Brigadier General Robert M. Cockey assumed command as the adjutant general of Guam on May 24, 2003. He is the principal advisor to the Governor of Guam on all military matters and is directly responsible for the readiness, management and combat effectiveness of more than 1,100 members of the Guam Air and Army National Guard. He also serves as the director, Department of Military Affairs, which oversees operations and functions of the Department of Civil Defense and the Veteran's Affairs Office.

The general graduated from the Citadel Military College, South Carolina, and entered Air Force undergraduate pilot training in March 1966. He is a command pilot with over 5,500 hours of military flying time of which 700 were combat hours as an O-2 forward air controller and an F-100 mission ready pilot in South Vietnam. He then served as a flight commander and instructor pilot at Air Training Command. After service in the active Air Force, he joined the Air National Guard and later the Air Force Reserve. He has 1,000 hours in the A-10, flew 2,000 hours in the A-37 and served as an instructor pilot for the El Salvadorian Air Force fighting communist insurgents. During Desert Storm, the general served as mission analyst at U.S. Special Operations Command.

EDUCATION:

1965 Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, Citadel, Charleston, South Carolina
1979 Air Command and Staff College
1992 Air War College

ASSIGNMENTS:

1. March 1966 - March 1967, student, undergraduate pilot training, Craig Air Force Base, Selma, Alabama
2. April 1967 - September 1967, student, KC-135 upgrade training, Castle Air Force Base, California
3. October 1967 - October 1968, pilot, KC-135, Lockbourne Air Force Base, Ohio
4. November 1968 - December 1968, student, AT-33 fighter lead-in aircraft, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida
5. January 1969 - June 1969, student, F-100, Myrtle Air Force Base, South Carolina
6. July 1969 - August 1969, pilot, F-100, Bien Hoa Air Base, South Vietnam
7. September 1969 - July 1970, pilot, O-2, Dian Army Air Field, South Vietnam
8. August 1970 - October 1972, instructor pilot, T-37, flight commander, Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas
9. November 1972 - October 1974, pilot, F-100, Indiana Air National Guard, Terre Haute, Indiana
10. November 1974 - January 1978, pilot, A-37, Air Force Reserve, Grissom Air Force Base, Indiana
11. February 1978 - March 1981, pilot, A-37, 706th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Naval Air Station New Orleans, Louisiana
12. March 1981 - May 1981, Student, A-10, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana
13. June 1981 - September 1981, flight instructor and chief of academics, 32nd Composite Wing, Howard Air Force Base, Panama
14. September 1981 - September 1989, pilot, training officer, weapons and tactics officer, chief of plans, A-10, 706th Tactical Fighter 926th Tactical Fighter Group, Naval Air Station New Orleans, Louisiana
15. March 1990 - June 1992, air operations officer and strategy officer, United States Special Operations Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida
16. April 1995 - February 2002, assistant adjutant general for Air, Guam Air National Guard
17. May 2003 - Present, adjutant general, Guam National Guard

FLIGHT INFORMATION:

Rating: Command Pilot
Flight hours: More than 5,500, including 700 combat hours
Aircraft flown: T-37, T-38, KC-135, AT-33, F-100, O-2, A-37, A-10

CIVILIAN OCCUPATION:

May 03 - Present, Director, Department of Military Affairs, Director, Veterans Affairs Office and Civil Defense

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:

Legion of Merit
Distinguished Flying Cross
Air Medals with 10 Oak Leaf Clusters
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
Combat Readiness Medal with 3 Devices
National Defense Service Medal
Air Force Overseas Short Tour Ribbon
Air Force Longevity Service Award Ribbon
Armed Forces Reserve Medal
Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon
Air Force Training Ribbon
Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:

2ND LT 20 OCT 1965
1ST LT 20 OCT 1968
CAPT 27 SEPT 1971
MAJ 01 OCT 1980
LT CO L 20 OCT 1986
COL 12 OCT 1990
BRIG GEN 6 FEB 2004

(Current as of August 2004)

The date of publication indicated on this biography reflects the most recent update. It does not necessarily reflect the date of printing.

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