Allegiance United States Battles and wars War on Terror Years of service 1981-present | Rank Lieutenant General Commands held Air National Guard Name Stanley Clarke | |
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Battles/wars Global War on Terrorism Awards Defense Superior Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal, Air Medal | ||
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Stanley E. Clarke III is a retired United States Air Force lieutenant general and former Director of the Air National Guard. In that position, he was the highest-ranking member of the Air National Guard and reported directly to the Chief of the National Guard Bureau.
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Biography
Clarke was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the United States Air Force following his graduation from the University of Georgia in with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1981. He is a Command Pilot and has flown over 4,000 hours (including over 100 combat hours) in the A-10 Thunderbolt, F-16 Fighting Falcon, and C-26 Metroliner. He has served in a number of leadership positions including Commander of the 160th Fighter Squadron, Commander of the 187th Fighter Wing, Deputy Director of the Air National Guard, Defense Attache in Turkey, Assistant Adjutant General of the Alabama National Guard, and Commander of the First Air Force. In 2007, he completed a Master of Arts degree in military studies at the American Military University.
In May 2013, he was promoted to Lieutenant General and became the Director of the Air National Guard. He was relieved of this assignment on 18 December 2015 and retired from the U.S. Air Force on 1 March 2016.