Lt Gen James Slife , USAF
Commander, Air Force Special Operations Command
Lt. Gen. James C. “Jim” Slife is the Commander, Air Force Special Operations Command, Hurlburt Field, Florida. The command is the Air Force component of U.S. Special Operations Command. AFSOC provides Air Force special operations forces for worldwide deployment and assignment to unified combatant commanders. The command has approximately 20,800 active-duty, Reserve, Air National Guard and civilian professionals.
Lt. Gen. Slife was born outside of Detroit and grew up in Hot Springs, Arkansas. He was commissioned through the ROTC program at Auburn University and has spent the majority of his career in special operations aviation assignments, deploying extensively.
EDUCATION
1989 Bachelor of Science, Aerospace Engineering,
Auburn University, Ala.
1995 Master of Aerospace Science, Aeronautics,
Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, Fla.
1997 Master of Administrative Science, Organizational Management, George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
1997 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
2001 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2001 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2002 School of Advanced Airpower Studies, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2006 Joint Forces Staff College, Naval Station Norfolk, Norfolk, Va.
2007 Senior Developmental Education, Secretary of Defense Corporate Fellow—Microsoft Corporation, Reston, Va.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. March 1990 - November 1990, Helicopter Student Pilot, 3588th Flying Training Squadron, Fort Rucker, Ala.
2. December 1990 - October 1991, UH-1H Instructor Pilot, 3588th FTS, Fort Rucker, Ala.
3. November 1991 - June 1992, MH-53J Student Pilot, 1550th Technical Combat Helicopter Training Squadron, Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M.
Lt. Gen. Slife was born outside of Detroit and grew up in Hot Springs, Arkansas. He was commissioned through the ROTC program at Auburn University and has spent the majority of his career in special operations aviation assignments, deploying extensively.
EDUCATION
1989 Bachelor of Science, Aerospace Engineering,
Auburn University, Ala.
1995 Master of Aerospace Science, Aeronautics,
Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, Fla.
1997 Master of Administrative Science, Organizational Management, George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
1997 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
2001 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2001 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2002 School of Advanced Airpower Studies, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2006 Joint Forces Staff College, Naval Station Norfolk, Norfolk, Va.
2007 Senior Developmental Education, Secretary of Defense Corporate Fellow—Microsoft Corporation, Reston, Va.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. March 1990 - November 1990, Helicopter Student Pilot, 3588th Flying Training Squadron, Fort Rucker, Ala.
2. December 1990 - October 1991, UH-1H Instructor Pilot, 3588th FTS, Fort Rucker, Ala.
3. November 1991 - June 1992, MH-53J Student Pilot, 1550th Technical Combat Helicopter Training Squadron, Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M.