Mark A. Welsh

Mark A. Welsh
Mark A. Welsh III
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General Mark A. Welsh III, USAF
Born 1953 (age 57–58)
San Antonio, Texas
Allegiance USA
Service/branch  United States Air Force
Years of service 1976–present
Rank US-O10 insignia.svg General
Commands held U.S. Air Forces in Europe
Headquarters Allied Air Command Ramstein
Joint Air Power Competence Center
Battles/wars Gulf War
Awards Air Force Distinguished Service Medal (2)
Defense Superior Service Medal (2)
Legion of Merit (2)
Distinguished Flying Cross (2)
Meritorious Service Medal (3)
Air Medal (2)

Mark A. Welsh III (born 1953) is a United States Air Force four-star general who currently serves as the 34th Commander, U.S. Air Forces in Europe which he also concurrently serves as Commander, Allied Air Command Ramstein, Germany and Director, Joint Air Power Competence Center at Kalkar, Germany. He is responsible for Air Force activities, conducted through 3rd Air Force, in an area of operations covering almost one-fifth of the globe. This area includes 51 countries in Europe, Asia and the Middle East, and the Arctic and Atlantic oceans with a total population reaching nearly one billion people speaking more than 80 languages. He also has administrative control of 17th Air Force, providing support, logistics and resources to U.S. Africa Command. General Welsh previously served as Associate Director of the Central Intelligence Agency for Military Support and Associate Director for Military Affairs, Central Intelligence Agency, Washington, D.C. from August 2008 to December 2010. As the ADMA, he served as the principal advisor to the Director of the CIA on military matters and is the primary bridge between the CIA and the Department of Defense for the coordination and planning of military and interagency operations. Additionally, he assisted in the formulation of CIA policies regarding military affairs, managed the provision of direct support to deployed forces, and oversaw the Director of Central Intelligence Agency representation at the combatant commands and senior service schools. He assumed his current assignment on December 13, 2010.

General Welsh was born in San Antonio, Texas. He entered the United States Air Force in June 1976 as a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy. He has been assigned to numerous operational, command and staff positions. Prior to his current assignment, he was the Vice Commander, Headquarters Air Education and Training Command, Randolph Air Force Base, Texas.

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Education

Assignments

  • August 1976 – July 1977, student, undergraduate pilot training, Williams Air Force Base, Arizona
  • July 1977– January 1981, T-37 instructor pilot and class commander, Williams Air Force Base, Arizona
  • January 1981 – May 1981, student, fighter lead-in training, Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico
  • May 1981 – August 1981, student, A-10 training, Davis–Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona
  • August 1981 – May 1984, instructor pilot, flight commander and wing standardization and evaluation flight examiner, 78th Tactical Fighter Squadron and 81st Tactical Fighter Wing, Royal Air Force Station Woodbridge, England
  • May 1984 – June 1987, Commander, Cadet Squadron 5, later, executive officer to the Commandant of Cadets, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado
  • June 1987 – June 1988, student, Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
  • June 1988 – October 1988, student, F-16 conversion training, Luke AFB, Arizona
  • October 1988 – July 1992, operations officer, 34th Tactical Fighter Squadron, later, Commander, 4th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Hill AFB, Utah
  • July 1992 – June 1993, student, National War College, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
  • June 1993 – June 1995, Chief, Defense and Space Operations Division, Operations Directorate (J3), Joint Staff, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
  • June 1995 – April 1997, Commander, 347th Operations Group, Moody AFB, Ga.
  • April 1997 – June 1998, Commander, 8th Fighter Wing, Kunsan Air Base, South Korea
  • June 1998 – June 1999, Commander, College of Aerospace Doctrine, Research and Education, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
  • June 1999 – September 2001, Commandant of Cadets and Commander, 34th Training Wing, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado
  • September 2001 – April 2003, Director of Plans and Programs, Headquarters U.S. Air Forces in Europe, Ramstein AB, Germany
  • April 2003 – June 2005, Director of Global Power Programs, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
  • June 2005 – June 2007, Deputy Commander, Joint Functional Component Command for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance, U.S. Strategic Command, Bolling AFB, Washington, D.C.
  • July 2007 – August 2008, Vice Commander, Air Education and Training Command, Randolph AFB, Texas
  • August 2008 – December 2010, Associate Director of the Central Intelligence Agency for Military Support/Associate Director for Military Affairs, Central Intelligence Agency, Washington, D.C.
  • December 2010 – present, Commander, U.S. Air Forces in Europe; Commander, Air Component Command, Ramstein; and Director, Joint Air Power Competency Center, Ramstein AB, Germany

Summary of joint assignments

  • June 1993 – June 1995, Chief, Defense and Space Operations Division, Operations Directorate (J3), Joint Staff, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., as a lieutenant colonel and a colonel
  • June 2005 – June 2007, Deputy Commander, Joint Functional Component Command for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance, U.S. Strategic Command, Bolling AFB, Washington, D.C., as a major general
  • August 2008 – December 2010, Associate Director for Military Affairs, Central Intelligence Agency, Washington, D.C., as a major general and a lieutenant general
  • December 2010 – present, Commander, U.S. Air Forces in Europe; Commander, Air Component Command, Ramstein; and Director, Joint Air Power Competency Center, Ramstein AB, Germany, as a general

Flight information

  • Rating: Command pilot
  • Flight hours: More than 3,400
  • Aircraft flown: F-16, A-10, T-37 and TG-7A

Major awards and decorations

Effective dates of promotion

References

http://www.airn.nato.int/

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