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MAJOR GENERAL HENRY C. "HANK" MORROW
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Retiring effective April 1, 2012
Maj. Gen. Henry C. "Hank" Morrow is the Senior Defense Official, Chief of Security Cooperation, and Defense Attaché at the U.S. Embassy, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. As the Senior Defense Official, General Morrow serves as the Secretary of Defense's principal military adviser to the U.S. Ambassador and to the UAE government. As the Chief of the Security Cooperation Organization, General Morrow serves both the Defense Security Cooperation Agency and U.S. Central Command overseeing military-to-military relations with the Emirati government to include all U.S. defense efforts to equip, maintain, train and sustain the armed forces of the United Arab Emirates. In addition, General Morrow is the Chief of Mission's single point of contact for coordinating administrative and security requirements for all Department of Defense elements in the UAE. His responsibilities include serving as the USCENTCOM Country Representative responsible for implementing and executing the Commander-in-Chief's Theater Engagement Plan to include the coordination of bilateral and multilateral operational plans and coalition contingency operations.
General Morrow received his commission through the ROTC program at Clemson University in 1977. An outstanding graduate of undergraduate pilot training, General Morrow has served as an F-111 and F-16 instructor pilot. His flying assignments include two tours in Europe, one in the F-111F and one in the F-16. After completing the USAF F-16 Fighter Weapons School in 1985, he was assigned to Hill Air Force Base, Utah, and served as both a squadron and wing weapons officer. His previous experience includes command positions at the squadron, group, wing and numbered air force levels. Prior to his current assignment, General Morrow was U.S. Continental Region NORAD Commander and 1st Air Force (Air Forces Northern) Commander.
General Morrow is a combat veteran and command pilot with more than 3,000 flying hours in trainer and fighter aircraft.
EDUCATION
1977 Bachelor of Science degree in administrative management, Clemson University, S.C.
1984 Squadron Officer School, by correspondence
1984 Master of Aeronautical Science degree, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
1985 USAF Fighter Weapons Instructor School, Nellis AFB, Nev.
1993 Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence
1997 Air War College, by correspondence
2002 Director of Mobility Forces Course, Scott AFB, Ill.
2005 Combined Force Air Component Commander Course, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2006 Space Operations Executive Course, National Security Space Institute, Colorado Springs, Colo.
2006 Joint Task Force Commander Course, Joint Warfighting Center, Suffolk, Va.
2006 Program for Senior Executives in National and International Security, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.
2008 Joint Flag Officer Warfighting Course, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2009 Security Assistance Management Executive Course, Defense Institute of Security Assistance Management, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
ASSIGNMENTS
1. April 1978 - May 1979, student, undergraduate pilot training, Vance AFB, Okla.
2. May 1979 - July 1979, student, fighter lead-in training, Holloman AFB, N.M.
3. July 1979 - December 1979, student, F-111D upgrade training, Cannon AFB, N.M.
4. December 1979 - December 1981, F-111F instructor pilot, Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England
5. December 1981 - May 1982, student, F-16A upgrade training, MacDill AFB, Fla.
6. May 1982 - December 1984, instructor pilot, flight examiner and wing executive officer, 50th Tactical Fighter Wing, Hahn Air Base, West Germany
7. December 1984 - May 1985, student, USAF Weapons Instructor Course, Nellis AFB, Nev.
8. May 1985 - May 1988, instructor pilot and Chief of Weapons, 4th and 16th Tactical Fighter Squadrons; assistant Chief of Weapons, 388th Tactical Fighter Wing, Hill AFB, Utah
9. July 1988 - December 1989, instructor pilot and weapons and tactics officer, 182nd Tactical Fighter Squadron, Kelly AFB, Texas
10. December 1989 - July 1991, instructor pilot and weapons and tactics officer, 111th Fighter Squadron, Ellington Field, Texas
11. July 1991 - November 1991, instructor pilot and Chief of Quality Assurance, 147th Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Ellington Field, Texas
12. November 1991 - July 1994, instructor pilot, weapons and tactics officer, assistant flight commander, 182nd Tactical Fighter Squadron, Kelly AFB, Texas
13. July 1994 - November 1995, Chief of Standardization and Evaluation, 149th Fighter Wing, Kelly AFB, Texas
14. November 1995 - April 1997, Commander, 182nd Fighter Squadron, Kelly AFB, Texas
15. April 1997 - October 1998, Commander, 149th Operations Group, Kelly AFB, Texas
16. October 1998 - June 1999, Director of Operations, Headquarters Texas Air National Guard, Camp Mabry, Texas
17. June 1999 - February 2000, Vice Commander, 147th Fighter Wing, Ellington Field, Texas
18. February 2000 - March 2002, Commander, 149th Fighter Wing, Lackland AFB, Texas
19. March 2002 - August 2003, Chief of Staff, Headquarters Kentucky ANG, Frankfort, Ky.
20. August 2003 - December 2003, Director, Combined Air Operations Center, U.S. Central Command Air Forces, Southwest Asia
21. November 2003 - April 2004, Assistant Adjutant General - Air; Commander, Kentucky ANG; and Director of Operations, Joint Force Headquarters-Kentucky, Frankfort
22. May 2004 - June 2004, interim Deputy Combined Forces Air Component Commander, CENTAF, Southwest Asia
23. July 2004 - August 2004, Vice Commander, 1st Air Force, and CONR Battle Commander, Tyndall AFB, Fla.
24. September 2004, Assistant Adjutant General - Air; Commander, Kentucky ANG; and Director of Operations, Joint Force Headquarters-Kentucky, Frankfort
25. October 2004 - October 2006, mobilization assistant to the Commander, NORAD, Peterson AFB, Colo.
26. November 2006 - November 2009, Commander, 1st Air Force (AFNORTH), and Commander, Continental U.S. North American Aerospace Defense Command Region, Tyndall AFB, Fla.
27. December 2009 - May 2010, U.S. Defense Representative, U.S. Embassy, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
28. May 2010 - present, Senior Defense Official and Defense Attaché, U.S. Embassy, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
1. August 2003 - December 2003, Director, Combined Air Operations Center, U.S. Central Command Air Forces, Southwest Asia, as a brigadier general
2. May 2004 - June 2004, interim Deputy Combined Forces Air Component Commander, CENTAF, Southwest Asia, as a brigadier general
3. October 2004 - October 2006, mobilization assistant to the Commander, NORAD, Peterson AFB, Colo., as a major general
4. December 2009 - May 2010, U.S. Defense Representative, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, as a major general
5. May 2010 - present, Senior Defense Official and Defense Attaché, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, as a major general
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Command pilot
Flight hours: More than 3,000 military hours and 7,500 civilian hours
Aircraft flown: T-37, T-38, F-111, F-16 and F-15
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Distinguished Service Medal
Defense Superior Service Medal
Legion of Merit
Defense Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
Meritorious Service Medal
Air Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Achievement Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with two oak leaf clusters
Air Force Organizational Excellence Award
Combat Readiness Medal with one silver and three bronze oak leaf clusters
National Defense Service Medal with bronze star
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal with bronze star
Air and Space Campaign Medal
Air Force Overseas Ribbon - Short
Air Force Overseas Ribbon - Long with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon with Gold Border
Air Force Longevity Service Award with four oak leaf clusters
Armed Forces Reserve Medal with "M" device
Kentucky Distinguished Service Medal
Louisiana Cross of Merit
Texas Lone Star Distinguished Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Texas Medal of Merit with two oak leaf clusters
Texas Adjutant Generals Individual Award with star
Texas Faithful Service Medal with cactus leaf cluster
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant Dec. 22, 1977
First Lieutenant May 14, 1980
Captain May 14, 1982
Major Sept. 26, 1991
Lieutenant Colonel Oct. 15, 1995
Colonel July 30, 1999
Brigadier General June 23, 2003
Major General July 29, 2005
(Current as of July 2010)
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