Tome H. Walters Jr.

Education

• 1970 Bachelor of science degree in international affairs, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado
• 1976 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama
• 1981 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Alabama
• 1987 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Alabama
• 1996 Seminar XXI, Foreign Political and International Relations, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• 1996 Program for Senior Executives in National and International Security, Harvard University

  Assignments

• June 1970 - July 1971, student, Undergraduate Pilot Training, Williams AFB, Arizona
• January 1972 - July 1977, pilot, aircraft commander, instructor pilot, chief of training flight, and standardization and evaluation, 11th Air Refueling Squadron, Altus AFB, Oklahoma
• August 1977 - July 1980, KC-135 flight evaluator and chief, Command Instrument Flight Division, 1st Combat Evaluation Group, Barksdale AFB, Louisiana
• August 1980 - June 1981, student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Alabama
• July 1981 - May 1984, Tanker Requirements Project Officer, Directorate of Research, Development and Acquisition, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
• May 1984 - July 1986, Commander, 407th Air Refueling Squadron, Loring AFB, Maine
• August 1986 - June 1987, student, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Alabama
• July 1987 - August 1989, tanker force programmer, later, Deputy Chief of Strategic Forces, later, Chief, Programs Division, Directorate of Programs and Evaluation, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
• August 1989 - December 1991, Director of Requirements, Headquarters Air Training Command, Randolph AFB, Texas
• December 1991 - February 1993, Commander, 47th Operations Group, Laughlin AFB, Texas
• February 1993 - March 1994, Commander, 19th Air Refueling Wing, Robins AFB, Georgia
• March 1994 - June 1995, Deputy Director of Programs and Evaluation, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
• July 1995 - September 1996, Deputy Director for Operations, National Military Command Center, J-3, the Joint Staff, Washington, D.C.
• October 1996 - December 1998, Director of Global Reach Programs, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
• December 1998 - August 2000, Principal Assistant Deputy Undersecretary of the Air Force for International Affairs, Office of the Undersecretary of the Air Force, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
• August 2000–July 1, 2004, Director, Defense Security Cooperation Agency, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Arlington, Va.

  Flight information

• Rating: Command pilot
• Flight hours: More than 3,500 hours
• Aircraft flown: KC-135A/R, T-37 and T-38

  Major awards and decorations

• Defense Distinguished Service Medal
• Air Force Distinguished Service Medal
• Defense Superior Service Medal
• Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster
• Distinguished Flying Cross
• Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters
• Air Medal with two oak leaf clusters
• Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
• Vietnam Service Medal with bronze star
• Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm
• Cross of Merit, Second Class

  Other achievements

• Department of State Superior Honor Award

  Effective dates of promotion

• Second Lieutenant June 3, 1970
• First Lieutenant December 3, 1971
• Captain December 3, 1973
• Major July 1, 1980
• Lieutenant colonel May 1, 1984
• Colonel August 1, 1989
• Brigadier general July 1, 1995
• Major General April 1, 1998
• Lieutenant general October 1, 2000