Lieutenant General Leon S. Rice
Lieutenant General L. Scott Rice is the Director, Air National Guard, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C. He is responsible for formulating, developing and coordinating all policies, plans and programs affecting more than 105,500 Guard members and civilians in more than 90 wings and 175 geographically separated units across 213 locations throughout the 50 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam and the Virgin Islands.
General Rice was commissioned in 1980 through the Reserve Officer Training Corps at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York and graduated from undergraduate pilot training at Reese Air Force Base, Texas in 1982. He is a command pilot with more than 4,300 hours in the F-111 and A-10. Before assuming his current position, General Rice served as The Adjutant General and Commander, Massachusetts Air National Guard.
He has served in various operational and staff assignments including Commander, Air Force Forces, Exercise Eastern Falcon in United States Central Command. He has commanded a squadron, operations group, and fighter wing. He also served as the Assistant Adjutant General for Air, and Commander, Massachusetts Air National Guard.
EDUCATION
1980 Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York
1981 Master of Science in Industrial Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York
1996 ACSC, by in residence
2000 Army War College (AWC), by in residence
2008 SLOC, by in residence
2009 George C. Marshall Center, Senior Executive Seminar, by in residence
2009 Harvard University, National & International Security (SENIS), by in residence
2010 CAPSTONE, by in residence
2010 George C. Marshall Center, Senior Executive Seminar, by seminar
2011 Harvard University, General and Flag Officer Homeland Security Executive Seminar, by in residence
2011 Joint Senior Reserve Officer Course (JSROC), by in residence
2012 Syracuse University, National Security Studies Management Course (NSSMC), by in residence
2016 Leadership at Peak (LAP), by in residence
ASSIGNMENTS
1. May 1981 - May 1982, Undergraduate Pilot Training, Reese Air Force Base, Texas.
2. May 1982 - February 1983, Student, AT-38B Lead-In Training Course, Holloman Air Force Base, N.M.
3. February 1983 - June 1983, Student F-111 Course, Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England
4. June 1983 - October 1985, F-111 Pilot, Instructor, Evaluator, Weapons and Tactics Pilot, 493rd, 494th, and 495th Tactical Fighter Squadrons, Royal Air Force, Lakenheath, England
5. October 1985 - May 1986, Flight Examiner, Royal Air Force, Lakenheath, England.
6. May 1986 - June 1987, Chief Weapons and Tactics Officer, Royal Air Force, Lakenheath, England
7. June 1987 - April 1988, F-111 Student, Instructor Pilot, 391st Tactical Fighter Squadron, Mountain Home, Air Force Base, Idaho
8. April 1988 - November 1989, Chief, Wing Weapons Section, 366th Tactical Fighter Wing, Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho
9. November 1989 - September 1999, A-10 Pilot, Instructor, Evaluator, Flight Commander, 131st Fighter Squadron, 104th Fighter Wing, Barnes Air Guard Base, Mass.
10. September 1999 - June 2002, Commander, 131st Fighter Squadron, 104th Fighter Wing, Barnes Air Guard Base, Mass.
11. June 2002 - May 2004, Commander, 104th Operations Group, Barnes Air Guard Base, Mass.
12. May 2004 - July 2007, Director of Air Operations, Director of Joint Intelligence, Joint Force Headquarters, Massachusetts National Guard, Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass.
13. July 2007 - September 2010, Assistant Adjutant General - Air, Joint Force Headquarters, Massachusetts National Guard, Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass.; dual hatted Feb 2009 - Sep 2009, Commander, 104th Fighter Wing, Barnes Air National Guard Base, Mass.
14. September 2010 - February 2011, Chief of Staff
15. March 2011 - June 2012, Assistant to the Commander, United States Air Forces Europe (USAFE/CC)
16. July 2012 - December 2012, The Acting Adjutant General, Massachusetts
17. December 2012 - May 2016, The Adjutant General, Massachusetts
18. May 2016 - Present, Director, Air National Guard, Washington, District of Columbia
SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
1. May 2004 - July 2007, Director of Air Operations, Director of Joint Intelligence, Joint Force Headquarters, Massachusetts National Guard, Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass. as Colonel
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Command Pilot
Flight Hours: more than 4300
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
1972 Eagle Scout
2005 George W. Bush Award for Leadership in the Guard/Reserve
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant May 17, 1980
First Lieutenant Nov. 18, 1982
Captain Nov. 18, 1984
Major Nov. 18, 1992
Lieutenant Colonel Sep. 9, 1998
Colonel Jun. 15, 2003
Brigadier General Jul. 24, 2007
Major General Dec. 23, 2010
Lieutenant General May 4, 2016
(Current as of February 2017)
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