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    HomeAbout UsBiographiesDisplay      BRIGADIER GENERAL DAVID S. EAGLINEffective Dates of Promotion
                
                Second Lieutenant                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                June 01, 1994First Lieutenant                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 June 01, 1996Captain                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          June 01, 1998Major                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            October 01, 2004Lieutenant Colonel                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               September 01, 2009Colonel                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          July 01, 2015Brigadier General                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                July 03, 2020Engage OnFacebook PostsYour browser is incompatible with this widget.
                        
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        BRIGADIER GENERAL DAVID S. EAGLINBrigadier General DAVID S. EAGLINBrig. Gen. David S. Eaglin is the Deputy Director for Operations, Headquarters, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii. As the Deputy Director for Operations, he is the deputy principal military operations advisor to USINDOPACOM Commander for joint/combined military operations in USINDOPACOM. In this position, he monitors the disposition and readiness of assigned U.S. forces and allies, conducts joint/combined training and recommends employment options during crisis or contingency.
Brig. Gen. Eaglin was born in West Memphis, Arkansas, and earned his commission upon graduating from the United States Air Force Academy in 1994. He graduated, with distinction, from Undergraduate Pilot Training at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. Brig. Gen. Eaglin has served as an F-15C instructor pilot, flight examiner, flight commander, assistant director of operations, chief of standardization and evaluation, operations officer, squadron commander, vice wing commander and wing commander.
Brig. Gen. Eaglin has deployed in support of operations Northern Watch, Inherent Resolve and with an Air Forces Central Command theater security package. He is a command pilot with more than 2,500 flight hours. Prior to this assignment, the general served as the Commander, 18th Wing, Kadena Air Base, Japan; Deputy Commander, Seventh Air Force, Air Forces Korea; and Chief of Staff, Air Component Command, Osan Air Base, South Korea. He was responsible for training and equipping tactical air superiority forces, combat search and rescue forces, command and control platforms, aeromedical evacuation capability and global mobility resources for contingency operations.**EDUCATION**
1994 Bachelor of Science, Management, United States Air Force Academy, Colo.
1997 Master of Business Administration, University of Phoenix, Utah
2002 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
2007 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2007 Master of Military Arts and Science, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2011 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2014 Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Pa.
2014 Master of Strategic Studies, Carlisle Barracks, Pa.**ASSIGNMENTS**
1. November 1994–June 1998, Acquisition Program Manager, Hill Air Force Base, Utah
2. July 1998–July 1999, Student, Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training, Columbus AFB, Miss.
3. August 1999–September 1999, Student, Intro to Fighter Fundamentals, Columbus AFB, Miss.
4. November 1999–April 2000, Student, F-15C Fighter Training Unit, First Fighter Squadron, Tyndall AFB, Fla.
5. June 2000–August 2003, Flight Lead, Mission Commander, Instructor Pilot, Flight Examiner, Chief of Training, Chief of Scheduling, Flight Commander, 19th Fighter Squadron, Elmendorf AFB, Alaska
6. September 2003–July 2006, Instructor Pilot and Flight Examiner, Chief of Weapons and Tactics, Assistant Director of Operations, 95th FS, Tyndall AFB, Fla.
7. August 2006–June 2007, Student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
8. July 2007–July 2009, Chief of Contingency Planning, Air Component Command Plans and Coordination, Osan Air Base, South Korea
9. October 2009–July 2013, Instructor Pilot and Flight Examiner, Chief of Standardization and Evaluation, 18th Operations Group, Director of Operations, 67th FS, Commander, 44th FS, Kadena AB, Japan
10. July 2013–June 2014, Student, Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Pa.
11. June 2014–May 2015, Chief, Current Operations and Power Projection Division, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii
12. June 2015–May 2017, Vice Commander, 48th Fighter Wing, RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom
13. June 2017–July 2018, Commander, 39th Air Base Wing, Incirlik AB, Turkey
14. July 2018–June 2019, Vice Director of Operations, North American Aerospace Defense Command, Peterson AFB, Colo.
15. June 2019–June 2021, Deputy Commander, Seventh Air Force, Air Forces Korea, and Chief of Staff, Air Component Command, Osan AB, South Korea
16. July 2021–July 2023, Commander, 18th Wing, Kadena AB, Japan
17. July 2023–present, Deputy Director for Operations, Headquarters, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii**FLIGHT INFORMATION**
Rating:  command pilot
Flight hours:  more than 2,900
Aircraft flown:  F-15C, A-10C, A/T-38B, T-38, T-37, HH-60G, KC-135R/T, E-3G**MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS**
Distinguished Service Medal
Defense Superior Service Medal
Legion of Merit with two oak leaf clusters
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Air and Space Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air and Space Achievement Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air and Space Outstanding Unit Award with five oak leaf clusters
Combat Readiness Medal with oak leaf cluster
National Defense Service Medal with device
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal with device
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Korean Defense Service Medal
Nuclear Deterrence Operations Service Medal with oak leaf cluster**EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION**
Second Lieutenant June 1, 1994
First Lieutenant June 1, 1996
Captain June 1, 1998
Major Oct. 1, 2004
Lieutenant Colonel Sept. 1, 2009
Colonel July 1, 2015
Brigadier General July 3, 2020
(Current as of September 2023)
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