MAJOR GENERAL MAURICE H. "MAURY" FORSYTH Maj. Gen. Maury Forsyth is Commander, Curtis E. LeMay Center for Doctrine Development and Education, and Vice Commander, Air University, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. The center is responsible for the research, development, and production of Air Force doctrine and input for joint and multinational doctrine development activities. The center is also responsible for advocating the proper doctrinal representation of air, space and cyberspace power in exercise scenarios, war games, models and simulations, and providing policy and guidance of Air Force doctrine through education and focused outreach. Air University is responsible for Air Force enlisted and officer professional military education, professional continuing education and graduate education, as well as officer commissioning through Officer Training School and the Reserve Officer Training Corps. General Forsyth was born in Brookings, S.D. He was commissioned in 1978 through the Air Force ROTC at South Dakota State University where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in microbiology. The general completed undergraduate navigator training in 1979 and undergraduate pilot training in 1984. With more than 3,500 total hours and 730 combat hours, General Forsyth has served in operations Desert Storm, Southern Watch, Northern Watch, Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. He has commanded two squadrons, a combined force air component, two centers and a fighter wing. Additionally, he has served on the headquarters staffs of Tactical Air Command, Air Combat Command, Allied Air Forces North, NATO, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and the Joint Staff. EDUCATION 1978 Bachelor of Science degree in microbiology, South Dakota State University 1986 Squadron Officer School, by correspondence 1990 Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence 1993 Master of Aeronautical Science degree in aviation and aerospace operations, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University 1995 Air War College, by seminar 1999 Master of Arts degree in national security and strategic studies, Naval War College, Newport, R.I. 2005 Senior Information Warfare Applications Course, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 2006 National Security Leadership Course, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University, N.Y. 2006 Joint Force Air Component Commander Course, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 2007 Seminar XXI Fellow - Foreign Politics, International Relations and the National Interest, Center for International Studies, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge 2009 Air Force Enterprise Leadership Seminar, Darden School of Business, University of Virginia ASSIGNMENTS 1. September 1978 - May 1979, student, undergraduate navigator training, 450th Flying Training Squadron, Mather AFB, Calif. 2. September 1979 - April 1980, student weapons system officer, F-4 Replacement Training Unit, 309th Tactical Fighter Training Squadron, Homestead AFB, Fla. 3. May 1980 - May 1981, F-4 weapons system officer and assistant weapons and tactics officer, 36th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea 4. June 1981 - October 1982, F-4 weapons system officer and assistant squadron standardization and evaluation officer, 43rd TFS, Elmendorf AFB, Alaska 5. November 1982 - March 1983, F-4 weapons system officer and squadron plans officer, 36th TFS, Osan AB, Republic of Korea 6. April 1983 - April 1984, student, undergraduate pilot training, 47th Student Training Squadron, Laughlin AFB, Texas 7. December 1984 - December 1987, F-15 instructor pilot/mission commander, Chief of Squadron Scheduling and flight commander, 12th TFS, Kadena AB, Japan 8. January 1988 - Aug 1990, lead-in fighter training instructor, flight commander and squadron assistant operations officer, 433rd Tactical Fighter Training Squadron, Holloman AFB, N.M. 9. Aug 1990 - June 1991, officer in charge wing safety, 479th Tactical Fighter Training Wing, Holloman AFB, N.M. (January 1991 - March 1991, wing safety officer, 4410th Operational Support Wing, King Khalid Military City, Saudi Arabia) 10. June 1991 - April 1992, officer in charge F-15, A/OA-10 and AT-38B assignments, Deputy Chief of Staff, Personnel, Headquarters Tactical Air Command, Langley AFB, Va. 11. April 1992 - February 1993, command briefer and speech writer for the Commander, Air Combat Command, Commander's Action Group, Headquarters ACC, Langley AFB, Va. 12. February 1993 - January 1994, Assistant Director of Staff, Headquarters ACC, Langley AFB, Va. 13. July 1994 - December 1994, flight commander, Current Operations, 20th Operations Support Squadron, Shaw AFB, S.C. 14. December 1994 - August 1996, operations officer, 79th Fighter Squadron, Shaw AFB, S.C. 15. August 1996 - July 1997, Commander, 20th Operations Support Squadron, Shaw AFB, S.C. 16. July 1997 - July 1998, Commander, 55th Fighter Squadron, Shaw AFB, S.C. 17. July 1998 - June 1999, student, College of Naval Warfare, Naval War College, Newport, R.I. 18. August 1999 - June 2001, Commander, Combined Force Air Component, Combined Task Force, Operation Northern Watch, Incirlik AB, Turkey 19. June 2001 - November 2001, Director of Staff and senior U.S. representative, Headquarters Allied Air Forces North, NATO, Ramstein AB, Germany 20. November 2001 - July 2003, Commander, USAFE Theater Air and Space Operations Center, Headquarters USAFE, Ramstein AB, Germany 21. September 2003 - July 2005, Commander, 51st Fighter Wing, Osan AB, Republic of Korea 22. July 2005 - June 2007, Deputy Director for Global Operations (J39), Operations Directorate, the Joint Staff, Washington, D.C. 23. June 2007 - June 2008, Deputy Combined Force Air Component Commander, U.S. Central Command; Deputy Commander, Air Force Forces; Vice Commander, 9th Air Expeditionary Task Force, Air Combat Command, Southwest Asia 24. July 2008 - January 2010, Commander, Spaatz Center for Officer Education, and Commandant, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 25. January 2010 - present, Commander, Curtis E. LeMay Center for Doctrine Development and Education, and Vice Commander, Air University, Maxwell AFB, Ala. SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS 1. August 1999 - June 2001, Combined Force Air Component Commander, Combined Task Force, Operation Northern Watch, Incirlik AB, Turkey, as a colonel 2. June 2001 - November 2001, Director of Staff and senior U.S. representative, Headquarters Allied Air Forces North, NATO, Ramstein AB, Germany, as a colonel 3. July 2005 - June 2007, Deputy Director for Global Operations (J39), Operations Directorate, Joint Staff, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., as a brigadier general 4. June 2007 - June 2008, Deputy Combined Force Air Component Commander, U.S. Central Command, Southwest Asia, as a brigadier general and major general FLIGHT INFORMATION Rating: Command pilot Flight hours: More than 3,500, including more than 730 combat hours Aircraft flown: F-4, F-15, AT-38B and F-16 MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS Distinguished Service Medal Defense Superior Service Medal with oak leaf cluster Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster Bronze Star Medal with oak leaf cluster Purple Heart Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters Air Medal with silver and bronze oak leaf clusters Aerial Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster Air Force Commendation Medal Air Force Achievement Medal Combat Readiness Medal with three oak leaf clusters EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION Second Lieutenant Sept. 9, 1978 First Lieutenant Sept. 9, 1980 Captain Sept. 9, 1982 Major June 1, 1989 Lieutenant Colonel Sept. 1, 1994 Colonel May 1, 1999 Brigadier General Jan. 1, 2004 Major General Aug. 1, 2007 (Current as of August 2010)