General
GeorgeT. Babbitt (USAF-Ret), Tacoma, WA
Director, USAeroteam
General George T. Babbitt was commander
of the Air Force Materiel Command at Wright-Patterson
Air Force Base, Ohio. The command conducts research,
development, test and evaluation, and provides acquisition
management services and logistics support necessary
to keep Air Force weapons systems ready for war.
The general was commissioned
in 1965 through the Reserve Officer Training Corps program
at the University of Washington. He trained as an aircraft
maintenance officer and served as officer in charge
of fighter flight lines in the United States, the Pacific
and Europe. He twice commanded aircraft maintenance
squadrons and was deputy commander for maintenance of
a European F-15 wing.
Prior to assuming his last position,
General Babbitt was director of the Defense Logistics
Agency at Fort Belvoir, Va. His recent assignments include
deputy chief of staff for logistics, Headquarters U.S.
Air Force; deputy director for materiel management,
Defense Logistics Agency; director of supply, Headquarters
U.S. Air Force, and director of logistics for both Headquarters
Air Training Command and Headquarters U.S. Air Forces
in Europe.
Education
> 1965
Bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering,
University of Washington, Seattle
> 1970 Master of science
degree in logistics management, Air Force Institute
of Technology, Wright-Pat Air Force Base.
> 1975 Program Managers
Course, Defense Systems Management College, Fort
Belvoir, Va
> 1978
Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Va.
> 1986 Air War College,
Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
> 1989The Executive
Development of Business Program, Kellogg School,
Northwestern University, Ill.
> 1986 Air War College,
Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
> 1993 Program for
Senior Managers in Government, John F. Kennedy School
of Government, Harvard University, Mass.
Assingments
> June 1965 - February
1966, student, aircraft maintenance officer
course, Chanute Air Force Base, Ill.
> February 1966 - June
1969, RF-4C maintenance officer, Royal Air Force
Station Alconbury, England
> September 1971 - August
1973, maintenance planner, B-1A System Program
Office, Rockwell International, Los Angeles
> July 1978
- August 1980, maintenance officer and later,
commander, 1st Aircraft Generation Squadron, Langley
Air Force Base, Va.
> August 1980 - Sept 1981,
commander, 36th Aircraft Generation Squadron, Bitburg
AFB, W. Germany
> July 1992-June 1993,
director, logistics, HQ U.S. Air Forces in Europe,
Ramstein Air Base, Germany
> October 1996 - May 1997,
director, Defense Logistics Agency, Fort Belvoir,
Va.
> May 1997 - June 2000,
commander, Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson
Air Force Base, Oh.
MAJOR AWARDS AND
DECORATIONS
EFFECTIVE DATES OF
PROMOTION
Distinguished
Service Medal
Defense Superior Service Medal
Legion of Merit
Bronze Star Medal
Meritorious Service Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal
Vietnam Service Medal with three service stars &
Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm
Second
Lieutenant Mar 19, 1965
Captain Jun 12, 1968
Major Feb 1, 1975
Colonel Aug 1, 1984
Brigadier General Sep 1, 1990
Major General Jul 1, 1993
Lieutenant General Jul 1, 1995
General Jun 1, 1997
Retired June 01, 2000
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