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LIEUTENANT
GENERAL MICHAEL C. GOULD
General Gould earned
his commission and a bachelor's degree in behavioral science from the U.S. Air
Force Academy in 1976. He has commanded
an operations group, an air refueling wing, an air mobility wing, the Cheyenne
Mountain Operations Center and two Numbered AFs. His operational and staff assignments include
three tours at Headquarters U.S. Air Force, along with duty as Air Force aide
to the president and senior military assistant to the secretary of the Air
Force. He served as the Director of
Mobility Forces for Operation Joint Endeavor and, more recently, as USEUCOM's
Air Expeditionary Task Force commander for the deployment of African Union
troops into the Darfur region of Sudan.
Prior to assuming his current position, he was Director of
Operations and Plans, United States Transportation Command, Scott Air Force
Base, Ill. General Gould is a command pilot
with more than 3,000 hours in a variety of aircraft.
EDUCATION
1972 U.S. Air Force Academy Prep School, Colorado Springs,
Colo.
1976 Bachelor of science degree in behavioral science, U.S.
Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo.
1983 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
1986 Master of arts degree in human resource development,
Webster University
1989 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell Air Force Base,
Ala.
1993 National War College, Fort Lesley J. McNair,
Washington, D.C.
1998 Advanced Executive Program, Kellogg Graduate School of
Management, Northwestern University, Evanston, Ill.
2001 National and International Security Management Course,
John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. June 1976 - January
1977, grad assistant coach, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo.
2. January 1977 - December 1977, student, undergraduate
pilot training, Vance Air Force Base, Okla.
3. December 1977 - August 1981, T-38 instructor pilot, flight
scheduler, safety officer and runway supervisor unit controller, 97th Flying
Training Squadron, Williams Air Force Base, Ariz.
4. August 1981 - June 1985, physical education instructor;
assistant men's golf coach; head prep-school football coach; and T-41
instructor pilot, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo.
5. June 1985 - July 1986, T-38 pilot training instructor,
flight commander and standardization pilot, 12th Flying Training Wing, Randolph
Air Force Base, Texas
6. July 1986 - August
1988, executive officer to the Vice Commander, Air Training Command, and
standardization pilot, Headquarters ATC, Randolph Air Force Base, Texas
7. August 1988 - July 1989, student,
Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell Air Force Base Ala.
8. July 1989 - June
1990, Chief, Officer Professional Military Education, Deputy Chief of Staff for
Personnel Programs, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
9. June 1990 - July 1992, Air Force aide to the president,
The White House, Washington, D.C.
10. July 1992 - June 1993, student, National War College,
Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
11. June 1993 - September 1994, KC-10 aircraft commander
and assistant operations officer, 6th Air Refueling Squadron, and special
assistant to the operations group commander, 722nd Operations Group, March Air
Force Base, Ca.
12. September 1994 -
February 1995, Deputy Commander, 438th Operations Group, McGuire Air Force
Base, N.J.
13. February 1995 - June 1996, Commander, 305th Operations
Group, McGuire Air Force Base, N.J.
14. July 1996 - December 1996, Chief, Mobility Forces
Division, Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans and Operations, Headquarters U.S. Air
Force, Washington, D.C.
15. December 1996 - April 1998, senior military assistant
to the Secretary of the Air Force, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
16. April 1998 - January 1999, Commander, 22nd Air
Refueling Wing, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan.
17. January 1999 - August 2000, Commander, 97th Air
Mobility Wing, Altus Air Force Base, Okla.
18. September 2000 - May 2002, Commander, Cheyenne Mountain
Operations Center, Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station, Colo.
19. May 2002 - July 2004, Director of Operational Plans and
Joint Matters, Deputy Chief of Staff for Air and Space Operations, Headquarters
U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
20. July 2004 - November 2005,
Commander, 3rd Air Force, Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England
21. November 2005 - June 2008, Commander, 2nd Air Force, Keesler Air
Force Base, Miss.
22. June 2008 – May
2009, Director of Operations and Plans, United States Transportation Command,
Scott Air Force Base, Ill.
23. June 2009 - present,
Superintendent, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo.
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Command pilot
Flight hours: More than 3,000
Aircraft flown: T-37, T-38, T-41, KC-10, C-5, C-17, C-21,
C-141 and KC-135R
MAJOR AWARDS AND
DECORATIONS
Distinguished Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Defense Superior Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster
Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Commendation Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
2007 Senator Ted
Stevens Leadership Award – USAF’s Top NAF Commander
EFFECTIVE DATES OF
PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant June 2, 1976
First Lieutenant June 2, 1978
Captain June 2, 1980
Major Aug. 1, 1987
Lieutenant Colonel July 1, 1991
Colonel Feb. 1, 1995
Brigadier General Sept. 1, 2000
Major General Sept. 1, 2003
Lieutenant General June
1, 2009
(Current as of June 2009)