Thomas L. Baptiste
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Lt. Gen. Thomas L. Baptiste was Deputy Chairman, NATO Military Committee, Brussels, Belgium.[1] He entered the United States Air Force in 1973. He has held various leadership positions, and has commanded a fighter squadron, operations group and the Cheyenne Mountain Operations Center, Cheyenne Mountain Air Station, Colo.[2]
General Baptiste is a command pilot and has flown nearly 3,000 hours, including nearly 60 combat hours in the F-16 supporting Operation PROVIDE COMFORT.[3]
In 1973 he earned a Bachelor of science degree in business administration-finance, from California State University, Chico. [1]
In 2010, Lt. Gen. Thomas L. Baptiste was appointed President and Executive Director of the National Center for Simulation, a non-profit, national membership organization (based in Orlando, Florida) which works to expand awareness of simulation modeling, training and applications for the military, healthcare, transportation, education and technology sectors.[4]
References
- ^ https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/who_is_who_139939.htm, Deputy Chairmen of the NATO Military Committee, Jan 10, 2017, retrieved Feb 20, 2018.
- ^ http://www.af.mil/AboutUs/Biographies/Display/tabid/225/Article/107764/lieutenant-general-thomas-l-baptiste.aspx
- ^ http://www.af.mil/About-Us/Biographies/Display/Article/107764/lieutenant-general-thomas-l-baptiste/,US Air Force Biographies, retrieved Feb 20, 2018.
- ^ https://www.simulationinformation.com/content/national-center-simulation-announces-new-president-and-executive-director