Norton A. Schwartz

General Norton A. Schwartz
General Norton A. Schwartz
	General Norton A. Schwartz
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Air Force
Years of service	1973–present
Rank	General
Unit	8th Special Operations Squadron; Deputy Commander, SOCOM
Commands held	U.S. Transportation Command; Alaskan Command; Special Operations Command-Pacific
Battles/wars	Vietnam War; Gulf War
Awards	Defense Distinguished Service Medal (2); Air Force Distinguished Service Medal; Defense Superior Service Medal (2); Legion of Merit (3); Defense Meritorious Service Medal; Meritorious Service Medal (3); Air Force Commendation Medal (2); Army Commendation Medal

General Norton A. Schwartz, USAF is Commander, United States Transportation Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois.

General Schwartz attended the United States Air Force Academy and graduated in 1973. He is an alumnus of the National War College, a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, and a 1994 Fellow of Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Seminar XXI. He has served as Commander of the Special Operations Command-Pacific, as well as Alaskan Command, Alaskan North American Aerospace Defense Command Region, and the 11th Air Force. Prior to assuming his current position, General Schwartz was Director, the Joint Staff, Washington, D.C.

General Schwartz is a command pilot with more than 4,200 flying hours in a variety of aircraft. He participated as a crewmember in the 1975 airlift evacuation of Saigon, and in 1991 served as Chief of Staff of the Joint Special Operations Task Force for Northern Iraq in operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm. In 1997, he led the Joint Task Force that prepared for the noncombatant evacuation of U.S. citizens in Cambodia.

Education

1973 Bachelor's degree in political science and international affairs, United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado
1977 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Alabama
1983 Master's degree in business administration, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant
1984 Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Virginia
1989 National War College, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
1994 Fellow, Seminar XXI, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge

Assignments

August 1973 - September 1974, student, undergraduate pilot training, Laughlin AFB, Texas
October 1974 - January 1975, student, C-130 initial qualification training, Little Rock AFB, Arkansas
February 1975 - October 1977, C-130E aircraft commander, 776th and 21st tactical airlift squadrons, Clark Air Base, Philippines
October 1977 - December 1977, student, Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Alabama
December 1977 - October 1979, C-130E/H flight examiner, 61st Tactical Airlift Squadron, Little Rock AFB, Arkansas
October 1979 - November 1980, intern, Air Staff Training Program, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans, Operations and Readiness, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
November 1980 - July 1983, MC-130E flight examiner, 8th Special Operations Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Florida
July 1983 - January 1984, student, Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Virginia
January 1984 - April 1986, action officer, Directorate of Plans, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans and Operations, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
May 1986 - June 1988, Commander, 36th Tactical Airlift Squadron, McChord AFB, Washington
August 1988 - June 1989, student, National War College, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
July 1989 - July 1991, Director of Plans and Policy, Special Operations Command Europe, Patch Barracks, Stuttgart-Vaihingen, Germany
August 1991 - May 1993, Deputy Commander for Operations and Commander, 1st Special Operations Group, Hurlburt Field, Florida
May 1993 - May 1995, Deputy Director of Operations, later, Deputy Director of Forces, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans and Operations, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
June 1995 - May 1997, Commander, 16th Special Operations Wing, Hurlburt Field, Florida
June 1997 - October 1998, Commander, Special Operations Command, Pacific, Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii
October 1998 - January 2000, Director of Strategic Planning, Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans and Programs, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
January 2000 - September 2000, Deputy Commander in Chief, U.S. Special Operations Command, MacDill AFB, Florida
September 2000 - October 2002, Commander, Alaskan Command, Alaskan North American Aerospace Defense Command Region and 11th Air Force, Elmendorf AFB, Alaska
October 2002 - October 2004, Director for Operations, the Joint Staff, Washington, D.C.
October 2004 - August 2005, Director, the Joint Staff, Washington, D. C.
September 2005 - present, Commander, U.S. Transportation Command, Scott AFB, Illinois

Flight Information

Rating: Command pilot
Flight hours: More than 4,200
Aircraft flown: C-130E/H, MC-130E/H/P, HC-130, AC-130H/U, YMC-130, MH-53 and MH-60

Awards and Decorations

	Defense Distinguished Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
	Air Force Distinguished Service Medal
	Defense Superior Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
	Legion of Merit with two oak leaf clusters
	Defense Meritorious Service Medal
	Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters
	Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
	Army Commendation Medal
	Air Force Achievement Medal
	Joint Meritorious Unit Award with three oak leaf clusters
	Outstanding Unit Award with silver and three bronze oak leaf clusters
	Organizational Excellence Award
	Combat Readiness Medal with two oak leaf clusters
	National Defense Service Medal with two bronze service stars
	Southwest Asia Service Medal with two campaign stars
	Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
	Humanitarian Service Medal with three bronze service stars
	Air Force Overseas Short Tour Service Ribbon
	Air Force Overseas Long Tour Service Ribbon with oak leaf cluster
	Air Force Longevity Service Award with silver and two bronze oak leaf clusters
	Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon
	Air Force Training Ribbon
	Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait)