Skip to main content (Press Enter).
 News
    
        Photos

    Week in Photos

    Air Force TV

    Commentaries

    Features

    Art

    About Us
    
        Air Force Senior Leaders
    
        SECAF

    CSAF

    CMSAF

    Biographies

    Fact Sheets

    SECAF Reading List

    CSAF Leadership Library
    
        CSAF Leadership Library 2022

    CSAF Leadership Library 2021

    CSAF Reading List Pre-2020 Archive
    
        2018 CSAF Reading List

    2017 CSAF Reading List

    2016 CSAF Reading List

    CSAF Leadership Library 2023

    CMSAF Leadership Library

    50 Years of the CMSAF

    Adjunct Professors

    Air Force Strategic Documents

    Arctic Strategy

    Empowered Airmen

    State Licensure Portability

    Careers

    AF Federal Advisory Committees

    AF 75th Anniversary

    Policy Updates

    AF Content Management

    Contact Us

    AF Sites
    
        Site RegistrationU.S. Air Force LogoAir Force

        Policy UpdatesNewsroomReoptimizationBIOGRAPHIESAF Senior Leaders

    HomeAbout UsBiographiesDisplay      TibbetsJune20152Engage On
        
        TibbetsJune20152BRIGADIER GENERAL PAUL W. TIBBETS IVBrig. Gen. Paul W. Tibbets IV is Deputy Commander, Air Force Global Strike Command and Deputy Commander, Air Forces Strategic-Air, U.S. Strategic Command, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana. AFGSC provides strategic deterrence, global strike and combat support to USSTRATCOM and other geographic combatant commands. The command comprises more than 33,700 professionals operating at two numbered air forces; 11 active duty, Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve wings, the Joint Global Strike Operations Center and the Nuclear Command, Control and Communications Center. Weapons systems assigned to AFGSC include all U.S. Air Force Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles and bomber aircraft, UH-1N helicopters, E-4B National Airborne Operations Center aircraft and the U.S. Air Force NC3 weapons system.
The command organizes, trains, equips and maintains combat-ready forces that provide strategic deterrence, global strike and combat support to USSTRATCOM and other geographic combatant commands. The command is comprised of more than 33,700 professionals operating at two Numbered Air Forces and 11 active-duty, Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve wings. Weapons systems assigned to the command include Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles, B-1, B-2 and B-52 bombers, UH-1N helicopters, the E-4B National Airborne Operations Center aircraft and the Nuclear Command, Control and Communications systems.
General Tibbets received his commission through the U.S. Air Force Academy in 1989. Following graduation, he served in a variety of operational assignments as a B-1 pilot, and subsequently as a B-2 pilot. The general has commanded at the squadron and wing levels, and flew combat missions in support of operations in Southwest Asia, the Balkans and Afghanistan. His staff assignments include Executive Officer to the Commander, Eighth Air Force, Chief of the Nuclear and CBRN Defense Policy Branch at NATO Headquarters, Deputy Director of Operations for AFGSC and Deputy Director for Nuclear Operations at U.S. Strategic Command.
Prior to his current assignment, he served as the Commander of the 509th Bomb Wing at Whiteman AFB, Missouri. 
General Tibbets is a command pilot with more than 4,000 flying hours. **EDUCATION**
1989 Bachelor of Science, Human Factors Engineering, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo. 
1996 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 
2000 Masters of Science, Human Factors Engineering, University of Idaho, Moscow 
2001 Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence.
2003 Master of Arts, National Security and Strategic Studies, College of Naval Command and Staff, Newport Naval Station, R.I. 
2006 Air War College, by correspondence. 
2009 Joint Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Va. 
2010 NATO Defense College, Rome
2010 Leadership Development Program, Center for Creative Leadership, Greensboro, N.C. 
2012 U.S. Air Force Enterprise Leadership Seminar, University of Virginia Darden School of Business, Charlottesville
2015 Capstone General and Flag Officer Course, National Defense University, Washington, D.C.
2016 Joint Flag Officer Warfighting Course, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
**ASSIGNMENTS**
1. September 1989 - September 1990, Student, Undergraduate Pilot Training, Williams AFB, Ariz. 
2. September 1990 - April 1991, Student, B-1 Combat Crew Training, Dyess AFB, Texas 
3. April 1991 - July 1995, B-1 Pilot, Safety Officer, Flight Scheduler, 37th Bomb Squadron, Ellsworth AFB, S.D. 
4. August 1995 - November 1995, Student, T-38 Pilot Instructor Training, Randolph AFB, Texas 
5. November 1995 - March 1997, T-38 Instructor Pilot, 393rd Bomb Squadron/394th Combat Training Squadron, Whiteman AFB, Mo. 
6. March 1997 - September 1997, Student, B-2 Initial Qualification Training, Whiteman AFB, Mo. 
7. September 1997 - August 1999, B-2 Pilot, Instructor Pilot, Flight Examiner and Chief, B-2/T-38 Standardization and Evaluation, 393rd Bomb Squadron, Whiteman AFB, Mo. 
8. September 1999 - April 2000, Deputy Chief, Wing Standardization and Evaluation, 509th Operations Group, Whiteman AFB, Mo. 
9. April 2000 - April 2002, Executive Officer for Eighth Air Force Commander, Barksdale AFB, La. 
10. April 2002 - June 2003, Student, College of Naval Command and Staff, Newport Naval Station, R.I. 
11. July 2003 - May 2004, Assistant Director of Operations, B-2/T-38 Flight Examiner, 325th Bomb Squadron, Whiteman AFB, Mo. 
12. June 2004 - June 2005, Director of Operations, 325th/13th Bomb Squadron, Whiteman AFB, Mo. 
13. June 2005 - April 2006, Director of Staff, 509th Bomb Wing, Whiteman AFB, Mo. 
14. April 2006 - October 2007, Commander, 393rd Bomb Squadron, Whiteman AFB, Mo. 
15. October 2007 - August 2009, Chief, Nuclear and CBRN Defense Policy Branch, NATO Headquarters, Brussels, Belgium 
16. August 2009 - February 2010, Student, NATO Defense College, Rome
17. June 2010 - July 2011, Vice Commander, 379th Air Expeditionary Wing, Southwest Asia 
18. July 2011 - July 2013, Commander, Air Force Inspection Agency, Kirtland AFB, N.M. 
19. July 2013 - February 2014, Deputy Director of Operations, Air Force Global Strike Command, Barksdale AFB, La. 
20. February 2014 - May 2015, Deputy Director for Nuclear Operations, U.S. Strategic Command, Offutt AFB, Neb. 
21. June 2015 - July 2017, Commander, 509th Bomb Wing, Whiteman AFB, Mo.
22. July 2017 – September 2017, Deputy Commander, Air Force Global Strike Command, Barksdale AFB, La.
23. September 2017 - present, Deputy Commander, Air Force Global Strike Command, and Deputy Commander, Air Forces Strategic- Air, U.S. Strategic Command, Barksdale AFB, La.
**SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS** 
1. October 2007 - August 2009, Chief, Nuclear and CBRN Defense Policy Branch, NATO Headquarters, Brussels, Belgium, as a colonel 
2. February 2014 - May 2015, Deputy Director for Nuclear Operations, U.S. Strategic Command, Offutt AFB, Neb., as a brigadier general 3. September 2017 - present, Deputy Commander, Air Forces Strategic-Air, U.S. Strategic Command, Barksdale AFB, La., as a brigadier general**FLIGHT INFORMATION**
Rating:  command pilot 
Flight hours:  more than 4,000 hours, including 350 combat hours 
Aircraft flown:  T-38A, B-1B, B-2A, B-52H **MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS**
Defense Superior Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
Legion of Merit with three oak leaf clusters
Distinguished Flying Cross 
Bronze Star 
Air Force Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters 
Air Medal with oak leaf cluster 
Air Force Commendation Medal 
Army Commendation Medal 
Air Force Achievement Medal with two oak leaf clusters 
Combat Readiness Medal with four oak leaf clustersNational Defense Service Medal with bronze star
Kosovo Campaign Medal with bronze star
Afghanistan Campaign Medal with bronze star
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal
Nuclear Deterrence Operations Service Medal with 'N' Device with two oak leaf clusters
**EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION** 
Second Lieutenant May 31, 1989 
First Lieutenant May 31, 1991 
Captain May 31, 1993 
Major Aug. 1, 2000 
Lieutenant Colonel April 1, 2004 
Colonel Sept. 1, 2008 
Brigadier General Aug. 8, 2014 
(Current as of November 2018)
  Quick Links
AccessibilityContact UsEqual OpportunityFOIA | Privacy | Section 508Information QualityInspector GeneralJAG Court-Martial DocketLink DisclaimerNo FEAR ActOpen GovernmentOSI Tip LinePlain LanguageQuestionsResilienceRSSSite MapVeterans Crisis LineCareers
Join the Air ForceAir Force BenefitsAir Force CareersAir Force ReserveAir National GuardCivilian ServiceConnect
            Get Social with Us
            
            Official United States Air Force Website
    Hosted by Defense Media Activity - WEB.mil