and Space Intelligence Center, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio.
18. June 2014 - April 2015, Principal Military Assistant to the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence, Office of
the Secretary of Defense, Washington, D.C.
19. April 2015 – April 2016, Deputy Director of Intelligence, U.S. Forces Afghanistan, and Assistant Deputy Chief of
Staff of Intelligence to NATO Resolute Support Headquarters
20. July 2016 – present, Director, ISR Strategy, Plans, Policy and Force Development, Headquarters U.S. Air Force,
Washington, D.C.
1. July 2008 - June 2010, Deputy Chief, Commander's Initiatives Group, U.S. Central Command, MacDill AFB, Fla.,
as a lieutenant colonel
2. June 2014 - April 2015, Principal Military Assistant to the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence, Office of the
Secretary of Defense, Washington, D.C., as a colonel
3. April 2015 – April 2016, Deputy Director of Intelligence, U.S. Forces Afghanistan, and Assistant Deputy Chief of
Staff of Intelligence to NATO Resolute Support Headquarters, as a brigadier general
Defense Superior Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
Joint Service Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Achievement Medal with two oak leaf clusters
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
1998 Outstanding graduate, U.S. Air Force Weapons School, Nellis AFB, Nev.
Major July 1, 2001
Lieutenant Colonel May 1, 2005
Colonel Sept.1, 2010
Brigadier General Aug. 3, 2015
(Current as of July 2016)
BRIGADIER GENERAL KYLE W. ROBINSON
Brigadier General Kyle W. Robinson is the Vice Commander,
Seventh Air Force, Air Forces Korea, and Chief of Staff, Air
Component Command, Osan Air Base, South Korea. The
Seventh Air Force mission is to organize, train, and equip
warfighting forces supporting the Air Component Command
assigned to the Combined Forces Command and perform
missions that support United Nations Command armistice
maintenance.
General Robinson was commissioned into the U.S. Air Force
as a distinguished graduate of the Reserve Officer Training
Corps program. After receiving his Bachelor of Science in
Electrical Engineering from MIT in 1989, he entered active duty
and completed pilot training, where he was a Distinguished
Graduate.
He graduated with honors from defense language training prior
to attending the Spanish Joint Senior Service School in Madrid,
Spain and was a distinguished graduate of the Industrial
College of the Armed Forces at Fort McNair, D.C. He has held
numerous flying and staff positions and has commanded at the
squadron, group, and wing level.
Prior to being assigned to his current assignment, General Robinson served as Director, Chief of Staff of the
Air Force’s Strategic Studies Group, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, DC.
EDUCATION
1989 Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering, MIT
1996 Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering, University of Idaho
1997 Squadron Officer's School, in residence
2003 Defense Language Institute (Spanish), Monterey, Calif.
2004 Spanish Joint Senior Service School, Madrid, Spain
2008 Industrial College of the Armed Forces, Ft McNair, D.C.
2010 Leadership Enhancement Program, Center for Creative Leadership, NC
2012 Executive Leadership Seminar, Darden School of Business, Va.
2016 Combined Force Air Component Commander Course, Maxwell AFB, AL
ASSIGNMENTS
1. May 1990 - May 1991, student, Undergraduate Pilot Training, William AFB, Ariz.
2. June 1991 - January 1992, student pilot, B-1B Initial Qualification Training, Dyess AFB, Texas
3. February 1992 - May 1994, B-1B Copilot and Aircraft Commander, 46th Bomb Squadron, Grand Forks
AFB, N.D.
4. June 1994 - December 1995, B-1B Aircraft Commander, 34th Bomb Squadron, Ellsworth AFB, S.D.
5. January 1996 - April 1996, student pilot, Introduction to Fighter Fundamentals, Columbus AFB, Miss.
6. May 1996 - January 1997, student pilot, F-15E Initial Qualification Training, Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C.
7. February 1997 - February 2000, F-15E Instructor Pilot and Mission Commander, Chief of Squadron
Scheduling, then Flight Commander, 494th Fighter Squadron, RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom
8. March 2000 - October 2002, F-15E Instructor Pilot and Mission Commander, Chief of Squadron Weapons,
Assistant Chief of Wing Weapons, then Assistant Director of Operations, 335th Fighter Squadron, 4th Fighter
Wing, Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C.
9. November 2002 - May 2003, student, Spanish Department, Defense Language Institute, Presidio of
Monterey, Monterey, Calif.
10. June 2003 - June 2004, student, Spanish Joint Senior Service School (USAF Intermediate Development
Education Equivalent), Madrid, Spain
11. June 2004 - September 2005, Chief, Air Combat Command Senior Officer Management, Directorate of
Personnel, Headquarters Air Combat Command, Langley AFB, Va.
12. September 2005 - July 2007, Commander, 31st Test & Evaluation Squadron, Edwards AFB, Calif.
13. July 2007 - June 2008, student, Industrial College of the Armed Forces, Fort McNair, Washington, D.C.
14. July 2008 - June 2010, Deputy Commander, Joint Warfare Analysis Center, Dahlgren, Va.
15. June 2010 - March 2012, Commander, 366th Operations Group, Mountain Home AFB, Idaho
16. April 2012 – July 2014 - Commander, 48th Fighter Wing, RAF Lakenheath, England
17. August 2014 – May 2015, Director, Chief of Staff of the Air Force’s Strategic Studies Group, Pentagon,
Washington, D.C.
18. May 2015 – Present, Vice Commander, Seventh Air Force, Air Forces Korea, and Chief of Staff, Air
Component Command, Osan AB, South Korea
July 2008 - June 2010, Deputy Commander, Joint Warfare Analysis Center, Dahlgren, Va., as a Colonel
May 2011 - September 2011, Battle Director, Combined Air and Space Operations Center, Southwest Asia,
as a Colonel
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Flight Hours: More than 3300 hours
Aircraft Flown: F-15E, B-1B, HH-60G, F-15D, F-16D, AT-38B, T-38A
Air Medal with five oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal with one oak leaf cluster
Air Force Achievement Medal with one oak leaf cluster
Gallant Unit Citation
Kosovo Campaign Medal
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Nuclear Deterrence Operations Service Medal
NATO Medal
Second Lieutenant
First Lieutenant
Captain
Major
Lieutenant Colonel
Colonel
Brigadier General
(Current as of Jul 2016)
November 18, 1989
November 18, 1991
November 18, 1993
March 1, 2001
April 1, 2004
October 1, 2008
March 2, 2015
Brigadier General Eric L. Sanchez
Brigadier General Eric L. Sanchez is a 1987 Distinguished Military Graduate
of New Mexico State University. Upon commissioning he served at Fort
Bliss, Texas, from 1988-1992 as a Platoon Leader and Battery Executive
Officer in the 3rd Battalion, 43rd Air Defense Artillery Regiment and
deployed in support of Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm in 1991. From
1992 to 1995 he served as the Battalion Logistics Officer, and commanded
D Battery, 2nd Battalion, 43rd Air Defense Artillery Regiment, Fort Polk,
Louisiana and deployed the unit twice to Southwest Asia.
After battery command, he instructed at the Intelligence Officer Basic Course, Fort Huachuca,
Arizona from 1995 to 1997. He was then assigned to the Joint Intelligence Center Pacific,
Hawaii where he served his first Joint assignment as an Information Warfare Officer from 1997
to 1999. Following graduation from Command and General Staff College, he served as S-3 and
XO of 2nd Battalion 43rd Air Defense Artillery Regiment from 2000 to 2002. He served as the
Deputy Commanding Officer, 108th Air Defense Artillery Brigade from 2002 to 2003 and
deployed in support of the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force during Operation Iraqi Freedom. He
served his second Joint assignment as part of the United States Pacific Command Staff from
2003 to 2005.
He then moved to Fort Shafter to assist in the stand-up of the 94th AAMDC from 2005 to 2006.
In June 2006, he assumed command of the 1st Battalion 7th Air Defense Artillery Regiment and
deployed the unit from Fort Bliss, Texas to the Republic of Korea from 2007 to 2008. Following
battalion command, he served as Deputy Director, TRADOC Capabilities Manager-Lower Tier
from 2008 to 2010, Fort Bliss, Texas. He commanded 35th Air Defense Artillery Brigade in
Osan, Korea from 2011 to 2013. Following brigade command, he served as the Deputy
Commander, 32d Army Air and Missile Defense Command.
Brigadier General Sanchez' most recent assignment was as Commanding General, 94th
AAMDC. His current assignment is as the Commanding General, White Sands Missile Range in
New Mexico. BG Sanchez' military education includes the Air Defense Artillery Basic and
Advance Courses, the Combined Arms and Services Staff School and the Command and
General Staff College. He holds Masters of Science degrees from Central Michigan University,
and the Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island.
BG Sanchez' awards include the Distinguished Service Medal, Legion of Merit (1st Oak Leaf
Cluster), Bronze Star (1st Oak Leaf Cluster), Defense Meritorious Service Medal (1st Oak Leaf
Cluster), Army Meritorious Service Medal (2nd Oak Leaf Cluster), Army Commendation Medal
with V device and (2nd Oak Leaf Cluster), Joint Service Achievement Medal, Army Achievement
(1st Oak Leaf Cluster), Overseas ribbon (1st Oak Leaf Cluster), National Defense Service
Medal, Southwest Asia Service medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global
War on Terror Service medal, Korean Defense Service Medal, Kuwait Liberation Medal, and the
Combat Action Badge.
Brigadier General Sanchez and his wife Teresa have two children, Marilissa 24 and Sophia 21.
BIOGRAPHY
BRIGADIER GENERAL CARL E. SCHAEFER
Brig. Gen. Carl E. Schaefer is the Commander,
412th Test Wing, Edwards Air Force Base, California. He
leads a wing of 7,847 personnel in the developmental test
and evaluation of F-35, KC-46, F-22, F-16, B-1, B-2, B-52,
C-17, C-130, KC-135, Global Hawk, joint remotely piloted
aircraft and emerging technologies. Additionally, General
Schaefer is the Installation Commander responsible for
operating the base and supporting more than 12,000 active
duty, reserve, civil service and defense contractors at
Edwards, the second largest base in the U.S. Air Force.
General Schaefer was commissioned in 1990 as a
distinguished graduate from the U.S. Air Force Academy. He
has served in a variety of flying and staff assignments to
include command at the squadron, group and wing levels.
General Schaefer is a U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School
graduate and a command pilot with more than 3,000 flying
hours in over 30 aircraft types. He has flown combat
missions in support of Operations Deny Flight and Allied
Force. Prior to his current assignment, he served as the
Special Assistant to the Secretary of the Air Force and
Chief of Staff of the Air Force for F-35 Integration.
EDUCATION
1990 Distinguished Graduate, Bachelor of Science, Engineering Sciences, USAF Academy, Colorado
Springs, Colorado.
1997 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Alabama
2000 USAF Test Pilot School, Edwards AFB, California
2004 Master of Science, Systems Engineering, USAF Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
2004 Air Command & Staff College Seminar, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
2010 Graduate with Distinction, Master of Strategic Studies, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Alabama
2012 Enterprise Leadership Seminar, Darden School of Business, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
ASSIGNMENTS
1. May 1990 – Sep 1991, Student, Undergraduate Pilot Training, Williams AFB, Arizona
2. Sep 1991 – Feb 1995, T-38 Instructor/Check Pilot, Vance AFB, Oklahoma
3. Feb 1995 – May 1996, 2nd Infantry Division Air Liaison Officer, Camp Casey, South Korea
4. May 1996 – Dec 1996, Student, F-15E, Seymour Johnson AFB, North Carolina
5. Dec 1996 – Dec 1999, F-15E Instructor Pilot, Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England
6. Dec 1999 – Feb 2001, Student, U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School, Edwards AFB, California
7. Feb 2001 – Jul 2003, F-15/T-38 Instructor/Evaluator Test Pilot, Edwards AFB, California
8. Jul 2003 – Sep 2004, Student, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
9. Sep 2004 – Jun 2006, F-22/F-15 Program Element Monitor, SAF/AQ, the Pentagon, Washington,
District of Columbia
10. Jun 2006 – Jul 2008, Commander, 445th Flight Test Squadron, Edwards AFB, California
11. Jul 2008 – Jul 2009, Deputy Commander, 412th Operations Group, Edwards AFB, California
12. Jul 2009 – Jun 2010, Student, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Alabama
13. Jun 2010 – Jul 2012, Commander, 46th Operations Group, Eglin AFB, Florida
14. Jul 2012 – Feb 2014, Wing Commander, data masked
15. Feb 2014 – Mar 2015, Special Assistant to the SECAF/CSAF for F-35 Integration, the Pentagon,
Washington, District of Columbia
16. Mar 2015 - present, Commander, 412th Test Wing, Edwards AFB, California
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Flight hours: Over 3,000
Aircraft flown: F-15E, F-15C, F-16, T-38, and 29 other aircraft
Legion of Merit with Oak Leaf Cluster
Meritorious Service Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters
Air Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters
Aerial Achievement Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters
Army Commendation Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
1991 Distinguished graduate, Pilot Instructor Training
1996 Distinguished graduate, Introduction to Fighter Fundamentals
1996 Distinguished graduate, F-15E Fighter Training
2010 Lt. Gen. John Nowak Award, Air War College
Second Lieutenant, 30 May 1990
First Lieutenant, 30 May 1992
Captain, 30 May 1994
Major, 1 June 2001
Lieutenant Colonel, 1 June 2006
Colonel, 1 October 2010
Brigadier General, 1 October 2015
(Current as of 8 Dec 15)
Rear Admiral Erica Schwartz
Director of Health, Safety, & Work-Life
U.S. Coast Guard
Erica G. Schwartz was promoted to the rank of Rear Admiral in
August 2015. Rear Admiral Schwartz is serving as the Director, of
Health, Safety and Work-Life.
She is responsible for the Coast Guard's health care system of 42
clinics and 150 sick bays, as well as, operational and off-duty
mishap prevention, response and investigation. She oversees the
Coast Guard's child care programs and food services delivery
programs, ashore and afloat, and the Coast Guard's Ombudsman,
Substance Abuse, Health Promotion and Sexual Assault Prevention
and Response programs.
RADM Schwartz is trained and Board Certified in Preventive
Medicine (Occupational Medicine). RADM Schwartz graduated
with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biomedical Engineering from
Brown University in 1994 and received her Doctor of Medicine degree from Brown University School of
Medicine in 1998. In 2000, she completed her Master of Public Health (MPH) degree with a dual
concentration in Health Services Administration and Occupational and Environmental Medicine from the
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS). In 2001, she completed the USUHS
Occupational and Environmental Medicine residency program. RADM Schwartz also has a Juris
Doctorate from the University of Maryland and is admitted to the District of Columbia Bar.
Preceding her transfer to the Public Health Service and Coast Guard in 2005, she served as a Navy
Occupational Medicine physician. Her assignments included serving as the Chief of the Occupational
Medicine Clinic and the Immunization Clinic and serving as the Preventive Medicine Department Head at
the Naval Medical Clinic in Annapolis, MD. She also served as an Occupational Medicine physician and
clinical epidemiologist at the Navy and Marine Corps Public Health Center (formerly known as the Navy
Environmental Health Center) in Portsmouth, VA.
RADM Schwartz served as the Chief of Health Services and the Coast Guard’s Preventive Medicine Chief
in the Operational Medicine and Medical Readiness Division at Coast Guard Headquarters in
Washington, DC. She instituted the following critical interagency and intra-agency programs: Navy Safe
Harbor, Disease Surveillance, Deployment Health, Adenovirus Vaccination, Serology Screening, Febrile
Respiratory Illness and the Chemical, Biological and Radiologic Medical Countermeasures programs.
As an expert in health care policy, she wrote the first-ever force health protection policies to include: the
Pandemic Influenza Force Health Protection policy, the Anthrax and Smallpox Vaccination policies, the
Quarantinable Communicable Disease policy, the Periodic Health Assessment policy, and the Human
Immunodeficiency Virus policy. Additionally, she developed force health protection guidance for
numerous contingency operations, to include Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, the 2009 H1N1 pandemic,
Operation Unified Response (2010 Haiti earthquake), the Deepwater Horizon Operation, and the most
recent Ebola outbreak in West Africa. RADM Schwartz served as the Coast Guard’s principal expert on
pandemic influenza – hand-picked as the medical consultant for the DHS Pandemic Influenza Principal
Federal Official. She also deployed as the Medical Unit Leader for the Deepwater Horizon Unified Area
Command. Most recently, she served as one of the Ebola Crisis Action Team leaders, responsible for
ensuring Coast Guard personnel had clear and actionable force health protection guidance for this
emerging and fatal disease threat.
RADM Schwartz’s awards and decorations include two Meritorious Service Medals, Coast Guard and
Navy Commendation Medals, and many other personal and unit awards. She was recognized by the
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs by being honored as one of the Military Health System
Female Physicians of the Year.
Brigadier General Stephen D. Sklenka
Principal Director, South & Southeast Asia
Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy
BGen Sklenka was born in Miami, Florida and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in 1988
after graduating from the U.S. Naval Academy with a Bachelor of Science Degree in History.
Upon completion of The Basic School, he was assigned to 6th Marines and served as the Supply
Officer, Headquarters Company; UNITAS S-4; Regimental S-4A/RSO; and Regimental S-4.
During this period, he deployed to Panama during Operation JUST CAUSE, to Central and
South America, and to Saudi Arabia and Kuwait for Operations DESERT SHIELD/DESERT
STORM.
In 1992, he reported to 1st Landing Support Battalion (LSB) at Camp Pendleton, California
where he held four billets: Battalion S-4 Officer; Executive Officer, Company A during
Operation RESTORE HOPE in Somalia; Commanding Officer, Company B; and Commanding
Officer, Beach and Terminal Operations Company where he served as the Detachment
Commander Landing Force Support Party during Operation VIGILANT WARRIOR and the S3 of Combat Service Support Detachment-17, deploying to the Middle East and Korea.
After attending Amphibious Warfare School, he was assigned to The Basic School where he
served in the Instructor Group and as Commanding Officer of Training Support Company, Support Battalion, The Basic School.
From 1998-2001, he served as the 7th Marine Regimental S-4 at Twentynine Palms, California and participated in several exercises in
the USPACOM and USCENTCOM regions.
After graduating from the Naval Command and Staff College in 2001, he was assigned to the Current Operations Branch and as the
Prepositioning Head in Expeditionary Policies Branch of Plans, Policies, and Operations (PP&O), Headquarters Marine Corps.
In June of 2004, he reported to 1st FSSG and deployed to Iraq for Operation Iraqi Freedom II as the Executive Officer of Combat
Service Support Group-15. In March of 2005, he assumed command of MSSG-11/Combat Logistics Battalion-11 in May of 2005. In
September 2005, he deployed to the US Gulf Coast in support of JTF-Katrina. In February 2006, he deployed with the 11 th MEU
(SOC) to the Pacific and Central Command regions. Upon relinquishing command, he was assigned to Top Level School as a CMC
Fellow to the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, D.C.
In June 2007, he reported to US Special Operations Command where he served as the Materiel Division Head and Deputy J4 through
January 2010.
In February 2010, he reported to 1st Marine Logistics Group and deployed to Afghanistan as the AC/S, G-3 of 1st Marine Logistics
Group (Forward) during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM-10. In December 2010, he assumed command of Combat Logistics
Regiment – 15. In 2012, he deployed to Afghanistan as the Chief of Staff, 1st MLG (Forward) and as the CO of CLR-15 and the LCE
of the ISAF MAGTF during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM-12.
From May 2013 – May 2015, he was assigned as the Executive Assistant to the Deputy Commandant for Installations and Logistics
(I&L), Headquarters Marine Corps. After selection for promotion to Brigadier General in May 2015, he was assigned in September
2015 as the Principal Director for South and Southeast Asia in the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy.
BGen Sklenka has graduated from the Amphibious Warfare School, Naval Command and Staff College, Air War College
(Nonresident), and American Military University, receiving a Masters Degree in National Security and Strategic Studies from the
Naval War College and a Masters Degree with a concentration in Unconventional Warfare from American Military University. He
has also completed the Timothy T. Day Foundation Marine Corps Executive Fellowship at the Harvard Business School's Advanced
Management Program.
Rear Admiral Michelle C. Skubic
Supply Corps, United States Navy
Director, Logistics, Fleet Supply and Ordnance,
U.S. Pacific Fleet
Rear Adm. Michelle C. Skubic reported in June 2014 as
Director, Logistics, Fleet Supply and Ordnance, U.S.
Pacific Fleet, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hi. She
is a 1988 graduate of California State University,
Fullerton, earning her Bachelor of Arts degree in
Business Administration-Finance. She earned her
Master of Science degree in Acquisition and Contract
Management from Naval Post Graduate School in 2001.
She is also a graduate of the Joint Forces Staff College
and the University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler
Executive Development Institute.
Skubic’s operational assignments include: Division
Officer in readiness and services billets, USS Acadia
(AD-42), which included deployment for Operations
Desert Shield and Desert Storm; Supply Officer for Precommissioning Unit McFaul
(DDG-74), built in Pascagoula, Ms.; and Supply Officer for Precommissioning Unit
George H. W. Bush (CVN-77), built in Newport News, Va., which was commissioned to
the fleet in January 2009. Additionally, she completed a tour forward-deployed as
Commander, DLA Support Team in Kuwait, where her team, in concert with other DLA
activities, supported United States Central Command, United States Army Central, and
other DoD organizations in sustaining the warfighter’s requirements for Operations New
Dawn and Enduring Freedom.
Her shore assignments include: Services Officer and Carrier Readiness Officer at
Commander, Naval Air Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, San Diego, Ca.; Combined Bachelor
Quarters Officer and Aviation Support Division Officer, Naval Air Station Sigonella, Sicily;
Deputy Department Head for program contracts, Naval Air Systems Command in
Patuxent River, Md.; Deputy Force Supply Officer, Commander, Naval Surface Forces,
San Diego, Ca.; Director of Supplier Operations, DLA Aviation, Richmond, Va.;
Commanding Officer, NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Center Norfolk, Va; and Chief of Staff,
Naval Supply Systems Command, Mechanicsburg, Pa.
Skubic is designated as a Naval Aviation and Surface Warfare Supply Corps officer and
is a member of the Acquisition Professional Corps. Her personal decorations include the
Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Defense Meritorious Service Medal,
Meritorious Service Medal (two gold stars), Navy Commendation Medal (two gold stars),
and the Navy Achievement Medal (two gold stars).
Updated: 1 December 2015
BIOGRAPHY
BRIGADIER GENERAL RANDOLPH J. STAUDENRAUS
Brig. Gen. Randolph J. Staudenraus is the Commander, 175th Wing, Maryland Air
National Guard, Baltimore, Maryland. He is responsible for the organization,
training, and equipping of over 1,250 active-guard and traditional forces serving the
dual mission of state and federal responsibility falling under the Governor of
Maryland and President of the United States.
General Staudenraus was commissioned in May from Washington State
University. After completion of pilot training, General Staudenraus flew A-10s at
England Air Force Base, Louisiana; T-38s at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas; and
F-15Es at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England; and Seymour Johnson Air Force
Base, North Carolina, as a Formal Training Unit Instructor, Evaluation Pilot and
Assistant Operations Officer. General Staudenraus joined the Maryland Air
National Guard in 2003 where he served as Operational Readiness Inspection
Project Officer, Operations Group Commander and Vice Wing Commander. He
was deployed as an A-10 combat pilot in in operations Desert Shield and Desert
Storm; as an Assistant Operations Officer and Mission Commander in F-15Es in Operation Allied Force and
Operation Iraqi Freedom; as well as during multiple deployments with the Maryland ANG to the Central Command
area of responsibility with Operation Enduring Freedom. He has served in various staff positions in National Guard
Bureau, to include the J33 supporting the Chief, National Guard Bureau, during three hurricanes, multiple major
floods and fires, as well as planning the National Guard preparation of the 2008 presidential inauguration. Prior to his
current assignment, he served as the Director of ANG Plans and Programs and represented the ANG in the Air Force
and DoD strategic planning and programming processes affecting more than 105,000 Guard members, 89 wings and
175 geographically separated units throughout the 50 states, three territories, and the District of Washington. In this
role, he directed and oversaw resource allocation for combat; mobility; command-and-control, intelligence,
surveillance and reconnaissance; remotely piloted aircraft; cyber and space forces, and basing by analyzing and
interpreting federal guidance and directing long-range force structure planning to meet ANG federal and state
missions.
EDUCATION:
1987 Washington State University, Bachelor of Science, Criminal Justice, Pullman, Washington
1994 Air University, Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama
2002 Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Master of Science, Aeronautics, Daytona Beach, Florida
2002 Air University, Air Command Staff College-Joint, by correspondence
2007 Air University, Air War College, by correspondence
2011 Leadership Development Program, Center for Creative Leadership, Greensboro, North Carolina
2013 Syracuse University, National Security Studies, Management Course, Syracuse, New York
2014 United States Northern Command, Joint Task Force Commander Course, Colorado Springs, Colorado
2015 General and Flag Officer Homeland Security Executive Seminar, Harvard Kennedy School, Boston,
Massachusetts
2016 United States Northern Command, Joint Task Force Dual Status Commander Course, Colorado Springs,
Colorado
ASSIGNMENTS:
1. February 1988 - October 1989, Student, Undergraduate Pilot Training, Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas
2. October 1989 - September 1991, A-10 Pilot, Flight Commander, 76th Tactical Fighter Squadron, England Air
Force Base, Louisiana
3. September 1991 - October 1994, T-38 Instructor Pilot, Chief, Standards/Evaluation, 86th Flying Training
Squadron, Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas
4. October 1994 - May 1996, Division Air Liaison Officer, Camp Red Cloud, South Korea
5. May 1996 - July 1999, F-15E Pilot, Flight Commander, 492nd Fighter Squadron, Royal Air Force Lakenheath,
England
6. July 1999 - July 2002, F-15E Instructor Pilot, Assistant Operations Officer, 334th Fighter Training Squadron,
Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina
7. July 2002 - June 2003, F-15E Evaluator Pilot, Assistant Operations Officer, 336th Fighter Squadron, Seymour
Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina
8. June 2003 - June 2005, A-10 Pilot, Chief Wing Plans, 175th Wing, Warfield Air National Guard Base, Maryland
9. June 2005 - June 2006, Base, Realignment and Closure Programmer, Air National Guard, Crystal City, Virginia
10. June 2006 - July 2008, Air National Guard A3X Deputy Chief, Operational Plans and Execution Division, Air
National Guard, Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland
11. July 2008 - April 2010, Chief, Current Operations Division, National Guard Bureau, Crystal City, Virginia
12. April 2010 - March 2011, 175th Operations Group Commander, 175th Wing, Warfield Air National Guard Base,
Maryland
13. March 2011 - September 2011, Chief, Force Planning and Basing Division, National Guard Bureau, Air National
Guard Readiness Center, Joint Base Andrews, Maryland
14. September 2011 - April 2013, Director, Plans and Programs, National Guard Bureau, Air National Guard
Readiness Center, Joint Base Andrews, Maryland
15. April 2013 - December 2014, Vice Wing Commander, 175th Wing, Warfield Air National Guard Base,
Maryland
16. December 2014 - December 2015, Director, Plans and Programs, National Guard Bureau, Air National Guard
Readiness Center, Joint Base Andrews, Maryland
17. December 2015 - present, Commander, 175th Wing, Warfield Air National Guard Base, Maryland
FLIGHT RATING:
Flight hours: Over 4,000
Aircraft flown: A-10A/C, AT-38, F-15E, T-37, F-15E and T-38
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:
Legion of Merit
Air Medal with seven oak leaf clusters
Aerial Achievement Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal with four oak leaf clusters
Army Commendation Medal
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with valor device with three oak leaf clusters
Combat Readiness Medal
National Defense Service Medal with one oak leaf cluster
Southwest Asia Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Global War on Terrorism Medal
Armed Forces Service Medal
Nuclear Deterrence Operations Service Medal with one oak leaf cluster
Air Force Overseas Ribbon (Short)
Air Force Overseas Ribbon (Long)
Air Force Longevity Service with five oak leaf clusters
Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon
Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia)
Kuwait Liberation Medal (Government of Kuwait)
Second Lieutenant
First Lieutenant
Captain
Major
Lieutenant Colonel
Colonel
Brigadier General
21 Sep 1987
21 Sep 1989
21 Sep 1991
01 Apr 1999
08 Jun 2005
27 Feb 2009
11 Dec 2014
REAR ADMIRAL ANNE M. SWAP
DIRECTOR, MEDICAL RESOURCES, PLANS AND POLICY DIVISION, N0931
DIRECTOR, MEDICAL SERVICE CORPS
Rear Admiral Anne Swap is a native of Fort Ord, California.
She earned a Bachelor of Science Degree from James Madison
University and a Master’s Degree of Public Health in Health
Services Administration from San Diego State University.
She was commissioned and reported to Naval Hospital,
Yokosuka, Japan, as Assistant Department Head, Patient
Administration in December 1990. In 1993, she was assigned to
Naval Hospital, Twentynine Palms, California, as Department
Head, Patient Administration. In 1996, she served as the
Executive Assistant to the Director, Medical Service Corps at
the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, Washington, D.C.
In May 1998, Swap reported to Navy Personnel Command as
the Medical Service Corps, Junior Healthcare Administrator, Assignments Officer. In June
2000, she served as the Department Head, Health Services, Navy Support Facility, Diego Garcia,
British Indian Ocean Territories. Following that tour in July 2001, she was assigned as Officer
in Charge, Boone Branch Medical Clinic, Little Creek, Northwest Branch Medical Clinic and
TRICARE Prime Clinic Chesapeake, VA. In June 2003, she reported as Assistant Branch Head,
Medical Assignments and Placement, PERS-4415A, Navy Personnel Command, Millington, TN.
In September 2005, she reported to Naval Hospital Pensacola as both the Director for
Administration and as the Executive Officer, Fleet Hospital Pensacola.
From April 2007 to April 2008, she deployed as an Individual Augmentee to the Combined
Security Transition Command, Kabul, Afghanistan, as the Senior Health Care Administrator
Mentor for the Afghanistan National Army. In June 2008, she was assigned as the Director,
Special Assistant for Health Affairs, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Manpower and Reserve
Affairs, Washington, DC.
In April 2010, she served as the Deputy Commander for Administration at the National Naval
Medical Center, Bethesda, MD. From July 2011 to May 2013, she was assigned as the
Executive Officer at Naval Hospital Camp Lejeune, NC. From July 2013 to June 2015, she
assumed command of U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa, Japan. In June 2015, she reported to the
Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, Washington, DC as the Liaison Officer to the Defense Health
Agency and in November 2015, she assumed duties as the 18th Director, Medical Service Corps.
Rear Admiral Swap assumed the duties as Director, Medical Resources, Plans and Policy in
January 2016 and was promoted to Rear Admiral in June 2016.
Rear Admiral Swap is a Fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives. Her personal
awards include a Legion of Merit, Bronze Star, Meritorious Service Medal (seven awards), Navy
Commendation Medal (three awards) and Navy Achievement Medal (two awards).
Rear Admiral Andrew J. Tiongson
Assistant Commandant for Resources &
Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
United States Coast Guard
Rear Admiral Andrew Tiongson serves as the Assistant Commandant for
Resources and Chief Financial Officer for the U.S. Coast Guard. In this
capacity, he is responsible for all budgetary, financial and resource
management activities relating to the programs and operations of the Coast
Guard. As a component of the Department of Homeland Security, the Coast
Guard is comprised of a nearly 60,000 member active duty, reserve and civil
servant workforce with an annual budget of $10 billion.
Rear Admiral Tiongson is a career cutterman whose time at sea spans five
Coast Guard cutters and one U.S. Navy ship. His afloat career began in
1989 onboard USCGC ESCANABA (WMEC 907). Most recently, in 2015,
he commissioned USCGC JAMES (WMSL 754), bringing the Coast
Guard’s fifth National Security Cutter into service. While serving onboard USS NORMANDY (CG60) as part of the U.S. Coast Guard - U.S. Navy exchange program, he deployed in support of
Operation Desert Storm. He has served in four command cadre positions afloat: Executive Officer
onboard USCGC MOHAWK (WMEC 913) and Commanding Officer onboard USCGC
NANTUCKET (WPB 1316), USCGC LEGARE (WMEC 912) and USCGC JAMES (WMSL 754).
Rear Admiral Tiongson has served in a variety of key staff positions, including two positions in
acquisition projects. First, he served as the Assistant Project Officer for the $30 million Configuration
Management Project, transforming shipboard logistics and maintenance management. Later, he served
as the Assistant Project Manager for the nearly $1 billion Rescue 21 project, the largest command and
control project in Coast Guard history. Rear Admiral Tiongson served two different tours in the Office
of Budget and Programs as a Budget Coordinator/Program Reviewer and the Office Chief. He served
in the Office of Congressional Affairs as the Senior Policy Advisor on domestic and international drug
issues and Veterans’ Affairs to the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. He also served as
the Executive Assistant to the Vice Commandant of the Coast Guard where he supported the
Commandant and Vice Commandant on strategic policy and budget matters.
Rear Admiral Tiongson’s personal awards include two Legions of Merit, four Meritorious Service
Medals, three Coast Guard Commendation Medals, the U.S. Navy Achievement Medal, the
Commandant’s Letter of Commendation and various Service and unit awards. He is a permanent
Cutterman and has earned the U.S. Navy Surface Warfare Officer designation.
Rear Admiral Tiongson is a 1989 graduate of the United States Coast Guard Academy where he earned
a Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering. He holds two Master degrees from The
George Washington University: Mechanical Engineering and Environmental and Energy Management.
He was also a System Design and Management Fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
(MIT) where he earned a Master of Science in Engineering and Management, a joint degree from
MIT’s Sloan School of Management and Engineering School. He also completed MIT’s one-year
Seminar XXI program on foreign politics, international relations and the national interest.
MAJOR GENERAL TIMOTHY P. WILLIAMS
The Adjutant General – Army, Virginia
Major General Timothy P. Williams is the
Adjutant General of Virginia and assumed
the position on June 1, 2014. He is
responsible for the combat readiness of
units, and the administration and training of
more than 8,600 Virginia Army and Air
National Guard personnel.
General Williams earned his commission
as a Field Artillery Officer from Virginia
Tech in 1985 and served on active duty for
five years prior to joining the Virginia Army
National Guard. He has commanded at the
field artillery battery and battalion level
before transferring to the logistics corps
and commanding the 329th Regional
Support Group in Virginia Beach, Virginia
for four years. General Williams' most
recent assignment prior to his appointment
as the Adjutant General was serving as the
J-8 Director of Resource Management on
the Virginia National Guard Joint Staff.
EDUCATION:
1985 Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, Bachelor of Science,
Management Science, Blacksburg, Virginia
1989 Webster University, Master of Arts, Management, St. Louis, Missouri
2006 United States Army War College, Master of Science, Strategic Studies, Carlisle
Barracks, Pennsylvania
2009 United States Army Logistics Management College, Joint Logistics Course
(ALMC-JC), Fort Lee, Virginia
2014 Army Strategic Leadership Development Program – Basic, Washington, District of
Columbia
2015 Force Integration Course of Senior Leaders (FISCL), Fort Belvoir, Virginia
ASSIGNMENTS:
1. March 1986 - March 1987, Fire Support Team Chief, Howitzer Battery, 3rd
Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Bliss, Texas
2. March 1987 - November 1987, Recon Survey Officer, Howitzer Battery, 3rd
Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Bliss, Texas
3. November 1987 - April 1988, Fire Direction Officer, Howitzer Battery, 3rd Squadron,
3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Bliss, Texas
4. November 1988 - March 1989, Executive Officer, Howitzer Battery, 3rd Squadron,
3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Bliss, Texas
5. March 1989 - June 1989, Assistant Squadron Fire Support Officer, Howitzer Battery,
3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Bliss, Texas
6. October 1989 - June 1990, Target Analyst, Headquarters, Headquarters Troop
Cavalry Regiment, Fort Bliss, Texas
7. November 1990 - October 1991, Battalion Fire Direction Officer, Headquarters
Headquarters Service, 1st Battalion, 246th Field Artillery Battalion, 29th Infantry Division
(Light), Danville, Virginia
8. November 1991 - September 1993, Commander, Battery C, 1st Battalion, 246th
Field Artillery Battalion, 29th Infantry Division (Light), Danville, Virginia
9. October 1993 - November 1996, Supply and Services Officer, Headquarters State
Area Command, Richmond, Virginia
10. December 1996 - October 1997, S4, Headquarters Headquarters Company, 1st
Brigade, 29th Infantry Division (Light), Staunton, Virginia
11. November 1997 - September 1999, Executive Officer, Headquarters 429th Forward
Support Battalion, 29th Infantry Division (Light), Staunton, Virginia
12. October 1999 - September 2000, S-3, Headquarters 54th Field Artillery Brigade,
Virginia Beach, Virginia
13. October 2000 - June 2004, Commander, Headquarters Headquarters Battalion, 1st
Battalion, 111th Field Artillery, 54th Field Artillery, Norfolk, Virginia
14. July 2004 - January 2007, Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics (G-4), Joint Forces
Headquarters - Virginia, Fort Pickett, Virginia
15. January 2007 - June 2007, Theater Observation Detachment Officer, United States
Army Combined Arms Center, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
16. June 2007 - September 2008, Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics (G-4), Joint Forces
Headquarters - Virginia, Fort Pickett, Virginia
17. October 2008 - April 2012, Commander, 329th Regional Support Group, Virginia
Beach, Virginia
18. May 2012 - June 2014 J-8, Joint Forces Headquarters-Virginia, Sandston, Virginia
19. June 2014 - Present, The Adjutant General, Virginia, Joint Forces Headquarters,
Sandston, Virginia
AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:
Legion of Merit
Army Commendation Medal (with 1 Silver Oak Leaf Cluster and 1 Bronze Oak Leaf
Cluster)
Army Achievement Medal (with 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal (with 4 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
National Defense Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Iraqi Campaign Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Bronze Hourglass, "M" Device and Numeral 2)
Army Service Ribbon
Parachutist Badge
Air Assault Badge
Virginia Service Ribbon (5th Award)
Virginia Emergency Service Ribbon
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:
Second Lieutenant 7 June 1985
First Lieutenant 22 November 1986
Captain 14 November 1990
Major 22 September 1994
Lieutenant Colonel 14 January 2000
Colonel 9 July 2004
Brigadier General 1 June 2014
Major General 29 June 2016
Roy E. Wright
Deputy Associate Administrator for Insurance and Mitigation
Roy E. Wright serves as the Federal Emergency Management
Agency’s Deputy Associate Administrator for Insurance and
Mitigation. He leads FEMA’s Federal Insurance and
Mitigation Administration that delivers the agency’s risk
management, risk reduction, and flood insurance programs.
Under Mr. Wright’s leadership, these programs act as a
catalyst to drive increased understanding and proactive
actions to help people in communities reduce their losses
from natural hazards.
Mr. Wright directs the National Flood Insurance Program, the
mitigation and resilience programs under FEMA's Stafford
Act authorities, the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction
Program, and the National Dam Safety Program. FEMA’s
programs promote a risk-conscious culture, enable faster
recovery from flood disasters, and address long-term
vulnerabilities to life, property, and well-being in
communities across the Nation. He chairs the inter-agency Mitigation Framework
Leadership Group (MitFLG) that coordinates mitigation and resilience efforts across the
Federal Government in consultation with State, local, Tribal, and Territorial governments
as well as the private sector. Mr. Wright is also responsible for the delivery of
environmental and historic preservation technical assistance and compliance across all
FEMA programs.
He holds a Master of Public Administration from The George Washington University and a
Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Azusa Pacific University. He completed postgraduate studies at Harvard’s Kennedy School Senior Executive Fellows program and the
Center for Homeland Security and Defense’s Executive Leadership Program at the Naval
Post Graduate School in Monterey, California.
Mr. Wright was appointed to the Federal Senior Executive Service in 2013. In prior
assignments, Mr. Wright served as a FEMA’s deputy associate administrator for mitigation,
FEMA’s deputy director of risk analysis, as the program executive officer for FEMA’s Risk
MAP program, a strategy consultant, and as policy advisor to the Secretary of the Interior
focused on land conservation measures. A native of California, Roy and his family live in
northern Virginia.

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