Brig. Gen. David A. Fazenbaker is the Director of Strategy, Plans, Requirements and Programs, Headquarters Air Mobility Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. He is responsible for force structure planning, programming, doctrine and requirements for the nation’s airlift and air refueling force.
Brig. Gen. Fazenbaker commissioned in 1998 through Reserve Officers’ Training Corps as a graduate of Pennsylvania State University. He earned his pilot wings at Laughlin AFB, Texas and spent his early career as a First Assignment Instructor Pilot flying the C-17A. He commanded two airlift squadrons, an airlift wing, and has served in a variety of roles at on the Joint Staff, Headquarters Air Force, and U.S. Transportation Command.
Prior to his current assignment, the general served as the Deputy Director of Strategy, Plans, Requirements and Programs, Headquarters Air Mobility Command. The general is a Command Pilot with over 4,400 flying hours, more than 500 of those in combat.
EDUCATION
1998 Bachelor of Science, Physics, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park
2003 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
2008 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2010 Master of Science, Administration, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant
2011 Master of Science, Strategic Intelligence, National Defense Intelligence College, Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Washington, D.C.
2018 National Defense Fellow, Atlantic Council, Washington, D.C.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. February 1999–July 1999, Assistant Operations Officer, Joint Expeditionary Force Experiment Program Office, Nellis Air Force Base, Nev.
2. July 1999–July 2000, Student, Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training, Laughlin AFB, Texas
3. August 2000–December 2000, Student, Pilot Instructor Training, Randolph AFB, Texas
4. January 2000–January 2004, T-1 Instructor Pilot, Category Check Pilot, Assistant Flight Commander and Executive Officer, 47th Operations Group, Laughlin AFB, Texas
5. January 2004–May 2004, Student, C-17A Aircraft Commander Initial Qualification Course, Altus AFB, Okla.
6. May 2003–October 2007, Wing Executive Officer and C-17A Evaluator Aircraft Commander, 62d Airlift Wing, McChord AFB, Wash.
7. November 2007–May 2009, Briefer to the Air Force Chief of Staff, Air Force Operations Group, Directorate of Air Operations, Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations, Plans and Requirements, Headquarters Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
8. May 2009–September 2009, Executive Officer, Director of Operations, Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations, Plans and Requirements, HAF, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
9. September 2009–August 2010, Speechwriter, Secretary of the Air Force and Chief of Staff of the Air Force Executive Action Group, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
10. August 2010–July 2011, Student, National Defense Intelligence College, Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Washington, D.C.
11. August 2011–October 2011, Student, C-17A Instructor Requalification Course, Altus AFB, Okla.
12. October 2011–April 2012, Director of Staff and C-17A Instructor Aircraft Commander, 17th Airlift Squadron, JB Charleston, S.C.
13. April 2012–February 2013, Operations Officer and C-17A Evaluator Aircraft Commander, 14th Airlift Squadron, JB Charleston, S.C.
14. March 2013–September 2014, Commander, 10th Airlift Squadron, JB Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. (June 2013–August 2013, Commander, 817th Airlift Squadron, Thumrait Air Base, Oman)
15. September 2014–June 2017, Deputy Chief, Distribution Division and Chief, Joint Air Mobility Distribution Branch, Distribution Division, Director of Logistics (J-4), Joint Staff, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
16. July 2017–June 2018, National Defense Fellow, Atlantic Council, Washington, D.C.
17. June 2018–June 2019, U.S. Transportation Command Liaison Officer to United Nations, Command/Combined Forces Command United States Forces - Korea, Camp Humphreys, South Korea
18. July 2019–June 2021, Vice Commander, 14th Flying Training Wing, Columbus AFB, Miss.
19. June 2021–June 2023, Commander, 62nd Airlift Wing, JB Lewis-McChord, Wash.
20. July 2023–May 2024, Deputy Director of Operations, U.S. Transportation Command, Scott AFB, Ill.
21. May 2024–August 2025, Executive Officer to the Commander, USTRANSCOM, Scott AFB, Ill.
22. August 2025–November 2025, Deputy Director, Strategy, Plans, Requirements, and Programs, Headquarters Air Mobility Command, Scott AFB, Ill.
23. November 2025–present, Director, Strategy, Plans, Requirements, and Programs, AMC, Scott AFB, Ill.
SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
1. September 2014–June 2017, Deputy Chief, Distribution Division and Chief, Joint Air Mobility Distribution Branch, Distribution Division, Director of Logistics (J-4), Joint Staff, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va., as a lieutenant colonel
2. June 2018–June 2019, U.S. Transportation Command Liaison Officer to United Nations, as a colonel Command/Combined Forces Command United States Forces-Korea, Camp Humphreys, South Korea, as a colonel
3. July 2023–May 2024, Deputy Director of Operations, U.S. Transportation Command, Scott Air Force Base, Ill, as a colonel
4. May 2024–August 2025, Executive Officer to the Commander, USTRANSCOM, Scott AFB, Ill., as a colonel
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: command pilot
Flight hours: more than 4,400
Aircraft Flown: T-37, T-38, T-1A, C-17A
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Superior Service Medal
Legion of Merit
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal
Air Medal
Aerial Achievement Medal
(Current as of March 2026)