Stanley E. Clarke III

Stanley E. Clarke III
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Air Force
Years of service	1981-present
Rank	Lieutenant General
Commands held	Air National Guard
Battles/wars	Global War on Terrorism
Awards	Defense Superior Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Bronze Star, Air Medal

Stanley E. Clarke III is a United States Air Force lieutenant general and the current Director of the Air National Guard. In this position, he is the highest-ranking member of the Air National Guard and reports directly to the Chief of the National Guard Bureau.^[1]

Biography

Clarke was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the United States Air Force following his graduation from the University of Georgia in with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1981. He is a Command Pilot and has flown over 4,000 hours (including over 100 combat hours) in the A-10 Thunderbolt, F-16 Fighting Falcon, and C-26 Metroliner. He has served in a number of leadership positions including Commander of the 160th Fighter Squadron, Commander of the 187th Fighter Wing, Deputy Director of the Air National Guard, Defense Attache in Turkey, Assistant Adjutant General of the Alabama National Guard, and Commander of the First Air Force. In 2007, he completed a Master of Arts degree in military studies at the American Military University. In May 2013, he was promoted to Lieutenant General and became the Director of the Air National Guard. ^[2]

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