Maj. Gen. Edward A. Rice Jr. sity in 1979, and was commissioned through the Officer Train-
Vice Commander ing School. He later became the first Air Force officer to serve as
Headquarters Pacific Air Forces Assistant Chief of Staff in the White House Military Office. He
Hickam AFB, Hawaii was promoted to his current rank on July 1, 2004. Among his
Major General Edward A. Rice Jr. awards and decorations are the Defense Superior Service Medal,
is Vice Commander, Headquarters Legion of Merit (with two oak leaf clusters), and the Meritorious
Pacific Air Forces, Hickam AFB, Service Medal (with four oak leaf clusters).
Hawaii. Prior to his current as-
signment he commanded America’s
U.S. Marine Corps
‘Jungle Air Force’ protecting air- Brig. Gen. Ronald L. Bailey
space in the Southwest Pacific and
Edward A. Rice Jr.
Deputy Director, J-3 (NMCC-3)
Indian Ocean areas. General Rice National Military Command Center
is a 1978 distinguished graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy, Brigadier General Ronald L. Bailey earned his commission as
and has held numerous command and staff positions, includ- a second lieutenant in 1977 after graduation from Austin Peay
ing serving as a White Fellow at the Department of Health and State University, Clarksville, TN, with a degree in biology. He
Human Services, and is a command pilot with more than 3,800 later earned a Master’s in business management and administra-
flying hours. He was promoted to his current rank on August 1, tion from Webster University and another in National Security
2005. His personal decorations include the Defense Superior Strategy from the National War College. He assumed his cur-
Service Medal (with oak leaf cluster), Legion of Merit (with two rent assignment in July 2005, after an assignment as the CMC
oak leaf clusters), the Meritorious Service Medal (with three oak National Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and, before
leaf clusters), and the Air Force Commendation Medal. that, as commander of the 2nd Marine Regiment. His awards
include the Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit
Maj. Gen. Darryl A. Scott with combat V, Meritorious Service with two gold stars, and the
Commander, Joint Contracting Com- Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medals with gold star,
mand-Iraq/Afghanistan among others.
Baghdad, Iraq
Reporting directly to the Com- Brig. Gen. Ronald S. Coleman
mander of Multinational Forces in Director,
Iraq, Major General Darryl A. Scott Personnel Management Division
manages mission-critical contracting Brigadier General Ronald S. Cole-
efforts in support of U.S. Forces and man assumed his current post in
humanitarian relief in Afghanistan July 2005, and was frocked to Major
and Pakistan. Previously, as Direc-
Darryl A. Scott
General in May 2006. His previ-
tor, Defense Contract Management ous assignment was as Assistant
Agency, Alexandria, Virginia, Major General Darryl A. Scott Deputy Commandant Installations
directed more than 11,500 military and civilian managers and and Logistics, began his career as an
technical experts worldwide for DOD weapon system programs enlisted man in the U.S. Navy dur-
Ronald S. Coleman
and services. General Scott graduated from the U.S. Air Force ing the Vietnam war. After returning
Academy in 1974, and was promoted to his current rank on from the war and completing college, 2nd Lt. Coleman began
January 1, 2005. Among his many awards and decorations are his USMC career as supply officer. He earned his promotion to
the Legion of Merit (with oak leaf cluster), Defense Meritorious Brigadier General in March 2001. He holds a M.S. in national
Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal (with two oak leaf strategic resources and has been awarded numerous personal
clusters), and Air Force Commendation Medal. decorations, including the Defense Meritorious Service Medal,
the Meritorious Service Medal (with gold star), the Joint Service
Brig. Gen. Larry O. Spencer Commendation Medal, and the Combat Action Ribbon.
Director, Budget Operations and
Personnel, Office of the Assistant Major General Walter E. Gaskin
Secretary of the Air Force for Commanding General
Financial Management and Training Command
Comptroller, the Pentagon, Major General Walter E. Gaskin
Washington, D.C. graduated from Savannah State
Brigadier General. Larry O. Spencer University Naval ROTC Scholar-
is responsible for planning and ship Program in 1974 and was
directing Air Force operations and commissioned a second lieuten-
maintenance, and military personnel
Larry O. Spencer
ant. He earned a Master of Public
annual budgets totaling more than Administration from the University
$50 billion. Born in Washington, D.C., he received his B.S. in of Oklahoma in 1992. His previous
Walter E. Gaskin
industrial engineering technology from Southern Illinois Univer- post was as Commander, Marine
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