John W. Rosa

John W. Rosa Jr.
John W. Rosa Jr.
	John W. Rosa Jr.
Birth name	John William Rosa Jr.
Born	September 28, 1951; Springfield, Illinois
Allegiance	United States of America
Years of service	1973-2005
Rank	Lieutenant General
Commands held	35th Fighter Squadron; 20th Fighter Wing; 347th Wing; United States Air Force Academy
Awards	Air Force Distinguished Service Medal; Defense Superior Service Medal; Legion of Merit
Other work	President, The Citadel

John William Rosa Jr. (born September 28, 1951)^[1] is a retired United States Air Force Lieutenant General who served as President of his alma mater The Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina from 2005 to 2018.^[2] While on active duty, Rosa also served as the sixteenth Superintendent of the United States Air Force Academy.

Background and education

Rosa entered the Air Force in May 1973 after receiving his bachelor's degree and his commission (via Air Force ROTC) from The Citadel where he quarterbacked the football team. He earned a master's degree in public administration from Golden Gate University in 1985. Rosa is also a graduate of the Air Force Squadron Officer School, Air Command and Staff College, U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, U.S. Army War College and the Program for Senior Executives in National and International Security Management, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University.

After his commissioning, Rosa went to pilot training at Craig Air Force Base, Alabama, followed by fighter training at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. His command positions have included the 35th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Kunsan Air Base, South Korea; the 366th Operations Support Squadron, Mountain Home Air Force Base,Idaho; 49th Operations Group at Holloman AFB, NM; 20th Fighter Wing, Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina; and the 347th Rescue Wing, Moody Air Force Base, Georgia. From 1980 to 1983, he served an exchange tour with the Royal Air Force as a pilot in Hunter and Jaguar aircraft at Royal Air Force Lossiemouth, Scotland. He has also served on staff assignments at Pacific Air Forces, U.S. Air Force headquarters, and the Headquarters, Joint Staff. He also served as Commandant of the Air Command and Staff College and concluded his military career serving as the sixteenth Superintendent of the United States Air Force Academy before retiring from the Air Force in 2005.

Rosa is a Command Pilot with more than 3,600 flying hours in the A-7, A-10, the Hunter and Jaguar aircraft, F-16, F-117A, HH-60G and HC-130; he also attended the Instructor Course of the USAF Weapons School.

Command Pilot Badge

Meritorious Service Medal with four Oak Leaf clusters

Combat Readiness Medal with two oak leaf clusters

Preceded by John R. Dallager	Superintendent of the U.S. Air Force Academy 2003—2005	Succeeded by John F. Regni

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