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    HomeAbout UsBiographiesDisplay      This is the official portrait for Brig. Gen. Robert D. Davis.EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
                
                Second Lieutenant                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                September 13, 1996First Lieutenant                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 September 13, 1998Captain                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          September 13, 2000Major                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            August 01, 2006Lieutenant Colonel                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               March 01, 2010Colonel                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          August 01, 2015Brigadier General                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                April 02, 2022Engage OnFacebook PostsYour browser is incompatible with this widget.
                        
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        This is the official portrait for Brig. Gen. Robert D. Davis.Brigadier General ROBERT D. DAVISBrig. Gen. Robert D. Davis is Director of Operations for U.S. Northern Command, and Director of Cyberspace Operations for North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado. He is the principal advisor to the USNORTHCOM Commander on all matters of homeland defense, to include providing strategic guidance to plan and execute missions within the area of responsibility; including land, maritime and air operations, defense support to civil authorities and theater security cooperation, to include the Arctic. As the Director of Cyberspace Operations, he provides integrated command, control, communications and cyber capabilities to support the full spectrum of assigned missions and to facilitate the vital information sharing and command and control needs of both commands. Prior to his current position, Brig. Gen. Davis was the Commander, 378th Air Expeditionary Wing, Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Brig. Gen. Davis earned his commission through the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps from Texas A&M University in 1996. Following Undergraduate Pilot Training at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, he was assigned to the F-15C Eagle and later transitioned to the F-22A Raptor. He is a Distinguished Graduate of Undergraduate Pilot Training, F-15C initial training and the U.S. Air Force Weapons School. The general is a command pilot with 2,800 hours, including 300 combat hours. He has deployed twice to Turkey in support of operation Northern Watch and served as the Director of Security Assistance in the U.S. Embassy, Bagdad, Iraq. Brig. Gen. Davis has commanded at the squadron, group and wing levels.**EDUCATION**
1996 Bachelor of Business Administration/Management, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
2003 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
2004 USAF Weapons School, Nellis AFB, Nev.
2008 Master of Business Administration, Touro University International, by correspondence
2009 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2009 Master of Military Arts and Science, Air University, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2014 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2014 Master of Strategic Studies, Air University, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2016 Center for Creative Leadership, Colorado Springs, Colo.
2019 Enterprise Leadership Seminar, Kenan-Flagler Business School, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill**ASSIGNMENTS**
1. October 1996–August 1998 Student, Undergraduate Pilot Training, Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas
2. September 1998–March 1999, Student, F-15C Basic Course, 95th Fighter Squadron, Tyndall AFB, Fla.
3. April 1999–July 2002, F-15C Instructor Pilot, 390th Fighter Squadron, Mountain Home AFB, Idaho
4. August 2002–July 2005, F-15C Instructor Pilot, Flight Commander, and Weapons Officer, 27th Fighter Squadron and 94th Fighter Squadron, Langley AFB, Va.
5. August 2005–July 2008, F-15C Instructor Pilot and Assistant Operations Officer, 433rd Weapons Squadron, U.S. Air Force Weapons School, Nellis AFB, Nev.
6. August 2008–July 2009, Student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
7. August 2009–June 2013, Chief of Safety, 3rd Wing; Operations Officer, 90th Fighter Squadron; Commander, 525th Fighter Squadron, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska
8. July 2013–May 2014, Student, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
9. June 2014–June 2015, Executive Officer to the Commander, Air Combat Command, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va.
10. July 2015–May 2017, Commander, 325th Operations Group, Tyndall AFB, Fla.
11. June 2017–June 2018, Director, Security Assistance, Office of Security Cooperation, U.S. Embassy, Baghdad, Iraq
12. August 2018–July 2020, Commander, 3rd Wing, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska
13. July 2020–June 2021, Vice Director of Operations, North American Aerospace Air Defense Command, Peterson Air Force Base, Colo.
14. June 2021–May 2022, Commander, 378th Air Expeditionary Wing, Prince Sultan AB, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
15. June 2022–present, Director, Cyberspace Operations, North American Aerospace Air Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, Peterson Space Force Base, Colo.
16. July 2023–present, Director, Operations, U.S. Northern Command, Peterson Space Force Base, Colo.**SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS**
1. June 2017–June 2018, Director of Security Assistance, Office of Security Cooperation, U.S. Embassy, Baghdad, Iraq, as a colonel
2. July 2020–June 2021, Vice Director of Operations, North American Aerospace Defense Command, Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., as a colonel
3. June 2022–present, Director, Cyberspace Operations, North American Aerospace Air Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, Peterson Space Force Base, Colo., as a brigadier general
4. July 2023–present, Director, Operations, U.S. Northern Command, Peterson Space Force Base, Colo., as a brigadier general**FLIGHT INFORMATION**
Rating:  command pilot
Flight hours:  2,800, including 300 combat hours
Aircraft flown:  T-37, T-38, F-15C/D, F-22, F-16C/D and C-17**MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS**
Defense Superior Service Medal
Legion of Merit with two oak leaf clusters
Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Air Medal
Aerial Achievement Medal
Air and Space Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
Combat Readiness Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Inherent Resolve Campaign Medal
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal**PUBLICATIONS**
“Forward Arming and Refueling Points for Fighter Aircraft: Power Projection in an Antiaccess Environment,” Air & Space Power Journal, September-October 2014
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