Herbert J. Carlisle

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Herbert Carlisle (2014)

Herbert J. “Hawk” Carlisle (* 1957 ) is an American military pilot and former general in the United States Air Force (USAF). From November 4, 2014 to March 10, 2017, he was in command of Air Combat Command (ACC), a major USAF command based at Langley Air Force Base , Virginia .

Previously, from August 3, 2012, he was in command of the US Pacific Command (USPACOM) with the Pacific Air Forces (PACAF), a main command of the USAF.

Education and career

Carlisle joined the Air Force in 1978 after graduating from the US Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs , where he had a bachelor's degree in mathematics , and after completing pilot training, served in various roles as an instructor until the mid-1980s. After his promotion to Major (1989), he served as an officer at squadron and squadron level during the 1990s , most recently as Colonel in command of 1st Operations Group at Langley Air Force Base , Virginia , between 1998 and 2000 .

As a pilot came Carlisle during his career to more than 3,600 flight hours in the patterns T-38 , F-15A / B / C / D and C-17A , in his time with the 4477th Test and Evaluation Squadron (1986-88) on the Soviet MiG-21 and MiG-23 . His additional training includes a master's degree in business administration from Golden Gate University (1988), as well as various training and further education among others in the Army War College (1997), at the Syracuse University (2002), the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2005) and the George Washington University (2007).

Service in the rank of general

Carlisle (right) with then Chairman of the USAF General Staff , General Norton A. Schwartz , while taking command of the PACAF on August 3, 2012

In May 2005, Carlisle was appointed commander of the 3rd Wing of the 11th Air Force , which was stationed at Elmendorf Air Force Base , Alaska , and in that position was promoted to brigadier general in August of the same year .

In June 2007 he was transferred to the USAF headquarters in the Pentagon, initially for three months as Director, Operational Planning, Policy and Strategy, Deputy Chief of Staff for Air, Space and Information Operations, Plans and Requirements , then from November 2007 under promotion to Major General as Director, Legislative Liaison on the Secretary of the Air Force's staff .

From September 2009 on, he commanded the rank of lieutenant general of the 13th Air Force at Hickham Air Base, Hawaii, before returning to the Pentagon in January 2011 as Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, Plans and Requirements .

On January 23, 2012, US President Barack Obama nominated Carlisle to succeed Gary L. North as PACAF Commander. The Senate confirmed the nomination on June 29, and the handover finally took place on August 3; Carlisle's promotion to general had been made the day before.

On November 4, Carlisle succeeded General Gilmary Hostage , who was retiring, as the ACC commander. On March 10, 2017, he in turn gave command to General James M. Holmes .

Promotions

rank date
US-O1 insignia.svg Second lieutenant May 31, 1978
US-O2 insignia.svg First lieutenant May 31, 1980
US-O3 insignia.svg Captain May 31, 1982
US-O4 insignia.svg major March 1, 1989
US-O5 insignia.svg Lieutenant Colonel June 1, 1993
US-O6 insignia.svg Colonel September 1, 1998
US-O7 insignia.svg Brigadier General August 1, 2005
US-O8 insignia.svg Major General December 10, 2007
US-O9 insignia.svg Lieutenant General  September 2, 2009
US-O10 insignia.svg general 2nd August 2012

Awards

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

See also

Web links

Commons : Herbert J. Carlisle  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e Biography of Carlisle at the USAF (English; last accessed on March 20, 2014).
  2. ↑ Documentation of the procedure (PN1204-112) for the promotion of Carlisle in the online archive of the Library of Congress (English; last accessed on March 20, 2014).
  3. ↑ Ball, LuCelia : General Carlisle takes command of Pacific Air Forces. ( Memento of the original from February 21, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Pacific Air Forces Public Affairs August 6, 2012 (last accessed March 20, 2014).  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.7af.pacaf.af.mil
  4. ^ Stanley, Steve : Air Combat Command receives new leadership. ( Memento of the original from November 19, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Headquarters Air Combat Command Public Affairs, November 4, 2014 (last accessed November 5, 2014).  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.acc.af.mil
  5. ↑ Bell, Areca T .: Gen. James Holmes takes command of ACC. Headquarters Air Combat Command Public Affairs, March 10, 2014 (last accessed March 11, 2017).
personal data
SURNAME Carlisle, Herbert J.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Carlisle, Hawk
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American General (US Air Force); Commander Air Combat Command; Pacific Air Forces Commander
DATE OF BIRTH 1957