BRIGADIER GENERAL RONALD S. LAMBE
Retired February 08, 2021
Brig. Gen. R. Scott Lambe served as the Air National Guard Assistant to the Commander, 9th Air Force, Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina. Ninth Air Force organizes, trains and equips its headquarters to be a deployable, operational-level Joint Task Force, and its subordinate commands to prepare for and execute expeditionary taskings. Additionally, Ninth Air Force commands eight wings and three direct reporting units in the Southeastern U.S., ensuring the operational readiness of more than 400 aircraft and 29,000 active duty and civilian members
General Lambe is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill commissioned through the Academy of Military Science as a Distinguished Graduate. He is a command pilot with more than 3,400 hours logged during assignments with Air Education Training Command and the ANG, including 116 combat sorties during Operations Southern Watch, Northern Watch, Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. In his civilian capacity, he is a pilot with a major airline. Prior to his current position, the general was the Assistant Adjutant General-Air and Commander for the South Carolina Air National Guard, Joint Force Headquarters, Columbia, S.C.
EDUCATION
1987 Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
2007 Air War College, by correspondence
2011 Ballistic Missile Defense Staff Course, Colorado Springs, Colo.
2014 Joint Force Headquarters/Joint Task Force Staff Training Course, Columbia, S.C.
2014 Joint Task Force Commander Training Course, Colorado Springs, Colo.
2015 Dual Status Commander Orientation Course, Colorado Springs, Colo.
2017 Continuous Process Improvement for Executives, Washington, D.C.
2018 Senior Leader Orientation Course, Joint Base Andrews, Md. and Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas
2019 Enterprise Perspective Seminar (EPS), Washington, D.C.
2019 Joint and Combined Warfighting School Hybrid, Norfolk, Va.
2019 Joint Force Air Component Commander Course, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama
ASSIGNMENTS
1. February 1990 - February 1991, Student Pilot, Undergraduate Pilot Training, Williams Air Force Base, Ariz.
2. February 1991 - August 1991, Student Pilot, 157th Fighter Squadron, McEntire ANG Station, S.C.
3. August 1991 - March 1992, Student Pilot, 162nd Tactical Fighter Group, Tucson International Airport, Ariz.
4. April 1992 - June 2000, F-16 Pilot, Standards and Evaluations Deputy, Scheduler, 157th Fighter Squadron, McEntire ANGS, S.C.
5. July 2000 - March 2004, Wing Plans Officer, 169th Fighter Wing, McEntire ANGB, S.C.
6. April 2004 - October 2006, Flight Commander, F-16C Instructor Pilot, 157th Fighter Squadron, McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C.
7. November 2006 - March 2008, Flight Commander, F-16C Instructor Pilot and Officer in Charge, Command Post, 157th Fighter Squadron, McEntire JNGB, S.C.
8. April 2008 - February 2011, Plans and Programs Officer and Officer in Charge, Installation Control Center, 169th Fighter Wing, McEntire JNGB, S.C.
9. February 2011 - February 2013, Commander, 169th Operations Support Flight, McEntire JNGB, S.C. (June 2011 - November 2012, Regional Integrated Air and Missile Defense Deputy Lead, Kuwait Lead, AFCENT/A5, Shaw AFB, S.C.)
10. March 2013 - January 2015, Director A3/5/7, Joint Force Headquarters, South Carolina Air National Guard, Columbia
11. February 2015 - February 2016, Commander, 169th Mission Support Group, McEntire JNGB, S.C.
12. February 2016 - August 2018, Chief of Staff, Joint Force Headquarters, South Carolina Air National Guard, Columbia; dual-hatted, May 2018 - August 2018, Air National Guard Assistant to the Commander, U.S. Air Forces Central Command, Shaw AFB, S.C.
13. May 2018 - June 2019, Air National Guard Assistant to the Commander, United States Air Forces Central Command (AFCENT), Shaw AFB, SC
14. September 2018 - June 2019, Assistant Adjutant General, Columbia, S.C.; dual-hatted, September 2018 – June 2019, Air National Guard Assistant to the Commander, U.S. Air Forces Central Command, Shaw AFB, S.C.
15. June 2019 - February 2021, Air National Guard Assistant to the Commander, 15th Air Force, Shaw AFB, SC
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Command Pilot
Flight hours: 3,441 with 536 combat hours
Aircraft flown: AT-38, F-16A/C/CJ, T-37, T-38
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster
Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Air Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Army Commendation Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal with two oak leaf clusters
CIVILIAN OCCUPATION
Airline Transport Pilot, type rated in DC9 and A330
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
Certified Public Accountant
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant Dec. 21, 1989
First Lieutenant June 22, 1992
Captain June 22, 1994
Major Nov. 1, 2000
Lieutenant Colonel March 3, 2005
Colonel April 17, 2013
Brigadier General Feb. 8, 2016
(Current as of February 2021)
