Paul J. Selva

Paul Selva (2015)

Paul Joseph Selva (born September 27, 1958 in Biloxi , Mississippi ) is an American military pilot and general of the United States Air Force (USAF) and has been Deputy Chairman of the General Staff of the United States' Armed Forces since July 31, 2015 . Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, VJCS ). Selva is the tenth officer in this position since it was introduced in 1986 and is nominally the highest-ranking soldier in the US armed forces after the Chairman of the United General Staff.

As of May 5, 2014, Selva was Commander-in-Chief of the US Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM), a cross- armed forces functional command headquartered at Scott Air Force Base , Illinois . Previously, from November 2012 onwards, he commanded the Air Mobility Command (AMC) there, a main command of the USAF subordinate to USTRANSCOM .

Education and career

Selva joined the Air Force in 1980 after graduating from the US Air Force Academy , where he earned a bachelor's degree in aeronautical engineering .

As a pilot Selva occurred during his career on over 3100 hours of flight time on the patterns T-37 , C-5 , C-17A , C-141B , KC-10 and KC-135A . His further education includes Masters degrees in Management and Human Relations ( Abilene Christian University , 1984) and Political Science ( Auburn University , 1992).

Service in the rank of general

Selva (right) with US Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel during the handover of command at USTRANSCOM on May 5, 2014

From June 2003 onwards, Selva headed the Tanker Airlift Control Center at Scott Airforce Base and was promoted to Brigadier General on January 1, 2004 . Between November 2004 and July 2006 he served there as Director of Operations and Logistics at USTRANSCOM, then as Director, Air Force Strategic Planning and Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategic Plans and Programs at the USAF headquarters in Washington, DC , from June 2007 under promotion in addition to major general responsible for the Air Force Quadrennial Defense Review under the responsibility of the Vice Chairman of the USAF General Staff .

From October 2008 onwards, Selva served with the rank of lieutenant general as adjutant to the chairman of the United Joint Chiefs of Staff , Washington, DC, and from October 2011 onward, he served as deputy commander of the Pacific Air Forces at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam , Hawaii .

Associated with the promotion to general, Selva assumed command of Air Mobility Command on November 30, 2012, where he met Raymond E. Johns Jr. who in turn retired. On February 7, 2014, the Department of Defense finally nominated Selvas to succeed William M. Fraser III. known as the commander in chief of USTRANSCOM. The Senate confirmed the change on April 8, and Selva finally took over the command on May 5.

On July 31, 2015, Selva succeeded Admiral James A. Winnefeld , who in turn was retiring, as Vice Chairman of the United Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Promotions

rank	date
Second lieutenant	May 28, 1980
First lieutenant	May 28, 1982
Captain	May 28, 1984
major	January 1, 1990
Lieutenant Colonel	March 1, 1994
Colonel	September 1, 1998
Brigadier General	January 1, 2004
Major General	June 2, 2007
Lieutenant General	October 8, 2008
general	November 29, 2012

Awards

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

• Defense Distinguished Service Medal
• Air Force Distinguished Service Medal
• Defense Superior Service Medal
• Legion of Merit with double oak leaves
• Defense Meritorious Service Medal
• Meritorious Service Medal with triple oak leaves
• Air Force Commendation Medal
• Air Force Achievement Medal
• Joint Meritorious Unit Award
• Combat Readiness Medal with double oak leaves
• National Defense Service Medal with a bronze Service Star
• Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal with two bronze service stars
• Southwest Asia Service Medal with a bronze service star
• Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
• Armed Forces Service Medal

See also

• Ranks of the United States Armed Forces
• List of active generals and admirals in the United States Armed Forces

Web links

Commons : Paul J. Selva  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• United General Staff website
• US Transportation Command website
• Air Mobility Command website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e} Biography of Selva at the USAF (English; last accessed on March 3, 2014).
2. ↑ AMC press release ( Memento of the original from March 4, 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. on the change of command of November 27, 2012 (last accessed on March 4, 2014). 
3. ↑ Press release of the Senate of April 8, 2014 (English; last accessed on April 22, 2014).
4. ^ Fehringer, Bob : Gen. Selva takes the reins at USTRANSCOM. ( Memento of the original from May 20, 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. transcom.mil from May 5, 2014 (English; last accessed on May 6, 2014).