LIEUTENANT GENERAL STEPHEN G. WOOD Lt. Gen. Stephen G. Wood is Deputy Commander, United Nations Command; Deputy Commander, U.S. Forces Korea; Commander, Air Component Command, Republic of Korea and U.S. Combined Forces Command; and Commander, 7th Air Force, Pacific Air Forces, Osan Air Base, South Korea. He is also the U.S. representative to the joint committee established by the United States and Republic of Korea for the Status of Forces Agreement. General Wood was commissioned in the Air Force in 1974 upon graduation from the Air Force ROTC program at the University of Washington, Seattle. He has served in various operational and staff assignments including duty as an F-4 pilot, AT-38 instructor pilot, F-16 weapons instructor and squadron operations officer. He has commanded two fighter squadrons, an operations group, a fighter wing and the Air Warfare Center. Prior to his current assignment, he was Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategic Plans and Programs, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C. General Wood is a command pilot with more than 3,400 flying hours in the F-4, T-33, AT-38 and F-16, including 49 combat missions during Operation Desert Storm. EDUCATION 1974 Bachelor's degree in history, University of Washington, Seattle 1981 Master's degree in international relations, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces 1982 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 1984 U.S. Air Force Fighter Weapons School, Nellis AFB, Nev. 1986 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 1994 National War College, Washington, D.C. 1994 Master's degree in national security policy, National Defense University, Washington, D.C. ASSIGNMENTS 1. April 1975 - April 1976, student, undergraduate pilot training, Craig AFB, Ala. 2. April 1976 - August 1977, student and F-4 pilot, MacDill AFB, Fla. 3. August 1977 - April 1979, F-4 pilot, 91st Tactical Fighter Squadron, Royal Air Force Bentwaters, England 4. April 1979 - June 1982, AT-38 instructor pilot, 435th and 436th tactical fighter squadrons, Holloman AFB, N.M. 5. June 1982 - June 1985, F-16 instructor and weapons officer, 17th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Shaw AFB, S.C. 6. July 1985 - June 1986, student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 7. June 1986 - September 1989, F-16 weapons officer and executive officer to the director of operations, Headquarters Pacific Air Forces, Hickam AFB, Hawaii 8. September 1989 - July 1990, F-16 instructor pilot and assistant operations officer, 496th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Hahn Air Base, West Germany 9. July 1990 - October 1991, F-16 operations officer and Commander, 10th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Hahn AB, Germany (January 1991 - May 1991, F-16 pilot and operations officer, operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm, Southwest Asia) 10. October 1991 - August 1993, F-16 Squadron Commander, 389th Fighter Squadron, Mountain Home AFB, Idaho 11. August 1993 - June 1994, student, National War College, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C. 12. June 1994 - July 1996, Chief, Joint Training Teams, Headquarters U.S. Atlantic Command, Norfolk, Va. (October 1994 - April 1995, Joint Task Force-190/Multi-National Force liaison officer, Operation Uphold Democracy, Haiti) 13. July 1996 - June 1997, Commander, 8th Operations Group, Kunsan AB, South Korea 14. June 1997 - November 1998, Chief, House Liaison Office, Legislative Liaison, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, Washington, D.C. 15. November 1998 - May 2000, Commander, 35th Fighter Wing, Misawa AB, Japan 16. May 2000 - June 2002, Deputy Director of Legislative Liaison, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C. (November 2001 - February 2002 and March 2002 - May 2002, Director, Combined Air and Space Operations Center, Operation Enduring Freedom, Prince Sultan AB, Saudi Arabia) 17. June 2002 - October 2004, Commander, Air Warfare Center, Nellis AFB, Nev. 18. October 2004 - November 2006, Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategic Plans and Programs, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C. 19. November 2006 - present, Deputy Commander, United Nations Command; Deputy Commander, U.S. Forces Korea; Commander, Air Component Command, Republic of Korea and U.S. Combined Forces Command; and Commander, 7th Air Force, Pacific Air Forces, Osan AB, South Korea FLIGHT INFORMATION Rating: Command pilot Flight hours: More than 3,400, including 183 combat hours Aircraft flown: F-4, AT-38 and F-16 MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS Defense Distinguished Service Medal Distinguished Service Medal with oak leaf cluster Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit Distinguished Flying Cross with oak leaf cluster Bronze Star Medal Meritorious Service Medal with silver oak leaf cluster Air Medal with four oak leaf clusters Aerial Achievement Medal EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION Second Lieutenant April 28, 1975 First Lieutenant Dec. 4, 1976 Captain Dec. 4, 1978 Major May 1, 1985 Lieutenant Colonel Feb. 1, 1990 Colonel Feb. 1, 1994 Brigadier General Aug. 1, 2000 Major General Sept. 1, 2003 Lieutenant General Oct. 18, 2004 (Current as of November 2008)