U N I T E D   S T A T E S   A
I R   F O R C E

MAJOR GENERAL ROBERT J.
BOOTS

Retired Oct. 1, 2002.

Maj. Gen. Robert J. Boots is
commander, Air Mobility Warfare Center, Air Mobility Command, Fort
Dix, N.J. On a $12 million budget, the center conducts 56 courses to
prepare more than 6,200 students annually for expert execution of
rapid global mobility. In addition, the center conducts operational
testing to ensure new equipment meets current and future
requirements.

The general was born in St. Louis, Mo. He
graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy in June 1968, and
following pilot training, flew 212 combat missions in Southeast Asia
with the 460th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing. His subsequent
assignments included various tours as an instructor pilot and flight
examiner in the Military Airlift Command. He served in the Pentagon
as an Air Staff action officer and executive assistant to the
secretary of defense. He was also assigned as the C-141 system
program manager for Air Force Logistics Command. The general has
commanded a flying squadron, two flying wings, and served as a wing
deputy commander for operations. He also has served as director of
plans and programs for Air Mobility Command headquarters. Prior to
assuming his current position, the general was the chief of the
Office of Defense Cooperation Turkey in
Ankara.

EDUCATION
1968 Bachelor of science degree
in mathematics, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs,
Colo.
1972 Distinguished graduate, Squadron Officer School,
Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
1975 Master's degree in business
administration, Webster University, St. Louis, Mo.
1979
Distinguished graduate, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell Air
Force Base, Ala.
1983 Master's degree in political science,
Auburn University, Auburn, Ala.
1983 Distinguished graduate, Air
War College, Maxwell Air Force Base,
Ala.

ASSIGNMENTS
1. August 1968 - August 1969,
student, undergraduate pilot training, Vance Air Force Base,
Okla.
2. October 1969 - November 1970, instructor pilot, 460th
Tactical Reconnaissance Wing, Nakhon Phanom Royal Thai Air Force
Base, Thailand
3. November 1970 - September 1972, instructor
pilot and flight examiner, 20th Military Airlift Squadron, Dover Air
Force Base, Del.
4. September 1972 - September 1975, aide and
executive officer to the commander, 21st Air Force, McGuire Air
Force Base, N. J.
5. September 1975 - July 1978, standardization
and evaluation flight examiner and instructor pilot for the
commander in chief, Headquarters Military Airlift Command, Scott Air
Force Base, Ill.
6. July 1978 - May 1979, student, Air Command
and Staff College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
7. June 1979 -
September 1980, planning and programming officer, Strategy Division,
Directorate of Plans, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.

8. September 1980 - January 1981, military assistant and speech
writer for Secretary of Defense Harold Brown, Washington, D.C.

9. January 1981 - August 1982, military assistant and executive
secretary to Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger, Washington,
D.C.
10. August 1982 - August 1983, student, Air War College,
Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
11. September 1983 - January 1985,
commander, 58th Military Airlift Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, West
Germany
12. January 1985 - July 1987, deputy commander for
operations, 436th Military Airlift Wing, Dover Air Force Base,
Del.
13. July 1987 - July 1989, C-141 system program manager,
Warner Robins Air Logistics Center, Robins Air Force Base,
Ga.
14. July 1989 - May 1990, vice commander, 62nd Military
Airlift Wing, McChord Air Force Base, Wash.
15. May 1990 -
November 1991, commander, 375th Military Airlift Wing, Scott Air
Force Base, Ill.
16. November 1991 - July 1993, vice commander,
21st Air Force, McGuire Air Force Base, N. J.
17. July 1993 -
July 1994, director, plans and programs, Headquarters Air Mobility
Command, Scott Air Force Base, Ill.
18. July 1994 - June 1996,
commander, 436th Airlift Wing, Dover Air Force Base. Del.
19.
June 1996 - June 1998, vice commander, 15th Air Force, Travis Air
Force Base, Calif.
20. June 1998 - July 2000, chief, Office of
Defense Cooperation Turkey, U.S. European Command, Ankara,
Turkey
21. July 2000 - present, commander, Air Mobility Warfare
Center, Air Mobility Command, Fort Dix, N.J.

FLIGHT
INFORMATION
Rating: Command pilot
Flight hours: More than
5,000
Aircraft flown C-5, C-9, C-12, C-21, C-29, C-47, C-130,
C-141, CT-39, VC-135 and VC-140

MAJOR AWARDS AND
DECORATIONS
Defense Distinguished Service
Medal
Distinguished Service Medal
Defense Superior Service
Medal
Legion of Merit with two oak leaf clusters
Distinguished
Flying Cross
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious
Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Air Medal with five
oak leaf clusters

EFFECTIVE DATES OF
PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant Jun 5, 1968
First Lieutenant
Dec 5, 1969
Captain Jun 5, 1971
Major May 1,
1977
Lieutenant Colonel Oct 1, 1981
Colonel Nov 1,
1985
Brigadier General Jul 14, 1994
Major General Mar 20,
1998

(Current as of December
2000)