Selected for promotion to major general

Brig. Gen. William Buck Waldrop, Jr is the Director of Plans, Programs and Requirements, Headquarters Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC), Robins AFB, Ga. He is responsible for planning and programming over $5 billion annually for a force of more than 80,000 personnel and 2500 of the command's organizations. He leads the development of strategic and contingency plans, major equipment requirements and doctrine reviews. Additionally, he leads AFRC's Total Force Integration efforts supporting nine major commands and all seven Core Function Lead Integrators (CFLIs).

General Waldrop is a native of Laurens, South Carolina. He received his commission from the ROTC program at the University of South Carolina in 1983. General Waldrop served more than 14 years of active duty as a fighter pilot and staff officer including tours of duty in the U.S., Europe and the Pacific. He transitioned to the Air Force Reserve in 1997 and was mobilized to active duty in 2003 in support of operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom, where he served in the National Military Command Center and the Air Force Operations Group at The Pentagon. Subsequent assignments include service as Deputy Division Chief for Operations, E-10 Multi-Sensor Command and Control aircraft; Deputy AFRC Advisor to the Commander, Air Combat Command (ACC); AFRC Advisor to the Director of Plans and Programs, ACC; Commander, 307th Fighter Squadron and Vice Director, Joint Capability Directorate at US Joint Forces Command. Prior to assuming his current position, General Waldrop was the Mobilization Assistant to the Director of Plans and Programs at ACC.

In his civilian capacity, the General is an airline pilot for a major airline based in Washington D.C. He holds an Airline Transport Pilot rating in the Boeing 757/767.

EDUCATION
1983 Bachelor of Science in management and marketing, University of South Carolina
1989 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
1994 Master of Science in management, Troy State University
1995 Air Command and Staff College by correspondence
1995 Joint Doctrine Air Campaign Course, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2003 Air War College by correspondence
2006 Reserve Component National Security Course, National Defense University, Washington D.C.
2006 Joint & Combined Warfighting School (JPME-II), Joint Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Va.
2008 Commander Air Force Forces Senior Staff Course, Air Force Expeditionary Center, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J.
2010 Senior Managers Course in National Security, Elliot School of International Affairs, George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
2010 Joint Forces Reserve Orientation Course, Norfolk, Va.
2011 Executive Course in National and International Security, Elliot School of International Affairs, George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
2012 Program for Senior Managers in Government, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.
2012 Joint Flag Officer Warfighting Course, Air University, Maxwell AFB, Ala.

ASSIGNMENTS
1. July 1983 - June 1984, Student, undergraduate pilot training, Williams AFB, Ariz.
2. June 1984 - September 1984, Student, Fighter Lead-In Training, Holloman AFB, N.M.
3. September 1984 - May 1987, F-111D Pilot, 523rd Tactical Fighter Squadron, Cannon AFB, N.M.
4. May 1987 - March 1990, F-111E Instructor Pilot, Flight Examiner, Mission Commander, and Flight Commander, 79th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 20th Tactical Fighter Wing, Royal Air Force Upper Heyford, England
5. March 1990 - August 1990, F-16 transition course, Luke AFB, Ariz.
6. August 1990 - March 1993, F-16 Instructor Pilot, Flight Examiner, Flight Commander and Assistant Operations Officer, 33rd Fighter Squadron, Shaw AFB, S.C.
7. March 1993 - March 1995, F-16 Instructor Pilot, Flight Examiner and Flight Commander, 36th Fighter Squadron, later Special Assistant to the Commander, 51st Fighter Wing, Osan Air Base, South Korea
8. March 1995 - July 1997, Counter Air Warfare Doctrine manager and Deputy Chief, XP Director's Action Group, Headquarters Air Combat Command, Langley AFB, Va.
9. July 1997 - January 2003, U.S. Air Force Academy Admission Liaison Officer, Laurens, S.C.
10. January 2003 - March 2004, Emergency Preparedness Liaison Officer, Air Force National Security Emergency Preparedness Office, Ft McPherson, Ga., with duty at the National Military Command Center and the Air Force Operations Group, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
11. March 2004 - September 2004, Deputy Division Chief, Operations, E-10 Multi-Sensor Command and Control Aircraft, Air Force C2ISR Center, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Langley Air Force Base, Va.
12. September 2004 - November 2004, traditional reservist, 710th Combat Operations Squadron, Langley AFB, Va.
13. November 2004 - December 2006, Deputy AFRC Advisor to the Commander ACC, Langley AFB, Va.
14. December 2006 - April 2007, AFRC Advisor to the Director of Plans and Programs (A5), Headquarters Air Combat Command, Langley AFB, Va.
15. April 2007 - December 2009, Commander, 307th Fighter Squadron, Langley AFB, Va.
16. December 2009 - May 2011, Vice Director, Joint Capability Development Directorate, Headquarters U.S. Joint Forces Command, Norfolk, Va.
17. June 2011 - August 2012, Mobilization Assistant to the Director of Plans and Programs (A5), Headquarters Air Combat Command, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va.
18. August 2012 - present, Director of Plans and Programs, Headquarters Air Force Reserve Command, Robins AFB, Ga.

SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
1. December 2009 - May 2011, Vice Director, Joint Capability Development Directorate, U.S. Joint Forces Command, Norfolk, Va., as a colonel and a brigadier general

FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Command pilot
Flight hours: More than 5,300
Aircraft flown: T-37, T-38, F-111, F-15, F-16, Boeing 727, 757 and 767

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Superior Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with six oak leaf clusters
Aerial Achievement Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Achievement Medal
Joint Meritorious Unit Award with one oak leaf cluster
National Defense Service Medal with service star
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Southwest Asia Service Medal with device
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Korean Defense Service Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal with three 'M' Devices
Kuwait Liberation Medal Government of Kuwait

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant June 1, 1983
First Lieutenant June 1, 1985
Captain June 1, 1987
Major May 1, 1995
Lieutenant Col May 1, 2002
Colonel December 11, 2006
Brigadier General December 22, 2010

(Current as of October 2013)