Darryl Roberson
Born (1960-03-03) March 3, 1960
AllegianceUnited States
Service/branchUnited States Air Force
Years of service1983–2017
RankLieutenant General
Commands heldAir Education and Training Command
Third Air Force
Seventeenth Expeditionary Air Force
455th Air Expeditionary Wing
325th Fighter Wing
52nd Fighter Wing
4th Operations Group
90th Fighter Squadron
Battles/warsGulf War
War in Afghanistan
AwardsAir Force Distinguished Service Medal
Defense Superior Service Medal (2)
Legion of Merit (3)
Distinguished Flying Cross
Bronze Star Medal (2)

Darryl Lee Roberson[1] (born March 3, 1960) is a retired United States Air Force lieutenant general who served as the commander of Air Education and Training Command from July 2015 to November 2017. He previously served as commander of Third Air Force and the 17th Expeditionary Air Force at Ramstein Air Base, Germany.[2][3]

Roberson is a graduate of the United States Air Force Academy and Euro-NATO Joint Jet pilot training. He has been a Thunderbird air demonstration pilot, a Congressional Fellow on Capitol Hill and has served on the Air Staff and Joint Staff at the Pentagon. He commanded at the squadron and group levels, and served as the Commander 52nd Fighter Wing, Spangdahlem Air Base in Germany, 325th Fighter Wing, Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, and 455th Air Expeditionary Wing, Bagram, Afghanistan. He flew combat missions in Iraq during operations Desert Storm and Iraqi Freedom as well as in Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom.

Roberson is a command pilot who has around 5,400 flight hours including 869 combat hours. He has flown the F-4, F-15, F-16 and F-22.

Awards and decorations

US Air Force Command Pilot Badge
Basic Parachutist Badge
Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge
Headquarters Air Force Badge
Air Force Distinguished Service Medal
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Defense Superior Service Medal with one bronze oak leaf cluster
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Width-44 crimson ribbon with a pair of width-2 white stripes on the edges
Legion of Merit with two bronze oak leaf clusters
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Distinguished Flying Cross with one bronze oak leaf cluster
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Width-44 scarlet ribbon with width-4 ultramarine blue stripe at center, surrounded by width-1 white stripes. Width-1 white stripes are at the edges.
Bronze Star Medal with one bronze oak leaf cluster
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Width-44 crimson ribbon with two width-8 white stripes at distance 4 from the edges.
Meritorious Service Medal with one bronze oak leaf cluster
Silver oak leaf cluster
Silver oak leaf cluster
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Air Medal with two silver and two bronze oak leaf clusters
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Aerial Achievement Medal with four bronze oak leaf clusters
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Air Force Achievement Medal with one bronze oak leaf cluster
Air Force Combat Action Medal
Joint Meritorious Unit Award
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Air Force Meritorious Unit Award with one bronze oak leaf cluster
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with "V" Device and one bronze oak leaf cluster
Combat Readiness Medal
Air Force Recognition Ribbon
Bronze star
Width=44 scarlet ribbon with a central width-4 golden yellow stripe, flanked by pairs of width-1 scarlet, white, Old Glory blue, and white stripes
National Defense Service Medal with one bronze service star
Southwest Asia Service Medal with two bronze service stars
Afghanistan Campaign Medal with two bronze service stars
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Korea Defense Service Medal
Armed Forces Service Medal
Air and Space Campaign Medal
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Nuclear Deterrence Operations Service Medal with one bronze oak leaf cluster
Air Force Overseas Short Tour Service Ribbon
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Air Force Overseas Long Tour Service Ribbon with two oak leaf clusters
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon with gold frame and two bronze oak leaf clusters
Silver oak leaf cluster
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Bronze oak leaf cluster
Air Force Longevity Service Award with one silver and three bronze oak leaf clusters
Bronze star
Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon with one bronze service star
Air Force Training Ribbon
Polish Silver Star
NATO Medal for Former Yugoslavia
Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia)
Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait)

References

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

  1. "United States Air Force Academy - Polaris Yearbook (Colorado Springs, CO), Class of 1981, Page 490 of 512 (Afa) | online yearbooks".
  2. "3-star nominated to head Air Education and Training Command". airforcetimes.com. Retrieved 2015-05-24.
  3. "New 3rd Air Force commander on the job at Ramstein – News – Stripes". stripes.com. Retrieved 2015-05-24.
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