Sun, Sep 04, 2011
Deputy Chief Of Staff For Formulation Of Policy For Operations,
Plans and Requirements
The September speaker at the Air
Force Association breakfast series will be Lieutenant General
Herbert J. "Hawk" Carlisle (pictured), Deputy Chief of Staff for
Operations, Plans and Requirements. This session will be held on
Thursday, September 29, 2011, from 0700-0900 EDT, at the Key Bridge
Marriott in Arlington, Virginia.
Lt. Gen. Carlisle is responsible to the Secretary of the Air
Force and the Chief of Staff for formulating policy supporting air,
space, irregular warfare, counterproliferation, homeland security,
weather and cyber operations. As the Air Force Operations Deputy to
the Joint Chiefs of Staff, he determines operational requirements,
capabilities and training necessary to support national security
objectives and military strategy.
The general is a command pilot with more than 3,600 flying
hours. Prior to his current assignment, he served as the Deputy
Director, and later, Director of Legislative Liaison at the Office
of the Secretary of the Air Force and the Commander of 13th Air
Force at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. He has also
participated in Operation Restore Hope in Somalia as the Chief of
Air Operations of U.S. Central Command Forward; Operation Provide
Comfort in Turkey as Commander of the 54th Fighter Squadron; and
Operation Noble Eagle as the 33rd Fighter Wing Commander.
The AFA Air Force Breakfast Program is a monthly series that
provides a venue for senior Air Force and Department of Defense
leaders to communicate directly with the public and the press. Past
speakers include Secretary of the Air Force Michael B. Donley,
Chief of Staff of the Air Force Gen. Norton A. Schwartz, Gen. Gary
L. North, Commander of Pacific Air Forces, and Gen. Donald J.
Hoffman, Commander of Air Force Materiel Command.
Registration is available
online.
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