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U.S. Special OperationsCommandU. S. Special Operations Command is one of nineunified commands in the U. S.military's combatant com-mand structure. The formation of the command was aresult of the Nunn-Cohen Amendment to the NationalDefense Authorization Act. The command, located atMacDill AFB, Fla., was activated April 16,1987.

U. S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) consists ofsome 46,000 Army, Navy and Air Force special operationsforces (SOF) active and reserve who are organized into avariety of land, sea and aerospace forces, including: U.S. Army Special Forces, the 75th Ranger Regiment, the160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne),psychological operations units and civil affairs units.

U. S. Navy SEALs(Sea-Air-Landforces), special boat units and SEALdelivery units. U. S. Air Force special operationssquadrons (fixed and rotary wing),special tactics squadrons, a foreigninternal defense squadron, and a combatweather squadron.

U. S. Special Operations Command provideshighly trained, rapidly deployable and regionallyfocused SOF personnel in support ofglobalrequirements from the Secretary of Defense,the combatant commanders and our Americanambassadors and their country teams.

The enduring, overarching purposes of SOFare derived from historical experience,congressional legislation and evolvingsecurity environment.


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Principal MissionsCOUNTERPROLIFERAT1QNOF WEAPONS OF MA^S

DESTRUCTION:Actions taken to seize,destroy, capture or recover

weapons of massdestruction.

" *"* CIVIL AFFAIRS-Activities that establish,maintain, influence orexploit relations betweenmilitary forces and civilauthorities and the civilian

population to facilitatemilitary operations.

DIRECT ACTION:Short-duration strikes and other

small-scale actions to seize, destroy,capture, recover or inflict damage todesignated personnel or material.

COMBATTING TERRORISM-Actions including antiterrorism(defensive measures taken toreduce vulnerability to terroristacts) and counterterrorism(offensive measures taken toprevent, deter and respond to

terrorism) taken to opposeterrorism throughout the entirethreat spectrum.

SPECIAL RECONNAlSSAKtf-.F-Actions to obtain or verify, byvisualobservation or other collectionmethods, information concemng the

capabilities, intentions, and activitiesof an actual or potential enemy; orto secure data concerning the

characteristics of a particular area.

PSYCHQLQGICAI OPFRATIOM.gOperations to convey selected informationto foreign audiences to induce or reinforceforeign attitudes and behaviors favorable

to the originator's objectives.

UNCONVENTIONAI WARFARF-Support to military and para-military

operations, normally of long duration,predominantly conducted by indigenousor surrogate forces. It includes guerrillawarfare and other offensive

low-visibility operations.

FOREIGN INTFRNAIDEFENSE:

Participation by civilian andmilitary agencies of agovernment in any of

the action programs takenby another government to freeand protect its society from

subversion, lawlessness,and insurgency.

INFORMATION OPERATIONS-Actions taken to achieveinformation superiority insupport of national mBitarystrategy by affecting adversaryinformation systems whiteleveraging and protectingU. S. information andinformation systems.

Collateral ActivitiesCOALITION SUPPORT

COMBAT SEARCH AND RESCUECOUNTER DRUG ACTIVITIESCOUNTER MINE ACTIVITIESHUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE

SECURITY ASSISTANCE


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Global Commitment

On any given day, thousands of SOF personnel may be deployedworldwide. They provide specialized training, advice andnation-building assistance to U. S. friends and allies as well as supportfo r conventional forces.SOF is prepared to operate in all geographic regions andenvironments in times of peace as well as war. Force readiness is acrucial factor to mission success: organizational structure, trainingand equipment of SOF reflect that importance. SOF flexibility enablespersonnel to rapidly assimilate area-specific data and to quickly adjustforce composition and tactics to set the stage for swift, deliberate andsometimes stealthy movement of forces into problem areas.

SPECIAL OPERATIONSThe following five requirements distinguishspecial operations from conventional militaryoperations:Unconventional trainingand equipment. Theunusualdemands of a special opera-tions mission define thetraining and equipmentrequired. Accomplishing themission m ay call for a uniquemixture of specialized skillsand equipment that may beoutside the capabilitiesofconventional forces.Political Sensitivity. Virtually every aspect of aspecial operations mission is dictated by politicalsensitivities. For instance, the cultural mores of acountry may dictate a low-profile operation,while in another situation, larger political consid-erations may require a visible presence in anadvisory capacity,Unorthodox Approaches. Special operationsmissions do not negate the traditional principlesof war. Rather, a different emphasis is placed ontheir combination or relative importance. In aspecial operations mission, surprise achievedthrough speed, stealth, audacity, deception, andnew tactics and techniques can be fa r moreeffective and efficient than a conventional forceusing traditional tactics.

Limited Opportunity. Some special operationsmissions particularly direct action, counter-ter-

rorism, hostage recovery, orsearch and seizure of maritimetargets mast capture theappropriate moment for com-plete success. Tactical advan-tage may be limited and fleeting.Repeat opportunities areunlikely; and failures will bepolitically and militarily costly.Specialized Intelligence.Special operations missions areintelligence-driven and intelli-

gence-dependent. They require immediate andcontinuous access to information from traditionaland nontraditional sources.

SOF CharacteristicsMature professionals with leadership abilitiesSpecialized skills, equipment and tacticsRegional focusLanguage skillsPolitical and cultural sensitivitySmall, flexible, joint-force structure


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Command Responsibilities

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Prepare assigned forces to carry out specialoperations missions as required and, if direct-ed by the President or Secretary of Defense,plan for and conduct special operations.Develop doctrine, tactics, techniques andprocedures for special operations.Conduct specialized courses of instructionfor al l special operations forces.Train assigned forces and ensure interoper-ability of equipment an d forces.Monitor the preparedness of special

operations forces assigned to other unifiedcommands.Develop and acquire forces, equipment,material, supplies an d services unique tospecial operations.Consolidate and submit program and budgetproposals for Major Force Program11.Monitor the promotion, assignments,retention, training and professional develop-ment of all special operations forcespersonnel.

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Joint Special Operations Command,is located at Port Bragg, N.C. It is asubtmified command under U, S. SpecialOperations Command.Established in 1980,JSOC headquarters andstaff overseematters pertaining tojoint special operationsand missions.JSOC's prime directives are to study specialoperations requirements and techniques;ensure interoperability and equipmentstandardization; plan and conduct specialoperations exercises and training; anddevelop joint special operations tactics.

Theater SpecialOperations CommandsEach theater unified command has a separatespecial operations command (SOC) to meet itstheater-unique requirements. As subordinateunified commands, the theater SOCs plan,prepare, command and control SOF personnelfrom the Army, Navy and Air Force. Theyensure SO F strategic utility is fully employedan d that SO F personnel ar e fully synchro-nized with conventional military operations.Theater SOCs offer several advantages to theregional combatant commander. As peace-time elements, the SOCs are the f rameworkaround which a joint special operations taskforce can be structured. They provide a clearchain of command for in-theater joint SO Fpersonnel as well as the staff expertise toplan, conduct and support joint specialoperations in the theater's operatingarea.


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U. S.Army Special Operations Command(USASOC) was activatedDec. 1,1989. Commanded by a lieutenant general, U. S. Army SpecialOperations Command is the Army component of the U. S.Special OperationsCommand. Army special operations forces are comprised of Special Forces(SF), Rangers, Psychological Operations (PSYOP), Civil Affairs (CA), SpecialOperations Aviation (SOA)and headquarters units located at Fort Bragg, N.C.Soldiers of the 75th RangerRegiment are the mastersof special light infantryoperations. The mission ofits 1,600 personnel includeconducting attacks to tem-porarily seize and securekey objectives, and otherlight infantry operationsrequiring unique capabili-ties. Like their Special Forces counterparts,Rangers can infiltrate an area by land, air orby sea.The mission of the U. S. Army Special ForcesCommand is to plan, prepare for, and whendirected, deploy special forces soldiers, alsocalled "Green Berets," to conduct unconventionalwarfare, foreign internal defense, special recon-naissance and direct action missions in supportof U. S. national policy objectives within desig-nated areas of responsibility. The 12-man"A-Team" is the key operating element ofSF groups.

The 160th SpecialOperations AviationRegiment is aunique unit thatprovides support toSOF personnel on aworldwide basiswith specially-modi-fied helicopters.Capabilitiesof the160th includeinserting, re-supply-ing and extracting U. S. and allied SOF person-

nel. They also assist in SOF search and rescue,as well as escape and evasion activities.The Civil Affairs forces are designed to preventcivilian interference with tactical operations,to assist commanders in discharging their

responsibilitiestoward the civilian pop-ulation, and to provideliaison with civilian gov-ernment agencies.Psychological operationsforces disseminate infor-mation to foreign audi-ences in support of U. S.goals and objectives.PSYOPunits accomplishtheir mission bycirculat-ing messages in the formof leaflets, posters,broadcasts andaudiovi-sual tapes. Each unit has its own intelligence andaudiovisual specialists.

The John F, KennedySpecial Warfare Centerand School, also locatedat Fort Bragg, has a two-fold mission of develop-ing doctrine and provid-ing training courses forArmy Special Forces,Civil Affairs,PsychologicalOperations, foreign areaofficers, and survival,evasion, resistance andescape training.


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AirForce SpecialOperationsCommand,withheadquarters atHurlburt Field, Fla.,was established May22,1990. AFSOCisthe Air Force com-ponent of U. S.Special OperationsCommand.

AFSOC is America's specialized air power. It isa step ahead in a changing world, deliveringspecial operations combat power"anytime, anywhere."AFSOC has about 10,000 people,with about 22percent stationedoverseas. The command's threeactive duty flying units epitomizethe composite wing/group con-cept.They are comprised of over100 fixed arid rotary-wing aircraft.The 352nd Special OperationsGroup at RAF Mildenhall, UnitedKingdom is the designated AirForce component for SpecialOperations Command Europe. The353rd Special Operations Group at Kadena AirBase, Japan, is the Air Force component fo rSpecial Operations Command Pacific.The 18th Flight Test Squadron conducts opera-tions and maintenance suitability tests and eval-uations for equipment, concepts, tactics andprocedures for employment of special opera-tions forces. Many of these tests are joint com-mand and joint service projects.

The 16th Special Operations Wing, also atHurlburt Field, is the oldest and most seasonedunit in AFSOC. The 16th SOW deploys withspecially trained and

equipped forces from eachservice, working as a team tosupport national securityobjectives. The wing focuseson unconventional warfare,including counterinsurgencyand psychological operationsduring low-intensity conflicts.They provide precise, reliableand timely support to specialoperations forces worldwide.The 720th Special TacticsGroup, headquartered atHurlburt Field, Fla., has spe-cial operations combat controllers and parares-

cuemen who work jointly in special tacticsteams. Their missions include air traffic controlfo r establishing air assault landing zones, closeair support for strike aircraft and gunship mis-sions, establishingcasualty collectionstations, and provid-ing trauma care fo rinjured personnel.The U . S. Air ForceSpecial OperationsSchool, at Hurlburt Field, provides special oper-ations-related education to personnel from allbranches of the Department of Defense, govern-mental agencies, and allied nations. Subjectscovered include regional affairs and cross-cul-tural communications, anti-terrorism aware-ness, revolutionary warfare and psychologicaloperations.


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Naval SpecialWarfare Commandwascommissioned April 16,1987 at NavalAmphibious Base,Coronado, Calif. It is theNavy component to the U. B. SpecialOperations Command. Naval Special Warfare

represents one of the most responsive, versatilean d effective force packages available totoday's theater and operational commanders.The command prepares Naval Special Warfareforces to carry ou t assigned missions and todevelop special operations strategy, doctrineand tactics. Commander, Naval SpecialWarfare

Commandexercises oper-ational controlof all UnitedStates-basedNaval SpecialWarfareCommandforces and isresponsible fo r

the training, maintenance, support and readi-ness of all active and reserve Naval SpecialWarfare forces.Naval Special Warfare Group ONE inCoronado, Calif., and Naval Special WarfareGroup TWO in Little Creek, Va., are the majoroperational components of the Naval SpecialWarfare Command. The groups deploy NavalSpecial Warfare forces worldwide to meet thetraining, exercise, contingency and wartimerequirements of the theater commanders.Each group has three SEAL teams, one SEALDelivery Vehicle Team, and one Special BoatSquadron assigned.

Primary mission areasinclude unconventionalwarfare, direct-action, special recon-naissance and for-eign internaldefense. They alsoconduct security assis-tance, counterdrug oper-ations, personnel recoveryand hydrographic reconnaissance.The Naval Special Warfare DevelopmentGroup, located in Little Creek, Va., managesthe test, evaluation and developmentof tech-nology applicable to Naval Special Warfareforces. The command also develops maritimeground and airborne tactics.

The Naval Special Warfare Center at NAB,Coronado is the schoolhouse fo r basic an dadvanced NSW training. All SEAL candidatesmust successfully complete the 26-week BasicUnderwater Demolition/SEAL course, amentally and physically demanding trainingregimen, before being assigned to a team.

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U.S. SpecialOperations Command's distinctive insignia is an adaptation of one originallydesigned during World War II by the first and only director of the Office of StrategicServices, Maj. Gen. William "Wild Bill" Donovan.The color black represents special operations activities under the cover ofdarkness.Thespearhead, taken from color staffs dating to antiquity, represents theinitial forces of attack and symbolizeshow special operations forces lead theway to subdue the enemy's defenses.The three golden rings surrounding the shaft of the spear are indicativeof theforces assigned from the Army, Air Forceand Navy .Thefour stars represent the four points of the compass emphasizing a global mission.Finally, the braided cord encircling the shield symbolizes strength through jointness.

SOF TruthsHumans are more important thanhardwareQuality is better than quantitySOF cannot be mass producedCompetent SOF cannot becreated after crises occur

United Special Operations CommandPublic Affairs Office (SGCS-PA)7701Tampa Point BSvd.MaeOilf AFB, FL 33621-5323Telephone (813) 828-4SOO

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BiographyUnited States Special Operations Command

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GENERAL B R Y A N "DOUG"BROW N, USAGeneral Bryan "Doug" Brown is the Commander, United States Special Operations

Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida. As Commander, he is responsible for all specialoperations 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'sDegree 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, NorthCarolina.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, NorthCarolina, 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), DesertShield/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 SpecialOperations Command, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. At Fort Campbell, Kentucky, he served asCommander, C Company and Deputy Commander for Operations, 160th Special Operations AviationGroup (Airborne); Commander, 5/101st Aviation Battalion, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault);Commander, 1st Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne); Commander, 160thSpecial Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne).

His military education includes the Field Artillery Officer Advance Course, U.S. Army Commandand General Staff College, the Army War College. General Brown is a graduate of the HarvardExecutive 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 ServiceCommendation Medal, and the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal. He also wears the Special ForcesTab, 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 SpecialOperations Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida.A native of Tacoma, Washington, Vice Admiral Olson graduated from the UnitedStates Naval Academy in 1973. During his career as a Naval Special Warfareofficer, he has served operationally in an Underwater Demolition Team, SEALTeam, SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team, Special Boat Squadron, and at the NavalSpecial 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 inIsrael and Egypt and as the Navy Programs Officer in Tunisia.Vice Admiral Olson has participated in several conflicts and contingencyoperations, and has commanded at every level from SEAL platoon officer-in-charge to Naval Special Warfare force commander. His primary staff duty was asAssistant Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Plans, Policy, and Operations).Vice Admiral Olson earned a Master of Arts degree in National Security Affairs atthe Naval Postgraduate School. He is a Joint Specialty Officer and Political-Military Affairs subspecialist. His awards include the Distinguished ServiceMedal and the Silver Star.Vice Admiral Olson is married with two children.

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BiographyUnited States Special O perations Com m and

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DR. DALE G. UHLERDr. Dale G . Uhler is the Acquis i t io n Exe cutive and Senior Procu reme nt Exe cutivefo r th e United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), MacDill A irForce Base, Florida. D r. Uhler came to USSOCOM in J a n u a r y 2004 an d assumedth e responsibility for all Special Operations Forces research, development,acquis i t ion, procureme nt, and logis t ics .Dr. Uhler began his career in 1969 in the Navy's Director of OceanEngineer ing/Supervisor of Salvage an d Divin g Office in the Nav al Ship ( laterSEA) Systems C omm and w here he held increa s ingly responsib le posi t ions unti l1987. He adv an ced from Logis t ics Engineer to Pro ject Engineer /Operat ionsSpecial is t , to Program Manager . Then in 1980, he advanced to Deputy/TechnicalDirector.In 1987, D r. Uhler w as assigned to the Federal Supply Service (FSS) of theGeneral Services Administration for the specific purpose of reorganizing an d modernizing th e federal government's

civi l ian supply sys tem. In 1988, he was han d-p ick ed by N A S A to conceive, implement, and man ag e that agency ' sresponse to the recommendations an d f indings of the various investigative bodies an d commiss ion fo l lowing th eCHALLENGER acc iden t .From 1989 to 1992, Dr. Uhler served ini t ial ly as Technical Director for Warfare Systems Architecture in the Spacean d Naval Warfare Systems Com mand; su bsequently he became Deputy Director for Force and Miss ion Areas . InOctober 1992, the Assis tan t Secretary of the Navy for Research, Developm ent and A cquis i t ion (ASN (RDA))ass igned D r . Uhler as the f i r s t Deputy PEO for M ine Warfare.Dr . Uhler was reass igned by ASN (RDA ) to the posi t ion of Deputy Com mand er , Space and N aval Warfare SystemsCo mman d in March 1995 to manage th e downsizing an d subsequent relocation of the Command to the West Coast inresponse to BRA C legis lat ion . In August 1997, he was assigned to the position of Technical Director on the staff ofth e N a v y ' s Director of Space, Information Warfare, Command an d Control (CNO N6). A SN (RDA) appointed D r.Uhler as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Space and C4I in October 1999.


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B I O G R A P H YUnited States Special Operations Com man d

Public Affairs O f f i c e 7701 Tampa Point Blvd. MacD ill A F B , FL 33621-5323(813)828-4600 Fax: (813)828-4035

Marshall P. AdairMarshall Ad air is a Minister-Coun selor in the Senior Foreign Service. He curre ntly servesas Political Ad visor to the Com man der, United States Special O perations Co mm and, M acDillAir Force Base, Florida. As the State Departm ent representative, he provides political, politico-military, economic, an d other information of an international an d foreign policy character to thecommander and staff, as well as assuring coordination with the Dep artment 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 consu lar positions. These included posts in Europe (France & Bosnia-Herzegovina), Africa (Democratic Republic of the Congo), an d Asia (Burma an d four differentposts in China: Taipei, Hong Kong, Beijing, & Ch engd u). His most recent overseas post was in2002/03 as Political Adviser to the C omm ander of N A T O ' s M ultinational Brigade in Tuzla,Bosnia-Herzegovina.At the Department of State in Washington, DC, Mr. Adair served as Deputy Assistant Secretaryfor European Affairs under Ambassador Richard Holbrooke, and as an advisor on businessrelations for Und er Secretary S tuart Eizenstat. He also spent one year as Senior Inspector in theOffice of the Inspector General.In 1999, his Foreign Service colleagues elected M r. Adair to the position of President of theAmerican Foreign S ervice Assoc iation. The Depa rtment of State then sent him on detail for twoyears to that organization, w hich promotes the standards of American diplomacy, an d representsthe interests of active duty and retired Foreign Service personnel.Mr. Adair graduated from M iddlebury College in Vermo nt, and has subs eque ntly studiedeconomics an d Chinese at the Foreign Service Institute. He speaks Mand arin Chinese, Frenchan d Spanish.H e is married to Ginger Chen Adair, originally from Taiwan, an d they have one son, Charles.

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M AJ O R G E NE RAL T IM O T H Y M AR T IN H AAK E , USARM a j o r General Timothy M . Haake, is the Deputy Commander , Mobi l izat ionand Reserve Affa i rs , United States Special Operat ions Command, MacDillA ir Force Base, Florida. Prior to this assignm ent, he served as Director ofLegislative Affa i rs , United States Special Operat ions Command,W ash in g ton , D.C.General Haake w as born M ay 14 , 1946, in Schenectady, N ew York. Heho lds a Bachelor of Ar t s in Phi loso phy (1969) f rom Antioch College, YellowSprings, Ohio; a Law Degree (1973) from Syra cuse Univ ersi ty College ofL a w , Syracuse, N ew Y ork ; and Master of L a w s Degree (LL.M.) in Taxat ion(1978) from Georgetown Univers i ty L aw Center, Washington D.C. Hecompleted the Judge Advocate General ' s Officer Basic Course in 1978; TheJudge Advocate General ' s Advanced Off icer Course in 1982; Civi l Af fa i rsOfficer Advanced Course in 1985; Command and General Staff College in1987 and the A r m y W ar College in 1994.General Haake served in the Army National Guard as an enlisted member 1970 through 1976, where hecompleted the Special Forces Qua l i f ica t ions Course in 1973, and then served in the Army Reserve 1976through 1978. He received a direct comm ission October, 1978.In 1978, General Haake served as the Staff Judge Advocate fo r Headquarters, 11 th Special Forces Group(Airborne) at Fort Meade, Mary land . In 1982, he became th e Legal Officer for the 45 0 th Civi l Af fa i rsCompany in Riverdale , M ary land . In 1984, he returned th e 11 th Special Forces Group and served againas their Staff Judge Advocate. In 1992, he became th e Legal Advisor ( IMA) for the Joint SpecialOpera t ions C o m m a n d a t Fort Bragg, No rth Caro lina. Co ncurrently from 1995 he commanded th e 15 7 thE V I A Detachment for the A rmy Reserve in W ashington , D.C.General Haake's awa rds include the Defense Superior Service M edal, Legion of Meri t , DefenseMeritorious Service Meda l (one oak leaf cluster); th e A r m y Meritorious Service Medal; the Joint ServiceCommendat ion Medal ; Army Commendat ion Medal ; Jo in t Serv ice Achievement Medal ; Army ReserveComponents Achievem ent M edal (s i lver o ak leaf cluster); th e National Defense Service Medal (bronzeservice star); the Armed Forces Reserve Medal (si lver hourglass); the Army Service Ribbon and theA r m y Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon. He is a Master Parachutist, Special ForcesMili tary Free Fall Parachu tist, and holds German, Ital ian, and Brit ish mil i tary parachutist badges.General Haake is senior partner in Haake and A ssociates, W ashington D.C. and ma intains a currentpractice of law , con sist ing of representat ion of ma jor U.S. and foreign corporat ions, t rade associat ions,and individuals before th e Congress of the Un ited States and various federal agencies.

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BiographyUnited States Special Operations Comm an d

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MAJOR GENERAL JAMES W. PARKERMajor 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 togetherthose elements of the U.S. Special Operations Command that focus on the "warfight." The Center'smission is to collaborate w ith the Geographic Combatant Commanders and Interagency partners oncurrent and future special operations. General Parker previously served as Director, Intelligenceand Information Operations Center, U.S. Special Operations Command before assuming his currentposition in June 2003.Born in Miami, Florida, General Parker enlisted in the Army in 1970. Upon completion ofAirborne School and the Special Forces Qualification Course, he served on an "A-Team" with the 7thSpecial Forces Group, Fort Bragg, NC. He graduated from Officer Candidate School in 1975, andwas assigned to the 25 th 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 4 th InfantryDivision (Mechanized), at Fort Carson, Colorado, where he served as an Infantry CompanyCommander and Battalion Maintenance Officer. In 1984, he was assigned to the newly reactivated1st Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Lewis, Washington where he served as BattalionOperations Officer and Executive O fficer for 3d Battalion.In 1988 he reported to El Salvador where he served a one year tour as the U.S. Advisor tothe 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, 3dSpecial Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, North Carolina. In July 1993, he was assigned as theOperations Officer, and later Chief of Staff, U.S. Army Special Forces Command. In 1995, hereturned to Command the unit where he began his Special Operations career; the 7th Special ForcesGroup (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 SpecialOperations Command South in the Republic of Panama. This Comm and was responsible for allspecial operations in the SOUTHCOM AO R. When U.S. forces left Panama in 1999, he moved hiscommand and all components to Puerto Rico. He recently took part in combat operations in Iraq,serving with U.S. Central Com mand 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. Hiseducational degrees are a BBA in Management from Fort Lauderdale University and an MA inProcurement/Contract Management from W ebster University.His awards include the Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit (with Oak LeafCluster), Bronze Star Medal with "V" Device, Defense Meritorious Service Medal (with Oak LeafCluster), Meritorious Service Medal (with four Oak Leaf Clusters), Army Commendation Medal (withOak Leaf Cluster), the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, Republic of El Salvador Combat Medal,Combat Infantry Badge, Expert Infantry Badge, Master Parachutist Badge, Military FreefallParachutist Badge, Ranger and Special Forces Tabs.

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BRIGADIER GENERAL DONALD C.WURSTERBrigadier General Donald C. Wurster, U.S. Air Force, isDirector 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 andintelligence for special operations forces. He previously served asCommander of the Special Operations Command, Pacific at CampH.M. Smith, Hawaii before assuming his current position in March,2003. Born in Washington D.C., General Wurster wascommissioned in 1973 upon graduation from the U.S. Air ForceAcademy. He completed undergraduate helicopter training at FortRucker, Alabam a, in 1974. The gene ral is a comm and pilot withmore than 4,000 flying hours, including assignments in both rescueand special operations. He has commanded special operationsforces at the squadron, group, wing, and subunified command level.Most recently, he served as commander of all U.S. forces assignedto JTF-510 during Ope ration Enduring Freedom - Philippines.

EDUCATION:1973 Bachelor of science degree, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado1982 Distinguished graduate, Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama1983 Master of arts degree, Webster University, St. Louis, Missouri1987 Distinguished graduate, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama1994 Air War College, by correspondence1997 Industrial Co llege of the Arm ed Forces, Fort Lesley J. McNair, W ashington, D.C.ASSIGNMENTS:

1. June 1973 - July 1974, undergraduate helicopter training, Fort Rucker, Alabama2. July 1974 - March 1975, HH-3E Jolly Green Giant training, Hill Air Force Base, UtahS.March 1975 - May 1976, HH-3E pilot, Detachment 13, 41st Rescue and Weather ReconnaissanceWing, Osan Air Base, South Korea4. May 1976 - July 1979, HH-3E instructor pilot, 71st Air Rescue and Re covery Squadron,Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska5. July 1979 - November 1980, inactive Air Force R eserve, Lowry Air Force Base, Colorado6. November 1980 - December 1983, HH-3E evaluator pilot, 1550 th Aircrew Training and TestWing, Kirtland Air Force B ase, New Mexico


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7. December 1983 - July 1986, weapon systems program manager for rescue and specialoperations forces, Aircraft Acquisition Branch, Headquarters Military Airlift Command, Scott AirForce Base, Illinois8. July 1986 - June 1987, student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell Air Force Base,Alabama9. June 1987 - July 1989, MH-60G Pave Hawk assistant operations officer, 55th SpecialOperations Squadron, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida10. 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 HIEcommander, 21stSpecial Operations Squadron, Royal Air Force Woodbridge and Royal Air Force Alconbury, England12. July 1994 - July 1996, assistant for electronics, communications and special programs, Office ofthe Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict, Forces andResources, 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 Mexico15. September 1997 - June 1998, commander, 16th Operations Group, Hurlburt Field, Florida16. June 1998 - July 1999, commander, 16th Special Operations Wing, Hurlburt Field, Florida17. October 1999 - October 2002, inspector general, U.S. Transportation Command andHeadquarters Air Mobility Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois18. October 2002 - February 2003, commander, Special Operations Command, Pacific, Camp H.M.Smith, Hawaii19. February 2003 - March 2003, Special Assistant to the Commander, U.S. Special OperationsCommand, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida20. March 2003 - Director, Center for Intelligence and Information Operations, U.S. SpecialOperations Command, MacDill Air Force Base, FloridaFLIGHT INFORMATION:Rating: Command pilotFlight hours: More than 4,000Aircraft flown: AC-130, HH-3E, MC-130, MH-53J, and MH-60GMAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:Defense Superior Service Medal with oak leaf clusterLegion of Merit with oak leaf clusterDefense Meritorious Service MedalMeritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clustersAir MedalAerial Achievement Medal with oak leaf clusterAir Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf clusterAir Force Achievement MedalHumanitarian Service Medal with service starEFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:Second Lieutenant June 6, 1973First Lieutenant June 6, 1975Captain June 6, 1977Major February 1, 1986Lieutenant Colonel April 1, 1989Colonel June 1, 1996Brigadier General September 1, 2000

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Brigadier General Remo ButlerBrigadier General Butler is the Chief of Staff an d Director of theCenter fo r Com mand Sup port, United States Special OperationsCommand, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida.Brigadier General Remo Butler was born November 16, 1951 inEgypt, Mississippi. He was comm issioned second lieutenant in1974 with th e U.S. Army upon graduation from Austin Peay StateUniversity. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in PoliticalScience and a Master of Science degree from Troy StateUniversity in Personnel Management.H is military education includes th e Field Artillery Officer BasicCourse, Airborne School, Special Forces Qualification Course,Ranger School, HALO School and the Infantry Officer AdvancedCourse. He is a Grad uate 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. Re turning to the United States he was assigned from 1976 to 1977 as a platoonleader an d 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 adetachment commander in Company C, and later as executive officer of Company A, 3rdBattalion, 7th special forces Grou p (Airborne), Panama. In 1980, he attended the Infantry OfficerAdvanced course an d later commanded Company C, Infantry Training Group, Fort Benning,Georgia. He returned to Fort Bragg and Special Forces in February 1984, and served as compan yexecutive officer and Battalion S-3 respectively, until assuming command of Company C, 2/7thSpecial Forces Group (Airborne). After completing the Armed Forces Staff College he wasassigned in 1988 to Special Operations Command South, Panama, as Director J3 and as a specialoperations plans officer. He was also a participant in OPERATIO N JUS T CAU SE . He departedPanama, July 1991, to become an instructor at the Armed Forces Staff College until December1992. He returned to Fort Bragg to com mand 1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces G roup (Airbo rne)from January 1993-1995. BG Butler w as then assigned as Deputy Chief of Staff to United S tatesArmy 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 an d School, from 1997 through 1999.He was reassigned as the Deputy Commanding General, U.S. Army Special OperationsCommand, Fort Bragg, North Carolina from 1999 to 2000. His most recent assignment was asth e Commanding General, Special Operations Command South from Ju n e 2000 to July 2003.


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His awards and decorations include the Defen se Superior Service M edal, Legion of M erit,Defense Meritorious Service Medal with One Oak Leaf Cluster, Meritorious Service Medal withFour Oak Leaf Clusters, Joint Service Commendation Medal, Army Commendation Medal withThree Oak Leaf Clusters, Joint Service Ach ievem ent Medal, Com bat Infan tryma n Badge, MasterParachutist Badge, Military Freefall Parachutist Badge, Venezuelan Parachutist Badge, HonduranParachutist Badge, Special Forces Tab, an d Ranger Tab.

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BRIGADIER GENERAL PAULETTEM . RISHERBrigadier General Paulette M . Risher is the second Presidentof th e Jo in t Special O perations U nive rsity , located at Hurlb urt Field,Florida. As such , she is respon sible for the education of senior andintermediate Special Operations Forces personnel and for thecoordination of the educat ion of other senior personnel in theapplication of Joint Special Operations in both strategic andoperational settings.General Risher graduated from Arizona State University

wi th a Bachelor of Science Degree in Psychology. She earned aMasters of Arts Degree in Psychology Organizational Developmentfrom Unive r s i ty of West Florida. She is a graduate of the U.S.Ar m y's Com mand and General S taff Col lege, the Arm y WarCollege, and the Ai r War College.

General Risher entered active duty in January 1973 a nd w a s assigned as an ins t ructor toth e United States W o m e n ' s Arm y Corps C enter and School at Fort McClel lan . In January 1974sh e became the Installation Protocol Off icer and Ch ief , General M ilitary Subjects Com mittee,Enlisted Educ ation Department. In A pril 1977, she departed for the Regional Personnel Center ,Uni ted S ta tes A rmy, Germany w here she served as Chief Off icer Records Divis ion , Adju tan t , forHeadquarters an d Headquar ters Company, V Corps, Assistant Secretary of the General Staff , VCorps and Secretary of the General Staff , 3d Armored Division, V Corps. In August 1980 shew as assigned to the United States Army Reception Station, Fort Dix, NJ as the Execut ive Off icer .In J u n e 1981 BG Rishe r left act ive duty and served in the Army Reserve in the f o l l o w i n gass ignments : Adm inis t ra t ive Off icer , Assis tan t Publ ic Ad minis t ra t ive Off icer , and Assis tan tChief of Staff , Personnel and Administration, Assistant Chief of Staff , G4, Chief , PublicFacilities an d Chief , Operational Planning Team 4, for the 361 st, Civi l Af fa i r s Brigade:Commander, 348the Personnel Group, Deputy Commander, 350 th Civi l Affair Command andComm ander , 353d Civ i l Af fa i r s Comm and.Dur ing th is period, B G Risher w as called to active duty and served in the fo l low ing

assignments: Assistant Operations Office, Joint Task Force Panama; J5 (Civ i l M il i taryOperations) J oint Task Force Safe Haven in Panama; Civ i l Affai r Liaison Officer to the U.S.A r m y Europe, Headquarters European Command, and Headquarters, Special OperationsCommand Europe, all in Germany.Prior to being appointed as President, B G Risher served as a civ i l ian em ployee at the AirForce R esearch Laboratory, Mu nitio ns Directorate, Egl in AFB, FL as the CorporateDevelopment Off icer /Psychologis t and Chief , Business Development Branch .H er decorations include th e Defense Mer i torious Serv ice Medal (w i th one Oak LeafCluster ), Mer i tor ious Serv ice Medal (w i th 2 Oak Leaf Clusters) , Army Commendat ion Medal(w i t h one Oak Leaf Cluster ) and the Arm y Ach ievem ent M edal .


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BRIGADIER GENERAL DENNIS J. HEJLIKBrigadier General Hejlik is the Director, Center fo r Policy, Training andReadiness , United States Special Operat ions Command, MacDill AirForce Base, Florida.BGen Hejlik enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1968, and was honorablydischarged as a sergeant in 1972. H e graduated from Ma nkato StateUnivers i ty in 1975, and was commiss ioned a second l ieutenant throughth e Platoon Leaders Class Program.Upon com pletion of The Basic School in Decem ber 1975, SecondLieutenant Hejlik w as assigned to the 5th Marine Regiment where heserved as rifle and a weapons platoon comm ander, 2nd Battal ionAssistant Operations Officer, Commanding Officer of Company E andRegimental Assistant Operations O fficer. In Ju l y 1978, First Lieutenant Hejlik w as transferred to the 3rdMarine D iv i s ion where he served as the aide-de-camp to the Com manding G enera l. In Ju l y of 1979 hewas transferred to Marine Barracks, Yorktown, V A where he served as a platoon commander and guardofficer and was promoted to the rank of Captain. S ubseque ntly, Captain Hejl ik attended th e Amphib iousWarfare School in Quantico, Virginia. In May 1983, he was assigned to 3rd Battal ion, 8th Marines wherehe served as Com manding Off icer , Weapons Company and later as Logistics Officer (S-4).In M ay 1986, Major Hejl ik was transferred to the Marine Corps Combat Development Command,Quantico, Virgin ia , as a Tactics Instructor at Am phibiou s W arfare School. From 1989 to 1990, heattended the Marine C orps C omm and and Staff College. F ollow ing his graduation, he was transferred toHeadquarters M arine Corps, for duty with the Enlisted A ssignment Section, Manpower and ReserveAffairs Department. D uring Operation Desert Storm he served w ith the G - 3 , 1 M E F . From 1992 to 1993,Lieutenant Colonel Hejlik attended th e Naval W ar College where he received a Masters of ScienceDegree in National Securi ty Strategy. In June 1993, he was transferred to the 2nd Marine Division andserved as the G -l A unt i l assuming command of 1st Battal ion, 2nd Marines in November 1993 and in1996 served as the Execu tive Officer of the 2d M arine R egiment.In Janua ry 1996, he was transferre d to Headquarters M arine Corps and assigned as the Senior M ilita ryFellow with th e Counc i l on Foreign Relations. In Ju l y 1997, he assumed command of Marine Barracks,Was h ing ton , DC. He was assigned as the Mili tary Secretary to the Comm andant of the M arine Corps inJu l y 1999. In 2001 he was assigned as the Principal Director for Special Operations and C ombatingTerrorism in SOLIC/OSD. In October of 2002, he was transferred to Headquarters U.S. SpecialOperat ions Command, M acDill AFB, Florida and assigned as Chief of Staff and Director of the Centerfo r Comm and Support. In Augus t of 2003, he was reassigned as Director, Center fo r Policy, Train ingand Readiness, U.S. Special Operat ions Com mand.BGen Hejlik's personal decorations include the Legion of Merit with Gold Star, Meritorious ServiceMedal w ith two Gold Stars, Nav y and Marine Corps Commendation Medal, Navy and Marine CorpsAchievement Medal, Combat Action Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, and the Leftwich Award .

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COLONEL ALFRED K. FLOWERSColone l Alfred K . Flowers is the Chief Financial Execut ive , Center fo r ForceStructure, Resources, Requirem ents and Strategic A ssessments, Head quarters U.S.Special Operat ions Command, MacDi l l Ai r Force Base, Fla. He is responsible forprovid ing th e f inancial resources an d services requ ired to recrui t and access A irForce Personnel and provide the m mi l i tary, t echnical and f ly i ng t raining. ColonelFlowers w as commiss ioned following graduat ion from th e U S A F Officer TrainingSchool as a dist inguished graduate of the December 1978 class. His firstass ignment was as the D e p ut y Acco un t i n g an d Finance, Finance and BudgetOfficer at Mood y A FB, Georgia. Other assignments have been at HeadquartersTactical Air Com mand, Headquar ters A i r Force, Ar me d Forces Staff College,Headquarters A ir Combat Comm and, Ind us t r ial Col lege of the Armed Forces, andth e Jo in t Staff. Before assuming his current posi t ion, he was assigned as Air Force Director of B udge tPrograms. Colonel Flowers is also an act ive mem ber of the A merican Society of M ilitary Com ptrollers .EDUCATION:1975 Bach elor of Science Degree, Southern Il l inois Unive rsi ty1976 Master of Ar t s Degree, Ball State Universi ty1980 Squadron Officers School (residence)1985 Professional Military Com ptroller School, M axw ell A ir Force Base, Al abama1988 Air Command and Staff College (correspondence)1990 Armed Forces Staff College (residence)1993 A ir War C ollege (seminar)1994 Industrial College of the A rmed Forces (residence)1994 Master of Science Degree, National Defense Un iver si ty2002 A dv anced M anagement Program, Federal Execu tive Inst i tute, Ch arlot tesvi l le, VAASSIGNMENTS:

1. January 1979 - Ju ly 1979, Deputy Accounting an d Finance Officer, Moody A ir Force Base,Georgia

2. A u g u s t 1979 - February 1981, A ccount ing and Finance Off icer , Moody A i r Force Base, Georgia3. March 1981 - May 1982, Budget Off icer , Moody A i r Force Base, Georgia4. Jun e 1982 - Jun e 1985, Bud get Staff Officer, Headquarters Tactical A ir Com man d, Langley A ir

Force Base, Virgin ia5. July 1985 - September 1987, Budget Staff Officer, Headquarters A ir Force, Pentagon,Washington, D.C.


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ROBERT V. MARTENS JR .Command Chief Master Sergeant

Chief Master Sergeant Robert V. Martens, U.S. Air Force, assumedduties as the Command Chief Master Sergeant, United StatesSpecial Operations Command, Aug. 27, 2003. As command chiefmaster sergeant, he provides direct feedback to the commander onmatters conce rning the welfare, effective use and progress of theenlisted force. Through direct comm unication between th ecomm ander , key staff members and the enlisted force, he ensuresthe commander 's polic ies are kno wn and understood.Chief Martens graduated from high school in 1976, then enlisted inth e Air Force as a security police specialist. He retrained into th eCom bat Con trol career field in 1980, an d after a year of intensetraining earned his beret as a Combat Controller. A Controller'sprimary mission is to deploy in to austere airfields, parachute drop zones or recovery zones.Con trollers provide air traffic control, long-range communications, command and control, specialoperations tactical air control and beacon placem ent for bom bing strikes. The chief earned an ArmedForces Expeditionary Medal with Bronze Arrowhead for his combat role during Operation Just Causein Panam a. Ch ief Martens was part of a small team that took part in a daring pre-invasion mission toprovide critical electronic navigational aid placement, establish long-range communications and passcritical real-time intelligence inform ation to the Task Force commander .The chief is a master parachutis t with more than 480 j u m p s to his credit. He is also q ualified as acombat dive supervisor and military freefall jumpmaste r .EDUCATION;1979 Noncommissioned off icers Orientation Course, Hill A ir Force Base, Utah1982 Supervisory Development Course, Charleston A ir Force Base, S.C.1987 NCO Academy, Lackland A ir Force Base, Texas1989 Associate degree in airway science, Community College of the Air Force1997 U.S. A ir Force Senior N C O Academy, Maxwell A ir Force Base, Ala.ASSIGNMENTS:1. February 1977 February 1978, entry control specialist, Air Forces Iceland, Keflavik , Iceland2. March 1978 - November 1980, squadron security patrolman then wing/base security specialist, 2849 thSecurity Police Squadron, Hill A ir Force Base, Utah3. November 1980 - Ju ly 1981, student, Combat Control Pipeline course4. A u g u s t 1981 - January 1984, Combat Control team member, 437 lh Mili ta ry Airlif t Wing, CharlestonAir Force Base, S.C.


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5. January 1984 A u g u s t 1988, Special Tactics team member, Detachment 4, Numbered Air ForceCombat Operations Staff, Pope Air Force Base, N.C.

6. A u g u s t 1988 ~ J u n e 1992, Special Tactics team mem ber, eleme nt leader, then superintenden tSpecial Tactics Team, 1724 lh Special Tactics Squadron, Pope Air Force Base, N.C.7 . J u n e 1992-March 1994, superintendent Special Tactics team, 24 lh Special Tactics Squadron,Pope A ir Force Base, N.C.8. March 1994 - A u g u s t 1997, Combat Control superintendent, 32 0 lh Special Tactics Squadron,Kadena A ir Base, Japan

9. September 1997 May 1999, Combat Control functional manager , 720 Ih Special Tactics Group,Hurlburt Field, Fla.10. May 1999 - May 2000, deputy director of operations, 23 rd Special Tactics Squadron, Hur lbur tField, Fla.

11. May2000 - January 2001, chief of operations, 720 lh Special Tactics Group, Hurlburt Field, Fla.12. January 2001 to Augus t 2003, Air Force Special Operations Comm and com mand chief master

sergeant, Hurlburt Field, Fla.13. A u g u s t 2003 - present, U nited States Special Operations Com mand comm and chief mastersergeant, MacDill AFB, Fla.

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS;Defense Meritorious Service MedalMeritorious Service Medal with oak leaf clusterJoint Service Commendation Medal with oak leaf clusterAir Force Comm endat ion M edal with three oak leaf clustersAir Force Ach ievem ent Medal w ith oak leaf clusterJoint Meritorious Un it Award with oak leaf clusterAir Force Outs tand ing U ni t Award with Valor device and oak leaf clusterCombat R eadiness Medal with three oak leaf clustersOutstanding Airma n of the Year with Bronze StarNational Defense Service Medal with Bronze Star DeviceArmed Forces E xped itionary Medal with Bronze ArrowheadSouthwest Asia Service Medal with Bronze StarNCO PM E Graduation Ribbon with oak leaf clusterSmall Arms Expert Marksm anship Ribbon with Bronze StarKuwai t Liberation Medal, K ingdo m of Saudi ArabiaKuwai t Liberation Medal, Emirate of Kuwai tOTHER AWARDS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS;AFSOC Ou tstandin g NCO of the Year 1990Air Force 12 Outs tanding Airmen of the Year 1991EFFECTIVE DATE OF PROMOTION;Sergeant Sep 1 , 1980Staff Sergeant Nov 1, 1980Technical Sergeant M ar 1, 1986Master Sergeant Mar 1, 1991Senior Master Sergeant Nov 1, 1996Chief Master Sergeant Nov 1, 1999


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