Joseph W. Ashy

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Joseph W. Ashy
Born	(1940-10-16) October 16, 1940 (age 83) Jasper, Texas, U.S.
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Air Force
Years of service	1962–1996
Rank	General
Commands held	North American Aerospace Defense Command United States Space Command
Battles/wars	Vietnam War
Awards	Silver Star Legion of Merit (2) Distinguished Flying Cross (2) Air Medal (14)

Joseph William Ashy,

, Colorado. As commander of NORAD, General Ashy was responsible for the air sovereignty of the United States and Canada, as well as for providing tactical warning and attack assessment. As USCINCSPACE, he commanded the unified command responsible for directing space control and support operations including theater missile defense. As COMAFSPC, he directed satellite control, warning, space launch and ballistic missile operations missions through a worldwide network of support facilities and bases.

Ashy entered the U.S. Air Force in 1962 as a distinguished graduate of

.

He holds a master's degree in public administration from Auburn University. He retired on October 1, 1996.

Education

• 1962 Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering, Texas A&M University
• 1979 Master's degree in public administration, Auburn University, Alabama
• 1979
  Air War College, Maxwell Air Force Base
  , Alabama
• 1987 National Security Programs,
  John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University

Assignments

• September 1962 – October 1963, student, pilot training, Reese Air Force Base
• November 1963 – July 1964, student,
  F-100 Super Sabre combat crew training, Luke Air Force Base
  , Arizona
• August 1964 – August 1967, F-100 fighter pilot,
  494th Tactical Fighter Squadron, RAF Lakenheath
  , England
• August 1967 – August 1968, F-100 fighter pilot,
  3rd Tactical Fighter Wing, Bien Hoa Air Base, South Vietnam
• September 1968 – August 1969, Air Staff training program, plans and operations, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
• September 1969 – June 1971, F-100 instructor pilot,
  Luke Air Force Base, Arizona
• June 1971 – April 1972, A-7 instructor pilot,
  Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona
• April 1972 – June 1975, action officer, then chief, fighter assignments section, Air Force Military Personnel Center, Randolph Air Force Base, Texas
• July 1975 – July 1976, operations officer,
  36th Tactical Fighter Squadron, (F-4s), Osan Air Base
  , South Korea
• August 1976 – August 1978, commander,
  Hill Air Force Base, Utah
• August 1978 – June 1979, student,
  Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama
• July 1979 – August 1982, division chief, plans and operations, then executive officer to the Air Force chief of staff, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
• August 1982 – May 1984, commander,
  George Air Force Base, California
• May 1984 – February 1986, commander,
  Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada
• February 1986 – June 1988, director, Joint Control Group, U.S. Atlantic Command Exercise Ocean Venture '86; then inspector general, chief of staff; deputy chief of staff, plans; Headquarters Tactical Air Command,
  Langley Air Force Base, Virginia
• June 1988 – July 1989, commander, U.S. Air Force Tactical Fighter Weapons Center, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada
• July 1989 – June 1990, deputy chief of staff, operations; then vice commander, Tactical Air Command, Langley Air Force Base, Virginia
• June 1990 – December 1992, commander, Air Training Command, Randolph Air Force Base, Texas
• December 1992 – February 1994, commander, Allied Air Forces Southern Europe and deputy commander in chief, U.S. Air Forces in Europe for the Southern Area
• February 1994 – September 1994, commander, Allied Air Forces Southern Europe and commander, 16th Air Force, U.S. Air Forces in Europe
• September 1994 – 1996, commander in chief, North American Aerospace Defense Command and United States Space Command, and commander, Air Force Space Command, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado

Flight information

• Rating: Command pilot
• Flight hours: More than 3,500
• Aircraft flown:
  F-16 Fighting Falcon

Major awards and decorations

•   Defense Distinguished Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
• Air Force Distinguished Service Medal
  with oak leaf cluster
•   Silver Star
•   Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster
•   Distinguished Flying Cross with oak leaf cluster
•   Defense Meritorious Service Medal
•   Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters
•   Air Medal with 13 oak leaf clusters
• Air Force Commendation Medal
•  Vietnam Service Medal
• Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross
  with Palm

Effective dates of promotion

• Second lieutenant August 24, 1962
• First lieutenant March 30, 1964
• Captain January 19, 1967
• Major March 1, 1971
• Lieutenant colonel May 1, 1975
• Colonel May 1, 1978
• Brigadier general October 1, 1984
• Major general August 1, 1987
• Lieutenant general November 21, 1989
• General September 13, 1994

See also

• List of Auburn University people

References

External links

• United States Air Force
• CAPSTONE's senior fellow biography

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Air Force