Duncan J. McNabb

General, U.S. Air Force

Duncan J. McNabb was born on 8 August 1952 at Shaw Field, SC.

McNabb graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy in 1974. He has held command and staff positions at squadron, group, wing, major command and Department of Defense levels. During Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm, General McNabb commanded the 41st Military Airlift Squadron, which earned Military Airlift Command's Airlift Squadron of the Year in 1990.

He commanded the 89th Operations Group, overseeing the air transportation of our nation's leaders, including the President, Vice President, Secretary of State and Secretary of Defense. He then served as Commander of the 62nd Airlift Wing. The Wing's performance in 1996 earned the Riverside Trophy as the 15th Air Force's outstanding Wing. He also commanded the Tanker Airlift Control Center where he planned, scheduled and directed a fleet of more than 1,400 aircraft in support of combat delivery and strategic airlift, air refueling and aeromedical operations around the world.

McNabb's staff assignments have been a variety of planning, programming and logistical duties. These include serving as the Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans and Programs on the Air Staff and Chairman of the Air Force Board having oversight of all Air Force programs. He also served as the Director for Logistics on the Joint Staff where he was responsible for operational logistics and strategic mobility support to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Secretary of Defense.

On 1 December 2005, McNabb was promoted to the four-star rank of General and assigned as Commander, Air Mobility Command, Scott AFB, IL, where he led 134,000 total force Airmen in providing rapid global mobility, aerial refueling, special airlift and aeromedical evacuation for America's armed forces. From September 2007 to September 2008, he served as Vice Chief of Staff, Headquarters U.S. Air Force in Washington.

On 5 September 2008, he assumed his current assignment as the 9th and current Commander, U.S. Transportation Command.

General McNabb will retire effective 30 November 2011 after over 37 years of service. A Command Pilot, he has amassed over 5,400 flying hours in these transport and rotary wing aircraft: T-37, T-38, C-141, C-17, C-21, C-20 and UH-1N.

Education:

1974  Bachelor of Science degree, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, CO
1977  Distinguished graduate, Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, AL
1983  Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence
1984  Master of Science degree in International Relations, University of Southern California, Los Angeles
1993  Industrial College of the Armed Forces, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, DC
1994  Air War College, by correspondence
1995  Program for Senior Officials in National Security, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
1998  Executive Program for General Officers of the Russian Federation and the United States, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
2000  National Security Decision-Making Seminar, Center for Strategic Education, The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University, Washington, DC

Assignments

1. June 1974 - May 1975, student, undergraduate navigator training, Mather AFB, CA.
2. August 1975 - April 1978, Instructor Navigator, 14th Military Airlift Squadron, Norton AFB, CA.
3. April 1978 - April 1979, Airlift Director, 63rd Military Airlift Wing, Norton AFB, CA.
4. April 1979 - April 1980, student, undergraduate pilot training, Williams AFB, AZ.
5. August 1980 - August 1983, Instructor Pilot and Chief Pilot, 14th Military Airlift Squadron, Norton AFB.
6. August 1983 - July 1984, General's Aide, Air Force Inspection and Safety Center, Norton AFB.
7. July 1984 - June 1986, Chief, Plans Integration Branch, Headquarters Military Airlift Command, Scott AFB, IL.
8. June 1986 - June 1988, Aide to the Commander, U.S. Transportation Command and Military Airlift Command, Scott AFB, IL.
9. June 1988 - November 1990, Chief Pilot, later, Operations Officer, 17th Military Airlift Squadron, Charleston AFB, SC.
10. November 1990 - January 1992, Commander, 41st Military Airlift Squadron, Charleston AFB.
11. January 1992 - August 1992, Deputy Group Commander, 437th Operations Group, Charleston AFB.
12. August 1992 - June 1993, student, Industrial College of the Armed Forces, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington.
13. July 1993 - June 1995, Chief, Logistics Readiness Center, the Joint Staff, Washington.
14. July 1995 - July 1996, Commander, 89th Operations Group, Andrews AFB, MD.
15. July 1996 - July 1997, Commander, 62nd Airlift Wing, McChord AFB, WA.
16. August 1997 - June 1999, Commander, Tanker Airlift Control Center, Headquarters Air Mobility Command, Scott AFB, IL.
17. June 1999 - December 1999, Deputy Director of Programs, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans and Programs, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington.
18. December 1999 - April 2002, Director of Programs, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans and Programs, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington.
19. April 2002 - July 2004, Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans and Programs, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington.
20. August 2004 - October 2005, Director for Logistics, the Joint Staff, Washington.
21. October 2005 - September 2007, Commander, Headquarters Air Mobility Command, Scott AFB.
22. September 2007 - September 2008, Vice Chief of Staff, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington.
23. September 2008 - present, Commander, U.S. Transportation Command, Scott AFB.

Summary of Joint Assignments

1. June 1986 - June 1988, Aide to the Commander, U.S. Transportation Command and Military Airlift Command, Scott AFB, as a Major.
2. July 1993 - June 1995, Chief, Logistics Readiness Center, the Joint Staff, Washington, as a Colonel.
3. August 2004 - October 2005, Director for Logistics, the Joint Staff, Washington, as a Lieutenant General.
4. September 2008 - present, Commander, U.S. Transportation Command, Scott AFB, IL, as a General.

Promotion Dates

Second Lieutenant - 5 June 1974
First Lieutenant - 5 June 1976
Captain - 5 June 1978
Major - 1 October 1985
Lieutenant Colonel - 1 June 1989
Colonel - 1 January 1993
Brigadier General - 27 July 1998
Major General - 26 February 2001
Lieutenant General 19 April 2002
General - 1 December 2005

Medals and Awards

Defense Distinguished Service Medal
Distinguished Service Medal
Defense Superior Service Medal
Legion of Merit (2 Awards)
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal (2 Awards)
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal (3 Awards)
Air Force Achievement Medal
Combat Readiness Medal (2 Awards)
National Defense Service Medal with 2 Bronze Stars
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Southwest Asia Service Medal with 2 Bronze Stars
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal
NATO Medal (Former Republic of Yugoslavia)
Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia)
Kuwait Liberation Medal (Government of Kuwait)

Badges

Command Pilot Badge
Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge

Honors

Commander's Trophy, Undergraduate Pilot Training, Air Training Command

Orville Wright Award for outstanding UPT graduate, Order of Daedalians

Induction into the Order of the Sword, U.S. Air Force Air Mobility Command