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MAJOR GENERAL SCOTT D. WEST
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Maj. Gen. Scott D. West is the Commander, Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center, Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M. General West reports directly to the Air Force Chief of Staff regarding the test and evaluation of more than 76 major programs valued at more than $650 billion being assessed at 12 different locations. He directs the activities of more than 750 military, civilian, and contractor personnel. As a member of the test and evaluation community, General West coordinates directly with the offices of the Secretary of Defense and Headquarters U.S. Air Force while executing realistic, objective and impartial operational testing and evaluation of Air Force, coalition and joint warfighting capabilities.
General West entered the Air Force in 1982 after graduating from The Citadel. He has held a variety of positions in operations, staff and support duties, to include command experience at the squadron, group, wing and numbered air force levels. Early assignments included duty as a USAF Weapons School instructor pilot and USAF School of Advanced Airpower Studies student. General West has served on the Joint Staff and Air Force Secretariat, and commanded an air and space operations center.
As Chief of Staff of NATO's Joint Warfare Centre, key responsibilities included battlestaff training for ISAF and ISAF Joint Command staffs, NATO Response Forces and senior representatives of the Iraqi Ministry of Defense, Ministry of Interior and Prime Minister's Office. As Vice Commander of 13th Air Force, General West supported the Commander in his responsibilities for the command, control, and execution of air, space and information operations across the full range of military operations in the U.S. Pacific Command area of responsibility, and led Pacific Air Forces' Air Component Coordination Element in Operation Tomodachi in Japan. General West is a command pilot with more than 2,500 flying hours, including combat in Operation Southern Watch.
EDUCATION
1982 Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering, The Citadel, Charleston, S.C.
1985 Master of Business Administration degree, Barry University, Miami, Fla.
1991 USAF Fighter Weapons School, Nellis AFB, Nev.
1994 Squadron Officer School, by correspondence
1997 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
1998 Master's degree in airpower arts and sciences, School of Advanced Airpower Studies, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2000 Air War College, by correspondence
2002 Master's degree in national resource strategy, Industrial College of the Armed Forces, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
2007 Senior Executive Fellow's program, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.
2011 Combined Force Maritime Component Commander Flag Course, Pacific Fleet Headquarters, Hawaii
ASSIGNMENTS
1. June 1982 - June 1984, design engineer, 31st Civil Engineer Squadron, Homestead AFB, Fla
2. July 1984 - December 1985, student, undergraduate pilot training, Columbus AFB, Miss., and lead-in fighter training, Holloman AFB, N.M.
3. January 1986 - June 1986, F-16 student pilot, 311th Tactical Fighter Training Squadron, Luke AFB, Ariz.
4. July 1986 - June 1989, F-16 instructor pilot and Chief of Training, 429th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Nellis AFB, Nev.
5. July 1989 - December 1991, F-16 instructor pilot and Chief of Weapons, 72nd Tactical Fighter Training Squadron, MacDill AFB, Fla.
6. January 1992 - June 1994, F-16 instructor pilot and flight commander, USAF Fighter Weapons School, and F-16 flight examiner, 57th Operations Group, Nellis AFB, Nev.
7. July 1994 - July 1996, staff officer, Weapons Division, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force (International Affairs), the Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
8. August 1996 - July 1998, student, Air Command and Staff College and School of Advanced Airpower Studies, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
9. August 1998 - September 1999, assistant operations officer, 68th Fighter Squadron, and operations officer, 69th Fighter Squadron, Moody AFB, Ga.
10. October 1999 - July 2001, Commander, 36th Fighter Squadron, Osan Air Base, South Korea
11. August 2001 - June 2002, student, Industrial College of the Armed Forces, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
12. July 2002 - December 2002, Commander, 8th Operations Group, Kunsan AB, South Korea
13. January 2003 - December 2004, Chief of Forces Division, Force Structure, Resources and Assessment Directorate (J8), Joint Staff, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
14. January 2005 - February 2006, Vice Commander, 52nd Fighter Wing, Spangdahlem AB, Germany
15. March 2006 - September 2007, Commander, 27th Fighter Wing, Cannon AFB, N.M.
16. October 2007 - August 2008, Commander, 613th Air and Space Operations Center, Hickam AFB, Hawaii
17. September 2008 - August 2010, Chief of Staff, Joint Warfare Centre, Supreme Allied Command for Transformation, NATO, Stavanger, Norway
18. August 2010 - August 2011, Vice Commander, 13th Air Force, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii
19. August 2011 - September 2012, Deputy Director of Operations, Plans, Programs and Requirements, Headquarters Pacific Air Forces, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii
20. September 2012 - present, Commander, Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center, Kirtland AFB, N.M.
SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
1. January 2003 - December 2004, Chief of Forces Division, Force Structure, Resources and Assessment Directorate (J8), Joint Staff, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., as a colonel
2. September 2008 - August 2010, Chief of Staff, Joint Warfare Centre, Supreme Allied Command for Transformation, NATO, Stavanger, Norway, as a brigadier general
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Command pilot
Flight hours: More than 2,500
Aircraft flown: A-10 and F-16
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Superior Service Medal
Legion of Merit
Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Air Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Achievement Medal
Joint Meritorious Unit Award with two oak leaf clusters
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with three oak leaf clusters
Combat Readiness Medal with four oak leaf clusters
National Defense Service Medal with bronze star
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Southwest Asia Service Medal with bronze star
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Korea Defense Service Medal
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant June 2, 1982
First Lieutenant June 2, 1984
Captain June 2, 1986
Major July 1, 1994
Lieutenant Colonel Sept. 1, 1998
Colonel Aug. 1, 2002
Brigadier General Nov. 21, 2008
Major General June 8, 2012
(Current as of September 2012)
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