Brig. Gen. Terence G. Taylor is Deputy Commanding General, Joint Special Operations Command, Fort Liberty North Carolina. In this role, he oversees the study of special operations requirements to solve time-sensitive and complex problems for the nation.
Gen. Taylor earned his commission through the Air Force ROTC program at the University of Virginia in 1997. He is an experienced combat pilot who has accumulated more than 1,803 combat flight hours and 4,800 total flight hours in nine different aircraft. He has completed 13 deployments in support of overseas contingency operations.
Gen. Taylor has commanded at the group and wing levels. He commanded a selectively manned flying squadron within the Air Force Special Operations Command. Notable staff assignments include an Air Force Fellowship with the Project on National Security Reform, a tour in the Department of State’s Bureau of Counterterrorism, an assignment as a United States Special Operations Command liaison officer at the Federal Bureau of Investigations, and a tour as the Sensitive Activities Division Chief for the Deputy Director for Special Operations and Counter-terrorism, J-37, Joint Staff, the Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia. Prior to his current position, the general was the Commander, 380th Air Expeditionary Wing, Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, Air Forces Central.
EDUCATION
1997 Bachelor of Science, Computer Science, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
2023 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Montgomery, Ala.
2004 Master of Arts, National Security and Strategic Studies, American Military University, Charles Town, W.Va.
2006 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Montgomery, Ala., by correspondence
2014 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Montgomery, Ala., by correspondence
2017 Master of Arts, Strategic Studies, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Montgomery, Ala.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. May 1997–December 1997, Casual Lieutenant Program, Air Force ROTC, University of Virginia
2. January 1998–June 1998, Undergraduate Pilot Training, Vance Air Force Base, Okla.
3. July 1998–April 1999, Advanced Flight Training, Corpus Christi Naval Air Station, Texas
4. May 1999–December 1999, C-130 Initial Qualification Training, Little Rock AFB, Ark.
5. January 2000–May 2000, MC-130H Mission Qualification Training, Kirtland AFB, N.M.
6. May 2000–May 2003, MC-130H Aircraft Commander, 15th Special Operations Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
7. May 2003–August 2007, Evaluator Pilot, Air Force Special Operations Command, Geographically Separated Unit
8. August 2007–June 2010, Flight Commander, AFSOC, GSU
9. June 2010–June 2011, Air Force Fellow, Project on National Security Reform, Washington, D.C.
10. June 2011–November 2012, Operations Officer, Bureau of Counterterrorism, U.S. Department of State Washington, D.C.
11. December 2012–June 2014, Operations Officer, AFSOC, GSU
12. June 2014–June 2016, Commander, AFSOC, GSU
13. June 2016–May 2017, Student, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
14. May 2017–May 2018, USSOCOM, Special Operations Support Team, Federal Bureau of Investigations, Washington, D.C.
15. May 2018–May 2019, Division Chief, Sensitive Activities, Deputy Director for Special Operations and Counter- terrorism, J-37, Joint Staff, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
16. May 2019–May 2021, Commander, 1st Special Operations Group, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
17. June 2021–May 2023, Commander, 27th Special Operations Wing, Cannon AFB, N.M.
18. June 2023–April 2024, Commander, 380th Air Expeditionary Wing, Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates
19. May 2024–present, Deputy Commanding General, Joint Special Operations Command, Fort Liberty, N.C.
SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
1. May 2018–May 2019, Division Chief, Sensitive Activities, Deputy Director for Special Operations and Counter- terrorism, J-37, Joint Staff, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va., as a colonel
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: command pilot
Flight hours: more than 4,800, including more than 1,800 combat hours
Aircraft flown: T-37, T-44, C-130E, MC-130H, C-208, CN-235, BE-200, C-130H, MQ-9
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Superior Service Medal
Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster
Bronze Star Medal
Defense Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Air Medal with twenty oak leaf clusters
Aerial Achievement Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Joint Service Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air and Space Commendation Medal
(Current as of October 2024)