T. Michael Moseley

T. Michael Moseley is a retired general and former Chief of Staff of the Air Force, who was asked to resign by Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, and retired in 2008. He had been promoted from Vice Chief of Staff in 2005, a position to which he was named in 2003.

Biography (public domain, to be edited)
He has commanded the F-15 Division of the USAF Fighter Weapons School at Nellis AFB, Nev., the 33rd Operations Group at Eglin AFB, Fla., and the 57th Wing, the Air Force's largest, most diverse flying wing, also at Nellis. The general has served as the combat Director of Operations for Joint Task Force-Southwest Asia. General Moseley also commanded 9th Air Force and U.S. Central Command Air Forces while serving as Combined Forces Air Component Commander for operations Southern Watch, Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. The general is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.

He has been awarded the Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, the Order of National Merit (Officer) and the Order of National Merit (Commander) by the president of the French Republic, which is the second highest French military award. He has also been awarded the United Arab Emirates' Military Medal, 1st Class, by the president of the U.A.E., the Mérito Santos-Dumont from the Brazilian Air Force, and the Republic of Singapore Meritorious Service Medal.

General Moseley's staff assignments have been a mix of operational, joint and personnel duties. These include serving in Washington, D.C., as Director for Legislative Liaison for the Secretary of the Air Force; Deputy Director for Politico-Military Affairs for Asia/Pacific and Middle East, the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Chief of the Air Force General Officer Matters Office; Chief of Staff of the Air Force Chair and Professor of Joint and Combined Warfare at the National War College; and Chief of the Tactical Fighter Branch, Tactical Forces Division, Directorate of Plans, Headquarters U.S. Air Force.

ASSIGNMENTS 1. June 1972 - May 1973, student, undergraduate pilot training, Webb AFB, Texas

2. May 1973 - July 1977, T-37 instructor pilot and spin flight test pilot; flight check pilot, and standardization and evaluation flight examiner, 3389th Flying Training Squadron, 78th Flying Training Wing, Webb Air Force Base

3. July 1977 - September 1979, F-15 instructor pilot, flight lead and mission commander, 7th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Holloman Air Force Base

4. September 1979 - August 1983, F-15 weapons and tactics officer, instructor pilot, and flight lead and mission commander; standardization and evaluation/ flight examiner, 44th Tactical Fighter Squadron and 12th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan

5. August 1983 - June 1984, course officer, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.

6. June 1984 - June 1987, Chief, Tactical Fighter Branch, Tactical Forces Division, Directorate of Plans, Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans and Operations, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.

7. June 1987 - June 1989, Commander, F-15 Division, and instructor pilot, Fighter Weapons Instructor Course, U.S. Air Force Fighter Weapons School, Nellis AFB, Nev.

8. June 1989 - June 1990, course officer, National War College, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.

9. June 1990 - August 1992, Chief of Staff of the Air Force chair and professor of Joint and Combined Warfare, National War College, Fort Lesley J. McNair

10. August 1992 - January 1994, Commander, 33rd Operations Group, Eglin Air Force Base

11. January 1994 - May 1996, Chief, Air Force General Officer Matters Office, Headquarters U.S. Air Force,

12. May 1996 - November 1997, Commander, 57th Wing, Nellis Air Force Base

13. November 1997 - July 1999, Deputy Director for Politico-Military Affairs, Asia/Pacific and Middle East, Directorate for Strategic Plans and Policy, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Washington, D.C.

14. July 1999 - October 2001, Director, Legislative Liaison, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.

15. November 2001 - August 2003, Commander, Ninth Air Force and U.S. Central Command Air Forces, Shaw AFB, S.C.

FLIGHT INFORMATION Rating: Command pilot Flight hours: More than 2,800 Aircraft flown: T-37, T-38, AT-38 and F-15A/B/C/D

Education

 * Bachelor of Arts degree in political science, Texas A&M University, 1971
 * Master of Arts degree in political science, Texas A&M University, 1972
 * U.S. Air Force Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala., 1977
 * Fighter Weapons Instructor Course, U.S. Air Force Fighter Weapons School, 1981
 * Air Command and Staff College, 1984
 * U.S. Air Force Joint Senior Battle Commander's Course, Hurlburt Field, Fla., 1988
 * National War College, 1990
 * Combined Force Air Component Commander Course, Maxwell AFB, Ala., and Hurlburt Field, Fla., 2000