MAJOR GENERAL WILLIAM L. HOLLAND Maj. Gen. William L. Holland is Commander, 9th Air Force, Air Combat Command, Shaw Air Force Base, S.C. The 9th Air Force comprises seven wings in the eastern United States and three direct reporting units with more than 350 aircraft, and 24,000 active-duty and civilian personnel. The command is also responsible for the operational readiness of 14 9th Air Force-gained National Guard and Air Force Reserve units. General Holland entered the Air Force in 1976 after receiving his commission through the ROTC program at East Carolina University. He has commanded at the squadron, group and wing levels, and has served in several joint and Air Staff assignments. These include Combined Forces Command/United Nation Command, South Korea; Headquarters U.S. Atlantic Command; Headquarters U.S. Central Command; and the NATO Balkans Combined Air Operations Center during the Operation Allied Force Kosovo air campaign and Joint Task Force 170, Haiti. Prior to assuming his current position, General Holland was the Vice Commander, 9th Air Force, and Deputy Commander, U.S. Air Forces Central, Shaw AFB. He is a command pilot with 2,500 flying hours. EDUCATION 1975 Bachelor of Science degree in recreation therapy, East Carolina University, Greenville, N.C. 1979 Master of Science degree in administration, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley 1988 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 1994 Master of Science degree in political science, Auburn University, Montgomery, Ala. 1994 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 1995 Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Va. 2002 Joint Force Air Component Commander Course, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 2004 Joint Force Land Component Commander Course, Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Pa. 2005 National Security Studies, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University, N.Y. 2007 Joint Flag Officer Warfighter Course, Maxwell AFB, Ala. ASSIGNMENTS 1. September 1976 - July 1979, administrative officer and Commander, 3441st Technical Training Squadron, Lowry AFB, Colo. 2. July 1979 - June 1980, student, undergraduate pilot training, Reese AFB, Texas 3. June 1980 - April 1981, student, fighter lead-in and A-10 training, Holloman AFB, N.M., and Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz. 4. April 1981 - January 1984, A-10 pilot and electronic combat pilot, 356th Fighter Squadron, Myrtle Beach AFB, S.C. 5. January 1984 - June 1986, Chief, Standardization and Evaluation; Chief, Weapons and Tactics; and flight commander, 25th Fighter Squadron, Suwon Air Base, South Korea 6. June 1986 - July 1987, aide-de-camp and assistant executive officer to the Commander in Chief, United Nations and Combined Forces Command, Yongsan, South Korea 7. August 1987 - June 1988, student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 8. July 1988 - May 1991, Deputy Chief, Weapons and Tactics, Headquarters Tactical Air Command, Langley AFB, Va. 9. June 1991 - July 1993, Commander, A-10 Division, Air Force Fighter Weapons School, Nellis AFB, Nev. 10. August 1993 - June 1994, student, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 11. June 1994 - July 1996, Chief, Joint Task Force Training Team, J7 Directorate, Headquarters U.S. Atlantic Command, Norfolk, Va. 12. July 1996 - July 1997, Commander, 4406th Operations Group, Southwest Asia 13. July 1997 - July 1999, Director, Plans and Operations, and Deputy Director, Combined Air Operations Center, 5th Allied Tactical Air Force, NATO, Vicenza, Italy 14. August 1999 - March 2002, executive officer to the Commander in Chief; Assistant Deputy Director of Plans and Policy; Director, Coalition Coordination Center, USCENTCOM, MacDill AFB, Fla. 5. March 2002 - September 2003, Commander, 51st Fighter Wing, Osan AB, South Korea 16. November 2003 - May 2004, Director, Air and Space Expeditionary Force Matters, Deputy Chief of Staff for Air and Space Operations, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C. 17. June 2004 - December 2005, Deputy Director of Operations and Training, Deputy Chief of Staff for Air and Space Operations, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C. 18. January 2006 - June 2006, Director of Current Operations and Training, Deputy Chief of Staff for Air, Space and Information Operations, Plans and Requirements, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington D.C. 19. June 2006 - July 2007, Deputy Combined Forces Air Component Commander, U.S. Central Command; Deputy Commander, Air Force Forces; and Vice Commander, 9th Air and Space Expeditionary Task Force, Air Combat Command, Southwest Asia 20. July 2007- August 2009, Vice Commander, 9th Air Force, and Deputy Commander, U.S. Air Forces Central, Shaw AFB, S.C. 21. August 2009 - present, Commander, 9th Air Force, Air Combat Command, Shaw AFB, S.C. SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS 1. June 1986 - July 1987, aide-de-camp and assistant executive officer to the Commander in Chief, Combined Forces Command and United Nations Command, Yongsan, South Korea, as a captain and major 2. June 1994 - July 1996, Chief, Joint Task Force Training Team, U.S. Atlantic Command, Norfolk, Va., as a lieutenant colonel 3. July 1997 - July 1999, Director, Plans and Operations, and Deputy Director, Combined Air Operations Center, 5th Allied Tactical Air Force, NATO, Vicenza, Italy, as a colonel 4. August 1999 - March 2002, executive officer to the Commander in Chief; Assistant Deputy Director of Plans and Policy; Director, Coalition Coordination Center, USCENTCOM, MacDill AFB, Fla., as a colonel and brigadier general 5. June 2006 - July 2007, Deputy Combined Forces Air Component Commander, USCENTCOM, Southwest Asia, as a major general FLIGHT INFORMATION Rating: Command pilot Flight hours: 2,500 Aircraft flown: T-37, T-38, A-10 and HH-60 MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS Distinguished Service Medal Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit Bronze Star Medal Defense Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters Aerial Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster Joint Service Commendation Medal Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster Army Commendation Medal EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION Second Lieutenant June 4, 1975 First Lieutenant March 16, 1978 Captain March 16, 1980 Major June 1, 1987 Lieutenant Colonel July 1, 1991 Colonel Sept. 1, 1996 Brigadier General Aug. 1, 2002 Major General July 18, 2006 (Current as of May 2010)