Mr. Doucette serves as the Chief of Staff and advises the Commander, Vice Commander and Executive Director on a broad range of operational issues affecting the 25th Air Force. His office develops plans, policies, and directives to affect smooth interface with subordinate and associate units and higher headquarters. As Chief of Staff, he coordinates functions and activities for the more than 26,000 military and civilian personnel to ensure 25th Air Force objectives are attained. The office reviews and approves all staff proposals, ensuring consistency with command policies, objectives and requirements.
Following a stint as a Congressional staffer, Mr. Doucette was hired by the U.S. Air Force in 1992 and has worked a variety of assignments ranging from the unified command level to produce strategic and tactical intelligence studies; the major command echelon to provide indications and warning assessments and support to air operations center missions; the wing level for operational requirement generation, and HQ USAF to manage organize, train and equip issues and develop sensitive information warfare programs. In 2002, he was commissioned into the U.S. Air Force Reserve as an intelligence officer. Finishing first in his class, then Lt. Doucette was awarded the Major General Willard W. Milikan honor graduate trophy.
EDUCATION:
1989 Bachelor's degree in political science, Oklahoma Baptist University, Shawnee, Oklahoma
1990 Fulbright scholar, University of Augsburg, Germany
1999 Squadron Officer School (in residence), Maxwell AFB, Alabama
1999 Master's degree in international relations, Webster University, St. Louis, Missouri
2000 Air Command and Staff College (seminar), Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
2003 Intelligence Community Officer Course, Washington, D.C.
2013 Air Force Enterprise Leadership Forum, Darden School of Business, University of Virginia
CAREER CHRONOLOGY:
1. September 1990 - Oct 1991, staff assistant to US Congressman Timothy J. Penny (MN), Washington DC
2. June 1992 - October 1994, sub-Saharan transportation intelligence analyst, U.S. Transportation Command, Scott AFB, Ill
3. October 1994 - April 1996, Middle East/sub-Saharan intelligence analyst, U.S. Air Forces in Europe, Ramstein Air Base, Germany
4. April 1996 - April 1999, deputy director of plans, and chief, Corporate Actions Branch, 67th Intelligence Wing, Kelly AFB, Texas
5. April 1999 - April 2002, intelligence analyst, Headquarters Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
6. April 2002 - May 2004, technical director, Communications and Information Division, Air Intelligence Agency, Lackland AFB, Texas
7. May 2004 - April 2005, special assistant to the director, Space and Advance Programs, Air Intelligence Agency, Lackland AFB, Texas
8. April 2005 - January 2007, assistant director of operations, Air Force Cryptologic Office (AFCO),
Fort George G. Meade, Maryland.
9. January 2007 - January 2014, deputy director, AFCO, Fort George G. Meade, Maryland
10. January 2014 - to present, transition lead for 25th Air Force stand-up, Joint Base San Antonio, Texas
DEPLOYMENTS:
1. September 2008 - April 2009, National Security Agency liaison officer, Future Strategic Engagement Cell, U.S. Forces Iraq, Baghdad
2. July 2011 - December 2011, chief of signals intelligence operations, International Security Assistance Force, NATO, (ISAF/J2O) Kabul, Afghanistan
MAJOR AWARDS AND HONORS:
U.S. Air Forces in Europe Civilian of the Quarter, 1996
67th Intelligence Wing Intermediate Civilian of the Year, 1997
Maj. Gen. Willard W. Milikan Honor Graduate Award, 2002
Joint Civilian Service Commendation Medal, Operation Iraqi Freedom, 2009
Joint Civilian Service Commendation Medal, Operation Enduring Freedom, 2011
NATO Medal (International Security Assistance Force - Afghanistan), 2011
Air Force Meritorious Civilian Service Award, 2014
Air Force Exemplary Civilian Service Award, 2015
(Current as of July 2015)