Brig. Gen. Douglas A. Cox is Commander, 36th Wing, Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. He is responsible for five groups and 17 squadrons, executing Pacific Command's continuous bomber presence, theater security packages and contingency response operations. He is also tasked to ensure the successful deployment, employment and integration of air and space forces from the most forward sovereign U.S. Air Force base in the Pacific region. As installation commander, he is responsible for the well-being of more than 8,500 military and civilian personnel on Andersen AFB. Additionally, he assists with installation management of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands as the Deputy Commander of Joint Region Marianas.
A 1989 graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy, General Cox attended undergraduate navigator training, qualifying on the B-52 Stratofortress. He held multiple navigator and instructor assignments before assuming a number of staff and command positions, including Commander, 2nd
Operations Support Squadron, Barksdale AFB, La., Vice Commander, 36th Wing, Andersen AFB, Commander, 5th Bomb Wing, Minot AFB, N.D., Special Assistant to the Commander, United Nations Command, Combined Forces Command and U.S. Forces Korea, Yongsan Garrison, Seoul, South Korea and Inspector General, Global Strike Command, Barksdale AFB. Prior to assuming his current role, General Cox served as the Director, U.S. Air Forces in Europe-United Kingdom, Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England.
General Cox is an Outstanding Graduate of the U.S. Air Force Weapons School, a graduate of the School of Advanced Air and Space Studies and a distinguished graduate of the National War College. He is a master navigator with more than 3,300 flying hours in the B-52 aircraft, including combat missions over Afghanistan.
EDUCATION
1989 Bachelor of Science degree in English, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo.
1997 Master of Arts degree in Human Resources, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant
2003 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2004 Master's Degree in airpower art and sciences, School of Advanced Airpower Studies, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2009 Master of Science degree in National Security Studies, National War College, National Defense University, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. August 1989 - May 1990, student, undergraduate navigator training, Mather AFB, Calif.
2. July 1990 - May 1991, student, B-52 Combat Crew Training School, Castle AFB, Calif.
3. May 1991 - July 1992, navigator and instructor navigator, Wurtsmith AFB, Mich.
4. July 1992 - February 1994, navigator, instructor and evaluator, Castle AFB, Calif.
5. February 1994 - February 1999, navigator, instructor navigator, radar navigator, instructor radar navigator and weapons officer, Minot AFB, N.D.
6. March 1999 - August 2002, Chief, bomber and low observable weapons and tactics, Chief, Commander's Action Group and Executive Officer, Air Warfare Center, Nellis AFB, Nev.
7. August 2002 - June 2003, student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
8. July 2003 - June 2004, student, School of Advanced Air and Space Studies, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
9. July 2004 - June 2006, Director of Operations, 96th Bomb Squadron, Barksdale AFB, La.
10. June 2006 - February 2008, Commander, 2nd Operations Support Squadron, Barksdale AFB, La.
11. February 2008 - June 2008, Deputy Commander, 2nd Operations Group, Barksdale AFB, La.
12. July 2008 - June 2009, student, National War College, Ft. McNair, Washington D.C.
13. June 2009 - October 2009, Vice Commander, 36th Wing, Andersen AFB, Guam
14. October 2009 - May 2011, Commander, 5th Bomb Wing, Minot AFB, N.D.
15. June 2011 - July 2013, Special Assistant to the Commander, UN Command, Combined Forces
Command and U.S. Forces Korea, Yongsan Garrison, Seoul, South Korea
16. July 2013 - May 2014, Inspector General, Headquarters Air Force Global Strike Command, Barksdale
AFB, La.
17. May 2014 - May 2016, Director, U.S. Air Forces in Europe-United Kingdom, Royal Air Force
Mildenhall, England.
18. May 2016 - present, Commander, 36th Wing, Andersen AFB, Guam
SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
1. June 2011 - July 2013, Special Assistant to the Commander, UN Command, Combined Forces
Command and U.S. Forces Korea, Yongsan Garrison, Seoul, South Korea, as a colonel
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Master navigator
Flight hours: More than 3,300
Aircraft Flown: B-52
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Superior Service Medal
Legion of Merit
Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Aerial Achievement Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air Force Achievement Medal with two oak leaf clusters
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant May 31, 1989
First Lieutenant June 1, 1991
Captain June 1, 1993
Major August 1, 1999
Lieutenant Colonel April 1, 2004
Colonel August 1, 2008
Brigadier General Aug. 2, 2014
(Current as of April 2017)