Brig. Gen. David A. Doss is the Deputy Director of Plans and Policy (J5), United States Strategic Command, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska. He leads over 140 military and Defense Department civilians, eight contractors and four foreign national liaison officers in their activities pertaining to the implementation of national security policy decisions and the development of the nation’s global deterrence and strike war plans. Additionally, Brig. Gen. Doss interfaces with Department of Energy and the National Labs to ensure a safe and reliable nuclear weapons stockpile.
Brig. Gen. Doss commissioned in 1995 from the Virginia Military Institute. He has held multiple flying and staff positions as an instructor and evaluator B-1 Weapon Systems Officer, including Commander, 77th Weapons Squadron, Deputy Commander, 379th Air Expeditionary Group, Vice Commander, 7th Bomb Wing and Commander, 28th Bomb Wing. Additional staff tours include Air Combat Command, the Air Staff, U.S. Forces Korea, 608th Air Operations Center, and Headquarters Air Force Global Strike Command. Brig. Gen. Doss has participated in operations Desert Fox, Iraqi Freedom, Enduring Freedom, New Dawn and Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa.
EDUCATION
1995 Bachelor of Arts, History, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Va.
2001 United States Air Force Weapons School, Nellis Air Force Base, Nev.
2002 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2005 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2007 Master of Aeronautical Science, Embry Riddle University, Fla.
2008 Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kan.
2012 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2014 Master of National Security Strategy, National War College, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. October 1995–December 1995, Special Assistant to the Commander, AFROTC Detachment 880, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Va.
2. December 1995–April 1997, Student Navigator, Joint Undergraduate Navigator Training, Naval Air Station Pensacola, Fla.
3. May 1997–August 1997, Student Electronic Warfare Officer, Joint Aviation Electronic Warfare Training, Naval Technical Training Center Corry Station, Pensacola, Fla.
4. August 1997–June 1998, Student, B-1 Weapons Systems Officer, Initial Qualification Course, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas
5. June 1998–July 2001, B-1 Weapons Systems Officer, and Instructor Weapons Systems Officer, 37th Bomb Squadron, Ellsworth AFB, S.D.
6. July 2001–December 2001, Student, U.S. Air Force Weapons Instructor Course, USAF Weapons School, Nellis AFB, Nev.
7. December 2001–July 2002, B-1 Weapons Officer, and Weapons and Tactics Flight Commander, 37th BS, Ellsworth AFB, S.D.
9. July 2002–May 2006, Instructor, Flight Commander and Assistant Operations Officer, 77th Weapons Squadron, USAF Weapons School, Nellis AFB, Nev.
10. May 2006–June 2007, B-1 Weapons and Tactics Program Manager, Directorate of Air and Space Operations (A3), Air Combat Command, Langley AFB, Va.
11. July 2007–June 2008, Student, Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kan.
12. June 2008–June 2011, Director of Operations and Commander, 77th Weapons Squadron, USAF Weapons School, Nellis AFB, Nev.
13. June 2011–June 2012, Deputy Commander, 379th Expeditionary Operations Group, 379th Air Expeditionary Wing, Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar
14. June 2012–August 2013, Chief, Aircraft Nuclear Operations Branch, and Chief, Action Group, Deputy Chief of Staff Strategic Deterrence and Nuclear Integration (A10), Headquarters Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
15. August 2013–June 2014, Student, National War College, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
16. July 2014–June 2016, Joint Targeting Chief, and Chief, Future Plans Branch, Future Plans Division, Directorate of Operations (UCJ3), U.S. Forces Korea, U.S. Army Garrison Yongsan, South Korea
17. July 2016–June 2017, Chief, Combat Operations Division, 608th Air Operations Center, Barksdale AFB, La.
18. June 2017–May 2019, Vice Wing Commander, 7th Bomb Wing, Dyess AFB, Texas
19. May 2019–June 2021, Commander, 28th BW, Ellsworth AFB, S.D.
20. June 2021–July 2023, Chief of Staff, Headquarters, Air Force Global Strike Command, Barksdale AFB, La.
21. July 2023–present, Deputy Director, Plans and Policy Directorate, U.S. Strategic Command, Offutt AFB, Neb.
SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
1. July 2014–July 2016, Joint Targeting Chief, and Chief, Future Plans Branch, Future Plans Division, Directorate of Operations (UCJ3), United States Forces Korea, United States Army Garrison Yongsan, South Korea, as a lieutenant colonel
2. July 2023–present, Deputy Director, Plans and Policy Directorate, U.S. Strategic Command, Offutt Air Force Base, Neb., as a brigadier general
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: master navigator
Flight hours: more than 2,400 with 383 combat hours
Aircraft flown: T-34, T-1, T-39 and B-1B
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit with two oak leaf clusters
Bronze Star Medal
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters
Air Medal
Aerial Achievement Medal
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal
Korean Defense Service Medal
Flying Award, U.S. Air Force Weapons School
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant June 30, 1995
First Lieutenant June 30, 1997
Captain June 30, 1999
Major Dec. 1, 2005
Lieutenant Colonel Oct. 1, 2010
Colonel Jan. 1, 2017
Brigadier General June 2, 2023
(Current as of August 2023)