C. Robert Kehler

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Robert Kehler (2013)

Claude Robert "Bob" Kehler (born April 7, 1952 in Danville , Pennsylvania ) is a former general in the United States Air Force (USAF). Kehler was from 28 January 2011 to 15 November 2013 Commander of the US Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM), a part contending powerful cross-functional command of the armed forces of the United States based on the Offutt Air Force Base , Nebraska . Prior to that, between October 2007 and January 2011, he commanded one of the USAF's main commands as Commander of the Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) .

Education and career

Kehler grew up in Pennsylvania, where he attended Shamokin Area High School in Coal Township and then graduated from Pennsylvania State University , which he graduated with a bachelor's degree in education in 1974 . During his time at university he went through a training program of the Reserve Officer Training Corps and joined the Air Force in April 1975, where he was a member of a Missile Combat Crew responsible for various types of ICBMs and in this area until the early 1980s worked as a trainer in addition to other tasks .

Kehler's further education includes Masters degrees in Public Administration ( University of Oklahoma , 1987) and National Security and Strategic Studies ( Naval War College , 1995).

Service in the rank of general

Kehler (2nd from right) before the handover of command at USSTRATCOM on January 28, 2011 with Generals Kevin Chilton and Norton Schwartz , CSAF , and Admiral Michael Mullen , CJCS (from left)

In July 2000, Kehler was promoted to brigadier general and from August of that year he commanded the 21st Space Wing at Peterson Air Force Base , Colorado , before joining the staff of the Deputy Secretary of the Air Force as Director, National Security Space Integration in May 2002 was transferred to Washington, DC , where he served until May 2005, with the rank of major general from August 2003 .

This was followed by an employment at USSTRATCOM, where he served as a deputy to the then Commander-in-Chief General James Cartwright while being promoted to Lieutenant General from May 2005 . When he took up the post of Deputy Chairman of the United Joint Chiefs of Staff in August 2007 , Kehler led USSTRATCOM on a temporary basis for around two months, but then passed the command to Kevin Chilton , who had previously commanded the AFSPC. Kehler himself had already been nominated in July to succeed Chilton as AFSPC commander and finally took over this post with promotion to general in October.

On June 28, 2011, Kehler took command of USSTRATCOM, where he in turn succeeded Kevin Chilton, who in turn retired. Shortly before, Kehler had given command of the AFSPC to William Shelton .

On January 1, 2014, Kehler retired from active service, his successor at USSTRATCOM was Admiral Cecil D. Haney .

Promotions

rank date
US-O1 insignia.svg Second lieutenant April 10, 1975
US-O2 insignia.svg First lieutenant April 10, 1977
US-O3 insignia.svg Captain April 10, 1979
US-O4 insignia.svg major May 1, 1985
US-O5 insignia.svg Lieutenant Colonel June 1, 1989
US-O6 insignia.svg Colonel February 1, 1994
US-O7 insignia.svg Brigadier General July 1, 2000
US-O8 insignia.svg Major General August 10, 2003
US-O9 insignia.svg Lieutenant General  June 1, 2005
US-O10 insignia.svg general October 12, 2007

Awards

Selection of decorations, sorted based on the Order of Precedence of Military Awards :

See also

Web links

Commons : C. Robert Kehler  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e biography of Kehler at the USAF (English; last accessed on April 8, 2014).
  2. ↑ Press release of the US Department of Defense of July 24, 2007 (last accessed April 8, 2014).
personal data
SURNAME Kehler, C. Robert
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Kehler, Claude Robert (full name); Kehler, Bob
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American General (US Air Force)
DATE OF BIRTH April 7, 1952
PLACE OF BIRTH Danville , Pennsylvania