Brig. Gen. Chad D. Raduege is the Director of the Command, Control, Communications and Computers/Cyber Directorate, and Chief Information Officer, Headquarters U.S. European Command, Patch Barracks, Stuttgart, Germany. In this capacity, he leads a joint staff responsible for operating five unique networks to enable global operations. In addition, he ensures communications readiness across the European theater – with NATO, the world’s premier military alliance, and 51 countries – through policy and security cooperation efforts.
Brig. Gen. Raduege entered the Air Force in 1994 as a distinguished graduate of the Ohio State University ROTC program. An Operation Joint Guard veteran, he has commanded eight times at the detachment, squadron, group and agency levels, to include deployed commands supporting operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom. In addition, he has served as a staff officer at the Major Command, Air Staff, Joint Staff, and Office of the Secretary of Defense levels.
Prior to his current position, Brig. Gen. Raduege served as the Director of Cyberspace and Information Dominance, and Chief Information Officer, Headquarters Air Combat Command, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia. In this position, he was responsible for organizing, training and equipping cyberspace capability to build, extend, operate, secure and defend the Air Force portion of the Department of Defense global network.
EDUCATION
1994 Bachelor of Science, Business Administration, The Ohio State University, Columbus
1995 Basic Communications Officer Training, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss.
1998 Master of Arts, Computer Resources and Information Management, Webster University, Webster Groves, Mo.
1999 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2001 Master of Arts, Organizational Management, The George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
2003 Advanced Communications Officer Training, Keesler AFB, Miss.
2004 Marine Corps Amphibious Warfare Course, Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., by correspondence
2006 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2006 Master of Military Operational Art and Science, Air University, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2008 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2010 Chief Information Officer Certificate, National Defense University, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
2013 Master of Science, National Resource Strategy, Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy, National Defense University, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
2014 Leadership Development Program, Center for Creative Leadership, Greensboro, N.C.
2017 Transnational Issues Seminar, The Capitol Hill Club, Washington, D.C.
2018 Enterprise Leadership Seminar, University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School, Chapel Hill
2019 Enterprise Perspectives Seminar, The Capitol Hill Club, Washington, D.C.
2019 Continuous Process Improvement for Executives, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
ASSIGNMENTS
1. January 1995–March 1995, Student, Basic Communications-Electronics Course, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss.
2. March 1995–May 1998, Flight Commander, 31st Combat Communications Squadron, 3rd Combat Communications Group, Tinker AFB, Okla.
3. May 1998–July 1999, Action Officer, Directorate of Communications and Information, Headquarters Air Combat Command, Langley AFB, Va.
4. July 1999–June 2001, Air Force Intern Program, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.; later, Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel, HAF, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
5. June 2001–July 2003, Commander, Detachment 1, U.S. Air Forces Europe Computer Systems Squadron; later, Commander, 1st Communications Maintenance Squadron, Kapaun Air Station, Germany
6. July 2003–September 2004, Executive Officer to the Commander, USAFE Theater Air and Space Operations Center; later, Executive Officer to the Commander, USAFE, Ramstein Air Base, Germany
7. September 2004–January 2005, Commander, 407th Expeditionary Communications Squadron, Tallil AB, Iraq
8. January 2005–July 2005, Basing Action Officer, Directorate of Communications and Information, Headquarters USAFE, Ramstein AB, Germany
9. August 2005–June 2006, Student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
10. June 2006–August 2008, Commander, 366th Communications Squadron, Mountain Home AFB, Idaho (January 2007–June 2007, Commander, 376th Expeditionary Communications Squadron, Manas AB, Kyrgyz Republic)
11. August 2008–July 2010, Action Officer, Directorate of Command, Control, Communications and Computer (C4) Systems, the Joint Staff, HAF, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
12. July 2010–July 2012, Commander, 747th Communications Squadron, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii
13. August 2012–June 2013, Student, Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
14. July 2013–October 2013, Commander, 690th Network Support Group, JB San Antonio-Lackland, Texas
15. October 2013–May 2015, Commander, 690th Cyberspace Operations Group, JB San Antonio-Lackland, Texas
16. May 2015–September 2016, Vice Commander, White House Communications Agency, JB Anacostia-Bolling, Washington, D.C.
17. September 2016–July 2018, Commander, White House Communications Agency, JB Anacostia-Bolling, Washington, D.C.
18. July 2018–July 2021, Director of Cyberspace and Information Dominance and Chief Information Officer, Headquarters Air Combat Command, JB Langley-Eustis, Va.
19. July 2021–present, Director of Command, Control, Communications and Computers/Cyber, and Chief Information Officer, Headquarters U.S. European Command, Patch Barracks, Stuttgart, Germany
SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
1. August 2008–July 2010, Action Officer, Directorate of Command, Control, Communications and Computers (C4) Systems, the Joint Staff, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va., as a lieutenant colonel
2. May 2015–September 2016, Vice Commander, White House Communications Agency, Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Washington, D.C., as a colonel
3. September 2016–July 2018, Commander, White House Communications Agency, JB Anacostia-Bolling, Washington D.C., as a colonel
4. July 2021–present, Director of Command, Control, Communications and Computers/Cyber, and Chief Information Officer, Headquarters U.S. European Command, Patch Barracks, Stuttgart, Germany, as a brigadier general
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Superior Service Medal
Legion of Merit
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal
Joint Service Achievement Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
Bronze Order of Mercury, U.S. Army Signal Corps Regiment
2012 Air Force Citation of Honor
2015 DoD Chief Information Officer Cyber/Information Technology Award
2017 Air Force Citation of Honor
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant Dec. 9, 1994
First Lieutenant Dec. 21, 1996
Captain Dec. 22, 1998
Major April 1, 2005
Lieutenant Colonel June 1, 2008
Colonel Oct. 1, 2013
Brigadier General Aug. 2, 2019
(Current as of October 2021)