Charles T. Robertson Jr.

Background

Education

• 1968 Bachelor of Science degree in engineering science, United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado
• 1975 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama
• 1977 Master's degree in industrial management, Central Michigan University
• 1985 National War College, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
• 1994 National and International Security Program, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts

  Assignments

• August 1968 – August 1969, student, undergraduate pilot training, 3550th Student Squadron, Moody Air Force Base, Georgia
• April 1970 – April 1971, AC-119K gunship pilot, 18th Special Operations Squadron, Da Nang Air Base, South Vietnam
• May 1971 – June 1974, B-52H co-pilot, aircraft commander, instructor pilot and flight examiner, 17th Bombardment Wing, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio
• August 1974 – October 1975, assistant to the chief of staff, Headquarters Strategic Air Command, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska
• October 1975 – August 1977, aide and executive officer to the vice commander in chief, Headquarters Strategic Air Command, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska
• August 1977 – March 1980, FB-111A commander, flight commander and assistant operations officer, 528th Bomb Squadron, Plattsburgh Air Force Base, New York
• March 1980 – May 1982, plans and programming officer, Strategic Forces Division, Directorate of Programs and Evaluation, Deputy Chief of Staff for Programs and Resources, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
• May 1982 – June 1984, FB-111A commander, 529th Bomb Squadron, later, assistant deputy commander for maintenance, 380th Bombardment Wing, Plattsburgh Air Force Base, New York
• June 1984 – July 1985, student, National War College, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
• July 1985 – June 1986, executive officer to the Air Force vice chief of staff, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
• June 1986 – July 1987, assistant for general officer matters, Deputy Chief of Staff, Personnel, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
• July 1987 – January 1989, vice commander, later, commander, 2nd Bombardment Wing, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana
• January 1989 – January 1990, commander, 384th Bombardment Wing, McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas
• January 1990 – August 1991, assistant deputy chief of staff, Plans and Resources, Headquarters Strategic Air Command, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska
• August 1991 – June 1993, director, Personnel Plans, Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
• June 1993 – June 1995, vice director, the Joint Staff, Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
• June 1995 – September 1996, vice commander, Air Mobility Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois
• September 1996 – July 1998, commander, Fifteenth Air Force, Travis Air Force Base, California
• August 1998 – December 2001, commander in chief, United States Transportation Command, and commander, Air Mobility Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois

  Flight information

• Rating: Command pilot, parachutist
• Flight hours: 4,700
• Aircraft flown: AC-119K, B-1B, B-2, B-52, C-5, C-9, C-17, C-20B, C-21, C-37, C-130, C-141, EC-135, FB-111A, KC-10, KC-135, T-1, T-6, T-37, T-38 and T-39

  Awards and decorations