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BRIGADIER GENERAL SCOTT A. HOWELL
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Brig. Gen. Scott A. Howell is the Deputy Commanding General for the Special Operations Joint Task Force-Afghanistan, NATO Special Operations Component Command- Afghanistan, Kabul, Afghanistan.
General Howell was commissioned through the U.S. Air Force Academy in 1987 and earned his wings at Fort Rucker, Ala., in June 1988. He is a career helicopter pilot with multiple assignments in rescue and special operations. He has participated in operations in Iraq, Kuwait, Bosnia, Haiti, Kosovo, Mozambique, Djibouti and Afghanistan. Additionally, General Howell held staff positions at the Air Staff, Air Force Special Operations Command, and United States Special Operations Command, and has commanded a squadron, group, Joint Special Operations Air Component and Expeditionary Special Operations Wing. He is a command pilot with more than 2,600 hours in multiple rotary wing aircraft.
Prior to his current position, General Howell served as the as the Deputy Director for Operations, Headquarters U.S. Special Operations Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Fla.
EDUCATION
1987 Bachelor of Science in management, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo.
1991 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
1995 Master of Science in management, Troy State University
2000 Air Command and Staff College (correspondence)
2002 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
2004 Air War College (correspondence)
2008 Master's degree in national security strategy, National War College, Fort McNair, Washington D.C.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. August 1987 - June 1988, Undergraduate Helicopter Pilot Training, Fort Rucker, Ala.
2. June 1988 - December 1989, UH-1N Pilot, Detachment 24, 37th Air Rescue Squadron, Fairchild AFB, Wash.
3. December 1989 - October 1991, UH-1H Exchange Pilot, 2nd Armored Division,1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood Texas
4. October 1991 - December 1991, Student, Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
5. December 1991 - August 1992, Student, MH-53J flying training, 551st Tactical Training Squadron, Kirtland AFB, N.M.
6. August 1992 - June 1997, MH-53 Instructor Pilot and 75th Ranger Regiment Liaison Officer, 20th Special Operations Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
7. June 1997 - June 2000, MH-53 Flight Examiner, 21st Special Operations Squadron, 352nd Special Operations Group, Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England
8. June 2000 - July 2001, Chief, Senior Officer Matters, Rotary Wing Officer Assignments, Headquarters AFSOC, Directorate of Personnel, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
9. August 2001 - June 2002, Student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
10. June 2002 - September 2003, Chief, Washington D.C. Rated, Joint Colonel Assignments, Air Force Senior Leader Management Office, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Pentagon, Washington D.C.
11. September 2003 - August 2004, Assistant Executive Officer, Chief of Staff United States Air Force, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington D.C.
12. August 2004 - June 2005, Operations Officer, 20th Special Operations Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
13. June 2005 - January 2007, Commander, 20th Special Operations Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
14. January 2007 - July 2007, Deputy Director, Air, Space and Information Operations Directorate, Headquarters AFSOC
15. July 2007 - June 2008, Student, National War College
16. June 2008 - June 2010, Commander, Aviation Tactics Evaluation Group, Fort Bragg, N.C. and Commander, Expeditionary Special Operations Wing - Bravo, Air Force Special Operations Command.
17. July 2010 - June 2012, Special Assistant to the Commander, U.S. Special Operations Command, MacDill AFB Fla.
18. June 2012 - Present, Deputy Commanding General, Special Operations Joint Task Force-Afghanistan, NATO Special Operations Component Command-Afghanistan, Kabul, Afghanistan.
SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
1. February 2005 - January 2006, Commander, Joint Special Operations Aviation Detachment Arabian Peninsula, Joint Base Balad, Iraq, as a lieutenant colonel
2. June 2008 - June 2010, Commander, Aviation Tactics Evaluation Group, Fort Bragg, N.C., and Commander, Joint Special Operations Aviation Component, Special Operations Task Force, Balad Air Base, Iraq and Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, as a colonel
3. July 2010-June 2012, Special Assistant to the Commander, United States Special Operations Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., as a colonel
4. June 2012 - Present, Deputy Commanding General, Special Operations Joint Task Force-Afghanistan, NATO Special Operations Component Command- Afghanistan, Kabul Afghanistan, as a brigadier general
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Command Pilot
Flight Hours: 2,600
Aircraft Flown: UH-1N, UH-1H, TH-53, CH-47, MH-6, MH-53 J/M
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Superior Service Medal
Bronze Star Medal with one Oak Leaf Cluster
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with four Oak Leaf Clusters
Air Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters
Air Force Combat Action Medal
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Army Commendation Medal with one Oak Leaf Cluster
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant May 27, 1987
First Lieutenant May 27, 1989
Captain May 27, 1991
Major Nov 1, 1998
Lieutenant Colonel Aug 1, 2003
Colonel Sep 1, 2007
Brigadier General Frocked
(Current as of July 2012)
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