Lieutenant General DAVID J. JULAZADEH

Lt. Gen. Dave Julazadeh is the Deputy Chief of Staff, Capability Development, Headquarters Supreme Allied Command Transformation, Norfolk, Virginia. He is responsible for developing operational and strategic capability requirements on behalf of 30 North Atlantic Treaty Organization nations. Additionally, he serves as SACT’s Innovation Representative, Air Domain cross-functional Champion, and Champion for NATO’s Command and Control, Cooperative Cyber Defense and Joint Air Power Competence Centers of Excellence.

Lt. Gen. Julazadeh entered the U.S. Air Force in 1990 following graduation from Kansas University and commissioning through ROTC. He has served as an F-16 instructor pilot, functional check flight pilot and flight examiner, logging more than 2,500 flight hours, including 600 combat hours during operations Provide Comfort, Deny Flight, Northern Watch, Allied Force, Freedom's Sentinel, and Resolute Support. He also participated in Operation Uphold Democracy while serving as an Air Liaison Officer with the 1st Ranger Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment.

Lt. Gen. Julazadeh has served in Numbered Air Force, Major Command, Headquarters Air Force, Headquarters NATO, Headquarters U.S. Central Command, Headquarters U.S. European Command, and Office of the Secretary of Defense staff positions. He has commanded at the flight, squadron, and twice at the wing level. Prior to his current assignment, Lt. Gen. Julazadeh served as Chief of Staff, Headquarters USEUCOM, Patch Barracks, Stuttgart, Germany.

EDUCATION
1989 Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering, University of Kansas, Lawrence
1994 Squadron Officer School, Distinguished Graduate, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
1994 Master of Aeronautical Science, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, Fla.
2003 Master of Military Operational Art and Science, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2005 Air War College, Air University, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2008 Leadership Development Program, Center for Creative Leadership, Greensboro, N.C.
2008 NATO Defense College, Italy
2009 Joint and Combined Warfighting School, Joint Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Va.
2012 Enterprise Leadership Seminar, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
2014 Senior Officers Security Seminar, Richmond, Va.
2015 Middle East and South Asia Seminar, Washington, D.C.
2018 Combined Forces Air Component Commander Course, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2018 Combined/Joint Forces Land Component Commander Course, Carlisle Barracks, Pa.
2021 NATO Senior Officer Policy Course, NATO School Oberammergau, Germany

ASSIGNMENTS
1. March 1990–March 1991, Student, Undergraduate Pilot Training, Vance Air Force Base, Okla.
2. July 1991–September 1991, Student, Lead-in Fighter Training, 433rd Tactical Fighter Training Squadron, Holloman AFB, N.M.
3. October 1991–March 1992, Student, Distinguished Graduate, F-16 Training, 72nd Fighter Squadron, MacDill AFB, Fla.
4. July 1992–July 1994, F-16 Pilot, 512th FS, Ramstein Air Base, Germany
5. July 1994–July 1996, Air Liaison Officer/Detachment Commander, 1st Ranger Battalion, Savannah, Ga.
6. August 1996–September 1996, Student, F-16 Re-qualification Training, 61st FS, Luke AFB, Ariz.
7. September 1996–June 1999, F-16 Instructor Pilot, Flight Commander, Functional Check Flight Pilot, 79th FS, Shaw AFB, S.C.
8. June 1999–March 2000, Aide/Instructor Pilot to U.S. Air Forces Central Command/Ninth Air Force Commander, Shaw AFB, S.C.
9. March 2000–January 2001, Air Force Doctrine Branch Chief, U.S. Air Forces in Europe/Plans and Programs, Ramstein AB, Germany
10. February 2001–July 2002, COMUSAFE Commander 's Action Group, Ramstein AB, Germany
11. August 2002–July 2003, Student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
12. August 2003–November 2003, Student, F-16 Re-qualification and Instructor Training, 62nd FS, Luke AFB, Ariz.
13. December 2003–February 2004, Assistant Director of Operations, 56th TS, Luke AFB, Ariz.
14. March 2004–April 2005, Director of Operations, 309th FS, Luke AFB, Ariz.
15. May 2005–March 2007, Commander, 56th Operations Support Squadron, Luke AFB, Ariz.
16. March 2007–August 2008, Military Assistant to Secretary of the Air Force, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
17. August 2008–January 2009, Student, NATO Defense College, Rome
18. February 2009–June 2011, Senior Military Adviser to the Secretary of Defense Representative to Europe and U.S. NATO Defense Adviser, Headquarters NATO, Brussels
19. July 2011–June 2012, Vice Commander, 52nd Fighter Wing, Spangdahlem AB, Germany
20. July 2012–May 2014, Commander, 52nd FW, Spangdahlem AB, Germany
21. May 2014–June 2015, Principal Military Assistant to Deputy Secretary of Defense, HAF, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
22. July 2015–June 2016, Commander, 455th Air Expeditionary Wing, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan
23. July 2016–July 2018, Deputy Director of Operations, U.S. Central Command, MacDill AFB, Fla.
24. August 2018–July 2020, Director of Plans, Policy, Strategy and Capabilities, Headquarters U.S. European Command, Patch Barracks, Stuttgart, Germany
25. August 2020–August 2021, Chief of Staff, Headquarters USEUCOM, Patch Barracks, Stuttgart, Germany
26. August 2021–October 2021, Special Assistant to the Commander, Headquarters Air Combat Command, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va.
27. October 2021–present, Deputy Chief of Staff, Capability Development, Headquarters Supreme Allied Command Transformation, Norfolk, Va.

SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
1. February 2009–June 2011, Senior Military Adviser to the Secretary of Defense Representative to Europe and U.S. NATO Defense Adviser, Headquarters NATO, Brussels, as a colonel
2. May 2014–June 2015, Principal Military Assistant to Deputy Secretary of Defense, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va., as a colonel and brigadier general
3. July 2015–June 2016, Commander, 455th Air Expeditionary Wing, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, as a brigadier general
4. July 2016–July 2018, Deputy Director of Operations, U.S. Central Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., as a brigadier general
5. August 2018–July 2020, Director of Plans, Policy, Strategy and Capabilities, Headquarters U.S. European Command, Patch Barracks, Stuttgart, Germany, as a major general
6. August 2020–August 2021, Chief of Staff, Headquarters USEUCOM, Patch Barracks, Stuttgart, Germany, as a major general
7. October 2021–present, Deputy Chief of Staff, Capability Development, Headquarters Supreme Allied Command Transformation, Norfolk, Va., as a lieutenant general

FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating:  command pilot
Flight hours:  more than 2,500, including 600 combat hours
Aircraft flown:  F-16C/D (Blocks 25, 30, 32, 42, 50), AT-38, T-38, T-37, C-130J and HH-60

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Superior Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Legion of Merit
Distinguished Flying Cross
Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Air Medal with silver and three oak leaf clusters
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Afghanistan Campaign Medal
Kosovo Campaign Medal
NATO Medal with device

PUBLICATIONS
"Operationalizing the Information Environment: Lessons Learned from the Cyber Integration in the USCENTCOM AOR," The Cyber Defense Review, Fall 2018

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant May 22, 1989
First Lieutenant Oct. 12, 1991
Captain Oct. 12, 1993
Major Feb. 1, 2001
Lieutenant Colonel April 1, 2004
Colonel Oct. 1, 2008
Brigadier General March 2, 2015
Major General Aug. 3, 2018
Lieutenant General Oct. 4, 2021

(Current as of October 2021)