Brig. Gen. James E. "Woody" Haywood is Director, Air Force Security Assistance and Cooperation Directorate, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. He led a directorate charged with providing security assistance and cooperation to international partners via Foreign Military Sales. As Director, General Haywood is Headquarters AFMC’s focal point for administering the Air Force's $138.3 billion security assistance budget supporting foreign military sales to 100 countries, operating more than 6,700 aircraft and other weapon systems. He developed and executed international agreements and managed the command's international affairs and all foreign disclosure policies.
General Haywood was commissioned in 1983 through the ROTC program at Carnegie-Mellon University. His career has included a wide variety of system acquisition and operational planning assignments involving space, missile and aircraft systems. Prior to assuming his current position, General Haywood was the Commander, Air Force Security Assistance Center, Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.
EDUCATION
1983 Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering, Carnegie-Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Penn.
1987 Master of Science degree in Systems Engineering, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
1988 Reliability and Maintainability Professional Specialized Education, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
1989 Distinguished graduate, Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
1994 Distinguished graduate, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB. Ala.
1995 Master of Science degree in Airpower Art and Science, School of Advanced Airpower Studies, Air University, Maxwell AFB. Ala.
1999 Master of Science degree in National Resource Strategy, Industrial College of the Armed Forces, National Defense University, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
1999 Information Strategies Concentration Program, National Defense University, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
1999 Senior Acquisition Course, Industrial College of the Armed Forces, National Defense University, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
2002 Executive Program Management Course, Defense Systems Management College, Fort Belvoir Va.
2005 Executive Leadership Course, Smeal College of Business, Pennsylvania State University, University Park
2005 Architecture-based Systems Engineering for Senior Leaders Course, The Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Va.
2006 Senior Leadership Course, Center for Creative Leadership, Greensboro, N.C.
2007 Seminar XXI, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Washington, D.C.
2011 CAPSTONE, National Defense University, Washington, D.C.
2011 Joint Flag Officer Warfighting Course, Norfolk, Va.
2012 Senior Joint Information Operations Applications Course Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2012 Enterprise Perspective Seminar, Capitol Hill Club, Washington, D.C.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. October 1983 - May 1986, Integrated Logistics Support Manager, Life Support System Program Office, Headquarters Aeronautical Systems Division, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
2. May 1986 - April 1988, student, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
3. April 1988 - October 1990, Reliability and Maintainability Program Manager, Peacekeeper Rail Garrison SPO, Headquarters Ballistic Missile Organization, Norton AFB Calif.
4. October 1990 - February 1991, Chief, Program Reliability and Maintainability Division, Headquarters BMO, Norton AFB, Calif.
5. February 1991 - September 1992, Executive to the Commander, Headquarters BMO, Norton AFB, Calif.
6. September 1992 - August 1993, Chief, B-2 Controls and Displays Branch, Headquarters Aeronautical Systems Center, Wright-Patterson AFB Ohio
7. August 1993 - July 1994, student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB Ala.
8. July 1994 - June 1995, student, School of Advanced Airpower Studies, Maxwell AFB Ala.
9. June 1995 - May 1997, Chief, Theater Operations Branch, Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans and Operations, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
10. May 1997 - August 1997, Student, Defense Systems Management College, Fort Belvoir, Va.
11. August 1997 - August 1998, Deputy Chief, Technical Plans Division, Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans and Operations, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
12. August 1998 - June 1999, student, Industrial College of the Armed Forces, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
13. June 1999 - November 2000, Chief, Space Systems Architectures and Integration, National Security Space Architect, Alexandria, Va.
14. November 2000 - September 2001, Chief, Integrated Spectral Architecture Division, National Security Space Architect, Alexandria, Va.
15. September 2001 - March 2003, Deputy Director, Navstar GPS Joint Program Office, Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles AFB, Calif.
16. March 2003 - July 2006, Materiel Wing Director, Space Superiority Systems, Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles AFB, Calif.
17. July 2006 - April 2008, Deputy Director, Directorate of Space Acquisition, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
18. April 2008 - September 2009, Senior Military Assistant to the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, Washington D.C.
19. September 2009 - September 2011, Director of Requirements, Headquarters Air Force Space Command, Peterson AFB, Colo.
20. September 2011 - June 2012, Director of Strategic Plans, Programs and Analyses, Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio.
21. June 2012 - July 2012, Commander, Air Force Security Assistance Center, Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
22. July 2012 – present, Director, Air Force Security Assistance and Cooperation, Headquarters Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
1. June 1999 - November 2000, Chief, Space Systems Architectures and Integration, National Security Space Architect, Alexandria, Va., as a lieutenant colonel
2. November 2000 - September 2001, Chief, Integrated Spectral Architecture Division, National Security Space Architect, Alexandria, Va., as a lieutenant colonel
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit with two oak leaf clusters
Defense Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Achievement Medal
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
U.S. Patent and Air Force Invention Award, Prone Escape System
Senior Fellow, New Westminster College, British Columbia CAN
1st Dan, Tang Soo Do
PUBLICATIONS
"The Effect of Media Information on Enemy Capability," Proteus, A Journal of Ideas, 1994
"Future Air Force Strategies and Capabilities in Information Warfare," Soldier-Scholar, 1996
"Improving the Management of an Air Campaign with Virtual Reality," Air University Press, 1996
"Making Vision a Reality: Delivering Counterspace Capabilities to the High Frontier," High Frontier: The Journal for Space & Missile Professionals, 2005
"HQ AFSPC Requirements Improvements Initiatives," AIAA Space 2011 Conference and Exposition, 2011
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS
Program Management, Level III, Acquisition Professional Development Program (APDP)
System Planning, Research, Development and Engineering, Level III, APDP
Test and Evaluation, Level II, APDP
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant Oct. 14, 1983
First Lieutenant Oct. 14, 1985
Captain Oct. 14, 1987
Major March 1, 1994
Lieutenant Colonel, Jan. 1, 1998
Colonel Aug. 1, 2002
Brigadier General June 19, 2009
(Current as of October 2013)