Brig. Gen. William A. "Alan" Rock is the Deputy Director of Plans, Programs, and Analyses for Headquarters U.S. Air Forces in Europe and U.S. Air Forces Africa, Ramstein Air Base, Germany (A5/8/9). He leads theater engagement throughout Europe and Africa by managing unit basing, organization, force structure and analyses. He is responsible for developing and directing the command's resource capability processes, doctrine review, strategy initiatives and political-military affairs program, as well as overseeing command analyses and lessons learned.

Prior to assuming his current position, Brig. Gen. Rock served as the Mobilization Assistant to the Commander of Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center, Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico. He was one of two general officers directing the Air Force’s $400 billion nuclear modernization, acquisition and sustainment programs with more than 1,300 personnel at 18 locations worldwide. The center is responsible for the life-cycle management of nuclear weapons systems supporting two legs of the nation’s nuclear triad, including intercontinental ballistic missiles, air-launched cruise missiles, gravity bombs, and nuclear command and control communication systems.

Brig. Gen. Rock enlisted in the military in 1983 and was commissioned through the Air Force Reserve Command Deserving Airman Program in 1993. He graduated from Louisiana State University with a Bachelor of Science in Business and Finance.

EDUCATION
1987 Associate of General Studies, Louisiana Tech University, Ruston
1989 Bachelor of Science, Business and Finance, Louisiana State University, Shreveport
2002 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., by correspondence
2008 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2012 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2014 Master of Science, Financial Services, American College of Pennsylvania, Bryn Mawr
2017 Joint and Combined Warfighting School-Hybrid, Joint Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Va.

ASSIGNMENTS
1. August 1983–September 1983, Student, Basic Military Training, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas
2. September 1983–December 1983, Student, Technical Training, Keesler AFB, Miss.
3. January 1984–April 1987, 2nd Field Maintenance Squadron, Barksdale AFB, La.
4. April 1987–December 1990, Individual Ready Reserve, Buckley AFB, Colo.
5. December 1990–July 1993, Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear & High Yield Explosives Instructor, 917th Civil Engineering Squadron, Barksdale AFB, La.
6. July 1993–September 1995, Operations Management Officer, 47th Fighter Squadron, Barksdale AFB, La.
7. September 1995–January 2000, Commander, 917th Security Forces Squadron, Barksdale AFB, La.
8. January 2000–July 2000, Operations Officer, 610th Security Forces Squadron, Naval Air Station, Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas
9. July 2000–October 2008, Defense Force Commander, 610th Security Forces Squadron, NAS-JRB Fort Worth, Texas
10. October 2008–September 2010, Deputy Chief, Security Forces, Tenth Air Force, NAS-JRB Fort Worth, Texas
11. September 2010–May 2015, Deputy Commander, 301st Mission Support Group, NAS-JRB Fort Worth, Texas
12. May 2015–September 2015, Individual Mobilization Assistant to Pacific Air Command Air Force Director of Logistics, Joint Reserve Base, Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii
13. September 2015–July 2017, Commander, 307th Mission Support Group, Barksdale AFB, La.
14. July 2017–March 2019, Reserve Advisor to the Commander and Director of Reserve Affairs Headquarters Global Strike Command, Barksdale AFB, La.
15. April 2019–June 2020, Mobilization Assistant to the Commander, Director of Logistics, Civil Engineering, Force Protection and Nuclear Integration, Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio (February 2020–June 2020, detailed to Headquarters United States Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa A3/10, Deputy Director of Operations, Strategic Deterrence and Nuclear Integration)
16. June 2020–June 2022, Mobilization Assistant to the Commander of Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center, Kirtland AFB, N.M.
17. June 2022–present, Deputy Director of Plans, Programs, and Analyses, Ramstein Air Base, Germany

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Bronze Star Medal
Air Force Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
Army Commendation Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal
Meritorious Unit Award
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with two oak leaf clusters
Air Force Good Conduct Medal with oak leaf cluster
National Defense Service Medal with bronze star
Iraq Campaign Medal with bronze star
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Air Force Overseas Ribbon Short Tour
Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon with gold border and two oak leaf clusters
Air Force Longevity Service Award with four oak leaf clusters
Armed Forces Reserve Medal with two “M” devices and hourglass
Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon with service star
Air Force Training Ribbon with oak leaf cluster

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant July 13, 1993
First Lieutenant Sept. 11, 1995
Captain Oct. 8, 1998
Major March 25, 2003
Lieutenant Colonel Oct. 1, 2009
Colonel Aug. 1, 2015
Brigadier General May 6, 2020

(Current as of July 2022)