Darryl Roberson

Darryl Roberson
Born (1960-03-03) March 3, 1960
Allegiance  United States of America
Service/branch United States Air Force
Years of service 1983–2017
Rank Lieutenant General
Awards Air Force Distinguished Service Medal
Defense Superior Service Medal (2)
Legion of Merit (3)

Darryl Lee Roberson[1] (born March 3, 1960) is a retired United States Air Force lieutenant general who served as the commander of Air Education and Training Command from July 2015 to November 2017. Before his command of Air Education and Training Command, he served as commander of the 3rd Air Force and 17th Expeditionary Air Force, Ramstein Air Base, Germany.[2][3] He assumed that assignment on July 21, 2015.

Roberson is a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy and Euro-NATO Joint Jet pilot training. He has been a Thunderbird air demonstration pilot, a Congressional Fellow on Capitol Hill and has served on the Air Staff and Joint Staff at the Pentagon. He has commanded at the squadron and group levels, and served as the Commander 52nd Fighter Wing, Spangdahlem Air Base in Germany, 325th Fighter Wing, Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, and 455th Air Expeditionary Wing, Bagram, Afghanistan. He has flown combat missions in Iraq during operations Desert Storm and Iraqi Freedom as well as in Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom.

Roberson is a command pilot who has more than 5,000 flight hours including 865 combat hours. He has flown the F-4, F-15, F-16 and F-22.

Awards and decorations

US Air Force Command Pilot Badge
Basic Parachutist Badge
Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge
Headquarters Air Force Badge
Air Force Distinguished Service Medal
Defense Superior Service Medal with one bronze oak leaf cluster
Width-44 crimson ribbon with a pair of width-2 white stripes on the edges Legion of Merit with two bronze oak leaf clusters
Distinguished Flying Cross with one bronze oak leaf cluster
Width-44 scarlet ribbon with width-4 ultramarine blue stripe at center, surrounded by width-1 white stripes. Width-1 white stripes are at the edges.
Bronze Star Medal with one bronze oak leaf cluster
Width-44 crimson ribbon with two width-8 white stripes at distance 4 from the edges.
Meritorious Service Medal with one bronze oak leaf cluster
Air Medal with two silver and two bronze oak leaf clusters
Aerial Achievement Medal with four bronze oak leaf clusters
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal with one bronze oak leaf cluster
Air Force Combat Action Medal
Joint Meritorious Unit Award
Air Force Meritorious Unit Award with one bronze oak leaf cluster
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with "V" Device and one bronze oak leaf cluster
Combat Readiness Medal
Air Force Recognition Ribbon
Bronze star
Width=44 scarlet ribbon with a central width-4 golden yellow stripe, flanked by pairs of width-1 scarlet, white, Old Glory blue, and white stripes
National Defense Service Medal with one bronze service star
Southwest Asia Service Medal with two bronze service stars
Afghanistan Campaign Medal with two bronze service stars
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Korea Defense Service Medal
Armed Forces Service Medal
Air and Space Campaign Medal
Nuclear Deterrence Operations Service Medal with one bronze oak leaf cluster
Air Force Overseas Short Tour Service Ribbon
Air Force Overseas Long Tour Service Ribbon with two oak leaf clusters
Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon with gold frame and two bronze oak leaf clusters
Air Force Longevity Service Award with one silver and three bronze oak leaf clusters
Bronze star
Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon with one bronze service star
Air Force Training Ribbon
Polish Silver Star
NATO Medal for Former Yugoslavia
Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia)
Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait)

References

  1. http://www.e-yearbook.com/yearbooks/afa/1981/Page_490.html
  2. "3-star nominated to head Air Education and Training Command". airforcetimes.com. Retrieved 2015-05-24.
  3. "New 3rd Air Force commander on the job at Ramstein - News - Stripes". stripes.com. Retrieved 2015-05-24.

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Government document "http://www.af.mil/AboutUs/Biographies/Display/tabid/225/Article/108370/lieutenant-general-darryl-roberson.aspx".

Military offices
Preceded by
Carlton D. Everhart II
Commander, Third Air Force
2014 – 2015
Succeeded by
Timothy Ray
Preceded by
Robin Rand
Commander, Air Education and Training Command
2015 – 2017
Succeeded by
Steven L. Kwast
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