L. Scott Rice

Leon Scott Rice

Maj. Gen. Leon Scott Rice (USAF Photo)
Nickname(s) "Catfish"[1]
Born 27 May 1958
Bedford, New Hampshire
Allegiance United States United States
Service/branch  United States Air Force
Years of service 1980 - Present
Rank Major General
Commands held
Battles/wars
Awards
Other work Pilot for United Airlines

Major General Leon Scott Rice (born 27 May 1958) serves as commander of the Massachusetts Air National Guard and as an assistant to Philip M. Breedlove, Commander of the United States Air Forces in Europe. Rice has also served as Commander, Air Force Forces for United States Central Command in the Middle East Area of Operations. He is concurrently a Boeing 777 First Officer flying for United Airlines in Washington, District of Columbia.[1][2][3] On 3 April 2012 he was appointed by Governor Deval Patrick as acting Adjutant General of the Massachusetts National Guard.[2]

Early life

Leon Scott Rice was born 27 May 1958 to Leon Harold Rice (1919–2002) and Margery Ann (Miller) Rice (1918–2005) in Bedford, New Hampshire; a military family with his mother serving as a Captain during WWII in the Army Nurse Corps, and eventually becoming in 1990 the first female Commander of the Department of New Hampshire Veterans of Foreign Wars.[4] Rice is a direct descendant of Edmund Rice, an early immigrant to Massachusetts Bay Colony.[5][nb 1] Rice attended local public schools and earned the rank of Eagle Scout in 1972.[2]

Education

1980 Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering, Reserve Officers' Training Corps, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York
1981 Master of Science in Industrial Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York
2000 Air War College, by correspondence
2009 Harvard University, National and International Security Studies, Cambridge, Massachusetts
2009 George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
2010 George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
2010 Capstone Military Leadership Program, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, District of Columbia
2011 Senior Reserve Component Officer Course, Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania
2011 Combined Force Air Component Commanders Course, Maxwell Air Force Base, Montgomery, Alabama

Assignments

  1. May 1981 - May 1982, Student, Undergraduate Pilot Training, Reese Air Force Base, Lubbock, Texas
  2. May 1982 - July 1982, Student, AT-38B Lead-In Training Course, Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico
  3. July 1982 - January 1983, Student, F-111 United States Air Force Operation Training Course, Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico
  4. January 1983 - November 1984, Aircraft Commander, F-111, 493rd Tactical Fighter Wing, Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England
  5. November 1984 - October 1985, Instructor Aircraft Commander, F-111, 493rd Tactical Fighter Wing, Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England
  6. October 1985 - December 1985, Student, Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama
  7. December 1985 - May 1986, Student, F-111 Fighter Weapons Instructor Course, Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho
  8. May 1986 - April 1987, Chief, Weapons and Tactics/Instructor Pilot, F-111, 493rd Tactical Fighter Wing, Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England
  9. April 1987 - April 1988, Instructor Pilot, F-111, 391st Tactical Fighter Squadron, Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho
  10. April 1988 - November 1989, Chief, Wing Weapons Section, 366th Tactical Fighter Wing, Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho
  11. November 1989 - January 1992, Pilot, A-10, 131st Tactical Fighter Squadron, Barnes Air National Guard Base, Westfield, Massachusetts
  12. February 1992 - December 1994, Pilot, A-10, 131st Fighter Squadron, Barnes Air National Guard Base, Westfield, Massachusetts
  13. December 1994 - December 1995, Assistant Flight Commander, 131st Fighter Squadron, Barnes Air National Guard Base, Westfield, Massachusetts
  14. December 1995 - June 1997, Instructor Pilot, A-10, 131st Fighter Squadron, Barnes Air National Guard Base, Westfield, Massachusetts
  15. June 1997 - June 1998, Commander, Operations Support Flight, 131st Fighter Squadron, Barnes Air National Guard Base, Westfield, Massachusetts
  16. June 1998 - September 1999, Commander, Operations Support Flight, 104th Operations Support Flight, Barnes Air National Guard Base, Westfield, Massachusetts
  17. June 2002 - April 2004, Commander, 104th Operations Group, Barnes Air National Guard Base, Westfield, Massachusetts
  18. May 2004 - July 2007, Director of Operations, J2, Massachusetts Joint Force Headquarters, Massachusetts National Guard, Milford, Massachusetts
  19. July 2007 - September 2010, Assistant Adjutant General-Air, Massachusetts National Guard, Milford, Massachusetts
  20. September 2010 – Present, Chief of Staff, Massachusetts Air National Guard, Milford, Massachusetts;[7] dual hatted, February 2010 - February 2011, (A-6), Assistant to the Director, Air National Guard; dual-hatted, March 2011 – Present, Assistant to the Commander, United States Air Forces Europe
  21. April 2012 – Present, The Acting Adjutant General, Massachusetts National Guard, Milford, Massachusetts

Awards and decorations

US Air Force Command Pilot Badge
Width-44 crimson ribbon with a pair of width-2 white stripes on the edges Legion of Merit
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

Width-44 crimson ribbon with two width-8 white stripes at distance 4 from the edges.

 Meritorious Service Medal with two bronze oak leaf clusters

 Air Medal with four bronze oak leaf clusters

 Aerial Achievement Medal with bronze oak leaf cluster
Air Force Commendation Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal
V

 Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with Valor device and silver and bronze oak leaf clusters
Air Force Organizational Excellence Award
Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation

 Combat Readiness Medal with silver oak leaf cluster
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 bronze service star
Bronze star

 Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal with bronze service star
Bronze star

 Kosovo Campaign Medal with bronze service star
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Armed Forces Service Medal

 Air Force Overseas Short Tour Service Ribbon with bronze oak leaf cluster
Air Force Overseas Long Tour Service Ribbon
Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon with gold frame

 Air Force Longevity Service Award with silver oak leaf cluster
Armed Forces Reserve Medal with bronze hourglass, M device and numeral 3
Bronze star

 Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon with bronze oak leaf cluster
Air Force Training Ribbon
Bronze star

 NATO Non-Article 5 Medal for ISAF with bronze service star
Louisiana Emergency Service Medal
Bronze star

 Massachusetts Air National Guard Service Medal with bronze service star
Massachusetts Desert Storm Service Ribbon
Massachusetts Defense Expeditionary Ribbon

Other achievements

2005 George W. Bush Award for Leadership in the Guard/Reserve

Effective dates of promotion

Promotions
Insignia Rank Date
Major GeneralDecember 22, 2010
Brigadier GeneralJuly 24, 2007
ColonelJune 15, 2003
Lieutenant ColonelSeptember 9, 1998
MajorNovember 18, 1992
CaptainNovember 18, 1984
First LieutenantNovember 18, 1982
Second LieutenantMay 17, 1980

References

Notes
  1. ↑ The descendancy of Gen. Rice from Edmund Rice is as follows: Edmund Rice (1594-1663); Thomas Rice (1626-1681); Thomas Rice (1654-1747); Charles Rice (1684-?); Elijah Rice (1719-1785); Elijah Rice (1750-1805); Isaac Rice (1784-1876); Hiram Rice (1816-1894); John Henry Rice (1863-1951); Leon Hiram Rice (1890-1980); Leon Harold Rice (1919-2002); Maj. Gen. Leon Scott Rice (b. 1958).[6]
Citations
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Catfish balancing on a stool with different legs". National Guard News 26 May 2011. Retrieved 1 Nov 2011.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Major General L. Scott Rice". United States Air Force, National Guard Bureau, General Officer Management Office. Retrieved 30 Oct 2011.
  3. ↑ "Citizen soldier L. Scott Rice, of Southampton, leads Massachusetts Air National Guard". by Cynthia Simison, MassLive.com 10 Nov 2010. Retrieved 31 Oct 2011.
  4. ↑ "Margery Rice Obituary 27 May 2005". GazetteNet.com (Daily Hampshire Gazette). Retrieved 30 Nov 2011.
  5. ↑ Descendants of Edmund Rice:The First Nine Generations (2011). Edmund Rice (1638) Association.
  6. ↑ p.1318 In: Ray Lowther Ellis (ed.), 1970. A Genealogical Register of Edmund Rice Descendants. Edmund Rice (1638) Association and The Charles E. Tuttle Company, Rutland, Vermont.
  7. ↑ "U.S. Sen. Scott Brown to speak at annual veterans' breakfast in West Springfield". MassLive.com 5 Nov 2010. Retrieved 30 Oct 2011.