MAJOR GENERAL EDWARD A. RICE JR. Maj. Gen. Edward A. Rice Jr. is Commander, 13th Air Force, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii. Thirteenth Air Force is responsible for planning and executing air, space and information operations in the Pacific theater outside of Korea. General Rice concurrently serves as the commander of the Kenney Headquarters (Provisional). General Rice is a 1978 distinguished graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy. His commands include the 34th Bomb Squadron, Castle Air Force Base, Calif.; 552nd Operations Group, Tinker AFB, Okla.; 28th Bomb Wing, Ellsworth AFB, S.D.; and Air Force Recruiting Service, Randolph AFB, Texas. His numerous staff positions include serving as a White House Fellow at the Department of Health and Human Services, as a professional staff member for the Commission on Roles and Missions of the Armed Forces, as the Deputy Executive Secretary for the National Security Council, and as the Deputy Director for Expeditionary Aerospace Force Implementation, as the Chief of Staff of the Office of the Representative and Executive Director for the Coalition Provisional Authority, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Washington, D.C. General Rice has significant experience in combat and contingency operations, to include commanding bomber operations during the first four months of Operation Enduring Freedom as Commander, 28th Air Expeditionary Wing. Additionally, during Operation Unified Assistance, General Rice served as the Deputy Commander for the joint task force, Combined Support Force-536, assigned to provide disaster relief and humanitarian assistance to victims of the 2004 tsunami in Southeast Asia. The general is a command pilot with more than 3,800 flying hours in the B-1B, B-52G/H, E-3, B-2, KC-135, T-37 and T-38. EDUCATION 1978 Bachelor of Science degree in engineering sciences, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo. 1983 Distinguished graduate, Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 1984 Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence 1986 Master's degree in aeronautical science and technology, Embry-Riddle University 1989 Distinguished graduate, College of Naval Command and Staff, Naval War College, Newport, R.I. 1989 Master's degree in national security and strategic studies, Naval War College, Newport, R.I. 1994 National Security Fellow, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. 2001 Program for Senior Officials in National Security, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. 2004 Joint Force Air Component Commander Course, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 2005 Joint Flag Officer Warfighting Course, Maxwell AFB, Ala. ASSIGNMENTS 1. July 1978 - February 1980, distinguished graduate, undergraduate pilot training, Williams AFB, Ariz. 2. February 1980 - January 1984, B-52G co-pilot and aircraft commander, 69th Bombardment Squadron, Loring AFB, Maine 3. January 1984 - February 1985, Air Staff Training Program, assistant deputy chief, Executive Services Division, Directorate of Administration, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C. 4. February 1985 - July 1988, B-52G instructor pilot; Chief, Standardization and Evaluation Branch; and flight commander, 441st Bombardment Squadron, Mather AFB, Calif. 5. July 1988 - July 1989, College of Naval Command and Staff, Naval War College, Newport, R.I. 6. July 1989 - August 1990, programmer, Air Crew Management Branch, Deputy Chief of Staff for Air and Space Operations, Headquarters U. S. Air Force, Washington, D.C. 7. August 1990 - November 1991, White House Fellow, Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, D.C. 8. November 1991 - July 1992, Chief, Standardization and Evaluation Division, 410th Operations Group, K.I. Sawyer AFB, Mich. 9. July 1992 - August 1993, Commander, 34th Bomb Squadron, Castle AFB, Calif. 10. August 1993 - July 1994, National Security Fellow, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. 11. July 1994 - July 1995, professional staff member, Commission on Roles and Missions of the Armed Forces, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Washington, D.C. 12. July 1995 - January 1996, Deputy Commander, 509th Operations Group, Whiteman AFB, Mo. 13. January 1996 - June 1997, Commander, 552nd Operations Group, Tinker AFB, Okla. 14. June 1997 - June 1999, Deputy Executive Secretary, National Security Council, the White House, Washington, D.C. 15. June 1999 - May 2000, Deputy Director for Expeditionary Aerospace Force Implementation, Deputy Chief of Staff for Air and Space Operations, Headquarters U. S. Air Force, Washington, D.C. 16. May 2000 - May 2002, Commander, 28th Bomb Wing, Ellsworth AFB, S.D. 17. May 2002 - January 2004, Commander, Air Force Recruiting Service, Headquarters Air Education and Training Command, Randolph AFB, Texas 18. January 2004 - December 2004, Chief of Staff for the Office of the Representative and Executive Director for the Coalition Provisional Authority, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Washington, D.C. 19. January 2005 - September 2005, Commander, Thirteenth Air Force, Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. 20. September 2005 - July 2006, Director of Air, Space and Information Operations, Plans and Requirements, Headquarters Pacific Air Forces, Hickam AFB, Hawaii, and Commander, 13th Air Force, Andersen AFB, Guam 21. July 2006 - present, Commander, Thirteenth Air Force, Hickam AFB, Hawaii, and Commander, Kenney Headquarters (P), Hickam AFB, Hawaii FLIGHT INFORMATION Rating: Command pilot Flight hours: More than 3,800 Aircraft flown: B-1B, B-52G/H, E-3, B-2, KC-135, T-37 and T-38 MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS Defense Superior Service Medal with one oak leaf cluster Legion of Merit with two oak leaf clusters Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters Air Force Commendation Medal OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS 2002 Moller Trophy for outstanding wing commander, Air Combat Command EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION Second Lieutenant May 31, 1978 First Lieutenant May 31, 1980 Captain May 31, 1982 Major April 1, 1986 Lieutenant Colonel April 1, 1990 Colonel February 1, 1994 Brigadier General February 1, 2002 Major General August 1, 2005 (Current as of August 2006)