life, he has more than twenty-five years of experience as a commercial pilot and a Federal Aviation Administration pilot check airman for a major airline. As the Deputy Inspector General of the Air Force, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, Washington, D.C., Major General Mitchell assists in the oversight of both the Air Force Inspection Agency and the Air Force Office of Special Investiga- tions.
GENERAL EDWARD A. RICE JR. Commander, US Forces Japan Commander, 5th Air Force, Yokota Air Base, Japan.
General Ed-
ward A. Rice, Jr. graduated from the Air Force Acade- my in 1978 with a Bachelor’s degree in Science. He has flown over 3,800 flying hours with
B-1B, Boeing B-52G/H, E-3, Northrop Grumman B-2, Boeing KC-135, Cessna T-37 and Northrop T-38 as a pilot. General Rice has significant experience in combat, including bomber operations during the first 4 months of Operation Enduring Freedom in Iraq as Com- mander, 28th Air Expeditionary Wing. Additionally, he served as the deputy commander for the joint task force as- signed to provide humanitarian assistance and disaster relief to the victims of the 2004 tsunami in Southeast Asia. General Rice is currently the Commander of the U. S. Forces Japan. Previously, he served as Vice Commander, Pacific Air Forces; Commander, 13th Air Force; and Com- mander, Kenney Headquarters.
LIEUTENANT GENERAL LARRY O. SPENCER Director, Force Structure, Resources, and Assessment, J-8
The Joint Staff, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
Lieutenant
General Larry O. Spencer earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engi- neering Technol- ogy from Southern
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Illinois University. A career officer with over thirty years of service, he develops capabilities; conducts studies, analysis and assessments; and evaluates plans, programs and strategies for the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He serves as the Joint Requirements Oversight Council Secretary and as chairman of the Joint Capabilities Board. Lieutenant General Spencer was honored with the Black Engineer of the Year 2010 Career Achievement in Government Award. A native of Washington, D.C., he works with Reserve Officers’ Training Corps cadets and participates in career days, recruitment and outreach efforts at a variety of academic institutions.
MAJOR GENERAL ALFRED J. STEWART Commander, Air Force Personnel Center
Headquarters Air Education and Training Command
Major
General Alfred J. Stewart entered the Air Force in 1981 as a gradu- ate of the U.S. Air Force Academy. He served in a variety of KC-135 assignments,
including combat crew training school instructor, training program manager and operations officer. He has commanded an air refueling squadron, an operations group and a flying training wing. His staff assignments include tours with U.S. Transportation Command’s Joint Deploy- ment Training Center, and Headquarters U.S. Air Forces in Europe. He is a com- mand pilot with more than 3,000 flying hours in the KC-135A, KC-135R, T-1 and C-17 aircraft. As Commander of the Air Force Personnel Center, Randolph Air Force Base, Texas, he ensures field commanders at bases around the globe have the right number of skilled people in proper grades and specialties to complete their Air Force missions.
BRIGADIER GENERAL EVERETT H. THOMAS Vice Commander, Air Force Global Strike Command
Barksdale Air Force Base, La. Brigadier General Everett H.
Thomas was com- missioned through the ROTC pro- gram in 1980 and served in various fields, including missile & space operations and maintenance. His staff assignments
include Executive Officer to the Vice Commander of Air Force Space Com- mand. The general has commanded an Air Force station, a space launch squadron, a missile operations group and a space wing. As Vice Commander of the Air Force Global Strike Command, he assists the Commander of Air Force Global Strike in maintaining Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missiles, B-2 and B-52 aircraft. The Strike Command provides combatant commanders with combat ready forces to conduct strate- gic nuclear deterrence and global strike missions. Prior to his current assign- ment, he was Commander of the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center, where he was responsible for sustaining nuclear weapons and weapons systems through- out the Air Force. Brigadier General Thomas also served as Vice Commander, U.S. Air Force Warfare Center, Nellis AFB, Nevada, where he was the Center’s focal point for air, space and information warfare expertise.
NAVY
REAR ADMIRAL ANNIE B. ANDREWS Director, Total Force Requirements Division, N12
Office of the Chief of Naval Operations Navy Captain
Annie B. Andrews was nominated for appointment to the rank of Rear Admiral in May 2011. She was assigned to her current post, Rear Admiral (Select) in September. A career human resources officer, her assignments have been primarily in manpower, personnel, train- ing and education since commissioning via the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps. Rear Admiral (Select) Andrews has served as director of the Counseling
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