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Robin Rand, 2013

Robin Rand (* 1957 in Newfoundland , Canada ) is a general in the United States Air Force (USAF) and has been in command of the Air Education and Training Command (AETC), a main command of the US Air Force based on the Randolph, since October 10, 2013 Air Force Base , Texas .

Education and career

Rand was born in 1957 the son of a member of the Air Force in the Canadian Newfoundland and closed the US Air Force Academy , Colorado , in 1979 with a Bachelor as an aerospace engineer from.

In addition to various advanced training courses and courses, Rand's further training includes two master’s degrees in aerospace engineering (1988) and in security policy (1998). As a pilot, graduated edge throughout his career more than 5,000 flying hours, primarily on the patterns F-16 , T-37 and T-38 .

Service in the rank of general

Change of command ceremony at AETC, October 10, 2013 (from left: Gen. Mark Welsh , Chairman of the USAF General Staff , Gen. Edward Rice, Rand)

In January 2006, the brigadier promoted commanding margin from July 2006 to July 2007 the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing at Balad Air Base in Iraq . Between August 2007 and August 2009 he then served as Principal Director for Middle East Policy at the Pentagon in Washington, DC , from June 2009 onwards with the rank of major general . He was then Director, Legislative Liaison and Adjutant to the Vice Chairman of the General Staff of the US Air Force between August 2009 and December 2011 .

In December 2011, Rand became the under carriage of Lieutenant General to the Davis-Monthan Air Force Base , Arizona , mixed, where he said US Southern Command imputed 12th Air Force commander.

On June 28, 2013, US President Barack Obama nominated Rand to succeed Edward A. Rice as Commander of the Air Education and Training Command ; Rand took command on October 10 of the same year, his promotion to general took place as part of the transfer of command.

Promotions

rank	date
Second lieutenant	May 30, 1979
First lieutenant	May 30, 1981
Captain	May 30, 1983
major	July 1, 1990
Lieutenant Colonel	February 1, 1995
Colonel	February 1, 2001
Brigadier General	January 1, 2006
Major General	June 1, 2009
Lieutenant General	December 1, 2011
general	October 10th, 2013

Awards

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

• Air Force Distinguished Service Medal
• Defense Superior Service Medal
• Legion of Merit with double oak leaves
• Bronze star
• Defense Meritorious Service Medal
• Meritorious Service Medal
• Air Medal with quadruple oak leaves
• Joint Service Commendation Medal
• Air Force Commendation Medal
• Air Force Achievement Medal
• National Defense Service Medal with double oak leaves
• Iraq Campaign Medal with double oak leaves

Web links

Commons : Robin Rand  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website of the Air Education and Training Command

See also

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

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Barker, Scott : Commanding Presence. Tucson Lifestyle Magazine , February 2013 (last accessed February 28, 2014).
2. ↑ ^{a b c} Biography of Rand at the USAF (English; last accessed on October 17, 2013).
3. ↑ Press release of the Ministry of Defense of June 28, 2013 (last accessed on February 28, 2014).
4. ↑ Report on the command change  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. at the AETC (English; last accessed on October 14, 2013).