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BRIGADIER GENERAL DAVE C. HOWE

Brig. Gen. Dave C. Howe is the Director of Installations and Mission Support, Headquarters Air Combat Command, Langley Air Force Base, Va. He leads ACC's base and expeditionary combat support activities for civil engineering, security forces and contracting. He also oversees the command's Acquisition Management and Integration Center. General Howe's area of responsibility includes 22 wings, 13 bases and more than 300 operating locations worldwide. He is responsible for organizing, training, equipping, and preparing combat-ready Airmen for combatant commanders, and he manages ACC installations and ranges to deliver critical combat assets and a wide spectrum of quality-of-life projects.

General Howe entered the Air Force in 1981 after obtaining his commission through the Reserve Officer Training Corps program at the University of Kansas at Lawrence, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering. He has served in a variety of assignments at the base, major command and Air Staff levels. His commands include two civil engineer squadrons and the 305th Mission Support Group, McGuire AFB, N.J. Prior to his current assignment, the general was Director of Logistics, Installations and Mission Support, Headquarters U.S. Air Forces in Europe.

EDUCATION
1981 Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering, University of Kansas, Lawrence
1986 Master of Science degree in civil engineering, University of Illinois, Champaign
1986 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
1995 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2000 Air War College, by correspondence
2002 Industrial College of the Armed Forces, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
2009 Executive Program, Darden School of Business Administration, University of Virginia, Charlottesville

ASSIGNMENTS
1. June 1981 - August 1984, Chief, Readiness and Logistics, and construction management engineer, 416th Civil Engineer Squadron, Griffiss AFB, N.Y.
2. August 1984 - January 1986, graduate student, the University of Illinois at Champaign
3. January 1986 - November 1987, command environmental engineer and major construction programmer, Deputy Chief of Staff, Engineering and Services, Headquarters Strategic Air Command, Offutt AFB, Neb.
4. November 1987 - January 1990, Chief of Civil Engineering Inspections, Inspector General Team, Strategic Air Command, Offutt AFB, Neb.
5. January 1990 - January 1991, Base Civil Engineer, Galena Airport, Alaska
6. January 1991 - July 1993, Major Construction Program Manager, Office of the Civil Engineer, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
7. July 1993 - August 1994, assistant executive officer to the Civil Engineer, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
8. August 1994 - June 1995, student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
9. June 1995 - January 1997, Commander, Operations Flight, 436th Civil Engineer Squadron, Dover AFB, Del.
10. January 1997 - October 1997, Commander, Operations Flight, 60th Civil Engineer Squadron, Travis AFB, Calif.
11. October 1997 - June 1999, Commander, 319th Civil Engineer Squadron, Grand Forks AFB, N.D.
12. June 1999 - July 2001, Commander, 89th Civil Engineer Squadron, Andrews AFB, Md.
13. August 2001 - June 2002, student, Industrial College of the Armed Forces, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
14. July 2002 - July 2004, Commander, 305th Mission Support Group, McGuire AFB, N.J.
15. July 2004 - December 2007, Deputy Director, Installations and Mission Support, and the U.S. Air Forces in Europe Civil Engineer, Headquarters USAFE, Ramstein Air Base, Germany
16. December 2007 - June 2009, Director of Logistics, Installations and Mission Support, Headquarters USAFE, Ramstein AB, Germany
17. June 2009 - present, Director of Installations and Mission Support (A7), Headquarters Air Combat Command, Langley AFB, Va.

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster
Meritorious Service Medal with silver oak leaf cluster
Air Force Commendation Medal
Air Force Organizational Excellence Award with three oak leaf clusters

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant May 19, 1981
First Lieutenant June 27, 1983
Captain June 27, 1985
Major Nov. 1, 1993
Lieutenant Colonel May 1, 1998
Colonel Aug. 1, 2002
Brigadier General July 2, 2008

(Current as of November 2010)

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Lt Gen Barton K. Yount

23 Jan 42 - 26 Sep 45

Maj Gen James P. Hodges

27 Sep 45 - 12 Apr 46

Lt Gen John K. Cannon

13 Apr 46 - 13 Oct 48

Lt Gen Robert W. Harper

14 Oct 48 - 30 Jun 54

Maj Gen Glenn O. Barcus

1 Jul 54 - 25 Jul 54

Lt Gen Charles T. Myers

26 Jul 54 - 31 Jul 58

Lt Gen Frederic H. Smith, Jr.

1 Aug 58 - 31 Jul 59

Lt Gen James E. Briggs

1 Aug 59 - 31 Jul 63

Lt Gen Robert W. Burns

1 Aug 63 - 10 Aug 64

Lt Gen William W. Momyer

11 Aug 64 - 30 Jun 66

Lt Gen Sam Maddux, Jr.

1 Jul 66 - 31 Aug 70

Lt Gen George B. Simler

1 Sep 70 - 8 Sep 72

Lt Gen William V. McBride

9 Sep 72 - 31 Aug 74

Lt Gen George H. McKee

1 Sep 74 - 28 Aug 75

Gen John W. Roberts

29 Aug 75 - 31 Mar 79

Gen Bennie L. Davis

1 Apr 79 - 28 Jul 81

Gen Thomas M. Ryan, Jr.

29 Jul 81 - 22 Jun 83

Gen Andrew P. Iosue

23 Jun 83 - 27 Aug 86

Lt Gen John A. Shaud

28 Aug 86 - 5 Jun 88

Lt Gen Robert C. Oaks

6 Jun 88 - 24 Jun 90

Lt Gen Joseph W. Ashy

25 Jun 90 - 10 Dec 92

Gen Henry Viccellio, Jr.

11 Dec 92 - 19 Jun 95

Gen Billy J. Boles

20 Jun 95 - 16 Mar 97

Gen Lloyd W. "Fig" Newton

17 Mar 97 - 21 Jun 00

Gen Hal M. Hornburg

22 Jun 00 - 9 Nov 01

Lt Gen John D. Hopper Jr.

10 Nov 01 - 14 Dec 01

Gen Donald G. Cook

15 Dec 01 - 16 Jun 05

Gen William R. Looney III

17 Jun 05 - 2 Jul 08
Gen Stephen R. Lorenz
 		 3 Jul 08 - 17 Nov 10
 
Gen Edward A. Rice Jr.
 		 18 Nov 10 - 9 Oct 13
 
Gen Robin Rand
 		 10 Oct 13 - 21 July 15
 
Lt Gen Darryl Roberson
 		 21 July 15 - 17 Nov 2017 
 
Lt. Gen. Steven Kwast
 		 17 Nov 2017 - 26 July 2019 
 
Lt. Gen. Marshall B. "Brad" Webb 26 July 2019 - 20 May 2022
Lt. Gen. Brian S. Robinson 20 May 2022 - Present