MAJOR GENERAL MICHAEL A. SNODGRASS Maj. Gen. Michael A. Snodgrass is the Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of the Air Force, International Affairs, Office of the Under Secretary of the Air Force, Washington, D.C. International Affairs is responsible for formulating and integrating Air Force policy with respect to political-military relationships, security assistance, technology and information disclosure issues, and attaché affairs in support of U.S. government objectives. General Snodgrass entered the Air Force in 1978 with a commission from the U.S. Air Force Academy. A graduate of the USAF Fighter Weapons School, he has flown the F-4, F-15, F-16, HH-60 and C-130. He served as F-16/F-22 Program Element Monitor for the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition. He has commanded at the squadron, group and wing levels, and served on the Joint Staff as Chief of the Forces Division (J8). Prior to his current assignment, he was Chief of Staff, U.S. Africa Command, Stuttgart, Germany. General Snodgrass is a command pilot with more than 3,200 flying hours, more than 200 of those in combat. His experience includes more than 100 combat missions over Iraq from 1996 through 2000 as both a squadron commander and Commander of the 332nd Air Expeditionary Group, Al Jaber Air Base, Kuwait. EDUCATION 1978 Bachelor of Science degree in international relations, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo. 1983 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 1984 USAF Fighter Weapons School, Nellis AFB, Nev. 1990 Master's degree in national defense policy formulation, Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kan. 1995 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 2002 Seminar XXI, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge 2005 Systems Acquisition Management General Officers Course, Defense Systems Management College, Fort Belvoir, Va. 2006 Combined/Joint Force Air Component Commander Course, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 2007 Black Sea Security Program, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. 2009 Defense Policy Seminar, National Security Studies Program, George Washington University, Washington, D.C. 2010 Joint Flag Officer Warfighting Course, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 2011 Master's degree in business administration - management, Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Fla. ASSIGNMENTS 1. June 1978 - August 1979, student, undergraduate pilot training, Laughlin AFB, Texas 2. August 1979 - October 1979, student, fighter lead-in training, Holloman AFB, N.M. 3. November 1979 - June 1980, student, F-4 Replacement Training Unit, Luke AFB, Ariz. 4. July 1980 - July 1983, F-4E aircraft commander and F-16 instructor pilot, 50th Tactical Fighter Wing, Hahn Air Base, West Germany 5. July 1983 - August 1986, F-16 weapons officer, 363rd Tactical Fighter Wing, Shaw AFB, S.C. 6. August 1986 - July 1988, F-16 Fighter Weapons School instructor and F-16A/C course manager, Nellis AFB, Nev. 7. August 1988 - July 1989, executive officer to the Commander, 12th Air Force, Bergstrom AFB, Texas 8. August 1989 - June 1990, Chief, Wing Weapons and Tactics, 8th Tactical Fighter Wing, Kunsan AB, South Korea 9. July 1990 - June 1991, student, Army Command and Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kan. 10. July 1991 - June 1994, F-16/F-22 Program element monitor, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C. 11. July 1994 - June 1995, student, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 12. July 1995 - May 1999, Chief of Wing Inspections; operations officer; Commander, 69th Fighter Squadron; and Deputy Operations Group Commander, 347th Wing, Moody AFB, Ga. 13. June 1999 - June 2000, Commander, 332nd Air Expeditionary Group, Al Jaber AB, Kuwait 14. July 2000 - June 2002, Chief, Forces Division (J8), Joint Staff, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C. 15. July 2002 - January 2004, Deputy Director for Operational Capability Requirements, Deputy Chief of Staff for Air and Space Operations, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C. 16. January 2004 - May 2005, Commander, 3rd Wing, Elmendorf AFB, Alaska 17. May 2005 - September 2007, Director, Plans, Programs and Analyses (A5/8/9), U.S. Air Forces in Europe, Ramstein AB, Germany 18. September 2007 - October 2010, Chief of Staff, U.S. Africa Command, Stuttgart, Germany 19. October 2010 - present, Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of the Air Force, International Affairs, Office of the Under Secretary of the Air Force, Washington, D.C. SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS 1. July 2000 - June 2002, Chief, Forces Division (J8), Joint Staff, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C. 2. September 2007 - October 2010, Chief of Staff, U.S. Africa Command, Stuttgart, Germany FLIGHT INFORMATION Rating: Command pilot Flight hours: More than 3,200, including more than 200 combat hours Aircraft flown: F-4, F-15, F-16, HH-60 and C-130 MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS Distinguished Service Medal Defense Superior Service Medal with oak leaf cluster Legion of Merit with three oak leaf clusters Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters Air Medal with three oak leaf clusters Aerial Achievement Medal Joint Service Commendation Medal Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster Air Force Achievement Medal Joint Meritorious Unit Award Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with "V" device and three oak leaf clusters Combat Readiness Medal with two oak leaf clusters Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal Korea Defense Service Medal OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS 1987 Instructor of the Year, Tactical Air Command EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION Second Lieutenant May 31, 1978 First Lieutenant June 1, 1980 Captain June 1, 1982 Major April 1, 1989 Lieutenant Colonel March 1, 1994 Colonel May 1, 1999 Brigadier General Feb. 1, 2005 Major General June 20, 2008 (Current as of November 2011)