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BRIGADIER GENERAL JOHN W. DOUCETTE
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Brig. Gen. John W. Doucette is Deputy Commander and Chief of Staff, Joint Warfare Centre, Supreme Allied Command for Transformation, NATO, Stavanger, Norway. The Joint Warfare Centre comprises representatives of NATO and Partnership for Peace member countries, and promotes and conducts joint and combined capability integration, concept and doctrine development, and operational-level training to improve NATO's capabilities and interoperability. Key responsibilities include battlestaff training for the operational headquarters of International Security Assistance Forces in Afghanistan and NATO Response Forces.
General Doucette earned his commission through Officer Training School in 1986. A command pilot with more than 2,700 flight hours, he has held a variety of flying and staff assignments. He has previously commanded an operations support squadron and flying training wing, and was vice commander of a fighter wing. He has also served in headquarters staff positions, including Chief of Northeast Asia Division in the Directorate for Strategic Plans and Policy, and special assistant to the Director, General and Flag Officer Matters, Joint Staff, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C. Prior to his current assignment, General Doucette was Commander, 36th Wing, Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, and Deputy Commander, Joint Region Marianas.
EDUCATION
1983 Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater
1984 Master of Science degree in industrial engineering, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater
1993 Distinguished graduate, Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
1998 Distinguished graduate, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
1999 Master of Arts degree, School for Advanced Airpower Studies, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2005 Distinguished graduate, Master of Arts degree in resourcing national strategy, Industrial College of the Armed Forces, National Defense University, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. January 1987 - February 1988, Student, Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training, Sheppard AFB, Texas
2. April 1988 - July 1988, Student, fighter lead-in training, Holloman AFB, N.M.
3. August 1988 - February 1989, Student, F-15C training, Tyndall AFB, Fla.
4. February 1989 - August 1992, Electronic Combat Pilot, 1st Fighter Wing, Langley AFB, Va.
5. August 1992 - May 1995, Instructor Pilot and Flight commander, 435th Fighter Squadron, Holloman AFB, N.M.
6. May 1995 - July 1997, Chief of Readiness, 48th Fighter Wing, and assistant operations officer, 493rd Fighter Squadron, Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England
7. August 1997 - June 1998, Student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
8. July 1998 - July 1999, Student, School for Advanced Airpower Studies, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
9. July 1999 - June 2001, Deputy Chief, Commander's Action Group, and Chief, Senior Officer Management, Headquarters Air Combat Command, Langley AFB, Va.
10. September 2001 - June 2004, Chief of Safety, 18th Wing; Commander, 18th Operations Support Squadron; and Deputy Commander, 18th Operations Group, Kadena Air Base, Japan
11. July 2004 - July 2005, Student, Industrial College of the Armed Forces, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
12. July 2005 - June 2007, Chief, Northeast Asia Division, Deputy Directorate for Political-Military Affairs-Asia (J5), Joint Staff, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
13. June 2007 - December 2007, Vice Commander, 33rd Fighter Wing, Eglin AFB, Fla.
14. December 2007 - April 2009, Commander, 47th Flying Training Wing, Laughlin AFB, Texas
15. April 2009 - June 2010, Special Assistant to the Director, General and Flag Officer Matters, Joint Staff, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
16. June 2010 - July 2012, Commander, 36th Wing; Installation Commander/Base Commanding Officer, Andersen AFB, Guam; and Deputy Commander, Joint Region Marianas
17. July 2012 - present, Deputy Commander and Chief of Staff, Joint Warfare Centre, Supreme Allied Command
for Transformation, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Stavanger, Norway
SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
1. June 2005 - June 2007, Chief, Northeast Asia Division, Deputy Directorate for Political-Military Affairs-Asia (J5), Joint Staff, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., as a lieutenant colonel and colonel
2. April 2009 - June 2010, special assistant to the Director, General and Flag Officer Matters, Joint Staff, the
Pentagon, Washington, D.C., as a colonel
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Command pilot
Flight hours: More than 2,700
Aircraft flown: F-15C, B-52H, KC-135R, A/T-38B, T-38C, T-6, T-1 and T-37
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Superior Service Medal
Legion of Merit with one oak leaf cluster
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters
Air Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Aerial Achievement Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal
Southwest Asia Service Medal with two bronze stars
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant Nov. 19, 1986
First Lieutenant Nov. 19, 1988
Captain Nov. 19, 1990
Major May 1, 1996
Lieutenant Colonel May 1, 2000
Colonel Feb. 1, 2006
Brigadier General Nov. 10, 2010
(Current as of August 2012)
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