Brigadier General Richard S. Stapp Deputy Director for Requirements (DDR), J8 Download Hi-Res Image

 Brigadier General Stapp is the Deputy Director for Requirements (DDR), Joint Staff J-8, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C. As the DDR, he is responsible to the Director J8 for overseeing the requirements determination process. Brigadier General Stapp received his commission in 1986 as a distinguished graduate of Officer Training School, Lackland AFB, TX. He served as the lead flight test engineer for the Joint Service V-22 Osprey and conducted over 250 hours of flight test on two prototype V-22s. He also served as an instructor at the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School. Brigadier General Stapp’s command tours include the 84th Combat Sustainment Wing and 508th Aerospace sustainment Wing, the 36^th Electronic Warfare Squadron, Air Combat Command and the Special Technology Group, National Reconnaissance Office. Brigadier General Stapp’s also fulfilled a staff assignment as the Chief of Special Programs, Directorate for Force Structure, Resources, and Assessment Joint Staff/J-8. Prior to his current assignment, Brigadier General Richard S. Stapp was Director, Aerospace Sustainment Directorate, Ogden Air Logistics Center, Hill Air Force Base, Utah. The Aerospace Sustainment Directorate (ASD) is responsible for the storage and movement of all Air Force munitions and manages a number of weapons systems including the A-10 Thunderbolt II, F/Q-4 Phantom II, F-16 Fighting Falcon, F-22 Raptor, T-37 Tweet, and T-38 Talon. ASD manages multiple command, control, communications and intelligence (C3I) and weather systems.

EDUCATION

1. 1985 Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering w/ Honors, University of Wyoming

2. 1989 Master of Science in Electrical Engineering w/ Honors, University of New Mexico

3. 1991 Distinguished Graduate, Squadron Officers School, Maxwell AFB, AL

4. 1992 Distinguished Graduate, US Air Force Test Pilot School, Class 92A, Edwards AFB, CA

5. 1997 Distinguished Graduate, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, AL

6. 1997 Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk Naval Base, VA (Jun-Sep)

7. 2003 Industrial College of the Armed Forces, National Defense University, Ft McNair, Washington D.C.

 

ACQUISITION CERTIFICATION (APDP/DAWIA)

1. Level III - Program Management

2. Level III - Test and Evaluation

3. Level III - Systems Planning, Research and Development Engineering

 

ASSIGNMENTS

1. Apr 1986 – Oct 1991, Lead Space Electronics Engineer, Air Force Weapons Lab, Kirtland AFB, NM

2. Jan 1992 – Dec 1992, Student, U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School, Edwards AFB, CA

3. Jan 1993 – Jan 1996, Adjunct Professor, Florida Institute of Technology, NAS Patuxent River, MD

4. Jan 1993 – Jun 1994, Experimental Flight Test Engineer/Pool Pilot, V-22 Integrated Test Team, NAS Pax River, MD

5. Jun 1993 – Aug 1996, Experimental Flight Test Engineer/Pool Pilot, NAS Patuxent River, MD

6. Jun 1994 – Jan 1996, Chief, Avionics Division, V-22 Integrated Test Team, NAS Patuxent, MD

7. Jan 1996 – Aug 1996, Instructor, US Naval Test Pilot School, NAS Patuxent River, MD

8. Sep 1997 – Dec 1997, Deputy Chief, Systems Implementation Branch (USSPACECOM/J2YS), Peterson AFB, CO

9. Jan 1998 – Jun 2000, Chief, Space Control and Information Ops Branch (USSPACECOM/J2F), Peterson AFB, CO

10. Jun 2000 – Jun 2002, Commander, 36th Electronic Warfare Squadron, Eglin AFB, FL

11. Jun 2003 – Jun 2005, Chief, Special Programs, Joint Staff/J-8, Pentagon, VA

12. Jun 2005 – Jun 2006, Director, Special Technology Group, National Reconnaissance Office, Washington DC

13. Jun 2006 – Oct 2007, Director, Special Programs, Assistant Secretary of the AF (Acquisition), Pentagon, VA

14. Oct 2007 – Aug 2009, Executive Assistant to the Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Pentagon, VA

15. Aug 2009 – Jul 2010, Commander, 84th Combat Sustainment Wing and Commander, 508th Aerospace Sustainment

Wing, Hill AFB, UT

16. Jul 2010 – Jun 2911, Director, Aerospace Sustainment Directorate, Hill AFB, UT

17. Jun 2011 – Present, Deputy Director for Requirements, Joint Staff J-8

 

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS

1. Defense Superior Service Medal

2. Defense Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters

3. Meritorious Service Medal

4. Navy Marine Corps Medal Aerial

5. Achievement Medal

6. AF Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters

 

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS

1990 – Space Systems Division “1990 Young Engineer of the Year”

1990 – Air Force Weapons Laboratory “Outstanding Technical Achiever”

1990 – Strategic Defense Initiative Organization’s “Outstanding Technical Excellence Award”

1991 – Alan T. Waterman Congressional Award Nominee

1994 – “V-22 Integrated Test Team Achievement Award”

1995 – Naval Aviation Symposium’s “Edward H. Heineman Award”

2002 – Air Combat Command’s “Test Team of the Year”

2009 – The Director of National Intelligence’s Award for Collaboration Leadership

 

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION

1. Second Lieutenant - 3 Apr 1986

2. First Lieutenant - 3 Apr 1988

3. Captain - 3 Apr 1990

4. Major - 1 Aug 1996

5. Lieutenant Colonel - 1 Jul 1999

6. Colonel - 1 Jul 2005

7. Brigadier General – 2 May 2011