General JOHN W. HANDY Gen. John W. Handy was Commander, U.S. Transportation Command, and Commander, Air Mobility Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. USTRANSCOM was the single manager for global air, land and sea transportation for the Department of Defense.Gen. Handy was commissioned in 1967 and received his pilot wings in 1968. He has commanded the 21st Air Force at McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey; the Air Mobility Command's Tanker Airlift Control Center; two airlift wings and a maintenance squadron. He has served as the Director of Operations and Logistics for USTRANSCOM; the Air Force's Director of Programs and Evaluations, and Deputy Chief of Staff for Installations and Logistics, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.Gen. Handy is a command pilot with more than 5,000 flying hours, principally in airlift aircraft. As a C-130 pilot, he logged more than 300 combat hours in Southeast Asia.EDUCATION1966 Bachelor of Art, History, Methodist College, Fayetteville, N.C.1972 Squadron Officer School, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas1979 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.1979 Master of Science, Systems Management, University of Southern California1982 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 1984 National War College, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.1993 Program for Senior Executives, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.FLIGHT INFORMATIONRating: command pilotFlight hours: more than 5,000Aircraft flown: C-130, C-141, C-17, C-7A, C-9, C-37 and KC-10MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONSDefense Distinguished Service Medal with oak leaf clusterDistinguished Service MedalLegion of Merit with oak leaf clusterMeritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clustersAir Medal with oak leaf clusterAntarctica Service MedalArmed Forces Expeditionary MedalVietnam Service Medal with three bronze starsSouthwest Asia Service MedalGlobal War on Terrorism Service MedalLegion of Honor (France)Philippine Presidential Unit CitationRepublic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with PalmRepublic of Vietnam Campaign MedalKuwait Liberation Medal (Government of Kuwait)OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS1992 Honorary Doctor of Humanities, Methodist College2005 Air Force Order of the Sword, Air Mobility Command(Current as of September 2025)