Bruce A. Wright

Lieutenant General Bruce A. Wright is a retired United States Air Force officer who last served as Commander, United States Forces Japan and Commander, 5th Air Force from February 2005 to April 2008. 
During that assignment, he was the senior U.S. military representative in Japan and Commander of U.S. Air Force units in Japan.
Wright received his commission upon graduation from the U.S. Air Force Academy in 1973 and served as an instructor pilot early in his career. He has held command at the fighter squadron, group, wing and major command levels. Prior to assuming his final position, he was Vice Commander, Air Combat Command, with headquarters at Langley Air Force Base, Va., and Air Component Commander for U.S. Joint Forces Command and U.S. Northern Command.
A command pilot, Wright has more than 3,200 flying hours, principally in fighter aircraft, including 65 F-16 combat missions flown during operations Operation Desert Storm, Operation Provide Comfort and Operation Deny Flight.
*1973 Bachelor of Science degree, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo.
*1976 Squadron Officer School
*1982 U.S. Air Force Weapons School
*1984 Master of Public Administration degree, Golden Gate University, San Francisco, Calif.
*1984 Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Va.
*1992 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
*1996 Program for Senior Officials in National Security, Syracuse University, N.Y.
*1998 Capstone, National Defense University, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
1. July 1973 - September 1974, student, undergraduate pilot training, Laughlin AFB, Texas
2. December 1974 - December 1975, student, F-4 replacement training, George AFB, Calif.
3. January 1976 - March 1978, F-4E instructor pilot, 68th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Moody AFB, Ga.
4. March 1978 - July 1979, F-4C Wild Weasel instructor pilot, 67th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan
5. July 1979 - August 1980, F-4G Wild Weasel instructor pilot, initial cadre, 90th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Clark AB, Philippines
6. September 1980 - September 1981, air operations officer, Air Staff Training Program, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
7. September 1981 - August 1984, F-4E instructor pilot, 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron, Nellis AFB, Nev.
8. August 1984 - January 1985, student, Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Va.
9. January 1985 - March 1988, operations officer, the Joint Staff, J3, Washington, D.C.
10. March 1988 - June 1991, F-16C operations officer and squadron commander, 614th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Torrejon AB, Spain
11. July 1991 - July 1992, student, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
12. July 1992 - March 1993, Commander, 52nd Support Group, Spangdahlem AB, Germany
13. March 1993 - June 1994, Commander, 86th Operations Group, Ramstein AB, Germany
14. June 1994 - February 1997, Director of Operations, U.S. Forces Japan, Yokota AB, Japan
15. February 1997 - November 1998, Commander, 35th Fighter Wing, Misawa AB, Japan
16. November 1998 - January 2000, Deputy Director for Information Operations, the Joint Staff, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
17. January 2000 - December 2001, Commander, Air Intelligence Agency; Deputy Commander for Information Operations, 8th Air Force; and Commander, Joint Information Operations Center, Kelly AFB, Texas, and Lackland AFB, Texas
18. December 2001 - January 2005, Vice Commander, Air Combat Command, Langley AFB, Va. 
19. February 2005 - present, Commander, U.S. Forces Japan, and Commander, 5th Air Force, Yokota Air Base, Japan.
Insignia	Rank 	Date of rank
 	Second lieutenant#United States 	June 6, 1973
 	First Lieutenant (United States) 	June 6, 1975
 	Captain (U.S. Army) 	June 6, 1977
 	Major (United States) 	October 1, 1983
 	Lieutenant Colonel (United States)	June 1, 1988
 	Colonel (United States) 	December 1, 1992
 	Brigadier General (United States) 	June 1, 1998
 	Major General (United States) 	January 1, 2001
 	Lieutenant General (United States)	December 10, 2001
Category:1950s births
Category:Recipients of the Legion of Merit
Category:United States Air Force generals
Category:United States Air Force Academy alumni