Scott L. Pleus

Scott L. Pleus
Scott L. Pleus
Nickname(s)	Rolls
Born	c. 1967 (age 56–57)
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Years of service	1989–present
Rank	Lieutenant General
Commands	Seventh Air Force; 56th Fighter Wing; 8th Fighter Wing; 611th Air and Space Operations Center; 63rd Fighter Squadron
Awards	Defense Distinguished Service Medal; Air Force Distinguished Service Medal; Legion of Merit (4)

Scott L. Pleus (born c. 1967) is a lieutenant general in the United States Air Force. He serves as the director of staff of the United States Air Force,^[2] where he synchronizes and integrates policy, plans, positions, procedures, and cross functional issues for the headquarters Air Force staff.

Air Force career

Pleus received his commission in 1989 through the Air Force ROTC program at the University of Minnesota Duluth. During his career, he has commanded at the squadron, group and wing levels and was a Secretary of Defense Corporate Fellow at Sun Microsystems in California. His staff assignments include Executive Officer to the Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force. Prior to his current assignment, he was the deputy commander of United States Forces Korea, commander of the Air Component Command, United Nations Command, commander of the Air Component Command, Combined Forces Command, and commander of the Seventh Air Force at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea.

Pleus is a command pilot with more than 2,500 flying hours, with combat hours earned during Operations Desert Fox and Southern Watch.

Education

1989 Bachelor of Arts, Communications, University of Minnesota-Duluth 1997 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
2000 Master of Military Operational Arts and Science, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 2000 Master of Arts, International Relations, Auburn University-Montgomery, Ala.
2002 Air War College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., by correspondence
2008 Secretary of Defense Corporate Fellow, Sun Microsystems, Menlo Park, Calif.
2010 U.S. Air Force Enterprise Leadership Seminar, Darden School of Business, University of Virginia, Charlottesville 2015 Capstone General and Flag Officer Course, National Defense University, Washington, D.C.
2015 Joint Force Air Component Commander Course, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 2018 Joint Flag Officer Warfighting Course, Maxwell AFB, Ala.

Assignments

March 1990 – March 1991, Student, undergraduate pilot training, Columbus Air Force Base, Miss.
April 1991 – December 1992, Student, F-16 Replacement Training Unit, MacDill AFB, Fla.
January 1993 – January 1996, F-16 Pilot, 18th Fighter Squadron, Eielson AFB, Alaska
January 1996 – December 1996, F-16 Flight Examiner and Instructor, 35th Fighter Squadron, Kunsan Air Base, South Korea
January 1997 – June 1999, Flight Commander, F-16 Flight Examiner and Instructor, 34th Fighter Squadron, Hill AFB, Utah
June 1999 – June 2000, Student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
July 2000 – September 2000, Student, Joint Forces Staff College, Norfolk Naval Air Station, Va.
September 2000 – November 2002, Joint and Combined Contingency Plans Officer, Alaskan Command, Plans and Programs, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska
November 2002 – April 2003, Student, F-16 requalification training, 61st Fighter Squadron, Luke AFB, Ariz.
May 2003 – June 2004, Operations Officer, 56th Training Squadron, Luke AFB, Ariz.
June 2004 – June 2006, Commander, 63rd Fighter Squadron, Luke AFB, Ariz.
12, June 2006 – June 2008, Director, Headquarters AETC Command Action Group, Randolph AFB, Texas
June 2008 – July 2009, Secretary of Defense Corporate Fellow, Sun Microsystems, Menlo Park, Calif.
July 2009 – May 2011, Commander, 611th Air and Space Operations Center, JB Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska
May 2011 – May 2012, Commander, 8th Fighter Wing, Kunsan AB, South Korea
June 2012 – June 2014, Executive Officer to the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
June 2014 – June 2016, Commander, 56th Fighter Wing, Luke AFB, Ariz.
July 2016 – May 2017, Director, F-35 Integration Office, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
June 2017 – May 2019, Director, Plans, Programs, and Requirements, Headquarters Air Combat Command, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va.
June 2019 – June 2020, Director of Air and Cyberspace Operations, Headquarters Pacific Air Forces, JB Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii
June 2020 – January 2024, Deputy Commander, United States Forces Korea; Commander, Air Component Command, United Nations Command; Commander, Air Component Command, Combined Forces Command; and Commander, Seventh Air Force, Pacific Air Forces, Osan AB, Republic of Korea
January 2024 – present, Director of Staff, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.

Flight information

Rating: command pilot
Flight hours: more than 2,500
Aircraft flown: F-35, F-16 C/D, AT-38, T-38, and T-37

Effective dates of promotions^[2]


Rank	Date
Second Lieutenant	November 2, 1989
First Lieutenant	November 2, 1991
Captain	November 2, 1993
Major	July 1, 1999
Lieutenant Colonel	March 1, 2003
Colonel	August 1, 2008
Brigadier General	July 11, 2014
Major General	May 2, 2018
Lieutenant General	June 12, 2020

References

^ "Introducing Rolls: A quick glance inside the Seventh Air Force commander". DVIDS. 2020-09-22. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
^ ^a ^b "Lieutenant General Scott L. Pleus (USAF)". United States Air Force. May 14, 2021. Archived from the original on May 14, 2021. Retrieved August 9, 2021. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

Military offices
Preceded by Dean R. Clemmons	Executive Officer of the Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force 2012–2014	Succeeded by Heather L. Pringle
Preceded by Michael D. Rothstein	Commander of the 56th Fighter Wing 2014–2016	Succeeded by Brook J. Leonard
Preceded by ???	Director of the F-35 Integration Office of the United States Air Force 2016–2017	Succeeded by Todd Canterbury
Preceded by Russell L. Mack	Director of Plans, Programs, and Requirements of the Air Combat Command 2017–2019	Succeeded by Patrick J. Doherty
Preceded by Stephen C. Williams	Director of Air and Cyberspace Operations of the Pacific Air Forces 2019–2020	Succeeded by Lansing Pilch
Preceded by Kenneth S. Wilsbach	Commander of the Seventh Air Force 2020–2024	Succeeded by David R. Iverson
Preceded by Kevin B. Schneider	Director of Staff of the United States Air Force 2024–present	Incumbent

[1] "Introducing Rolls: A quick glance inside the Seventh Air Force commander". DVIDS. 2020-09-22. Retrieved 2021-07-02.

[biography-2] "Lieutenant General Scott L. Pleus (USAF)". United States Air Force. May 14, 2021. Archived from the original on May 14, 2021. Retrieved August 9, 2021. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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