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United States Air Force Brigadier General Kevin B. Kennedy Page 1of3 UNITED STATES AIR FORCE BRIGADIER GENERAL KEVIN B. KENNEDY Brigadier General Kevin B. Kennedy is the Principal Director to the Deputy Chief Information Officer for Command, Control, Communications and Computers (C4) and Information Infrastructure Capabilities (IIC), Office of the Secretary of Defense, Chief Information Officer. As Principal Director, General Kennedy provides technical expertise and broad guidance on policy, programmatic and technical issues relating to C4IIC to integrate and synchronize Defense-wide communications and infrastructure programs. He also advises on efforts to achieve and maintain information dominance for the Department of Defense (DoD). He manages efforts defining DoD policies and strategies for design, architecture, interoperability standards, capability development and sustainment of critical C2 and communications for nuclear and non-nuclear strategic strike, integrated missile defense and Defense and National Leadership Command Capabilities. General Kennedy received his commission from the U.S. Air Force Academy in 1990. Following graduation, he served in a variety of flying positions including U.S. Air Force Weapons School Instructor, 28th Bomb Wing Chief of Safety, 34th Bomb Squadron Commander, and 28th Operations Group Deputy Commander at Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota. Additionally, he served as the Vice Commander for the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia. His staff experience includes service on the U.S. Air Force headquarters staff and the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Prior to this assignment, General Kennedy was the Director, Cyberspace Operations and Warfighting Integration, Office of Information Dominance and Chief Information Officer, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force. As Director, General Kennedy was responsible for integrating U.S. Air Force air, space, and cyberspace information dominance capabilities into the joint fight by informing policy; synchronizing relevant efforts; and advocating for resources to provide secure, reliable, and timely information to the joint warfighter. http://www.af.mil/DesktopModules/ArticleCS/Print.aspx?PortalId=1&ModuleId=858& 5/24/2017 Page 2of3 General Kennedy is a command pilot with more than 3,400 flying hours in the B-1 and T-38, including combat over Afghanistan EDUCATION 1990 Bachelor of Science, Astronautical Engineering, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo. 1993 Master of Science, Systems Management, University of Southern California, Los Angeles 1996 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 1997 U.S. Air Force Weapons School, Nellis AFB, Nev. 2003 Master of Science, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 2004 Master of Science, School of Advanced Air and Space Studies, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 2010 Joint and Combined Warfighting School, Joint Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Va. 2011 National Security Fellow, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. 2013 Enterprise Leadership Seminar, University of Virginia Darden School of Business, Charlottesville, 2015 Senior Joint Information Operations Applications Course, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 2016 Cyberspace Operations Executive Course, Maxwell AFB, Ala. ASSIGNMENTS 1. June 1990 - September 1991, Student, undergraduate pilot training, Williams AFB, Ariz. 2. September 1991 - October 1993, Systems Engineer and Executive Officer, Follow-on Early Warning System Program Office, Los Angeles AFB, Calif. 3. October 1993 - March 1994, Student Pilot, B-1, Dyess AFB, Texas 4. March 1994 - November 1996, culminated as Aircraft Commander, 37th Bomb Squadron, Ellsworth AFB, S.D. 5. November 1996 - July 1999, Evaluator Pilot, Chief of Weapons and Tactics, and Flight Commander, 34th Bomb Squadron, Mountain Home AFB, Idaho 6. July 1999 - July 2002, Instructor Pilot, Flight Commander, and Assistant Director of Operations, B-1 Division, U.S. Air Force Weapons School, Ellsworth AFB, S.D. 7. July 2002 - July 2003, Student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 8. July 2003 - July 2004, Student, School of Advanced Air and Space Studies, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 9. June 2004 - August 2005, Branch Chief, Quadrennial Defense Review Special Projects, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C. 10. August 2005 - July 2007, Joint Force Structure Analyst, Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C. 11. July 2007 - April 2008, Chief of Safety, 28th Bomb Wing, Ellsworth AFB, S.D. 12. April 2008 - August 2009, Commander, 34th Bomb Squadron, Ellsworth AFB, S.D. 13. August 2009 - April 2010, Deputy Commander, 28th Operations Group, Ellsworth AFB, S.D. 14. April 2010 - June 2010, Student, Joint and Combined Warfighting School, Norfolk, Va. 15. June 2010 - June 2011, National Security Fellow, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. 16. June 2011 - June 2012, Vice Commander, 379th Air Expeditionary Wing, Southwest Asia 17. July 2012 - April 2013, Director, Chief of Staff of the Air Force Strategic Studies Group, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C. 18. April 2013 - June 2015, Commander, 28th Bomb Wing, Ellsworth AFB, S.D. 19. June 2015 - April 2017, Director, Cyberspace Operations and Warfighting Integration, the Pentagon, Washington D.C. 20. April 2017 - present, Principal Director to the Deputy Chief Information Officer for Command, Control, Communications and Computers and Information Infrastructure Capabilities, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Chief Information Officer, the Pentagon, Washington D.C. SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS 1. August 2005 - July 2007, Joint Force Structure Analyst, Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C. http://www.af.mil/DesktopModules/ArticleCS/Print.aspx?PortalId=1&ModuleId=858& 5/24/2017 Page 3of3 2. April 2017 - present, Principal Director to the Deputy Chief Information Officer for Command, Control, Communications and Computers and Information Infrastructure Capabilities, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Chief Information Officer, the Pentagon, Washington D.C. FLIGHT INFORMATION Rating: command pilot Flight hours: more than 3,400 hours, including 720 combat hours Aircraft flown: B-1 and T-38 MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster Bronze Star with oak leaf cluster Defense Meritorious Service Medal Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters Air Medal with oak leaf cluster Air Force Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters Aerial Achievement Medal Air Force Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION Second Lieutenant May 30, 1990 First Lieutenant May 30, 1992 Captain May 30, 1994 Major June 1, 2001 Lieutenant Colonel March 1, 2006 Colonel Aug. 1, 2011 Brigadier General Oct. 2, 2015 (Current as of April 2017) http://www.af.mil/DesktopModules/ArticleCS/Print.aspx?PortalId=1&ModuleId=858& 5/24/2017.
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