MAJ. GEN. EVERETT THOMAS Vice Commander, Air Force Global Strike Command
Maj. Gen. Everett Thomas assists the commander in organizing, training, equip- ping and maintaining our nation's Minuteman III intercon- tinental bal- listic mis- siles, B-2 and B-52 aircraft. Air Force Glob- al Strike Command
provides combatant commanders with combat ready forces to conduct the strategic nuclear deterrence and global strike missions. He has commanded at the squadron, group and wing levels, and has a broad range of operational tours in ICBM and space operations and maintenance. He has commanded an Air Force station, a space launch squadron, the Air Force's largest Minuteman and Peacekeeper Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) operations group and the Air Force's largest ICBM wing. His staff assignments include executive officer to the vice commander of Air Force Space Command, and assistant executive officer to the Air Force vice chief of staff. He has also served as chief, Nuclear Arms Control Division, and deputy director for the Middle East and International Negotiations, directorate for Strategic Plans and Programs and later as assistant deputy director for Politico- Military Affairs, Africa, and International Negotiations on the Joint Staff. Thomas also served as vice commander, U.S. Air Force Warfare Center, Nellis AFB, Nev., where he was the center's focal point for air, space and information warfare exper- tise. Prior to his current assignment, he was commander of the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center. He was responsible for sustainment of nuclear weapons and weapons systems throughout the Air Force.
OVERALL, AFRICAN AMERICANS COMPRISE 17 PERCENT OF THE
NATION'S ACTIVE-DUTY FORCES IN THE ARMY, AIR FORCE, MARINES, NAVY AND COAST GUARD.
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commander, U.S. Strategic Command, Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. Haney holds master’s degrees in engineering acoustics and system technology from the Naval Post Graduate School, and a master’s degree in national security strategy from the National Defense University.
VICE ADM. MICHELLE HOWARD Deputy Commander
U.S. Fleet Forces
Vice Adm. Michelle Howard was promoted to three-star rank in August 2012. She last served as chief of staff, J5, Joint Staff,
ADM. CECIL D. HANEY Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet
Adm. Cecil Haney took the helm of the world's largest fleet command on Jan. 20, 2012. He leads 125,000 sailors, Ma- rines and civilians who operate about 180 ships and 2,000 aircraft. Admiral Haney is the 33rd naval officer to command the fleet since it was established in Febru- ary 1941. A native of Washington, D.C., he is a 1978 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, where he received a bachelor's degree in ocean engineering. He complet- ed assignments in USS John C. Calhoun in division officer positions and the USS Frank Cable, where he completed surface warfare qualifications while serving as radiological controls officer. He also served as an engineer in USS Hyman G. Rickover, executive officer in USS Asheville and assistant squadron deputy at Submarine Squadron Eight before tak- ing command of USS Honolulu in 1996. He commanded Submarine Squadron One from June 2002 to July 2004, and Submarine Group Two from October 2006 to March 2008. His shore duty tours include administrative assistant for enlisted affairs at Naval Reactors, and congressional appropriations liaison officer for the Office of the Secretary of Defense (Comptroller); deputy chief of staff, Plans, Policies and Requirements, U.S. Pacific Fleet; and director, Subma- rine Warfare Division ; director, Naval Warfare Integration Group and deputy
Pentagon, Washing- ton, D.C. With the assump- tion of a new
job as deputy commander, U.S. Fleet Forces, Howard marks another milestone in an illustrious career. A 1978 gradu- ate of Gateway High School in Aurora, Colo, she graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1982 and from the Army’s Command and General Staff College in 1998, with a master's in military arts and science. Her initial sea tours were aboard USS Hunley and USS Lexington. While serving aboard, she received the Secre- tary of the Navy/Navy League Captain Winifred Collins award in May 1987. This award is given to one woman officer a year for outstanding leadership. She reported to USS Mount Hood as chief engineer in 1990 and then served in Op- erations Desert Shield and Desert Storm. She assumed duties as first lieutenant on board the USS Flint in July 1992. In January 1996, she became executive officer of USS Tortuga and deployed to the Adriatic in support of Operation Joint Endeavor, a peacekeeping effort in the former Republic of Yugoslavia. She took command of USS Rushmore on March 12, 1999, becoming the first African- American woman to command a ship in the U.S. Navy.
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