Victor E. Renuart Jr.


Victor Eugene "Gene" Renuart Jr. is a retired United States Air Force four-star general. His last military assignment was as the commander of United States Northern Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command from March 23, 2007, to May 19, 2010. Prior to that, he served as Director of Strategic Plans and Policy, the Joint Staff. Renuart retired from the Air Force on July 1, 2010, after over 39 years of service.

Military career

Renuart entered the United States Air Force in 1971 following graduation from Indiana University. He was commissioned through the Officer Training School in 1972 and attended Undergraduate Pilot Training. He has commanded a fighter squadron, a NATO support group, a fighter wing and a composite wing. He served as Commander of the 76th Fighter Squadron during Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm, and supported Operation Deny Flight as Director of Plans for the NATO Combined Air Operations Center at Headquarters 5th Allied Tactical Air Force. In addition, he commanded Joint Task Force – Southwest Asia and 9th Air and Space Expeditionary Task Force – Southwest Asia at Eskan Village in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where he was responsible for the control and execution of Operation Southern Watch. Renuart then served as the Director of Operations at Headquarters, United States Central Command at MacDill AFB, Florida, and the USCENTCOM Forward Headquarters at Camp As Sayliyah in Doha, Qatar, where he oversaw the planning and execution of all joint and allied combat, humanitarian assistance and reconstruction operations for Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. He also served as Vice Commander, Pacific Air Forces, where he was responsible for Air Force and Air Component Commander activities for the Commander, United States Pacific Command. He has flown combat missions in Operations Desert Storm, Deny Flight, Northern Watch and Southern Watch.
Prior to assuming his final position, Renuart was the Director of Strategic Plans and Policy for the Joint Staff and Senior Military Assistant to the Secretary of Defense. He provided strategic intelligence, policy guidance and planning focus to develop and execute the National Military Strategy in support of worldwide national security operations, politico-military affairs, international negotiations and organizational issues through coordination with the combatant commands, the services, OSD, defense agencies, other U.S. government agencies and international organizations.

Education

  1. January 1972 – March 1973, student, undergraduate pilot training, 3640th Pilot Training Wing/38th Flying Training Wing, Laredo AFB, Texas
  2. March 1973 – July 1976, T-37 instructor pilot, 29th Flying Training Wing, Craig AFB, Alabama
  3. July 1976 – September 1979, assistant professor of aerospace studies
  4. June 1995 – April 1996, Assistant Director of Operations, Headquarters U.S. Air Forces in Europe, Ramstein AB, Germany
  5. April 1996 – June 1998, Commander, 52nd Fighter Wing, Spangdahlem AB, Germany
  6. July 1998 – March 2000, Commander, 347th Wing, Moody AFB, Georgia
  7. April 2000 – May 2001, Commander, Joint Task Force-Southwest Asia and Commander, 9th Air and Space Expeditionary Task Force-Southwest Asia, U.S. Central Command, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
  8. June 2001 – November 2003, Director of Operations, U.S. Central Command, MacDill AFB, Florida
  9. December 2003 – August 2005, Vice Commander, Pacific Air Forces, Hickam AFB, Hawaii
  10. August 2005 – August 2006, Director for Strategic Plans and Policy, the Joint Staff, Washington, D.C.
  11. August 2006 – February 2007, Senior Military Assistant to the Secretary of Defense, Washington, D.C.
  12. March 2007 – May 2010, United States Northern Command and Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command.

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