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r U.S. Special Operations Command
U. S. Special Operations Command is one of nine
unified commands in the U. S. military's combatant com-
mand structure. The formation of the command was a
result of the Nunn-Cohen Amendment to the National
Defense Authorization Act. The command, located at
MacDill AFB, Fla., was activated April 16,1987.

U. S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) consists of

some 46,000 Army, Navy and Air Force special operations
forces (SOF) — active and reserve — who are organized into a
variety of land, sea and aerospace forces, including:

• U.S. Army Special Forces, the 75th Ranger Regiment, the

160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne),
psychological operations units and civil affairs units.

• U. S. Navy SEALs (Sea-Air-Land

forces), special boat units and SEAL
delivery units.

• U. S. Air Force special operations

squadrons (fixed and rotary wing),
special tactics squadrons, a foreign
internal defense squadron, and a combat
weather squadron.

U. S. Special Operations Command provides

highly trained, rapidly deployable and regionally
focused SOF personnel in support of global
requirements from the Secretary of Defense,
the combatant commanders and our American
ambassadors and their country teams.

The enduring, overarching purposes of SOF

are derived from historical experience,
congressional legislation and evolving
security environment.
 Principal Missions
COUNTERPROLIFERAT1QN
OF WEAPONS OF MA^S
CIVIL AFFAIRS-
DESTRUCTION: ———"^*"*^ Activities that establish,
Actions taken to seize,
maintain, influence or
destroy, capture or recover
exploit relations between
weapons of mass
military forces and civil
destruction.
authorities and the civilian
population to facilitate
military operations.

COMBATTING TERRORISM-
Actions including antiterrorism SPECIAL RECONNAlSSAKtf-.F-
(defensive measures taken to Actions to obtain or verify, by visual
reduce vulnerability to terrorist observation or other collection
acts) and counterterrorism methods, information concemng the
(offensive measures taken to capabilities, intentions, and activities
prevent, deter and respond to of an actual or potential enemy; or
terrorism) taken to oppose to secure data concerning the
terrorism throughout the entire characteristics of a particular area.
threat spectrum.
DIRECT ACTION:
Short-duration strikes and other
small-scale actions to seize, destroy,
capture, recover or inflict damage to
designated personnel or material.

PSYCHQLQGICAI OPFRATIOM.g
Operations to convey selected information
to foreign audiences to induce or reinforce
foreign attitudes and behaviors favorable
to the originator's objectives.

FOREIGN INTFRNAI
UNCONVENTIONAI WARFARF- DEFENSE:
Support to military and para-military Participation by civilian and
operations, normally of long duration, military agencies of a
predominantly conducted by indigenous government in any of
or surrogate forces. It includes guerrilla the action programs taken
warfare and other offensive by another government to free
low-visibility operations. and protect its society from
subversion, lawlessness,
and insurgency.
INFORMATION OPERATIONS-
Actions taken to achieve
information superiority in
support of national mBitary
strategy by affecting adversary
information systems white
leveraging and protecting
U. S. information and
information systems.

Collateral Activities
COALITION SUPPORT
COMBAT SEARCH AND RESCUE
COUNTER DRUG ACTIVITIES
COUNTER MINE ACTIVITIES
HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE
SECURITY ASSISTANCE
 Global Commitment
n any given day, thousands of SOF personnel may be deployed
O worldwide. They provide specialized training, advice and
nation-building assistance to U. S. friends and allies as well as support
for conventional forces.
SOF is prepared to operate in all geographic regions and
environments in times of peace as well as war. Force readiness is a
crucial factor to mission success: organizational structure, training
and equipment of SOF reflect that importance. SOF flexibility enables
personnel to rapidly assimilate area-specific data and to quickly adjust
force composition and tactics to set the stage for swift, deliberate and
sometimes stealthy movement of forces into problem areas.

SPECIAL OPERATIONS
he following five requirements distinguish
T special operations from conventional military
operations:
Unconventional training
and equipment. The unusual
demands of a special opera-
tions mission define the
training and equipment
required. Accomplishing the
mission may call for a unique
mixture of specialized skills
and equipment that may be
outside the capabilities of
conventional forces.
Political Sensitivity. Virtually every aspect of a
special operations mission is dictated by political
sensitivities. For instance, the cultural mores of a
country may dictate a low-profile operation,
while in another situation, larger political consid-
erations may require a visible presence in an
advisory capacity,
Unorthodox Approaches. Special operations
missions do not negate the traditional principles
of war. Rather, a different emphasis is placed on
their combination or relative importance. In a
special operations mission, surprise achieved
through speed, stealth, audacity, deception, and
new tactics and techniques can be far more
effective and efficient than a conventional force
using traditional tactics.
Limited Opportunity. Some special operations
missions — particularly direct action, counter-ter-
rorism, hostage recovery, or
search and seizure of maritime
targets — mast capture the
appropriate moment for com-
plete success. Tactical advan-
tage may be limited and fleeting.
Repeat opportunities are
unlikely; and failures will be
politically and militarily costly.
Specialized Intelligence.
Special operations missions are
intelligence-driven and intelli-
gence-dependent. They require immediate and
continuous access to information from traditional
and nontraditional sources.
SOF Characteristics
Mature professionals with leadership abilities
Specialized skills, equipment and tactics
Regional focus
Language skills
Political and cultural sensitivity
Small, flexible, joint-force structure
 Command Responsibilities
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USASOC AFSOC
Prepare assigned forces to carry out special
operations missions as required and, if direct-
ed by the President or Secretary of Defense,
plan for and conduct special operations.
Develop doctrine, tactics, techniques and
procedures for special operations.
Conduct specialized courses of instruction
for all special operations forces.
Train assigned forces and ensure interoper-
ability of equipment and forces.
Monitor the preparedness of special
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CO
z Operations Commands
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Joint Special Operations Command,
is located at Port Bragg, N.C. It is a
subtmified command under U, S. Special
ill Operations Command.
O.
O Established in 1980,
JSOC headquarters and
staff oversee
matters pertaining to
joint special operations
O and missions.
HI
(ft JSOC's prime directives are to study special
operations requirements and techniques;
I- ensure interoperability and equipment
standardization; plan and conduct special
operations exercises and training; and
develop joint special operations tactics.
NAVSPECWARCOM
operations forces assigned to other unified
commands.
Develop and acquire forces, equipment,
material, supplies and services unique to
special operations.
Consolidate and submit program and budget
proposals for Major Force Program 11.
Monitor the promotion, assignments,
retention, training and professional develop-
ment of all special operations forces
personnel.
Theater Special
Each theater unified command has a separate
special operations command (SOC) to meet its
theater-unique requirements. As subordinate
unified commands, the theater SOCs plan,
prepare, command and control SOF personnel
from the Army, Navy and Air Force. They
ensure SOF strategic utility is fully employed
and that SOF personnel are fully synchro-
nized with conventional military operations.
Theater SOCs offer several advantages to the
regional combatant commander. As peace-
time elements, the SOCs are the framework
around which a joint special operations task
force can be structured. They provide a clear
chain of command for in-theater joint SOF
personnel as well as the staff expertise to
plan, conduct and support joint special
operations in the theater's operating area.
U. S. Army Special Operations Command (USASOC) was activated
Dec. 1,1989. Commanded by a lieutenant general, U. S. Army Special
Operations Command is the Army component of the U. S. Special Operations
Command. Army special operations forces are comprised of Special Forces
(SF), Rangers, Psychological Operations (PSYOP), Civil Affairs (CA), Special
Operations Aviation (SOA) and headquarters units located at Fort Bragg, N.C.
Soldiers of the 75th Ranger
Regiment are the masters
of special light infantry
operations. The mission of
its 1,600 personnel include
conducting attacks to tem-
porarily seize and secure
key objectives, and other
light infantry operations
requiring unique capabili-
ties. Like their Special Forces counterparts, responsibilities
Rangers can infiltrate an area by land, air or toward the civilian pop-
by sea. ulation, and to provide
liaison with civilian gov-
The mission of the U. S. Army Special Forces ernment agencies.
Command is to plan, prepare for, and when
directed, deploy special forces soldiers, also Psychological operations
called "Green Berets," to conduct unconventional forces disseminate infor-
warfare, foreign internal defense, special recon- mation to foreign audi-
naissance and direct action missions in support ences in support of U. S.
of U. S. national policy objectives within desig- goals and objectives.
nated areas of responsibility. The 12-man PSYOP units accomplish
"A-Team" is the key operating element of their mission by circulat-
SF groups. ing messages in the form
of leaflets, posters,
The 160th Special broadcasts and audiovi-
Operations Aviation sual tapes. Each unit has its own intelligence and
Regiment is a audiovisual specialists.
unique unit that
provides support to The John F, Kennedy
SOF personnel on a Special Warfare Center
worldwide basis and School, also located
with specially-modi- at Fort Bragg, has a two-
fied helicopters. fold mission of develop-
Capabilities of the ing doctrine and provid-
160th include ing training courses for
inserting, re-supply- Army Special Forces,
ing and extracting U. S. and allied SOF person- Civil Affairs,
nel. They also assist in SOF search and rescue, Psychological
as well as escape and evasion activities. Operations, foreign area
officers, and survival,
The Civil Affairs forces are designed to prevent evasion, resistance and
civilian interference with tactical operations, escape training.
to assist commanders in discharging their
Q
Air Force Special
Operations
Command, with
headquarters at
Hurlburt Field, Fla.,
2 was established May
22,1990. AFSOCis
0 the Air Force com-
ponent of U. S.
0 Special Operations
Command.
The 16th Special Operations Wing, also at
AFSOC is America's specialized air power. It is
a step ahead in a changing world, delivering Hurlburt Field, is the oldest and most seasoned
special operations combat power unit in AFSOC. The 16th SOW deploys with
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"anytime, anywhere."
AFSOC has about 10,000 people,
with about 22 percent stationed
overseas. The command's three
active duty flying units epitomize
the composite wing/ group con-
III cept. They are comprised of over
100 fixed arid rotary-wing aircraft.
Q.
0 The 352nd Special Operations
Group at RAF Mildenhall, United
Kingdom is the designated Air
Force component for Special
Operations Command Europe. The
353rd Special Operations Group at Kadena Air
Base, Japan, is the Air Force component for
0 Special Operations Command Pacific.
u The 18th Flight Test Squadron conducts opera-
specially trained and
equipped forces from each
service, working as a team to
support national security
objectives. The wing focuses
on unconventional warfare,
including counterinsurgency
and psychological operations
during low-intensity conflicts.
They provide precise, reliable
and timely support to special
operations forces worldwide.
The 720th Special Tactics
Group, headquartered at
Hurlburt Field, Fla., has spe-
cial operations combat controllers and parares-
cuemen who work jointly in special tactics
teams. Their missions include air traffic control
for establishing air assault landing zones, close

1 tions and maintenance suitability tests and eval-

uations for equipment, concepts, tactics and
air support for strike aircraft and gunship mis-
sions, establishing
casualty collection
procedures for employment of special opera-
stations, and provid-
tions forces. Many of these tests are joint com-
ing trauma care for
111 mand and joint service projects.
injured personnel.

u The U. S. Air Force

K Special Operations
School, at Hurlburt Field, provides special oper-
0 ations-related education to personnel from all
branches of the Department of Defense, govern-
IL mental agencies, and allied nations. Subjects
covered include regional affairs and cross-cul-
tural communications, anti-terrorism aware-
ness, revolutionary warfare and psychological
operations.
Naval Special Warfare Command was
commissioned April 16,1987 at Naval
Amphibious Base, Coronado, Calif. It is the
Navy component to the U. B. Special
Operations Command. Naval Special Warfare
Primary mission areas
include unconventional
warfare, direct-
action, special recon-
naissance and for-
eign internal
defense. They also
conduct security assis-
tance, counterdrug oper-
ations, personnel recovery
and hydrographic reconnaissance.
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to
The Naval Special Warfare Development
Group, located in Little Creek, Va., manages
the test, evaluation and development of tech- m
represents one of the most responsive, versatile
and effective force packages available to
nology applicable to Naval Special Warfare
forces. The command also develops maritime
ground and airborne tactics.
o
today's theater and operational commanders.

The command prepares Naval Special Warfare

forces to carry out assigned missions and to
develop special operations strategy, doctrine
and tactics. Commander, Naval Special
Warfare
Command
exercises oper-
ational control
of all United
The Naval Special Warfare Center at NAB,
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States-based
Naval Special Coronado is the schoolhouse for basic and
Warfare advanced NSW training. All SEAL candidates
Command must successfully complete the 26-week Basic
forces and is Underwater Demolition/SEAL course, a

responsible for
the training, maintenance, support and readi-
ness of all active and reserve Naval Special
Warfare forces.
m
mentally and physically demanding training
regimen, before being assigned to a team.

Naval Special Warfare Group ONE in

Coronado, Calif., and Naval Special Warfare
Group TWO in Little Creek, Va., are the major
operational components of the Naval Special
Warfare Command. The groups deploy Naval
Special Warfare forces worldwide to meet the
training, exercise, contingency and wartime
requirements of the theater commanders.
Each group has three SEAL teams, one SEAL
Delivery Vehicle Team, and one Special Boat
Squadron assigned.
U.S. Special Operations Command's distinctive insignia is an adaptation of one originally
designed during World War II by the first and only director of the Office of Strategic
Services, Maj. Gen. William "Wild Bill" Donovan.
The color black represents special operations activities under the cover of
darkness.
The spearhead, taken from color staffs dating to antiquity, represents the
initial forces of attack and symbolizes how special operations forces lead the
way to subdue the enemy's defenses.
The three golden rings surrounding the shaft of the spear are indicative of the
forces assigned from the Army, Air Force and Navy.
The four stars represent the four points of the compass emphasizing a global mission.
Finally, the braided cord encircling the shield symbolizes strength through jointness.

SOF Truths
Humans are more important than
hardware
Quality is better than quantity
SOF cannot be mass produced
Competent SOF cannot be
created after crises occur

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GENERAL BRYAN "DOUG" BROWN, USA

General Bryan "Doug" Brown is the Commander, United States Special Operations
Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida. As Commander, he is responsible for all special
operations forces of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps, both active duty and reserve.
General Brown has a Bachelor's Degree in History from Cameron University and a Master's
Degree in Business from Webster University.
He entered the Army in 1967 as a private in the Infantry. Upon completion of Airborne School and
the Special Forces Qualifications Course, he served on a Special Forces "A Team" at Fort Bragg, North
Carolina.
As a general officer, he served as Assistant Division Commander (Maneuver), 1st Infantry Division
(Mech.), Fort Riley, Kansas. He also served as Director of Plans, Policy and Strategic Assessments
(J5/J7) at the U.S. Special Operations Command, MacDill AFB, Florida, and Commanding General,
Joint Special Operations Command and U.S. Army Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, North
Carolina, and most recently he served as Deputy Commander, U.S. Special Operations Command,
MacDill AFB, Florida.
His combat tours include Vietnam as well as Operations Urgent Fury (Grenada), Desert
Shield/Storm, and others.
Other assignments include: 129th Aviation Company, Republic of Vietnam; Commander,
Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 2/17* Field Artillery, Camp Pelham, Republic of Korea;
Commander, C Company, 158th Aviation Battalion, Fort Campbell, Kentucky.; the Joint Special
Operations Command, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. At Fort Campbell, Kentucky, he served as
Commander, C Company and Deputy Commander for Operations, 160th Special Operations Aviation
Group (Airborne); Commander, 5/101st Aviation Battalion, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault);
Commander, 1st Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne); Commander, 160th
Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne).
His military education includes the Field Artillery Officer Advance Course, U.S. Army Command
and General Staff College, the Army War College. General Brown is a graduate of the Harvard
Executive Education Program's National and International Security Managers Course.
His awards and decorations include the Distinguished Service Medal, Legion of Merit,
Distinguished Flying Cross, Bronze Star Medal, Air Medal with "V" Device, Joint Service
Commendation Medal, and the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal. He also wears the Special Forces
Tab, Master Army Aviator Badge, Military Free Fall Parachutist Badge, and the Air Assault Badge.

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VICE ADMIRAL ERIC T. OLSON

Vice Admiral Eric Thor Olson is the Deputy Commander, United States Special
Operations Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida.

A native of Tacoma, Washington, Vice Admiral Olson graduated from the United
States Naval Academy in 1973. During his career as a Naval Special Warfare
officer, he has served operationally in an Underwater Demolition Team, SEAL
Team, SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team, Special Boat Squadron, and at the Naval
Special Warfare Development Group. He has also served as a SEAL instructor,
strategy and tactics development officer and joint special operations staff officer.
His overseas assignments include duty as a United Nations Military Observer in
Israel and Egypt and as the Navy Programs Officer in Tunisia.

Vice Admiral Olson has participated in several conflicts and contingency

operations, and has commanded at every level from SEAL platoon officer-in-
charge to Naval Special Warfare force commander. His primary staff duty was as
Assistant Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Plans, Policy, and Operations).

Vice Admiral Olson earned a Master of Arts degree in National Security Affairs at
the Naval Postgraduate School. He is a Joint Specialty Officer and Political-
Military Affairs subspecialist. His awards include the Distinguished Service
Medal and the Silver Star.

Vice Admiral Olson is married with two children.

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DR. DALE G. UHLER

Dr. Dale G. Uhler is the Acquisition Executive and Senior Procurement Executive
for the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), MacDill Air
Force Base, Florida. Dr. Uhler came to USSOCOM in January 2004 and assumed
the responsibility for all Special Operations Forces research, development,
acquisition, procurement, and logistics.

Dr. Uhler began his career in 1969 in the Navy's Director of Ocean
Engineering/Supervisor of Salvage and Diving Office in the Naval Ship (later
SEA) Systems Command where he held increasingly responsible positions until
1987. He advanced from Logistics Engineer to Project Engineer/Operations
Specialist, to Program Manager. Then in 1980, he advanced to Deputy/Technical
Director.

In 1987, Dr. Uhler was assigned to the Federal Supply Service (FSS) of the
General Services Administration for the specific purpose of reorganizing and modernizing the federal government's
civilian supply system. In 1988, he was hand-picked by NASA to conceive, implement, and manage that agency's
response to the recommendations and findings of the various investigative bodies and commission following the
CHALLENGER accident.

From 1989 to 1992, Dr. Uhler served initially as Technical Director for Warfare Systems Architecture in the Space
and Naval Warfare Systems Command; subsequently he became Deputy Director for Force and Mission Areas. In
October 1992, the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition (ASN (RDA))
assigned Dr. Uhler as the first Deputy PEO for Mine Warfare.

Dr. Uhler was reassigned by ASN (RDA) to the position of Deputy Commander, Space and Naval Warfare Systems
Command in March 1995 to manage the downsizing and subsequent relocation of the Command to the West Coast in
response to BRAC legislation. In August 1997, he was assigned to the position of Technical Director on the staff of
the Navy's Director of Space, Information Warfare, Command and Control (CNO N6). ASN (RDA) appointed Dr.
Uhler as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Space and C4I in October 1999.
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Marshall P. Adair
Marshall Adair is a Minister-Counselor in the Senior Foreign Service. He currently serves
as Political Advisor to the Commander, United States Special Operations Command, MacDill
Air Force Base, Florida. As the State Department representative, he provides political, politico-
military, economic, and other information of an international and foreign policy character to the
commander and staff, as well as assuring coordination with the Department of State and U.S.
diplomatic posts abroad.

Since joining the Foreign Service in 1972, he has served overseas in a variety of economic,
political and consular positions. These included posts in Europe (France & Bosnia-
Herzegovina), Africa (Democratic Republic of the Congo), and Asia (Burma and four different
posts in China: Taipei, Hong Kong, Beijing, & Chengdu). His most recent overseas post was in
2002/03 as Political Adviser to the Commander of NATO's Multinational Brigade in Tuzla,
Bosnia-Herzegovina.

At the Department of State in Washington, DC, Mr. Adair served as Deputy Assistant Secretary
for European Affairs under Ambassador Richard Holbrooke, and as an advisor on business
relations for Under Secretary Stuart Eizenstat. He also spent one year as Senior Inspector in the
Office of the Inspector General.

In 1999, his Foreign Service colleagues elected Mr. Adair to the position of President of the
American Foreign Service Association. The Department of State then sent him on detail for two
years to that organization, which promotes the standards of American diplomacy, and represents
the interests of active duty and retired Foreign Service personnel.

Mr. Adair graduated from Middlebury College in Vermont, and has subsequently studied
economics and Chinese at the Foreign Service Institute. He speaks Mandarin Chinese, French
and Spanish.

He is married to Ginger Chen Adair, originally from Taiwan, and they have one son, Charles.

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MAJOR GENERAL TIMOTHY MARTIN HAAKE, USAR

Major General Timothy M. Haake, is the Deputy Commander, Mobilization
and Reserve Affairs, United States Special Operations Command, MacDill
Air Force Base, Florida. Prior to this assignment, he served as Director of
Legislative Affairs, United States Special Operations Command,
Washington, D.C.

General Haake was born May 14, 1946, in Schenectady, New York. He
holds a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy (1969) from Antioch College, Yellow
Springs, Ohio; a Law Degree (1973) from Syracuse University College of
Law, Syracuse, New York; and Master of Laws Degree (LL.M.) in Taxation
(1978) from Georgetown University Law Center, Washington D.C. He
completed the Judge Advocate General's Officer Basic Course in 1978; The
Judge Advocate General's Advanced Officer Course in 1982; Civil Affairs
Officer Advanced Course in 1985; Command and General Staff College in
1987 and the Army War College in 1994.

General Haake served in the Army National Guard as an enlisted member 1970 through 1976, where he
completed the Special Forces Qualifications Course in 1973, and then served in the Army Reserve 1976
through 1978. He received a direct commission October, 1978.

In 1978, General Haake served as the Staff Judge Advocate for Headquarters, 11th Special Forces Group
(Airborne) at Fort Meade, Maryland. In 1982, he became the Legal Officer for the 450th Civil Affairs
Company in Riverdale, Maryland. In 1984, he returned the 11th Special Forces Group and served again
as their Staff Judge Advocate. In 1992, he became the Legal Advisor (IMA) for the Joint Special
Operations Command at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Concurrently from 1995 he commanded the 157th
EVIA Detachment for the Army Reserve in Washington, D.C.

General Haake's awards include the Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Defense
Meritorious Service Medal (one oak leaf cluster); the Army Meritorious Service Medal; the Joint Service
Commendation Medal; Army Commendation Medal; Joint Service Achievement Medal; Army Reserve
Components Achievement Medal (silver oak leaf cluster); the National Defense Service Medal (bronze
service star); the Armed Forces Reserve Medal (silver hourglass); the Army Service Ribbon and the
Army Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon. He is a Master Parachutist, Special Forces
Military Free Fall Parachutist, and holds German, Italian, and British military parachutist badges.

General Haake is senior partner in Haake and Associates, Washington D.C. and maintains a current
practice of law, consisting of representation of major U.S. and foreign corporations, trade associations,
and individuals before the Congress of the United States and various federal agencies.

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MAJOR GENERAL JAMES W. PARKER

Major General James W. Parker, U.S. Army, is Director of the Center for Special Operations,
U.S. Special Operations Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida. The Center brings together
those elements of the U.S. Special Operations Command that focus on the "warfight." The Center's
mission is to collaborate with the Geographic Combatant Commanders and Interagency partners on
current and future special operations. General Parker previously served as Director, Intelligence
and Information Operations Center, U.S. Special Operations Command before assuming his current
position in June 2003.
Born in Miami, Florida, General Parker enlisted in the Army in 1970. Upon completion of
Airborne School and the Special Forces Qualification Course, he served on an "A-Team" with the 7th
Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, NC. He graduated from Officer Candidate School in 1975, and
was assigned to the 25th Infantry Division in Hawaii where he served as a Rifle Platoon Leader,
Scout Platoon Leader, and Company Executive Officer. In 1979, he reported to the 4th Infantry
Division (Mechanized), at Fort Carson, Colorado, where he served as an Infantry Company
Commander and Battalion Maintenance Officer. In 1984, he was assigned to the newly reactivated
1st Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Lewis, Washington where he served as Battalion
Operations Officer and Executive Officer for 3d Battalion.
In 1988 he reported to El Salvador where he served a one year tour as the U.S. Advisor to
the El Salvadorian 4th Infantry Brigade. He then served on the staff of U.S. Special Operations
Command, in the J-3 Directorate. His next assignment was as the Commander, 1st Battalion, 3d
Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, North Carolina. In July 1993, he was assigned as the
Operations Officer, and later Chief of Staff, U.S. Army Special Forces Command. In 1995, he
returned to Command the unit where he began his Special Operations career; the 7th Special Forces
Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, North Carolina. He then served as the Deputy Commanding General,
U.S. Army Special Operations Command. In 1998 General Parker took command of Special
Operations Command South in the Republic of Panama. This Command was responsible for all
special operations in the SOUTHCOM AOR. When U.S. forces left Panama in 1999, he moved his
command and all components to Puerto Rico. He recently took part in combat operations in Iraq,
serving with U.S. Central Command in Operation IRAQI FREEDOM.
General Parker's Military Schools include the Infantry Officer Basic and Advanced Courses,
Armed Forces Staff College, Defense Language Institute, and U.S. Army War College. His
educational degrees are a BBA in Management from Fort Lauderdale University and an MA in
Procurement/Contract Management from Webster University.
His awards include the Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit (with Oak Leaf
Cluster), Bronze Star Medal with "V" Device, Defense Meritorious Service Medal (with Oak Leaf
Cluster), Meritorious Service Medal (with four Oak Leaf Clusters), Army Commendation Medal (with
Oak Leaf Cluster), the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, Republic of El Salvador Combat Medal,
Combat Infantry Badge, Expert Infantry Badge, Master Parachutist Badge, Military Freefall
Parachutist Badge, Ranger and Special Forces Tabs.

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BRIGADIER GENERAL DONALD C. WURSTER

Brigadier General Donald C. Wurster, U.S. Air Force, is
Director of the Center for Intelligence and Information Operations,
U.S. Special Operations Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida.
The center is responsible for all aspects of communications and
intelligence for special operations forces. He previously served as
Commander of the Special Operations Command, Pacific at Camp
H.M. Smith, Hawaii before assuming his current position in March,
2003.
Born in Washington D.C., General Wurster was
commissioned in 1973 upon graduation from the U.S. Air Force
Academy. He completed undergraduate helicopter training at Fort
Rucker, Alabama, in 1974. The general is a command pilot with
more than 4,000 flying hours, including assignments in both rescue
and special operations. He has commanded special operations
forces at the squadron, group, wing, and subunified command level.
Most recently, he served as commander of all U.S. forces assigned
to JTF-510 during Operation Enduring Freedom - Philippines.

EDUCATION:

1973 Bachelor of science degree, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado
1982 Distinguished graduate, Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama
1983 Master of arts degree, Webster University, St. Louis, Missouri
1987 Distinguished graduate, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama
1994 Air War College, by correspondence
1997 Industrial College of the Armed Forces, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.

ASSIGNMENTS:

1. June 1973 - July 1974, undergraduate helicopter training, Fort Rucker, Alabama
2. July 1974 - March 1975, HH-3E Jolly Green Giant training, Hill Air Force Base, Utah
S.March 1975 - May 1976, HH-3E pilot, Detachment 13, 41st Rescue and Weather Reconnaissance
Wing, Osan Air Base, South Korea
4. May 1976 - July 1979, HH-3E instructor pilot, 71st Air Rescue and Recovery Squadron,
Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska
5. July 1979 - November 1980, inactive Air Force Reserve, Lowry Air Force Base, Colorado
6. November 1980 - December 1983, HH-3E evaluator pilot, 1550th Aircrew Training and Test
Wing, Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico
7. December 1983 - July 1986, weapon systems program manager for rescue and special
operations forces, Aircraft Acquisition Branch, Headquarters Military Airlift Command, Scott Air
Force Base, Illinois
8. July 1986 - June 1987, student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell Air Force Base,
Alabama
9. June 1987 - July 1989, MH-60G Pave Hawk assistant operations officer, 55th Special
Operations Squadron, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida
10. July 1989 - August 1991, program element monitor for rescue and special operations forces,
Office of the Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
11. August 1991 - July 1994, operations officer, then MH-53J Pave Low HIE commander, 21st
Special Operations Squadron, Royal Air Force Woodbridge and Royal Air Force Alconbury, England
12. July 1994 - July 1996, assistant for electronics, communications and special programs, Office of
the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict, Forces and
Resources, Washington, D.C.
13. July 1996 - July 1997, student, Industrial College of the Armed Forces, Fort Lesley J. McNair,
Washington, D.C.
14. July 1997 - September 1997, MH-53J requalification, 551st Flying Training Squadron Squadron,
Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico
15. September 1997 - June 1998, commander, 16th Operations Group, Hurlburt Field, Florida
16. June 1998 - July 1999, commander, 16th Special Operations Wing, Hurlburt Field, Florida
17. October 1999 - October 2002, inspector general, U.S. Transportation Command and
Headquarters Air Mobility Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois
18. October 2002 - February 2003, commander, Special Operations Command, Pacific, Camp H.M.
Smith, Hawaii
19. February 2003 - March 2003, Special Assistant to the Commander, U.S. Special Operations
Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida
20. March 2003 - Director, Center for Intelligence and Information Operations, U.S. Special
Operations Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida

FLIGHT INFORMATION:

Rating: Command pilot

Flight hours: More than 4,000
Aircraft flown: AC-130, HH-3E, MC-130, MH-53J, and MH-60G

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:

Defense Superior Service Medal with oak leaf cluster

Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters
Air Medal
Aerial Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Achievement Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal with service star

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:

Second Lieutenant June 6, 1973

First Lieutenant June 6, 1975
Captain June 6, 1977
Major February 1, 1986
Lieutenant Colonel April 1, 1989
Colonel June 1, 1996
Brigadier General September 1, 2000
May 2003
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Brigadier General Remo Butler

Brigadier General Butler is the Chief of Staff and Director of the
Center for Command Support, United States Special Operations
Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida.
Brigadier General Remo Butler was born November 16, 1951 in
Egypt, Mississippi. He was commissioned second lieutenant in
1974 with the U.S. Army upon graduation from Austin Peay State
University. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Political
Science and a Master of Science degree from Troy State
University in Personnel Management.

His military education includes the Field Artillery Officer Basic

Course, Airborne School, Special Forces Qualification Course,
Ranger School, HALO School and the Infantry Officer Advanced
Course. He is a Graduate of the Armed Forces Staff College, U.S.
Marine Command and General Staff College, and the U.S. Army War College.

Brigadier General Butler's initial tour of duty was with 2/17th Field Artillery, Camp Pelham,
South Korea. Returning to the United States he was assigned from 1976 to 1977 as a platoon
leader and then as company executive officer with the 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
After completing the Special Forces Qualification Course in 1977, he was assigned as a
detachment commander in Company C, and later as executive officer of Company A, 3rd
Battalion, 7th special forces Group (Airborne), Panama. In 1980, he attended the Infantry Officer
Advanced course and later commanded Company C, Infantry Training Group, Fort Benning,
Georgia. He returned to Fort Bragg and Special Forces in February 1984, and served as company
executive officer and Battalion S-3 respectively, until assuming command of Company C, 2/7th
Special Forces Group (Airborne). After completing the Armed Forces Staff College he was
assigned in 1988 to Special Operations Command South, Panama, as Director J3 and as a special
operations plans officer. He was also a participant in OPERATION JUST CAUSE. He departed
Panama, July 1991, to become an instructor at the Armed Forces Staff College until December
1992. He returned to Fort Bragg to command 1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne)
from January 1993-1995. BG Butler was then assigned as Deputy Chief of Staff to United States
Army Special Forces Command until his departure to the United States Army War College.
After the War College he was assigned as Chief, Special Operations Coordination Element,
XVIJI Airborne Corps. BG Butler commanded the 1st Special Warfare Training Group
(Airborne), United States Army Special Warfare Center and School, from 1997 through 1999.
He was reassigned as the Deputy Commanding General, U.S. Army Special Operations
Command, Fort Bragg, North Carolina from 1999 to 2000. His most recent assignment was as
the Commanding General, Special Operations Command South from June 2000 to July 2003.
His awards and decorations include the Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit,
Defense Meritorious Service Medal with One Oak Leaf Cluster, Meritorious Service Medal with
Four Oak Leaf Clusters, Joint Service Commendation Medal, Army Commendation Medal with
Three Oak Leaf Clusters, Joint Service Achievement Medal, Combat Infantryman Badge, Master
Parachutist Badge, Military Freefall Parachutist Badge, Venezuelan Parachutist Badge, Honduran
Parachutist Badge, Special Forces Tab, and Ranger Tab.

(Current as of August 2003)

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BRIGADIER GENERAL PAULETTE M. RISHER

Brigadier General Paulette M. Risher is the second President
of the Joint Special Operations University, located at Hurlburt Field,
Florida. As such, she is responsible for the education of senior and
intermediate Special Operations Forces personnel and for the
coordination of the education of other senior personnel in the
application of Joint Special Operations in both strategic and
operational settings.

General Risher graduated from Arizona State University

with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Psychology. She earned a
Masters of Arts Degree in Psychology Organizational Development
from University of West Florida. She is a graduate of the U.S.
Army's Command and General Staff College, the Army War
College, and the Air War College.

General Risher entered active duty in January 1973 and was assigned as an instructor to
the United States Women's Army Corps Center and School at Fort McClellan. In January 1974
she became the Installation Protocol Officer and Chief, General Military Subjects Committee,
Enlisted Education Department. In April 1977, she departed for the Regional Personnel Center,
United States Army, Germany where she served as Chief Officer Records Division, Adjutant, for
Headquarters and Headquarters Company, V Corps, Assistant Secretary of the General Staff, V
Corps and Secretary of the General Staff, 3d Armored Division, V Corps. In August 1980 she
was assigned to the United States Army Reception Station, Fort Dix, NJ as the Executive Officer.

In June 1981 BG Risher left active duty and served in the Army Reserve in the following
assignments: Administrative Officer, Assistant Public Administrative Officer, and Assistant
Chief of Staff, Personnel and Administration, Assistant Chief of Staff, G4, Chief, Public
Facilities and Chief, Operational Planning Team 4, for the 361st, Civil Affairs Brigade:
Commander, 348the Personnel Group, Deputy Commander, 350th Civil Affair Command and
Commander, 353d Civil Affairs Command.

During this period, BG Risher was called to active duty and served in the following
assignments: Assistant Operations Office, Joint Task Force Panama; J5 (Civil Military
Operations) Joint Task Force Safe Haven in Panama; Civil Affair Liaison Officer to the U.S.
Army Europe, Headquarters European Command, and Headquarters, Special Operations
Command Europe, all in Germany.

Prior to being appointed as President, BG Risher served as a civilian employee at the Air
Force Research Laboratory, Munitions Directorate, Eglin AFB, FL as the Corporate
Development Officer/Psychologist and Chief, Business Development Branch.

Her decorations include the Defense Meritorious Service Medal (with one Oak Leaf
Cluster), Meritorious Service Medal (with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters), Army Commendation Medal
(with one Oak Leaf Cluster) and the Army Achievement Medal.
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BRIGADIER GENERAL DENNIS J. HEJLIK

Brigadier General Hejlik is the Director, Center for Policy, Training and
Readiness, United States Special Operations Command, MacDill Air
Force Base, Florida.

BGen Hejlik enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1968, and was honorably
discharged as a sergeant in 1972. He graduated from Mankato State
University in 1975, and was commissioned a second lieutenant through
the Platoon Leaders Class Program.

Upon completion of The Basic School in December 1975, Second

Lieutenant Hejlik was assigned to the 5th Marine Regiment where he
served as rifle and a weapons platoon commander, 2nd Battalion
Assistant Operations Officer, Commanding Officer of Company E and
Regimental Assistant Operations Officer. In July 1978, First Lieutenant Hejlik was transferred to the 3rd
Marine Division where he served as the aide-de-camp to the Commanding General. In July of 1979 he
was transferred to Marine Barracks, Yorktown, VA where he served as a platoon commander and guard
officer and was promoted to the rank of Captain. Subsequently, Captain Hejlik attended the Amphibious
Warfare School in Quantico, Virginia. In May 1983, he was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines where
he served as Commanding Officer, Weapons Company and later as Logistics Officer (S-4).

In May 1986, Major Hejlik was transferred to the Marine Corps Combat Development Command,
Quantico, Virginia, as a Tactics Instructor at Amphibious Warfare School. From 1989 to 1990, he
attended the Marine Corps Command and Staff College. Following his graduation, he was transferred to
Headquarters Marine Corps, for duty with the Enlisted Assignment Section, Manpower and Reserve
Affairs Department. During Operation Desert Storm he served with the G-3,1MEF. From 1992 to 1993,
Lieutenant Colonel Hejlik attended the Naval War College where he received a Masters of Science
Degree in National Security Strategy. In June 1993, he was transferred to the 2nd Marine Division and
served as the G-l A until assuming command of 1st Battalion, 2nd Marines in November 1993 and in
1996 served as the Executive Officer of the 2d Marine Regiment.

In January 1996, he was transferred to Headquarters Marine Corps and assigned as the Senior Military
Fellow with the Council on Foreign Relations. In July 1997, he assumed command of Marine Barracks,
Washington, DC. He was assigned as the Military Secretary to the Commandant of the Marine Corps in
July 1999. In 2001 he was assigned as the Principal Director for Special Operations and Combating
Terrorism in SOLIC/OSD. In October of 2002, he was transferred to Headquarters U.S. Special
Operations Command, MacDill AFB, Florida and assigned as Chief of Staff and Director of the Center
for Command Support. In August of 2003, he was reassigned as Director, Center for Policy, Training
and Readiness, U.S. Special Operations Command.
BGen Hejlik's personal decorations include the Legion of Merit with Gold Star, Meritorious Service
Medal with two Gold Stars, Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal, Navy and Marine Corps
Achievement Medal, Combat Action Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, and the Leftwich Award.
(Current as of August 2003)
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COLONEL ALFRED K. FLOWERS

Colonel Alfred K. Flowers is the Chief Financial Executive, Center for Force
Structure, Resources, Requirements and Strategic Assessments, Headquarters U.S.
Special Operations Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Fla. He is responsible for
providing the financial resources and services required to recruit and access Air
Force Personnel and provide them military, technical and flying training. Colonel
Flowers was commissioned following graduation from the USAF Officer Training
School as a distinguished graduate of the December 1978 class. His first
assignment was as the Deputy Accounting and Finance, Finance and Budget
Officer at Moody AFB, Georgia. Other assignments have been at Headquarters
Tactical Air Command, Headquarters Air Force, Armed Forces Staff College,
Headquarters Air Combat Command, Industrial College of the Armed Forces, and
the Joint Staff. Before assuming his current position, he was assigned as Air Force Director of Budget
Programs. Colonel Flowers is also an active member of the American Society of Military Comptrollers.

EDUCATION:
1975 Bachelor of Science Degree, Southern Illinois University
1976 Master of Arts Degree, Ball State University
1980 Squadron Officers School (residence)
1985 Professional Military Comptroller School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama
1988 Air Command and Staff College (correspondence)
1990 Armed Forces Staff College (residence)
1993 Air War College (seminar)
1994 Industrial College of the Armed Forces (residence)
1994 Master of Science Degree, National Defense University
2002 Advanced Management Program, Federal Executive Institute, Charlottesville, VA
ASSIGNMENTS:

1. January 1979 - July 1979, Deputy Accounting and Finance Officer, Moody Air Force Base,
Georgia

2. August 1979 - February 1981, Accounting and Finance Officer, Moody Air Force Base, Georgia

3. March 1981 - May 1982, Budget Officer, Moody Air Force Base, Georgia

4. June 1982 - June 1985, Budget Staff Officer, Headquarters Tactical Air Command, Langley Air
Force Base, Virginia

5. July 1985 - September 1987, Budget Staff Officer, Headquarters Air Force, Pentagon,
Washington, D.C.
 6. October 1987 - June 1989, Executive Officer, Headquarters Air Force, Pentagon, Washington,
D.C.

7. July 1989 - January 1990, Student, Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Virginia

8. February 1990 - June 1993, Chief of Budget Operations Division, Headquarters Air Combat
Command, Langley Air Force Base, Virginia

9. August 1993 - June 1994, Student, Industrial College of the Armed Forces, Fort Lesley J.
McNair, Washington, D.C.

10. July 1994 - December 1996, Defense Resource Manager, The Joint Staff, Pentagon, Washington,
D.C.

11. December 1996 - June 1999, Chief of Budget, Headquarters Air Combat Command, Langley Air
Force Base, Virginia

12. June 1999 - July 2001, Director of Budget Programs, Department of the Air Force, Office of the
Deputy Assistant Secretary (Budget)

13. September 2001 - August 2003, Present, Comptroller, Headquarters Air Education and Training
Command, Randolph Air Force Base, Texas

14. September 2003 - September 2003 - Present, Chief Financial Executive, Center for Force
Structure, Resources, Requirements and Strategic Assessments, Headquarters U.S. Special
Operations Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Fla.

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:

Legion of Merit
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Air Force Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Joint Commendation Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal with six oak leaf clusters
Joint Achievement Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Vietnam Service Medal
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:

Second Lieutenant 11 Dec 1978

First Lieutenant 1 Dec 1980
Captain 1 Dec 1982
Major 1 Dec 1988
Lieutenant Colonel 1 Aug 1992
Colonel 1 Aug 1998

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND AFFILIATIONS:

Member of American Society of Military Comptrollers

Certificate of Professional Development in Financial Management - Level III

Current as of August 2003

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ROBERT V. MARTENS JR.

Command Chief Master Sergeant
Chief Master Sergeant Robert V. Martens, U.S. Air Force, assumed
duties as the Command Chief Master Sergeant, United States
Special Operations Command, Aug. 27, 2003. As command chief
master sergeant, he provides direct feedback to the commander on
matters concerning the welfare, effective use and progress of the
enlisted force. Through direct communication between the
commander, key staff members and the enlisted force, he ensures
the commander's policies are known and understood.

Chief Martens graduated from high school in 1976, then enlisted in

the Air Force as a security police specialist. He retrained into the
Combat Control career field in 1980, and after a year of intense
training earned his beret as a Combat Controller. A Controller's
primary mission is to deploy into austere airfields, parachute drop zones or recovery zones.
Controllers provide air traffic control, long-range communications, command and control, special
operations tactical air control and beacon placement for bombing strikes. The chief earned an Armed
Forces Expeditionary Medal with Bronze Arrowhead for his combat role during Operation Just Cause
in Panama. Chief Martens was part of a small team that took part in a daring pre-invasion mission to
provide critical electronic navigational aid placement, establish long-range communications and pass
critical real-time intelligence information to the Task Force commander.

The chief is a master parachutist with more than 480 jumps to his credit. He is also qualified as a
combat dive supervisor and military freefall jumpmaster.

EDUCATION;
1979 Noncommissioned officers Orientation Course, Hill Air Force Base, Utah
1982 Supervisory Development Course, Charleston Air Force Base, S.C.
1987 NCO Academy, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas
1989 Associate degree in airway science, Community College of the Air Force
1997 U.S. Air Force Senior NCO Academy, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.

ASSIGNMENTS:
1. February 1977 — February 1978, entry control specialist, Air Forces Iceland, Keflavik, Iceland
2. March 1978 - November 1980, squadron security patrolman then wing/base security specialist, 2849th
Security Police Squadron, Hill Air Force Base, Utah
3. November 1980 - July 1981, student, Combat Control Pipeline course
4. August 1981 - January 1984, Combat Control team member, 437lh Military Airlift Wing, Charleston
Air Force Base, S.C.
5. January 1984 — August 1988, Special Tactics team member, Detachment 4, Numbered Air Force
Combat Operations Staff, Pope Air Force Base, N.C.

6. August 1988 ~ June 1992, Special Tactics team member, element leader, then superintendent
Special Tactics Team, 1724lh Special Tactics Squadron, Pope Air Force Base, N.C.
7. June 1992 - March 1994, superintendent Special Tactics team, 24lh Special Tactics Squadron,
Pope Air Force Base, N.C.
8. March 1994 - August 1997, Combat Control superintendent, 320lh Special Tactics Squadron,
Kadena Air Base, Japan
9. September 1997 — May 1999, Combat Control functional manager, 720Ih Special Tactics Group,
Hurlburt Field, Fla.
10. May 1999 - May 2000, deputy director of operations, 23rd Special Tactics Squadron, Hurlburt
Field, Fla.
11. May 2000 - January 2001, chief of operations, 720lh Special Tactics Group, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
12. January 2001 to August 2003, Air Force Special Operations Command command chief master
sergeant, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
13. August 2003 - present, United States Special Operations Command command chief master
sergeant, MacDill AFB, Fla.

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS;

Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
Joint Service Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Commendation Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Air Force Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster
Joint Meritorious Unit Award with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with Valor device and oak leaf cluster
Combat Readiness Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Outstanding Airman of the Year with Bronze Star
National Defense Service Medal with Bronze Star Device
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal with Bronze Arrowhead
Southwest Asia Service Medal with Bronze Star
NCO PME Graduation Ribbon with oak leaf cluster
Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon with Bronze Star
Kuwait Liberation Medal, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Kuwait Liberation Medal, Emirate of Kuwait

OTHER AWARDS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS;

AFSOC Outstanding NCO of the Year 1990
Air Force 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year 1991

EFFECTIVE DATE OF PROMOTION;

Sergeant Sep 1, 1980
Staff Sergeant Nov 1, 1980
Technical Sergeant Mar 1, 1986
Master Sergeant Mar 1, 1991
Senior Master Sergeant Nov 1, 1996
Chief Master Sergeant Nov 1, 1999
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