# Robert Hutt

Robert John Hutt (born c. 1977) is a United States Space Force brigadier general who commanded the 460th Operations Group from 2018 to 2020. He now serves as the legislative liaison of the Space Force.
Hutt entered the United States Air Force in 1999 after graduating from the United States Air Force Academy. He initially served as a career missile officer before transitioning to becoming a career space operations officer. He has experience in the electronic warfare and missile warning mission areas, serving as commander of the 21st Operations Support Squadron. While commanding the 460th Operations Group, he deployed to Qatar in 2020 to serve as director of space forces of the Air Forces Central Command.
Hutt transferred to the Space Force in 2021, serving as senior executive officer to General John W. Raymond. In 2023, he was promoted to brigadier general.

## Early life and education

Hutt was born in Sanford, Florida to Mr. and Mrs. Larry Hutt. In 1995, he graduated from Seminole High School. He received an appointment to the United States Air Force Academy as the nominee of John Mica, where he planned to become a navigator or a computer scientist.
In 1999, he graduated from the Air Force Academy with a B.A. degree in legal studies (philosophy). He received an M.S. degree in civil engineering from the University of Colorado Denver in 2008 and Master of Policy Management from Georgetown University in 2011. In 2016, he also received an M.S. in National Security Strategy from the National War College.
As part of his military training, Hutt attended Undergraduate Space and Missile Training at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, and Air and Space Basic Course at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, in 1999. The following year, he finished his ICBM Initial Qualification Training from Vandenberg. In 2004, he attended USAF Weapons School's Space Weapons Instructor Course. In 2005, he completed Principles of Space Control from Vandenberg and attended Squadron Officer School at Maxwell. In 2015, he attended Air War College.

## Military career

Hutt commissioned into the United States Air Force on June 2, 1999, as a second lieutenant after graduating from the United States Air Force Academy. After completing Undergraduate Space and Missile Training and ICBM Initial Qualification Training, he was assigned in 2000 to the 12th Missile Squadron at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana, as a deputy crew commander, crew commander, and line instructor. From 2002 to 2004, he served with the 341st Operations Group as evaluator and senior crew evaluator.
In 2005, after graduating from the USAF Weapons School, Hutt was assigned at the 76th Space Control Squadron at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, as a weapons and tactics flight commander. He stayed there until 2007 when he was reassigned to 21st Operations Support Squadron as an assistant operations officer and vault chief. From 2009 to 2010, he worked as the branch chief for counterspace current operations at the Air Force Space Command.
Hutt served as a military assistant to the under secretary of defense for research and engineering from 2016 to 2018. On June 15, 2018, Hutt took command of the 460th Operations Group, where he was responsible for overseeing the unit's missile warning missions. While in the job, he was deployed to Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, as director of space forces for Air Forces Central Command from January to June 2020.
After his command tour, Hutt served as senior executive to the chief of space operations, General John W. Raymond, during which time he transferred to the United States Space Force. From 2021 to 2022, he was chief of the programming division at the Space Staff. In May 2022, he was nominated for promotion to brigadier general. In 2022, he was assigned as director of plans and programs and on July 8, 2023, he was promoted to brigadier general.
In July 2024, Hutt became the first legislative liaison of the Space Force.

## Awards and decorations

Hutt is the recipient of the following awards:
* Command Space Operations Badge
* Basic Parachutist Badge
* Basic Missile Operations Badge
* Office of the Secretary of Defense Badge
* Space Staff Badge
* Defense Superior Service Medal
* Legion of Merit
* Meritorious Service Medal with three bronze oak leaf clusters
* Air Force Commendation Medal with one bronze oak leaf cluster
* Air Force Meritorious Unit Award
* Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with one silver and one bronze oak leaf clusters
* Combat Readiness Medal with one bronze oak leaf cluster
* National Defense Service Medal with one bronze service star
* Iraq Campaign Medal with one bronze service star
* Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
* Nuclear Deterrence Operations Service Medal with "N" device
* Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon with gold frame
* Air Force Longevity Service Award with one silver oak leaf cluster
* Air Force Training Ribbon

## Dates of promotion

| Rank | Branch | Date |
| Second Lieutenant | Air Force | June 2, 1999 |
| First Lieutenant | Air Force | June 2, 2001 |
| Captain | Air Force | June 2, 2003 |
| Major | Air Force | December 1, 2008 |
| Lieutenant Colonel | Air Force | November 1, 2012 |
| Colonel | Air Force | May 1, 2017 |
| Colonel | Space Force | ~September 30, 2020 |
| Brigadier General | Space Force | July 8, 2023 |