MAJOR GENERAL DAVID P. SAN CLEMENTE
Retired August 01, 2019
Maj. Gen. David P. San Clemente served as the senior Air National Guard advisor to Air Force Special Operations Command, providing insight and advice on the planning and integration for the command's ANG personnel as well as direct access to senior National Guard leadership. AFSOC provides Air Force Special Operations Forces for worldwide deployment and assignment to regional unified commands. The command's SOF are composed of highly-trained, rapidly-deployable Airmen, conducting global special operations missions ranging from precision application of firepower to infiltration, exfiltration, resupply and refueling of special operations forces operational elements.
A native of Shrewsbury, Mass., General San Clemente earned his commission and Bachelors of Science degree in Human Factors Engineering at the United States Air Force Academy in 1988. General San Clemente has served as a Chief of Safety and Chief of Standards and Evaluations at the Squadron, Group, Wing and Numbered Air Force levels. He has commanded at the Squadron, Group and Wing level, both at home station and in combat. General San Clemente has also served as the ANG Advisor to the Commander, AFSOC, as well as Deputy Director, Strategy, Plans and Programs Directorate, U.S. Africa Command. General San Clemente has deployed in support of numerous operations including Operations Southern Watch, Joint Endeavor, Allied Force, Iraqi Freedom, Enduring Freedom and Odyssey Dawn. He was a command pilot with over 388 combat hours and 3,700 total hours in the A/OA-10/A/C, OV-10A, RC-26B, T-37B, and T-38A aircraft. Prior to his current assignment, General San Clemente served as Senior Defense Official - Defense Attache - Chief, Office of Military Cooperation, U.S. Embassy, Kuwait City, Kuwait.
EDUCATION
1988 Bachelor of Science in Human Factors Engineering, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo.
1995 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
1998 Master in Aeronautical Science, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, Fla.
2002 Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence
2006 Air War College, by correspondence
2012 Joint and Combined Warfighting School (JPME Phase II), Joint Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Va.
2015 National Defense University, CAPSTONE, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
2015 Senior Leadership Officer Course, Andrews AFB, Md.
2016 Defense Institute of Security Assistance Management Executive Course, Wright-Patterson AFB, Dayton, Ohio
2016 Joint Military Attaché School, Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Washington, D.C.
2019 National Security Studies Management Course (NSSMC), Syracuse University, Syracuse, N.Y.
2019 Regional Studies Seminar - China, North Korea, Russia, Washington, D.C.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. August 1988 - November 1989, Student, Undergraduate Pilot Training, Columbus AFB, Miss.
2. April 1990 - November 1991, Navigation, Weapons & Tactics Officer, Battalion Air Liaison Officer, 20th Tactical Air Support Squadron, Shaw AFB, S.C.
3. March 1992 - December 1993, Instructor Pilot, A-10A, Chief Squadron Flight Safety, Battalion Air Liaison Officer, 21st Fighter Squadron, Shaw AFB, S.C.
4. January 1994 - November 1995, Instructor/Evaluator Pilot, A/OA-10A, Chief Squadron Safety, Assistant Flight Commander, Battalion Air Liaison Officer, 55th Fighter Squadron, Shaw AFB, S.C.
5. November 1995 - October 1996, Instructor/Evaluator Pilot, A/OA-10A, Chief Evaluator Pilot, A/OA-10, 52d Operations Group, Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany
6. October 1996 - August 1998, Instructor/Evaluator Pilot, A/OA-10A, Flight Commander, Assistant Director of Operations, 81st Fighter Squadron, Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany
7. August 1998 - June 2000, Instructor/Evaluator Pilot, A/OA-10A, Active Duty Air Force Advisor, 110th Fighter Wing, Battle Creek ANGB, Mich.
8. June 2000 - December 2001, Chief of Flight Safety, 8th Air Force, Barksdale AFB, La.
9. December 2001 - June 2002, Instructor/Evaluator Pilot, A/OA-10A, Assistant Chief, Fighter Stan/Eval, 8th Air Force, Barksdale AFB, La.
10. June 2002 - April 2006, Instructor/Evaluator Pilot, A/OA-10A, Officer-in-Charge, Wing Plans, Chief of Wing Safety, 110th Fighter Wing, Battle Creek ANGB, Mich.
11. April 2006 - June 2007, Instructor/Evaluator Pilot, A/OA-10A, Director of Operations, 172d Fighter Squadron, Battle Creek ANGB, Mich.
12. June 2007 - May 2008, Instructor/Evaluator Pilot, A-10C, Commander, 172d Fighter Squadron, Battle Creek ANGB, Mich.
13. May 2008 - October 2011, Commander, 217th Air Operations Group, Battle Creek ANGB, Mich.
14. October 2011 - April 2014, ANG Advisor to Air Force Special Operations Command, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
15. April 2014 - August 2014, Commander, Joint Special Operations Air Component - Africa/27th Expeditionary Special Operations Wing, Special Operations Command-Africa, Stuttgart-Mohringen, Germany
16. August 2014 - May 2016, Deputy Director, Strategy, Plans and Programs Directorate, U.S. Africa Command, Stuttgart-Mohringen, Germany
17. May 2016 - June 2018, Chief, Office of Military Cooperation-Kuwait, Senior Defense Official, Defense Attaché, U.S. Embassy, Kuwait City, Kuwait
18. July 2018 - July 2019, Assistant to the Commander, Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) , Hurlburt Field, FL
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Command Pilot
Flight hours: More than 3,700
Aircraft flown: A/OA-10/A/C, OV-10A, RC-26B, T-37B, T-38A
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Superior Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
Legion of Merit
Distinguished Flying Cross
Bronze Star
Defense Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters
Air Medal with five oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Air Force Achievement Medal
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant June 1, 1988
First Lieutenant June 1, 1990
Captain June 1, 1992
Major Oct. 1, 1999
Lieutenant Colonel Feb. 25, 2004
Colonel April 10, 2009
Brigadier General Sept. 12, 2014
Major General June 1, 2018
(Current as of September 2019)
