Brig. Gen. Robert W. Claude is the Mobilization Assistant to the Commander, Headquarters United States Space Command, Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado. He serves under the authority, direction, and control of the U.S. Space Command commander in defending U.S. and allied interests in the space domain while providing space-enabled combat effects to joint warfighters around the world. He shares responsibility for more than 18,000 Soldiers, Marines, Sailors, Airmen, and Guardians operating ground and space-based systems who provide satellite communication, space domain awareness, offensive and defensive space control effects, and position, navigation, and timing services. He is also the senior Reserve officer on the staff and serves as the commander’s principal advisor on planning, coordination, and employment of Reserve forces.
Brig. Gen. Claude earned his commission through the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps program at the University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, Minnesota, in 1991. He is a career Space and Cyber officer with over 30 years of service.
Brig. Gen. Claude has commanded one squadron, served as wing vice commander, and has held numerous staff positions at the unit, major command, service headquarters and combatant command levels. Prior to his current position, Brig. Gen. Claude served as the MA to the Director of Operations, Training, and Force Development, USSC, Schriever SFB, Colorado.
EDUCATION
1991 Bachelor of Computer Science and Quantitative Methods, University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, Minn.
1996 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
1997 Master of Business Administration, University of Nebraska, Lincoln
2005 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.,by correspondence
2009 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2016 Joint and Combined Warfighting School – Hybrid – Joint Professional Military Education II, Joint Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Va.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. December 1991–March 1992, Student, Undergraduate Space Training, Lowry Air Force Base, Colo.
2. March 1992–January 1994, Crew Commander/Flight Commander, 6th Space Operations Squadron, Offutt AFB, Neb.
3. January 1994–August 1995, Chief, Standardization and Evaluation, 6th SOS, Offutt AFB, Neb.
4. August 1995–September 1997, Wing Command Post Operations Officer, 374th Airlift Wing, Yokota Air Base, Japan
5. September 1997–July 2003, Milstar INFOSEC Systems Security Engineer/Information Systems Security Operations Officer, 694th Intelligence Group, Fort George G. Meade, Md.
6. July 2003–June 2004, Deputy Flight Commander/Crew Commander, 8th Space Warning Squadron, Buckley AFB, Colo.
7. June 2004–October 2007, Adversary Tactics Flight Commander and Defensive Counterspace Officer, 26th Space Aggressor Squadron, Schriever AFB, Colo.
8. October 2007–May 2011, Director of Operations, 380th Space Control Squadron, Peterson AFB, Colo.
9. May 2011–October 2012, Commander, 380th Space Control Squadron, Peterson AFB, Colo.
10. October 2012–April 2014, Individual Mobilization Augmentee to the Director of Requirements, Headquarters Air Force Space Command, Peterson AFB, Colo.
11. May 2014–June 2016, Vice Commander, 310th Space Wing, Schriever AFB, Colo.
12. June 2016–June 2019, IMA to the Deputy Director for Operations (J3), and Senior Service Lead, Joint Cyber Reserve Element, United States Cyber Command, Ft. Meade, Md.
13. June 2019–February 2021, Mobilization Assistant to the Director of Strategic Requirements, Architectures and Analysis, Headquarters United States Space Force, Peterson AFB, Colo.
14. February 2021–December 2021, MA to the Deputy Chief of Space Operations, Strategy, Plans, Programs, Requirements, and Analysis, United States Space Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
15. December 2021–December 2022, MA to the Director of Operations, Training and Force Development (J3/7), Headquarters United States Space Command, Schriever Space Force Base, Colo.
16. December 2022–present, MA to the Commander, Headquarters USSC, Schriever SFB, Colo.
SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
1. June 2016–June 2019, Individual Mobilization Augmentee to the Deputy Director for Operations (J3), United States Cyber Command, and Senior Service Lead, Joint Cyber Reserve Element, United States Cyber Command, Fort George G. Meade, Md., as a colonel
2. December 2021–December 2022, Mobilization Assistant to the Director of Operations, Training and Force Development (J3/7), United States Space Command, Schriever Space Force Base, Colo., as a brigadier general
3. December 2022–present, MA to the Commander, USSC, Schriever SFB, Colo., as a brigadier general
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster
Defense Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Achievement Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal with hourglass device
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant Aug. 29, 1991
First Lieutenant Aug. 29, 1993
Captain Aug. 29, 1995
Major Oct. 1, 2002
Lieutenant Colonel Aug. 2, 2007
Colonel Oct. 13, 2012
Brigadier General Feb. 25, 2021
(Current as of January 2023)