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MAJOR GENERAL SAMUEL D. COX
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Maj. Gen. Samuel D. Cox is the Director, Strategy, Policy, Programs, and Logistics, U.S. Transportation Command, Scott Air Force Base, Ill. He is responsible for strategic planning, force programming and policy development to ensure war fighter readiness and the capability to meet current, projected, and emerging requirements. The Strategy, Policy, Programs and Logistics Directorate is the hub for transportation initiatives including organizational developments, process enhancements, advocacy of key enablers, and system developments to advance global war fighting capabilities.
General Cox graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy in May 1984. Following undergraduate pilot training, the general served as a C-141 special operations low level II flight examiner aircraft commander, airdropping the initial insertion force into Panama for Operation Just Cause. The general has flown in support of multiple combat operations, including Desert Shield and Desert Storm, and deployed as operations officer with the 17th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron supporting Operation Allied Force. The general's staff assignments include Headquarters U.S. Air Force; Air Mobility Command; aide-de-camp to Commander, Air Force Special Operations Command; and Deputy Executive Secretary in the Office of the Secretary of Defense.
General Cox has commanded at the squadron and wing levels. As the 14th Airlift Squadron Commander, he led his unit to the Lt. Gen. Joseph Smith trophy for the most outstanding airlift squadron in Air Mobility Command. During his tenure as the 436th Airlift Wing Commander at Dover AFB, Del., the general deployed to Southwest Asia as Deputy Director of Mobility Forces supporting operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. Shortly after, General Cox was the Commandant of Cadets, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo., responsible for cadet military training and airmanship education, supervising cadet life activities, and providing support to facilities and logistics for more than 4,000 cadets and 300 Air Force and civilian personnel. Prior to his current assignment, General Cox was the Commander, 618th Air and Space Operations Center (Tanker Airlift Control Center), Scott Air Force Base, Ill.
The general is a command pilot with more than 4,600 hours in C-141, C-17 and C-5 aircraft.
EDUCATION
1984 Bachelor of Science degree, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo.
1990 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
1992 Master of Arts in human resource development, Webster University, St. Louis, Mo.
1996 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2001 Air War College, by correspondence
2002 Master of Science degree in national security strategy, National War College, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. June 1984 - May 1985, student, undergraduate pilot training, 14th Flying Training Wing, Columbus AFB, Miss.
2. June 1985 - August 1985, C-141 initial qualification training, 97th Airlift Wing, Altus AFB, Okla.
3. September 1985 - November 1989, pilot scheduler and instructor pilot, 41st Military Airlift Squadron, Charleston AFB, S.C.
4. November 1989 - December 1990, assistant Chief of Standardization and Evaluation, 41st Military Airlift Squadron, Charleston AFB, S.C.
5. December 1990 - November 1991, standardization and evaluation pilot, 437th Airlift Wing, Charleston AFB, S.C.
6. November 1991 - May 1993, Chief, C-141 Tactics, Directorate of Operations, Headquarters Air Mobility Command, Scott AFB, Ill.
7. May 1993 - July 1994, plans officer, Headquarters Air Mobility Command, Directorate of Plans and Programs, Scott AFB, Ill.
8. July 1994 - August 1996, aide-de-camp for the Commander, Air Force Special Operations Command, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
9. August 1996 - June 1997, student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, AL
10. June 1997 - November 1998, assistant Director of Operations, 17th Airlift Squadron, Charleston AFB, S.C.
11. November 1998 - June 1999, operations officer, 437th Operations Support Squadron, Charleston AFB, S.C.
12. June 1999 - February 2001, Commander, 14th Airlift Squadron, Charleston AFB, S.C.
13. February 2001 - August 2001, Deputy Commander, 437th Operations Group, Charleston AFB, S.C.
14. August 2001 - June 2002, student, National War College, National Defense University, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
15. June 2002 - May 2004, Deputy Executive Secretary, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Washington, D.C.
16. May 2004 - May 2005, Vice Commander, 437th Airlift Wing, Charleston AFB, S.C.
17. May 2005 - May 2007, Commander, 436th Airlift Wing, Dover AFB, Del.
18. May 2007 - October 2008, Director, Air Force General Officer Management Office, Washington, D.C.
19. October 2008 - July 2010, Commandant of Cadets, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo.
20. July 2010 - July 2011, Commander, 618th Air and Space Operations Center (Tanker Airlift Control Center), Scott AFB, Ill.
21. August 2011 - present, Director, Strategy, Policy, Programs, and Logistics (TCJ5/4), USTRANSCOM, Scott AFB, Ill
SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
June 2002 - May 2004, Deputy Executive Secretary, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Washington, D.C., as a colonel
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Command pilot
Flight hours: More than 4,600
Aircraft flown: T-37, T-38, C-141, C-17 and C-5
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Superior Service Medal
Legion of Merit
Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Air Medal with oak leaf cluster
Aerial Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
Joint Service Achievement Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal
Joint Meritorious Unit Award
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with bronze and two silver oak leaf clusters
Air Force Organizational Excellence Award with two oak leaf clusters
Combat Readiness Medal with two oak leaf clusters
National Defense Service Medal with bronze star
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal with bronze star
Southwest Asia Service Medal with two bronze stars
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant May 30, 1984
First Lieutenant May 30, 1986
Captain May 30, 1988
Major Dec. 1, 1995
Lieutenant Colonel Sept. 1, 1998
Colonel Aug. 1, 2003
Brigadier General Dec. 9, 2008
Major General (frocked)
(Current as of July 2011)
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