Daniel P. Woodward is an American pilot and military officer who served as director of regional affairs in the Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of the Air Force for International Affairs.

Career

Woodward received his commission in 1980 as a distinguished graduate of the ROTC program at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in

Daytona Beach, Florida Daytona Beach, or simply Daytona, is a coastal Resort town, resort-city in east-central Florida. Located on the eastern edge of Volusia County, Florida, Volusia County near the East Coast of the United States, Atlantic coastline, its population ...

. He has served in a variety of operational and support positions throughout his career. The general has commanded a support group and a flying training wing. Prior to his last assignment, he was the deputy director of force management on the Joint Staff. As director, he managed the Air Force's direct liaison with foreign government officials, Washington agency counterparts, and representatives of the aerospace industry to implement Air Force security cooperation programs, particularly the sale of Air Force military equipment to foreign governments. The Regional Affairs Directorate provides analysis and advice to senior leaders on current politico-military affairs and their impact on the Air Force. In this position he also serves as Air Force member, Delegation to Inter-American Defense Board; and Air Force member, Joint Mexico-U.S. Defense Commission. He is rated as a command pilot with more than 3,000 flight hours. Aircraft flown include: T-37,

T-38 T38 or T-38 may refer to: * T38 (classification), a disability sport classification for disability athletics * T.38, a standard for fax over IP * T-38 tank, a Soviet light tank * Allison T38, a turboprop aircraft engine * Northrop T-38 Talon, a U.S ...

FB-111A The General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark is a retired supersonic, medium-range, multirole combat aircraft. Production variants of the F-111 had roles that included ground attack (e.g. interdiction), strategic bombing (including nuclear weapons c ...

Education

*1980 Bachelor of Aeronautical Science degree, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, Florida *1985 Squadron Officer School,

Maxwell Air Force Base Maxwell Air Force Base , officially known as Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base, is a United States Air Force (USAF) installation under the Air Education and Training Command (AETC). The installation is located in Montgomery, Alabama, United States. O ...

, Alabama *1989 Master of Business Administration degree,

Mississippi State University Mississippi State University for Agriculture and Applied Science, commonly known as Mississippi State University (MSU), is a public land-grant research university adjacent to Starkville, Mississippi. It is classified among "R1: Doctoral Unive ...

, Starkville *1993 Air Command and Staff College *1995 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Alabama

Assignments

#October 1980 – October 1981, student, undergraduate pilot training, Columbus AFB, Miss. #October 1981 – March 1986, T-38 instructor pilot and flight examiner, 14th Flying Training Wing, Columbus AFB, Miss. #March 1986 – October 1990, FB-111A instructor pilot and assistant operations officer, 380th Bomb Wing, Plattsburgh AFB, N.Y. #October 1990 – June 1994, T-37 flight commander, wing executive officer, and Chief, Wing Safety, 47th Flying Training Wing, Laughlin AFB, Texas #June 1994 – June 1995, student, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala. #June 1995 – March 1998, Chief, Combat Training Range Branch; executive officer, Directorate of Operations and Training, Deputy Chief of Staff for, Air and Space Operations, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C. #March 1998 – February 2000, Deputy Commander, 92d Support Group, Fairchild AFB, Wash. #March 2000 – December 2001, Commander, 78th Support Group, Robins AFB, Ga. #January 2002 – August 2002, executive officer to the Commander, Headquarters Air Education and Training Command, Randolph AFB, Texas #August 2002 – August 2004, Commander, 47th Flying Training Wing, Laughlin AFB, Texas #August 2004 – January 2006, Chief, Forces Division (J-8), Joint Staff, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C. #January 2006 – February 2007, deputy director, Force Management, Directorate for Force Structure, Resources and Assessment (J-8), Joint Staff, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C. #March 2007 – 2009, Director of Regional Affairs, Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of the Air Force for International Affairs, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.

Major awards and decorations

Legion of Merit The Legion of Merit (LOM) is a military award of the United States Armed Forces that is given for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services and achievements. The decoration is issued to members of the eight ...

Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters * Joint Service Commendation ribbon

Joint Service Commendation Medal * Air Force Commendation ribbon

Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster * Achievement Medal USAF

Air Force Achievement Medal The Achievement Medal is a military decoration of the United States Armed Forces. The Achievement Medal was first proposed as a means to recognize outstanding achievement or meritorious service of military personnel who were not eligible to recei ...

with oak leaf cluster * Outstanding Unit ribbon

Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with four oak leaf clusters * Organizational Excellence ribbon

Air Force Organizational Excellence Award The Air and Space Organizational Excellence Award (ASOEA) is a unit award of the United States Air Force and United States Space Force created by the Secretary of the Air Force on 26 August 1969 as the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award. The award i ...

with oak leaf cluster * Combat Readiness Medal ribbon

Combat Readiness Medal *

National Defense Service Medal with bronze star *

Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary ribbon

Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal *

Global War on Terrorism Service Medal

Effective dates of promotion

Second lieutenant Second lieutenant is a junior commissioned officer military rank in many armed forces, comparable to NATO OF-1 rank. Australia The rank of second lieutenant existed in the military forces of the Australian colonies and Australian Army until ...

April 19, 1980 * First lieutenant October 19, 1982 *

Captain Captain is a title, an appellative for the commanding officer of a military unit; the supreme leader of a navy ship, merchant ship, aeroplane, spacecraft, or other vessel; or the commander of a port, fire or police department, election precinct, e ...

October 19, 1984 *

Major Major (commandant in certain jurisdictions) is a military rank of commissioned officer status, with corresponding ranks existing in many military forces throughout the world. When used unhyphenated and in conjunction with no other indicators ...

October 1, 1991 *

Lieutenant colonel Lieutenant colonel ( , ) is a rank of commissioned officers in the armies, most marine forces and some air forces of the world, above a major and below a colonel. Several police forces in the United States use the rank of lieutenant colone ...

March 1, 1994 * Colonel March 1, 2000 * Brigadier general July 3, 2006

References

USAF Bio
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