Brig. Gen. Chad R. W. Biehl is the Mobilization Assistant to the Director of Operations, Headquarters Air Force Special Operations Command, Hurlburt Field, Florida. The directorate is responsible for implementing and directing operational command policy for AFSOC’s worldwide special operations units including 20,800 personnel, nine wings, approximately 300 aircraft, and $17 billion in assets.
Brig. Gen. Biehl is a 1997 graduate of the University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, Colorado, and was commissioned through Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps Detachment 90. His past assignments are as a Mobilization Assistant, Wing Vice Commander, Squadron Commander, and various joint assignments at U.S. Transportation Command. His operational background is in Air Force special operations.
Brig. Gen. Biehl is a senior pilot with more than 3,000 military flight hours, including 260 combat sorties and 540 combat hours. He has multiple worldwide deployments in support of operations Southern Watch, Enduring Freedom, Enduring Freedom - Horn of Africa and Iraqi Freedom and has an extensive background commanding global special operations combat missions.
EDUCATION
1997 Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley
2001 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
2011 Masters of Arts, Nonprofit Management, Washington University, Saint Louis, Mo.
2012 Joint Humanitarian Operations Course, Scott AFB, Ill.
2013 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2018 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2021 Joint and Combined Warfighting School - Hybrid, Joint Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Va.
2022 Director of Mobility Forces Course, Air Expeditionary Center, Detachment 1, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
2024 Latin America Seminar, Alan L. Freed Associates, Capitol Hill Club, Washington, D.C.
2026 Joint Flag Officer Warfighting Course, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. May 1997–August 1997, Student, T-3 Flight Screening Program, Hondo Field, Texas
2. August 1997–October 1998, Student, T-37/T-1 Joint Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training, Laughlin Air Force
Base, Del Rio, Texas
3. October 1998–September 2001, C-21A Evaluator/Instructor Pilot, Mobility Officer, Scheduling Officer, Training
Officer, 458th Airlift Squadron, Scott AFB, Ill.
4. September 2001–October 2002, Student, C-130E and MC-130P Initial Mission Qualification and Aircraft
Commander Upgrade, Little Rock AFB, Ark., and Kirkland AFB, N.M.
5. October 2002–January 2007, MC-130P Evaluator/Instructor Pilot, Chief of Standardization and Evaluation, Chief
of Weapons and Tactics, Chief of Aircrew Training, 9th Special Operations Squadron, Eglin AFB, Fla.
6. January 2007–March 2012, Inactive Reserve
7. March 2012–January 2018, Joint Operations Staff Officer, Deputy Branch Chief, Division Chief, 954th Reserve
Support Squadron, Joint Transportation Reserve Unit, United States Transportation Command, Scott AFB, Ill.
8. January 2018–November 2018, Active Component Branch Chief (initial cadre), Commercial Industry Operations,
J3 Operations and Plans Directorate, United States Transportation Command, Scott AFB, Ill.
9. November 2018–July 2020, Commander, 954th Reserve Support Squadron and Chief, Deployment and
Distribution Operations Center, United States Transportation Command, Scott AFB, Ill.
10. July 2020–December 2022, Vice Commander, 932d Airlift Wing, Scott AFB, Ill.
11. January 2023–July 2024, Mobilization Assistant to the Commander, 618th Air Operations Center, Scott AFB, Ill.
12. August 2024–May 2025, Mobilization Assistant to the Director of Strategy, Plans, Requirements and Programs,
Headquarters Air Mobility Command, Scott AFB, Ill.
13. June 2025–February 2026, Mobilization Assistant to the Director of Operations, Strategic Deterrence and Nuclear
Integration, Headquarters Air Mobility Command, Scott AFB, Ill.
14. February 2026–present, Mobilization Assistant to the Director of Operations, Air Force Special Operations Command, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
1. March 2012–October 2018, Joint Operations Staff Officer, Deputy Branch Chief, Branch Chief, Division Chief, Joint Transportation Reserve Unit, United States Transportation Command, Scott Air Force Base, Ill., as a lieutenant colonel
2. November 2018–July 2020, Chief, Deployment Distribution Operations Center, United States Transportation Command, Scott AFB, Ill., as a colonel
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: senior pilot
Flight hours: more than 3,000 military hours
Aircraft flown: T-3, T-37, T-1, C-21A, C-130E, HC-130, MC-130P and C-40C
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit
Defense Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air Medal with Valor Device for Heroism and four oak leaf clusters
Aerial Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster
Combat Action Medal
Joint Meritorious Unit Award with three oak leaf clusters
Gallant Unit Citation
Iraq Campaign Medal with service star
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
Distinguished Graduate C-130 Initial Qualification and Aircraft Commander Upgrade
Level III Joint Qualified Officer
(Current as of February 2026)